Locally-made horror thriller “Metamorphosis” debuted on top of the South Korean box office, as it opened in local cinemas on Wednesday. The Acemaker Movieworks release earned $5.63 million from 770,000 admissions between Wednesday and Sunday, including $4.25 million earned over the weekend.
Directed by “The Con Artists” director Kim Hong-sun, the horror flick revolves around a face-changing evil spirit that infiltrates a family. The newcomer accounted for 25% of Korea’s total weekend box office.
“Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw” slipped to second, as it earned $3.73 million from 494,000 admissions between Friday and Sunday. The Upi release has earned $21.8 million from 2.97 million admissions since its Aug. 14 release. Cj Entertainment’s “Exit” remained in third. The comedy disaster drama earned $3.27 million over the weekend for a four-weekend total of $57.9 million.
Another Wednesday opener, “Jesters: The Game Changers” landed in fourth. The Warner Bros. Korea release earned $3.02 million over five opening days. Directed by “The Grand Heist” director Kim Joo-ho,...
Directed by “The Con Artists” director Kim Hong-sun, the horror flick revolves around a face-changing evil spirit that infiltrates a family. The newcomer accounted for 25% of Korea’s total weekend box office.
“Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw” slipped to second, as it earned $3.73 million from 494,000 admissions between Friday and Sunday. The Upi release has earned $21.8 million from 2.97 million admissions since its Aug. 14 release. Cj Entertainment’s “Exit” remained in third. The comedy disaster drama earned $3.27 million over the weekend for a four-weekend total of $57.9 million.
Another Wednesday opener, “Jesters: The Game Changers” landed in fourth. The Warner Bros. Korea release earned $3.02 million over five opening days. Directed by “The Grand Heist” director Kim Joo-ho,...
- 8/26/2019
- by Sonia Kil
- Variety Film + TV
Half-way through, 2019 has already seen a spate of horror films released in South Korea. After “Watching”, “0.00MHz” and the upcoming “The Diving Fury”, which is due at the end of this month, the next horror film lined up is director Kim Hong-seon’s “Metamorphosis”.
Synopsis
An evil spirit that changes faces infiltrates one family placing one brother in danger while the other tries to save him.
Kim Hong-seon comes with a good track record, having previously made hit films like “The Traffickers” and “The Chase”, in addition to “The Con Artists”. For “Metamorphosis”, he teams up with his “The Chase” actors Sung Dong-il and Baek Yoon-sik, with Bae Sung-woo, Jang Young-nam, Kim Hye-joon and Jo Ji-hyun making up the rest of the family. The film is expected in South Korean cinemas in August, 2019.
Synopsis
An evil spirit that changes faces infiltrates one family placing one brother in danger while the other tries to save him.
Kim Hong-seon comes with a good track record, having previously made hit films like “The Traffickers” and “The Chase”, in addition to “The Con Artists”. For “Metamorphosis”, he teams up with his “The Chase” actors Sung Dong-il and Baek Yoon-sik, with Bae Sung-woo, Jang Young-nam, Kim Hye-joon and Jo Ji-hyun making up the rest of the family. The film is expected in South Korean cinemas in August, 2019.
- 7/17/2019
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
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