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The Host (Movie - 2006)

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괴물 (Goi-mool)

Directed by Bong Joon-ho (봉준호)

Screenplay by Baek Cheol-hyeon (백철현), Bong Joon-ho (봉준호), Ha Joon-won (하준원), Joo-byeol (주별)

Action Adventure Comedy Drama

119min | Release date in South Korea : 2006/07/27

Synopsis

Gang-du is a dim-witted man working at his father's tiny snack bar near the Han River. One day, Gang-du's one and only daughter Hyun-seo comes back from school irritated. She is angry at her uncle, Nam-il, who visited her school as her guardian shamelessly drunk. Ignoring her father's excuses for Nam-il, Hyun-seo is soon engrossed in he... More

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Avatar leads domestic box office for seventh week (Source) 2010/02/01

Scene from No. 1 movie "Avatar" [20th Century Fox]


Worldwide box office champ "Avatar" continued to set new highs on Korea's box office, becoming the highest grossing film ever released in the country as it topped the tally for the seventh weekend in a row.


According to estimates by the Korean Box Office Information System (KOBIS) on Monday, "Avatar" sold 545,323 tickets between January 29 and 31 to accumulate nearly 11.27 million admissions since its release mid-December.


In cash terms, the sci-fi epic grossed about 101.2 billion won, or about 86.2 million dollars, to become the first film released on the domestic box office to breach the 100 billion won mark.##


The mega-budget 3D pic, which last week became the first overseas film to attract over ten million admissions, brushed past "Silmido" to rank as the fifth most-watched movie in Korea's film history after "The Host", "The King and the Clown", "Taegugki" and "Haeundae" .


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Film journalists pick Song Kang-ho, Kim Hye-ja top actors (Source) 2010/01/28


Poster for film "Thirst" [CJ Entertainment]


Song Kang-ho and Kim Hye-ja have been recognized last year's top film actors by Korean film journalists.


The Korea Film Reporters Association (KOFRA) held the 1st Korean Film Award on Wednesday, naming Song best actor for his role in film "Thirst" and Kim as best actress for her role in "Mother - 2009".


Song, 43, is considered one of Korea's most successful actors who has starred in a handful of hit films including "Memories of Murder", "The Host" and "Thirst", which won the Jury Prize at Cannes earlier last year.##


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"Avatar" takes sixth Korean box office win (Source) 2010/01/25

Movie poster for "Avatar" [20th Century Fox]


Hollywood blockbuster "Avatar" continued to remain the most-watched movie in Korea last week, taking command of the box office for the sixth weekend in a row, according to official box office figures on Monday.


Statistics by the Korean Box Office Information System (KOBIS) showed that the sci-fi action flick drew in 633,881 viewers from January 22 to 24, totalling close to 10.3 million viewers since the film's opening in mid-December.##


The James Cameron pic, currently the sixth most-watched movie in Korea's history after "The Host", "The King and the Clown", "Taegukgi", "Haeundae" and "Silmido", is now just about 80,000 viewers away from moving a step up the chart.


Newly-released Korean comedy "Attack the Gas Station 2" entered the weekend box office in second place with 303,731 viewers while the action comedy film "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard" dropped a spot to No. 3 with 296,978 viewers.


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'Avatar' Approaches Korean Attendance Record (Source) 2010/01/25
James Cameron's "Avatar" has attracted more than 10 million viewers in Korea in just 38 days since its release. Now the questions are whether it will surpass the record of 13 million spectators set by the Korean film "The Host" (2006) and if it will become the first film released here to achieve W100 billion in sales (US$1=W1,146).

"Avatar" drew 260,000 viewers in Seoul on Saturday alone, bringing the total to 10.06 million nationwide and becoming the first foreign film to lure over 10 million moviegoers in Korea. To date only five Korean films have hit that milestone, including "The Host" and "Silmido".

With sales of W87.2 billion "Avatar" has also set a new local box-office record, surpassing the W81 billion achieved by the Korean disaster movie "Haeundae". The Hollywood movie's box-office is greater because about 40 percent of its sales come from 3D cinemas which charge higher ticket prices.

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Sci-Fi Blockbuster 'Avatar' Becomes Top Grossing Film (Source) 2010/01/24
By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter

One out of five Koreans has seen "Avatar".

The blue alien movie is taking the country by storm, becoming the first foreign picture to draw over 10 million viewers, Saturday, according to its local distributor, 20th Century Fox Korea.

Moreover, it has brought about a "revolution" in both profits and expanding horizons for three-dimensional (3D) movies.

"Avatar" is now the highest grossing film here, with sales of 87.2 billion won as of Jan. 22, and theaters are installing more 3D screens to cater to the towering demand.

It may soon be the first film here to make 100 billion won.

"It might be difficult for the movie to draw a bigger audience than 'The Host', but we estimate that it will garner some 12 million viewers and gross 100 billion won", said its distributor.

Since opening on Dec. 17, it surpassed the box office record for imported films ― 7.44 million viewers set by "Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen" in 2009 ― ... |More
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 Produced by
 Choi Yong-bae (최용배)
Distribution
Showbox (쇼박스)
International sales
CineClickAsia (CineClickAsia)
Staff
 Ha Joon-won (하준원)
 Script
Kim Tae-ho<br />(김태호)  Ryoo Seong-hee (류성희)
 Art director
Kim Tae-ho<br />(김태호)  Hwang Woo-hyeon (황우현)
 Production department
Kim Tae-ho<br />(김태호)  Lee Byeong-woo (이병우)
 Musician
 Kim Sun-min (김선민)
 Editor
 Kim Min-suk (김민석)
 Production department
Kim Tae-ho<br />(김태호)  Seo Yeong-joo (서영주)
 Distribution department
Kim Tae-ho<br />(김태호)  Seo ji-ho (서지오)
 Martial arts
Kim Tae-ho<br />(김태호)  Kwon Moon-cheol (권문철)
 Martial arts team
 Baek Dong-hyeon (백동현)
 Martial arts team
Kim Tae-ho<br />(김태호)  Kwak Jin-seok (곽진석)
 Martial arts team
Kim Tae-ho<br />(김태호)  Kwon Kwi-deok (권귀덕)
 Martial arts team
Kim Tae-ho<br />(김태호)  Sin Seong-il (신성일)
 Martial arts team
Technics
119 min 35mm Cinemascope (2.35)
Web site
www.thehost.co.kr... ( Korean )
Videos
Trailer
Trailer
Interview
On the set video
On the set video
On the set video
Interview
Budget
US$ 11M
Festival(s) & award(s)
Sales or release dates & Box Office
Release date in South Korea : 2006/07/27
South Korean Box Office
Source : www.cine21.com & www.kobis.or.kr
As of 2006.09.24 : 10,364,905 admissions (total)
As of 2006.09.17 : 10,330,760 admissions (total)
As of 2006.09.10 : 10,228,328 admissions (total)
As of 2006.09.03 : 10,016,576 admissions (total)
As of 2006.08.27 : 9,642,688 admissions (total)
As of 2006.08.20 : 8,895,175 admissions (total)
As of 2006.08.13 : 7,123,544 admissions (total)
As of 2006.08.06 : 5,308,882 admissions (total)
As of 2006.07.30 : 2,114,084 admissions (total)
Source http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr

Synopsis

Gang-du is a dim-witted man working at his father's tiny snack bar near the Han River. One day, Gang-du's one and only daughter Hyun-seo comes back from school irritated. She is angry at her uncle, Nam-il, who visited her school as her guardian shamelessly drunk. Ignoring her father's excuses for Nam-il, Hyun-seo is soon engrossed in her aunt Nam-joo's archery tournament on TV. Meanwhile, outside of the snack bar, people are fascinated by an unidentified object hanging onto a bridge. In an instant, the object reveals itself as a terrifying creature turning the riverbank into a gruesome sea of bloodˇ¦ Amid the chaos, Hyun-seo is helplessly snatched up by the creature right before Gang-du's eyes. These unforeseen circumstances render the government powerless to act. But receiving a call of help from Hyun-seo, the once-ordinary citizen Gang-du and his family are thrust into a battle with the monster to rescue their beloved Hyun-seo.


International Film Festivals

2006 39th Sitges International Film Festival, Competition
2006 59th Cannes International Film Festival, Directors Fortnight

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Creature host by Sensei

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ell! I like the sea creature (seature ^_^), it seems unique to me. First 20 minute, the runnig away from the seature was exciting and attractive. But from this, it became a little boring. I wish we could see the seature a bit more and a bit attractive. I dont know how did it become the most watched movie in korea. It seems like the reality factor about pouring chemical warfare to the Han river thorough sink has become really effective.
Well, see it yourself, its a must-watch creature movie. We'll miss you seature lol ^_^

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aving seen and bought some Korean and Japanese horror the last 2 years, the anticipation of this movie has been nothing short of amazing.
The buzz over the net, the awesome photo shoots, the reviews and the trailers, that i have seen, make this one of the most eagerly anticipated
releases on dvd in quite a long time. I am literally screaming for it's street date. From what i understand the dvd hopefully with English sub-titles is due the 4th of December? or around the 30th December? Bring it on, this movie will be a real gem

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Great flick, looking forward to the sequels now ...!
i love this movie.. but i love ko ah seong
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this movie really tells me the love a father had for his child ...
I loved it. I hate horrors, but this one i enjoyed. It's too bad the little girl died. T_T but that's to be expected. Someone's got to die in an Asian Film. But excellent film, i felt for characters, i loved the plot, and the ending was a b
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Great movie!!! I can't get my eyes off the screen. haha
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