It's a summer for caper blockbusters, and there's a new top thief in town: Cha Tae-hyun's sageuk action-comedy Gone With the Wind (the literal translation), aka The Grand Heist (English-language...
Turns out if you cast enough bandits in your movie, they'll run away with the bank. New summer heist movie The Thieves has reported numbers for its second weekend, breaking...
So, apparently summer + blockbuster + multiple A-list stars + caper + action = hit movie. WHO KNEW?
The Thieves opened on Thursday, July 25, and quickly racked up the ticket admittances, setting a new all-time...
This summer's seen a number of strong films, at least box-office-performance-wise. (Sector 7, for instance, has been largely panned for its story but has been racking up the ticket sales. Others...
Won Bin's latest project, thriller-action movie Ajusshi (English title: The Man From Nowhere) released last Wednesday and looks poised to become a success. In its first week it beat out...
Bad news for Jang Nara: Her film company has decided to pull their recent film Sky and Ocean from theaters a mere twelve days into its run. The company says...
Ouch. Jang Nara's latest film, Sky and Ocean [하늘과 바다], hasn't just flopped at the box office, it put in a decidedly miserable showing in last place in its opening week. It...
Ha Jung-woo's big ski-jump movie Take Off [국가대표, or National Athlete] has had another great run over the Chuseok holiday weekend, and its overall ticket sales have now landed it as...
Joining the club of 2009 blockbusters is the currently screening film Take Off, also called Ski Jump or National Athlete [국가대표]. The sports comedy starring Ha Jung-woo, Sung Dong-il, and Kim Ji-suk...
Kim Soo-hyun piggybacks The Thieves’ 10 millionth moviegoer
by javabeans
Ha, this is what you get when you make a public wager, your film blows up into a huge box office success, and then you have to do as you...
Tags: box office, Cha Tae-hyun, Kim Soo-hyun, Lee Jung-jae
Joseon caper film Gone With the Wind is a hit
by javabeans
It's a summer for caper blockbusters, and there's a new top thief in town: Cha Tae-hyun's sageuk action-comedy Gone With the Wind (the literal translation), aka The Grand Heist (English-language...
Tags: box office, Cha Tae-hyun, Go Chang-seok, Min Hyo-rin, Oh Ji-ho, Sung Dong-il
The Thieves breaks more records, climbs all-time charts
by girlfriday
Turns out if you cast enough bandits in your movie, they'll run away with the bank. New summer heist movie The Thieves has reported numbers for its second weekend, breaking...
Tags: box office, Jeon Ji-hyun, Kim Hye-soo, Lee Jung-jae
The Thieves sets new box office record
by javabeans
So, apparently summer + blockbuster + multiple A-list stars + caper + action = hit movie. WHO KNEW? The Thieves opened on Thursday, July 25, and quickly racked up the ticket admittances, setting a new all-time...
Tags: box office, Jeon Ji-hyun, Kim Hye-soo, Lee Jung-jae
Bow, the Ultimate Weapon takes first place at the box office
by javabeans
This summer's seen a number of strong films, at least box-office-performance-wise. (Sector 7, for instance, has been largely panned for its story but has been racking up the ticket sales. Others...
Tags: box office, Moon Chae-won, Park Hae-il, Ryu Seung-ryong
Ajusshi attracts 1 million viewers in first week
by javabeans
Won Bin's latest project, thriller-action movie Ajusshi (English title: The Man From Nowhere) released last Wednesday and looks poised to become a success. In its first week it beat out...
Tags: box office, Kim Sae-ron, Won Bin
Jang Nara on her new movie and its controversy
by javabeans
Bad news for Jang Nara: Her film company has decided to pull their recent film Sky and Ocean from theaters a mere twelve days into its run. The company says...
Tags: box office, controversies, interviews, Jang Nara
Jang Nara’s Sky and Ocean flops big at box office
by javabeans
Ouch. Jang Nara's latest film, Sky and Ocean [하늘과 바다], hasn't just flopped at the box office, it put in a decidedly miserable showing in last place in its opening week. It...
Tags: box office, Jang Nara, Juni, Yoo Ah-in
Take Off surpasses Friend on all-time box office list
by javabeans
Ha Jung-woo's big ski-jump movie Take Off [국가대표, or National Athlete] has had another great run over the Chuseok holiday weekend, and its overall ticket sales have now landed it as...
Tags: box office, Ha Jung-woo
Another big movie weekend: Take Off, Haeundae
by javabeans
Joining the club of 2009 blockbusters is the currently screening film Take Off, also called Ski Jump or National Athlete [국가대표]. The sports comedy starring Ha Jung-woo, Sung Dong-il, and Kim Ji-suk...
Tags: box office, Ha Ji-won, Ha Jung-woo, Kim Dong-wook, Kim Ji-suk, Sol Kyung-gu