LEE Kwang-soo, who is currently on screens in the family comedy Inseparable Bros, is considering appearing alongside CHA Seung-won in the upcoming disaster drama Waterhole (literal title), from director KIM Ji-hoon. The film will follow the story of people trapped inside a sinkhole that appears in a newly-constructed villa. After several supporting parts in films such as All About My Wife (2012) a...

Following two weeks of unprecedented blockbuster mania, courtesy of Marvel’s epic finale Avengers: Endgame, the box office has receded to normal spring levels, with 1.95 million tickets sold over the last frame. The local industry also found its way back into the mix, clinching 43% of sales over the weekend. Following last week’s strong hold, demand has finally dropped off for Avengers: Endgame, w...

Though sales slowed considerably from the previous week, this past weekend remained a highly lucrative window at the Korean box office, with 3.12 million tickets sold. With Marvel’s Phase 3 culmination continuing to lord over the charts as it scaled the records book, local films were kept down to just under 20% of the market. After setting several new industry records during its supersized debut, ...

With the arrival of the most anticipated film in history, box office admissions rose a staggering 500% week-on-week as Marvel’s blockbuster to end all blockbusters sucked up all the air out of the market, accounting for 92.8% of the 4.51 million tickets sold over the frame. Among the casualties were local films, which only accounted for 6.8% of the total. Building on years of fandom and its 21 pre...