![]() The film opens in local theaters next Wednesday. A young woman with amnesia unlocks dark memories and unleashes her supernatural powers to exact revenge for a brutal massacre 10 years earlier. But Shin was not as impressive as Seo Eun-soo or the female leader of the four-member Chinese assassin group as far as action is concerned. With the first installment, the sequel is likely to earn a place in Korean film history as rare female-fronted action thrillers. Cho Min-soo, star of director Kim Ki-duk's award-winning "Pieta," took a double role as the steely professor Baek in the first part and mild-tempered and artistic Baek Chong-gwal in the sequel.īesides them, Yong-du (Jin Goo), a local thug who is in dispute with Kyung-hi's family over the ownership of the farm, also pursues the teenage girl for money after learning about her formidable supernatural power. Jo-hyun visits Jeju with her foreign teammate upon a private request from the project's mastermind, Baek Chong-gwal (the twin sister of professor Baek in the first installment), to kill the runaway experimental subject. ![]() The only flaw in Park's otherwise imaginative screenplay for the sequel is the lack of any formidable villains, which results in lessening the thrill in the climax combat sequence. It, instead, is led by Ja-yoon's twin sister (novice actress Shin Si-ah) who was also created as part of a secret genetic engineering project code-named "witch." Unlike the original that does not have much witchcraft, the witch in the sequel may be a better fit for the franchise's title since she uses more supernatural powers to repel enemies than Ja-yoon. It also made a small box-office success with 3.18 million viewers, drawing plenty of interest in further chapters in this story.īut the sequel does not have Kim among the main cast. The Subversion," released in 2018, was acclaimed by critics for its smart story, stylish and gripping action, and the magnetic performance by the then relative newcomer Kim. The Subversion is gearing up for its premiere On March 25, Newsen reported that The Witch: The Other One. ![]() The Other One." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) The long-awaited sequel to the film The Witch: Part 1. And new release “Missing Japan” earned $42,900 in its opening five days.This image provided by NEW is from a scene in "The Witch: Part 2. “The Red Herring” earned $27,000 for a cumulative of $2.34 million. Have a look: 2018 Fun Fact: The planned title for the sequel of Witch 1 is The Collision. Disruption will be named ‘The Witch: Part 2. “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” earned $32,600, for a cumulative of $48.4 million. As indicated by a Twitter client, the second piece of ‘The Witch: Part 1. “Pokemon the Movie: Giratina and the Sky Warrior” earned $252,000, for a cumulative of $4.08 million. Star, Tom Cruise jetted into the country in recent days to heat the publicity machine.īehind the top six, scores were significantly smaller. Over the latest weekend, it earned sixth place and $572,000 from preview screenings alone. After surviving a bloody raid targeting the top-secret Witch Program, a girl goes on the run from the assassins tasked with finding and silencing her. “Top Gun: Maverick” seems set for a strong start when it debuts in Korean theaters on Wednesday. It chewed off $646,000 over the weekend, a 75% week-on-week drop, giving a total of $22.1 million since June 1, 2022. ![]() “Jurassic World Dominion” lumbered on in fifth place. It passed one million ticket sales on Friday, its tenth day on release. While the 70% week-on-week may be disappointing, the total is far in excess of the cumulative of all Kore-eda Hirokazu films previously released in Korea. The Witch: Part 1 - The Subversion is the first part of a trilogy about a female teenager with supernatural capacities. ![]() After 12 days in theaters it has amassed $8.58 million. “Broker,” the Cannes title about adoption, earned $1.27 million in its second weekend. Since release on May 18, “The Roundup” has accumulated $91.7 million of receipts and 11.5 million ticket sales.ĭisney-Pixar animation “Lightyear” released in Korea on Wednesday, at the same time as “The Witch: Part 2.” It managed $1.32 million over the weekend and $1.70 million over five days. “The Roundup,” which had enjoyed the top spot for the past four weekends was demoted to second place, with a fifth weekend take of $4.53 million. ![]()
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