Constantin Film and Sony Pictures’ horror reboot “Resident Evil” held onto first place at the mainland China box office during the Oct. 16–18 frame, pulling in RMB62.5 million ($9.3 million) in its second full weekend, according to data from Artisan Gateway. Since rolling out in the late stretch of the Golden Week corridor on Oct. […]
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“Paradise Lost,” the new psychological thriller by “Train to Busan” filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho, has been sold to 118 countries and will have its U.S. premiere at the 46th Hawai‘i International Film Festival. It will play in the Spotlight on Korea section on Nov. 1 and 4. CJ ENM, which is handling international sales, said overseas […]
“Ria,” Philippines filmmaker Arvin Belarmino’s debut feature about a young woman from the folk-punk scene who takes on a property developer to save her home, has been picked up by international sales company Lights On following its world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival. The film picked up the Heart of Eurasia Award after […]
Japanese animated phenomenon “Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island” tightened its grip on the South Korean box office over the weekend of Oct. 16–18, commanding more than 42% of nationwide ticket revenue in its third frame. According to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, the Toho-distributed […]
Mumbai Police have put 15 teams on the hunt for the gunmen who fired on Bollywood action star Tiger Shroff’s car on Sunday evening, and two film industry bodies have accused the authorities of leaving the industry exposed. No one had been arrested as of Monday morning. Police have opened a case against three unidentified […]
