‘No Time to Die’ Opens on Top at Korea Box Office

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Venom: Let There Be Carnage” gave a much-needed jolt to the South Korean box office with a $6.66 million opening weekend.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaSony’s “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” loomed large at the international box office this weekend, sinking its prodigious chompers into $62.3 million. That pushes the superhero adventure’s global haul to a muscular $283.7 million.

Christopher Vourlias It’s “Squid Game’s” world, and we’re just living in it.That was one takeaway from a wide-ranging conversation held during Rome’s MIA Market on Saturday, as top independent producers met to assess the state of international drama and explore how hit series like Netflix’s Korean phenomenon are rewriting the rules of the game.From heated competition between new and established streaming platforms to increasingly complicated rights deals to skyrocketing demand for

Exception: Unless the subject is South Korea’s smash hit show Squid Game.

“Squid Game” debuted to 206 million streaming minutes (in America) the week of Sept. 13 – Sept.

111 million globally since its Sept. 17 release, the Korean dystopian drama has, as to be expected, exploded into a real-life phenomenon — with weird and wacky, sometimes disappointing or occasionally dangerous results.St.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorThe buzz about “Squid Game” hit the radar of North Korea’s repressive socialist dictatorship, which slammed the Netflix breakout hit as proof that South Korea’s capitalist culture is a “beastly” failure.North Korean propaganda site Arirang Meari, in a report about “Squid Game,” excoriated the high-concept survival drama as depicting the “sad reality of a beastly South Korean society.”“‘Squid Game’ gained popularity because it exposes the reality of South Korean

Squid Game as criticism against “beastly” South Korean society.According to Reuters, North Korean website Arirang Meari published an article on October 12 where it reportedly said that hit series Squid Game is a reflection of South Korean society, where “corruption and immoral scoundrels are commonplace”.The article has also allegedly cited unnamed South Korean film critics, saying that they lauded Squid Game for reportedly exposing the “unequal” South Korean society, where “moneyless people

Squid Game drew 111 million viewers in its first month on the platform, per internal Netflix estimates, becoming the biggest launch in the streaming giant’s history.

Manori Ravindran International EditorGlobal markets can’t seem to get enough of lego.South Korea is the latest country to sign up for a local adaptation of Fox reality competition series “Lego Masters.” Distributor Banijay Rights has sold the format into leading broadcaster MBC, which will air and co-produce the hit show’s Korean debut with Los Angeles- and Seoul-based production company B&C Content.The deal will see “Lego Masters” become the only non-Korean unscripted format to air on

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“No Time To Die” kept its place at the top of the South Korean box office for the second weekend. But, with no significant new releases competing against the James Bond title, it was a hollow victory.The Universal-released “No Time To Die” earned $1.83 million in Korea on its second weekend of release, according to data from Kobis, the Korean Film Council-backed tracking service.

Scotland’s streets are expected to be filled with trick-or-treaters dressed in the outfits of Squid Game's death squad this Halloween.

Wife of a Spy” was the biggest winner at the 15th edition of the Asian Film Awards. It collected three major prizes including the best film award.The 18 prizes were handed out Friday evening at a hybrid ceremony with the in-person component held at Busan’s Paradise Hotel.

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 ChiefJames Bond shot his way to the top spot at the South Korean box office, outgunning holdover and new release titles alike. But “No Time To Die” failed to revive Korea’s struggling theatrical market.“No Time to Die” scored $3.30 million over the weekend, grabbing a 63% or nearly two thirds share of the entire market.

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,”