April proved to be a slow month at the box office as local films gave way to foreign favourites. It wasn't until last weekend that things were given a shot in the arm as Marvel's blockbuster "Iron Man 3" sounded the horn that cause more than 2 million fans to stream in. Tom Cruise's latest efforts in "Oblivion" held down the top spot during the middle weeks, leaving Jo Dong-oh's "Running Man" to be the only Korean film to taste gold in week one. The release of both "Oblivion" and "Iron Man 3" denied Kang Woo-seok's eighth film "Fist of Legend" any traction, leaving to sit in second place spinning its tyres for much of the month.
Week one saw "G.I. Joe 2" step back and replaced by the action thriller "Running Man", despite having more screenings. "G.I. Joe 2" stars the popular Korean actor Lee Byeong-Heon who plays "Storm Shadow" in this science fiction action flick and his role in the film was appreciated as the film sold more than 1.8 million tickets. Jo Dong-oh's "Running Man" (starring Sin Ha-gyoon, Lee Min-ho-I and Kim Sang-ho) opened its account with 501,908 admissions and first place in week one, but over the next three weeks was only able to advance its tally to 1,377,257. "Running Man" is Jo's second feature film; his first came back in 2006 with "The Restless" (which he also wrote the screenplay for and claimed 1,429,129).
The romantic melodrama "Very Ordinary Couple" is Roh Deok's debut film and she would be pleased by the positive response from fans and critics alike. Roh first walk in the park claimed 1,863,907 admissions during its five-week run in the top ten, but slipped out of the list just last week. Yoon Jong-chan's fourth film "Paparoti" was out of favour by the third week of April, but not before an unusual screening at JIFF 2013, and 1,714,803 ticket stubs in bank. The month of April also saw two Korean giants end their impressive run. Lee Hwan-gyeong's "Miracle in Cell No.7" had an incredible eleven-week spell in the top ten; hauling in a record-breaking 12,805,101 admissions! Park Hoon-jeong-I's "New World" remained the third highest grossing Korean film of the year, bringing in 4,680,726 admissions during its eight-week run.
O Muel's "Jiseul" fell away at the end of March, only to return briefly in April's second week, making away with 129,379 admissions in all. Choi Seung-ho's second feature "Norigae" struggled to make waves, it came in at four (80,337) but quickly slid to tenth last weekend (14,213). "Noriage" will mostly likely be ejected from the top ten this coming weekend, but as it stands now the film has amassed 158,018 admissions (Choi's debut film, the documentary "Fantastic Modern Gayagumer", had just 136 admissions).
There were a few international animations that also came into the fray. The Norwegian film "Ploddy The Police Car" had over 50,000 admissions and "Pinocchio" was sixth last week, making its total count 37,117. Two Japanese films also weighed in last weekend. "Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo" and "Crayon Shin-chan: Arashi o Yobu! Ora to Uchu no Princess" are on 32,785 and 78,692 admissions respectfully.
"Iron Man 3" will mostly likely continue its reign this coming weekend, as the film has already shot to being the fourth highest grossing film of year with 4,264,132 admissions. Kang Woo-seok's "Fist of Legend" was still stuck in second last weekend, but has advanced its tally to 1,543,058. Let's see how the local flicks handle the pressure from the foreign flicks in the month of May, and remember to keep an eye on HanCinema.net for all your movie and drama updates!
Lee Min jng and Lee Byung hun, who opened their relationship to the public last year, are a representative top star couple that everyone is jealous of. They have not appeared together at any official event, but they have been expressing their feelings for each other in different TV shows.
What is Lee Min jung’s secret that captured world star Lee byung hun’s heart? Lovely, feminine face and style is her trademark. And there is no denying that her favorite item is a feminine one-piece.
Lee Min jung creates lively, cute looks with vivid color one-pieces, and she also pulls off chic, glamorous style with black one-piece. Flower print or flared skirts are, too, her favorite that complete her lovely, romantic look.
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Actor Lee Byung Hun arrived at Incheon Airport this afternoon after completing his new movie RED 2 recording in the US. The actor who was cast in the upcoming Hollywood sequel had been spending time abroad with post-production activities.
Before returning home, Lee Byung Hun attended the MET Gala 2013 in New York City alongside Korean celebrities PSY, Choi Siwon, Kim Sung Soo on Monday, May 6. This was the second time he attended the high-profile event after 2012.
The actor was greeted at the airport by his ardent fans arrived safely to celebrate Mother's Day (or Parents' Day celebrated on May 8 in Korea) with his mother and family. BH Entertainment today through the agency's managers and staff conveyed Parents' Day wishes to all their parents through special greeting cards & carnations.
In commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the advancement of hallyu in Japan triggered by “Winter Sonata,” Japanese media outlets are planning to carry out various projects.
According to the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA), they recently set up an executive committee toward that end.
They announced a package of programs during a recent symposium held at the KOCCA building with the theme “Vigor to hallyu! The prospect for hallyu market from the perspective of Korea and Japan.”
The committee comprises of major broadcaster TBS and content providers SPO, Pony Cannon, and Kyodo News Agency, and Kinma Junbo, a cinema media.
They plan to conduct voting on the popular hallyu dramas by hallyu fans in Japan starting from late June. The voting will continue for three months and the results will be used to select the top five works and three best actors and actresses to be announced around the end of the year.
It also plans to hold a ceremony where the selected celebrities will attend.
The committee will attempt to have TBS and other cable channels rebroadcast hallyu dramas and publish hallyu-related books.
Besides the firms which are part of the committee, it will also seek to invite some 30 broadcasters, and advertisers, and eventually increase the number of participating companies up to 100.
“Hallyu is not politics. It is a precious cultural exchange at the civilian level. We are determined to build up strong trust so that the hallyu road can continue,” said Ushio Kaski, head of SPO’s Seoul branch.
“Though hallyu has seen steady progress through such dramas as “Winter Sonata” and “Daejanggeum” (Jewel in the Palace), there has been a growing need for a big hit these days,” he said.
He cited the need to produce works that appeal to youngsters in Japan and form an environment favorable to producing new content.
SPO has been importing hallyu dramas into Japan starting with the purchase of “Jungdok” (Addiction) starred by Lee Byung-hun, “Gung” (Palace), and “City Hunter.”
This is from LBH's Healing Camp segment Part 2 that was aired on March 18 on SBS. The one and a half hour program touched mainly on Byunghun's Hollywood's movie (ROC, Retaliation & RED 2) yet towards the end of the show, the emcees reveal a footage where they met LMJ for a question related to BH. She was asked.. like point blank (?) "Do you have a boyfriend?" Trying not to laugh, Minjung answered, "Yes, of course".
Then Byunghun was asked when they started dating.. that he answered January 2012 but then tried to retract the reply. LOL.
This is from the ending of the 'Healing Camp' program that featured LBH last March. They took his left footprint.. as a memento ^^ .. BH looked rather surprised though but very sporting nonetheless. He sure had a warm time throughout the interview with the emcees, talking and laughing freely.
Amazon.de has an exclusive version of the Retaliation blu ray for sale.
G.I. Joe: Die Abrechnung - Steelbook exklusiv bei Amazon.de 3D Blu-ray + Blu-ray + DVD Limited Edition: Amazon.de: Filme & TV
As it is a Paramount movie, it should be region free. Since it's Amazon, they do ship world wide. Once you check out, the price drops to 32.40 EUR, which converts to $42. So, it's a steep price, but it is a limited edition. The same case also went up for pre-order today on play.com (which only ships to the UK), and it already sold out it's 2,000 copies.
I would hope that Best Buy, Target or Wal Mart would get a similar exclusive, but it wouldn't be an official Steelbook here. Probably a Metalpack. Yes, there's a difference. I went ahead and pre-ordered it off Amazon.de (I don't speak German, so I just clicked on the familiar buttons). If I see the US is getting something similar, I can always cancel the pre-order. But this was the exact cover I was hoping that they'd make, back when the people that saw the movie at a Regal Cinema showed off that free poster they got.
Actor Lee Byung Hun was in Washington for CJ E&M meeting with Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) that co-hosted the 'Spotlight on Korean Cinema' film event on May 14.
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