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‘Parasite’ Rakes in Box Office Even While Streaming, and That’s a Gamechanger
For “Parasite,” Oscars were not the end of its achievements. It will have the biggest post-win gross of any Best Picture since “The King’s Speech” in 2011. And, it will take in the majority of its box-office gross while streaming, selling more tickets as a first-run release while viewable at home than any release ever.Before […]
Continue readingBong Joon Ho Interpreter Sharon Choi Relives Historic ‘Parasite’ Awards Season in Her Own Words (Exclusive)
From her first appearance at Bong Joon Ho’s side in Cannes, where he accepted the Palme d’Or for his sensational “Parasite,” interpreter Sharon Choi has been an unwitting award season Mvp. Clad in minimal black and permanently clutching a notebook, the retreating student filmmaker has imparted Bong’s messages of gratitude on the most coveted stages […]
Continue readingBox Office: ‘Parasite’ Heads for Huge $50M-Plus in U.S. After Historic Oscar Win
Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite continued to make headlines following its historic Oscar best picture victory.Over the long Presidents Day holiday, the South Korean dark comedy-thriller made its biggest push yet in the U.S., expanding from 1,060 locations to 2,001. The move paid off as Parasite raced up the chart to No. 7 with $6.8 million […]
Continue readingKorea Box Office: ‘Honest Candidate’ Wins Weekend as ‘Parasite’ Returns to Chart
Opening on Wednesday (Feb. 12), comedy “Honest Candidate” topped the South Korean box office, ahead of “Little Women” and Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite” which returned to the charts eight months after its original release.“Candidate” earned $6.52 million from 909,000 admissions over five days. Directed by Chang You-jeong (“Finding Mr. Destiny”), “Candidate” is the story of a […]
Continue reading‘Parasite’ expanding to even more UK cinemas after bumper box office
Oscar-winning film set to expand to around 550 sites.Curzon and Studiocanal look set to add more than 100 screens to the UK release of Parasite following a second successful weekend at the box office.Details are still being finalized but Bong Joon Ho’s Oscar-winning drama is expected to expand from 430 sites to around 550 after […]
Continue readingBuilt on rock: the geology at the heart of Oscars sensation Parasite
As in Uncut Gems and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, a symbolic stone adds weight to Bong Joon-ho’s searing satire of Korean societyWhen Bong Joon-ho made movie history by winning a clutch of Oscars for Parasite, he held the statuettes together afterwards, making them kiss. There is something charming about Bong taking these longed-for, career-defining objects and […]
Continue reading‘Parasite’ Enjoys Record Box Office Boost After Oscar Wins
Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” is reaping box office riches after its groundbreaking Oscar best picture win.The twisted South Korean thriller collected $5.5 million over the weekend, an exceptional 234% increase in ticket sales and the biggest post-Oscar boost for a best picture winner in the past decade.In the seven days since the Academy Awards on […]
Continue readingOscar winner ‘Parasite’ crosses $200m at global box office
South Korean phenomenon on track to cross $50m in North America.Parasite has crossed $200m at global box office, fired up internationally and in the Us by last weekend’s historic Oscar haul that included a best picture win.The South Korean dark comedy added $18.3m globally over the weekend to propel the running total to $204.3m.Of that […]
Continue readingPost-Oscars, ‘Parasite’ Doubles Its Best Weekend Box Office
As Neon basked in the afterglow of four Oscar wins including Best Picture for “Parasite,” the movie doubled its gross on its 19th weekend, by far its best showing. Universal’s Oscar-winner “1917” also stayed strong in even more theaters, grossing higher still.Neon also ruled the roost with another potential crossover film, Valentine’s Day weekend entry […]
Continue readingBehind the Scenes of Bong Joon Ho’s Oscar-Winning ‘Parasite’ PR Campaign
Publicist Mara Buxbaum is still in a good mood two days after the Oscars and staying up all night in Koreatown as Bong Joon Ho and the team behind “Parasite” celebrated their historic four-Oscar win. Did Director Bong drink as promised? “We all did, we all drank all night,” said Buxbaum on the phone Tuesday. […]
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