Local Sport's Film First Hit of 2008 at Korean B.O.
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"Forever the Moment", a sports film revolving around the Korean women's national handball team, has become the first hit of 2008 at the Korean box office, debuting at No. 1 and taking in US $5.3 million in weekend ticket sales. Initially opening January 10th on 410 screens nationwide, the film expanded over the next five days to 494 screens as word-of-mouth bolstered turn-out.
Its success confirms the directing talent of Yim Soon-rye, who has returned to feature filmmaking after a six year hiatus. Both her debut effort "Three Friends" (1996) and her second feature "Waikiki Brothers" (2001) were critical favorites, with the latter spawning a cult following and a musical adaptation.
"Forever the Moment" boasts a strong ensemble cast of actresses headed by Moon So-ri ("Oasis") and Kim Jung-eun ("Mission Sex Control"). It is distributed locally by Sidus FNH and produced by MK Pictures. Hong Kong based Network is handling international sales.
Nigel D'Sa (KOFIC)
Its success confirms the directing talent of Yim Soon-rye, who has returned to feature filmmaking after a six year hiatus. Both her debut effort "Three Friends" (1996) and her second feature "Waikiki Brothers" (2001) were critical favorites, with the latter spawning a cult following and a musical adaptation.
"Forever the Moment" boasts a strong ensemble cast of actresses headed by Moon So-ri ("Oasis") and Kim Jung-eun ("Mission Sex Control"). It is distributed locally by Sidus FNH and produced by MK Pictures. Hong Kong based Network is handling international sales.
Nigel D'Sa (KOFIC)
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