The South Korean film industry posted the highest revenue in three years in 2022 since the pandemic. According to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), which tracks box office receipts, there were 1,771 films released in South Korea in 2012, lower compared to 1,856 releases in 2021. (Clockwise from top...
The American Film Institute (AFI), “a nonprofit organization with a mandate to champion the moving image as an art form” established in 1967, announced the 10 outstanding films and 10 outstanding TV programs selected as honorees of its AFI Awards 2022. “AFI AWARDS shines a light upon...
“Squid Game” star Lee Jung-jae’s directorial debut film “Hunt” continued its success at the box office in South Korea. The espionage movie achieved another milestone when its total admissions reached three million on Aug. 21. Lee Jung-jae and Jung Woo-sung in "Hunt" (Megabox Plus M)...
“Hunt,” the directorial debut film of “Squid Game” star Lee Jung-jae, continued its winning streak at the box office in Korea. According to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), which tracks cinema receipts, the espionage movie topped the weekend box office in Korea, selling 1.1 million tickets...
Tom Cruise’s “Top Gun: Maverick” and Chris Hemsworth’s “Thor: Love and Thunder” topped the monthly box office in South Korea for July with a combined gross of $62.26 million. According to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), which tracks box office receipts, “Top Gun: Maverick,”...
The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) released the list of the top-grossing films in South Korea in June. “The Roundup,” the Korean action film starring ng Ma Dong-seok and Son Seok-koo released on May 18, emerged as the No. 1 top-grossing film in South Korea in June with 5.2 million in total...
Actor Tom Cruise arrived in South Korea on June 17 to promote the Hollywood blockbuster “Top Gun: Maverick,” which will premiere in the country on June 22. Cruise flew from the United Kingdom to South Korea on a private plane and arrived at Seoul Gimpo Business Aviation Center at about 4:30...
CANNES (AFP) - The last touches were being laid in Cannes on Monday for the 75th-anniversary edition of the world's leading film festival, promising a return to its full glitz. Dangling from ropes above the fabled Palais des Festivals, workers were unfurling the huge poster for the Cannes Film...
'Top Gun: Maverick' The first reactions to Tom Cruise’s Top Gun: Maverick are in, after the highly-anticipated sequel had its world premiere recently as part of this year's CinemaCon. The lucky audience who got to watch the film almost one month before it opens in cinemas was unanimous in hailing...
Lady Gaga unveils her new song 'Hold My Hand' for the movie 'Top Gun: Maverick' (Twitter) Lady Gaga has announced that the theme song for the movie "Top Gun: Maverick" entitled "Hold my Hand" will be launched on Tuesday, May 3. "When I wrote this song for ‘Top Gun: Maverick,’ I didn’t even...
