Squid Game is taking over Netflix in such a massive way!
20.09.2021 - 04:55 / variety.com
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefNew titles arrived in Korean theaters in time for the Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) holiday period, headed by locally-made thriller “On The Line,” which took top place from “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.” But box office over the weekend preceding the big break remained subdued, totaling just $6.16 million.“On The Line” earned $2.16 million from 1,294 screens between Friday and Sunday and accounted for 35.1% of nationwide box office, according to data
.Squid Game is taking over Netflix in such a massive way!
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefLeading Korean film sales agent Finecut has taken international rights to stylish genre actioner “Project Wolf Hunting.” The company will launch it at the Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Contents and Film Market which starts at the weekend.Directed by Kim Hongsun, the film is set on board a cargo ship which is being used to transport dangerous criminals from Manila in the Philippines to Busan, South Korea.
It’s safe to say we’re all a little bit hooked on Netflix ’s new viral series Squid Game.Terrifying though it is, there’s nothing scary about Korean model-turned-actress Jung HoYeon, who plays contestant Kang Sae-Byeok (player 067). The 27 year old champions blood-red lips and a shag hair cut throughout the series, so we predict these beauty trends will soar from her appearance on the show.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe global success of Netflix’s Korean survival drama series “Squid Game” has given Korean internet service provider SK Broadband a new opportunity to press claims for network usage fees.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefJames Bond franchise film “No Time to Die” opened in top spot at the box office in South Korea on Wednesday. But the opening score on its commercial debut won’t require a rewrite of the local record books.The film earned $663,000 (KRW785 million) from 104,000 ticket sales, according to data from the Kobis box office service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic).
Rebecca Souw Barunson E&A, one of the production companies behind South Korean Oscar-winning film “Parasite,” will work with director Bong Joon-ho on two additional Korean films.The Seoul-based company provided no further details of the Bong projects, but announced an expanded production slate spanning films and TV series and hinted at overseas expansion.Barunson, which was producer of the smash hit KBS series “Descendants of the Sun,” previously worked with Bong on his 2009 drama “Mother,”
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefKorea Telecom has unveiled plans to inject $150 million into its media unit allowing it to expand its content production capacity. The move comes at a time when already high competition for Korean content is set to intensify further.KT said that it will buy new shares in KT studio Genie, the unit formed earlier this year to house all its media activities.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefLocal thriller “On The Line” held on to top spot at the South Korean box office charts. But its weak total showed that the boost to cinemas from the Chuseok holidays had been short-lived.“On the Line” managed $1.56 million in its second weekend, a score which was only 28% down on its debut, according to data from Kobis, the box office tracking service provided by the Korean Film Council (Kofic).
Jennifer Yuma editorNetflix announced “The Raincoat Killer: Chasing a Predator in Korea” will premiere Oct. 22.The three-part docuseries follows Yoo Young-chul, a notorious serial killer who came to light as a psychopath to the Korean public in 2004.
by local Korean War veteran Adam Mackenzie.
EXCLUSIVE: Guido Rud’s Argentina and Spain-based sales outfit FilmSharks has scored a pair of deals on its slate with Korea buyers.