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The Series: "The World Between Us"
Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max
The Pitch: Two years after an infamous movie theater shooting, ordinary people grapple with the aftermath of the violence. Li Hsiao-wen, the sister of the shooter Li Hsiao-ming, changed her name to Li Ta-chih to avoid public abuse. Her overworked boss, Sung Chiao-an, is tormented by the death of her son in the shooting. She turns to drink and lashes out at her husband and daughter. Meanwhile, Hsiao-ming's defense lawyer Wang She fights to uncover the truth of his client's actions so as to rectify the systemic problems that create shootings in the first place. His willingness to defend society's outcasts confuses his wife, who is still...
The Series: "The World Between Us"
Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max
The Pitch: Two years after an infamous movie theater shooting, ordinary people grapple with the aftermath of the violence. Li Hsiao-wen, the sister of the shooter Li Hsiao-ming, changed her name to Li Ta-chih to avoid public abuse. Her overworked boss, Sung Chiao-an, is tormented by the death of her son in the shooting. She turns to drink and lashes out at her husband and daughter. Meanwhile, Hsiao-ming's defense lawyer Wang She fights to uncover the truth of his client's actions so as to rectify the systemic problems that create shootings in the first place. His willingness to defend society's outcasts confuses his wife, who is still...
- 3/3/2023
- by Adam Wescott
- Slash Film
“Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” dominated the Korean box office charts over the latest weekend with a 4.91 million opening weekend. Nationwide box office rose to 9.78 million, up from 7.85 million a week earlier.
The film played on over 2,000 screens and enjoyed a 50.1 market share between Friday and Sunday, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council. The film earned 7.1 million in its full five day run since opening on Wednesday.
“Quantumania” landed ahead of “The First Slam Dunk,” the Japanese animation that opened at the beginning of the year and had taken the top spot for the previous two weeks. “Slam Dunk” earned 2.17 million, another strong hold, and down from 2.67 million the previous weekend. Its cumulative total since Jan. 4 stands at 26 million.
Propelled by the film’s popularity, the underlying Japanese comic has now sold over one million copies in Korea, the local publisher Daiwon C.
The film played on over 2,000 screens and enjoyed a 50.1 market share between Friday and Sunday, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council. The film earned 7.1 million in its full five day run since opening on Wednesday.
“Quantumania” landed ahead of “The First Slam Dunk,” the Japanese animation that opened at the beginning of the year and had taken the top spot for the previous two weeks. “Slam Dunk” earned 2.17 million, another strong hold, and down from 2.67 million the previous weekend. Its cumulative total since Jan. 4 stands at 26 million.
Propelled by the film’s popularity, the underlying Japanese comic has now sold over one million copies in Korea, the local publisher Daiwon C.
- 2/19/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The re-released “Titanic” made a strong showing at the Korean box office over the latest weekend. But it was kept in second place by the remarkable performance of “The First Slam Dunk.”
The Japanese animation took top spot for the second successive weekend – its sixth weekend on release, after being held behind another James Cameron movie “Avatar: The Way of Water” for the first four weeks of its career – with a Friday to Sunday score of 2.67 million.
Just as unusual, the film’s weekend gross and its market share continued to grow. A week earlier, it shot 2.3 million. Since release on Jan. 4, the basketball-themed picture has accumulated a gross of 23.2 million.
“Titanic” earned 1.83 million over the weekend proper (i.e. between Friday and Sunday) and 695,000 on Wednesday and Thursday, for a rerelease total of 2.52 million.
“Avatar 2” continued in third place with a weekend score of 837,000. Its cumulative now stands at 107 million since release.
The Japanese animation took top spot for the second successive weekend – its sixth weekend on release, after being held behind another James Cameron movie “Avatar: The Way of Water” for the first four weeks of its career – with a Friday to Sunday score of 2.67 million.
Just as unusual, the film’s weekend gross and its market share continued to grow. A week earlier, it shot 2.3 million. Since release on Jan. 4, the basketball-themed picture has accumulated a gross of 23.2 million.
“Titanic” earned 1.83 million over the weekend proper (i.e. between Friday and Sunday) and 695,000 on Wednesday and Thursday, for a rerelease total of 2.52 million.
“Avatar 2” continued in third place with a weekend score of 837,000. Its cumulative now stands at 107 million since release.
- 2/12/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Japanese animation film “The First Slam Dunk” was the undisputed champion at the South Korean box office over the weekend. Not only did depose “Abatar: The Way of Water” from first place it also grew its week-on-week performance by 10 – in its fifth weekend on release.
A week earlier the two top titles were much closer. Korean box office charts which rank performance by the number of tickets sold placed “The First Slam Dunk” on top. But in terms of gross receipts, “Avatar 2” had been the top seller.
Over the latest weekend “The First Slam Dunk” earned 2.89 million from 276,000 tickets sold., making it a clear winner over “Avatar 2” which pulled in 1.35 million from 114,000 tickets.
“The First Slam Dunk” has been a leggy hit performer in its native Japan and in other Asian markets. In Korea, it has performed unusually steadily, earning between 2 million and 3 million for five consecutive weekends.
A week earlier the two top titles were much closer. Korean box office charts which rank performance by the number of tickets sold placed “The First Slam Dunk” on top. But in terms of gross receipts, “Avatar 2” had been the top seller.
Over the latest weekend “The First Slam Dunk” earned 2.89 million from 276,000 tickets sold., making it a clear winner over “Avatar 2” which pulled in 1.35 million from 114,000 tickets.
“The First Slam Dunk” has been a leggy hit performer in its native Japan and in other Asian markets. In Korea, it has performed unusually steadily, earning between 2 million and 3 million for five consecutive weekends.
- 2/5/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
“Avatar: The Way of Water” enjoyed the highest box office takings in Korea over the weekend and reclaimed the top spot after falling to second place a week earlier. But Japanese animation film “The First Slam Dunk,” now in its fourth weekend on release, was the most watched film of the frame and outscored the Hollywood fantasy in terms of ticket sales.
“Avatar 2” earned 2.20 million in its eighth weekend of release. That gives it a cumulative score of 107 million, earned from 10.4 million admissions. Over the latest weekend it sold 187,000 tickets.
Local media in Korea rank films by admissions, rather than revenues, and show “Avatar 2” in third place behind both “The First Slam Dunk” and “The Point Men.”
“Avatar 2” is the winner in revenue terms due to its significantly higher ticket prices, an effect boosted by its dominance of Imax and premium format venues.
“The First Slam Dunk,...
“Avatar 2” earned 2.20 million in its eighth weekend of release. That gives it a cumulative score of 107 million, earned from 10.4 million admissions. Over the latest weekend it sold 187,000 tickets.
Local media in Korea rank films by admissions, rather than revenues, and show “Avatar 2” in third place behind both “The First Slam Dunk” and “The Point Men.”
“Avatar 2” is the winner in revenue terms due to its significantly higher ticket prices, an effect boosted by its dominance of Imax and premium format venues.
“The First Slam Dunk,...
- 1/30/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
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