Tag: Hostage Missing Celebrity

  • ‘Shang-Chi’ Tops Muted Korea Box Office Weekend

    ‘Shang-Chi’ Tops Muted Korea Box Office Weekend

    “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” Marvel’s first movie with an Asian superhero, topped the South Korean box office over its first weekend. But it failed to lift Korean cinema-going to new heights.The film grossed $4.75 million over the opening weekend, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service provided by the Korean…

  • Local Films Fill Top Four Korea Box Office Places at Covid-Struck Weekend

    Local Films Fill Top Four Korea Box Office Places at Covid-Struck Weekend

    “Hostage: Missing Celebrity” held on to top spot at the South Korean box office as new release “Guimoon: The Lightless Door” gave local films the top four chart places over the weekend. But business is being held back by new health measures in the Greater Seoul area that were reintroduced last week.“Hostage,” starring Hwang Jung-min,…

  • Korean Films Stage Late Summer Box Office Revival Taking Top Three Weekend Chart Places

    Korean Films Stage Late Summer Box Office Revival Taking Top Three Weekend Chart Places

    Three local movies took the top positions at the South Korean box office over the weekend for the first time this year. The chart was headed by “Hostage Missing Celebrity,” which earned close to $4 million.Produced by Filmmaker R&k and distributed by Next Entertainment World, “Hostage” is a comedy-action movie starring the enduringly-popular, rubber-faced Hwang…