The Thieves (Movie - 2012)

도둑들 (Do-dook-deul)

Screenplay by Choi Dong-hoon (최동훈), Lee Gi-cheol (이기철)

139min | Release date in South Korea : 2012/07/25

Also known as "The Professionals"
Synopsis
In order to let things cool down from their latest heist, Popeye and his group of thieves go to Macao on a job. But the mastermind behind this job is none other than Popeye’s old partner Macao Park, who escaped with 68kg of gold several years ago on their last job together. Macao Park brought Chinese thieves as well but little did they know what Macao Park planned for each one of them. But his plan takes an unexpected turn when Popeye brings Pepsi, an old flame of Macao Park, to settle the old score. The thieves’ target is a $20 million diamond known as ‘Tear of the Sun’, kept safely away in a casino, brought there to be sold by a notorious Chinese fence. While working together to steal this fabled diamond, they all have their own agenda to keep the diamond for themselves. But who will succeed and live to see another day?

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Kim Yun-seok
김윤석
As
Macao Park
(마카오박)
Kim Hye-soo
김혜수
As
Pepsee
(팹시)
Lee Jung-jae
이정재
As
Popie
(뽀빠이)
Jun Ji-hyun
전지현
As
Yenicall
(예니콜)
Simon Yam
任達華
As
Chen
(첸)
Kim Hae-sook
김해숙
As
Chewinggum
(씹던껌)

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[HanCinema's 7 Days of Giveaway] Day 7 : "The Thieves" and "The Face Reader"
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[HanCinema's Film Review] "The Thieves": Sunglasses, Suits, and Smokescreens
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"Black Priests" cranks in this 5th
2015/03/08, Source
"Black Priests" cranked in. The movie "Black Priests" starring Kim Yun-seok and Gang Dong-won cranked in on the 5th in Daegu,...More
[HanCinema's Box Office Review] 2015.02.06-2015.02.08
2015/02/10
Nostalgic Romcom Rules, while "Ode" crosses 13M... Box office newcomer "C'est Si Bon" entered the fray last week and captured 29.5% of the pie over the weekend, comfortably claiming the top spot and dislodging last week's winner: "Big Hero 6". Kim Hyun-seok's romantic comedy attracted 534K filmgoers ($3.9M) over 829 screens to outperform Disney's Oscar contender as the South's favourite flick. Last weekend "Big Hero 6" trumped JK Youn's latest for first, but the musical might of Kim's fifth feature proved too much for Disney's awesome animation,...More
'Ode to My Father' Remains Strong at Box Office
2015/02/05, Source
"Ode to My Father" has become one of the most successful films in the history of Korean cinema. The film attracted 12.82 million viewers as of Tuesday, becoming the most successful melodrama. The film keeps breaking records as it drew the largest number of moviegoers in a day with 751,253 viewers on Jan. 1 and became the first film of the year to attract over 10 million spectators. It still remains at the top of the box office eighth weeks after its release in late December,...More
Jo Jung-suk and Im Soo-jung in "Time Renegades"
2015/02/03, Source
Im Soo-jung, Jo Jung-suk and Lee Jin-wook are starring in the movie "Time Renegades". "Time Renegades" cranked in on the 1st after four months of work. "Time Renegades" is about two men from the year 1983 and from 2015 seeing each others' lives through their dreams and tracking down a case to change the fate of a woman they know. The movie is under the unique concept of the past and the present connected by dreams and the affectionate relationship between a woman and two men,...More
Jun Ji-hyun changed her mind about "My Love from the Star" thanks to Kim Soo-hyun
2015/01/26, Source
Apparently Jun Ji-hyun almost turned down "My Love from the Star". Jun Ji-hyun rejected the offer for the dramas "The Fugitive Plan B" starring Lee Na-young and Rain and "My Girlfriend is a Gumiho" by Shin Min-ah because they overlapped with the movie "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan",...More
Jun Ji-hyun and Kim Soo-hyun to make more than 50 billion won
2015/01/14, Source
Top stars Jun Ji-hyun and Kim Soo-hyun are going to enjoy the advantages that their drama "My Love from the Star" brings to them after making a great hit with it last year which made them millions of won in advertisements. According to sources in the entertainment biz, Jun Ji-hyun and Kim Soo-hyun have been getting admiring calls from advertising companies in Korea and China. They may be getting more than what they did last year,...More
[HanCinema's Box Office Review] 2015.01.09 ~ 2015.01.11
2015/01/12
Yoon's "Ode" continues uncontested… The Korean box office might not be roaring currently, quieted, perhaps, by the success of JK Youn's heartfelt war drama: "Ode to My Father". Since its released mid-December, "Ode to My Father" has held firm at the top of pile, and its arrival at the ten-million-views mark is dawning. The film added 1.1M stubs over the weekend, continuing its phenomenal run and pushing its total tally now to 9.6M ($69.7M). If, or rather when, it reached 10M admissions, it will become only the eleventh film in Korean film history to do so, placing it in Korea's pantheon of pictures; a hall of fame and fortune that includes such wonders as "Silmido" (the first of its kind), "Snowpiercer", "The Attorney", "The Thieves", and, more recently, "The Admiral: Roaring Currents",...More
Oh Dal-soo 1st Korean Actor to Draw 100 Million Moviegoers
2015/01/05, Source
Oh Dal-soo has become the first Korean actor to attract 100 million moviegoers with a string of box-office hits, ranging from "The Thieves" to "Miracle in Cell No.7" and "The Attorney", each of which drew audiences of over 10 million. According to the Korean Film Council, the combined number of viewers of his previous 39 films totaled 93.6 million and his latest, "Ode to My Father", had drawn 6.57 million as of Friday,...More
[HanCinema's 7 Days of Giveaway] Day 7 : "The Thieves" and "The Face Reader"
2014/12/31
[HanCinema's 7 Days of Giveaway] Day 7 : "The Thieves" and "The Face Reader",...More
"The Con Artists" Kim Woo-bin brave as he has nothing to lose
2014/12/22, Source
Kim Woo-bin really raised the stocks on himself this year. His face is on magazines, TV, cosmetic and clothing stores have his face up in huge posters. The nation's women are all over his tall height, unique features and sexy voice. As if to support his popularity, Kim Woo-bin starred in last year's "Friend 2" and "The Con Artists". He is the main character this time. We met the star in a café in Samcheong-dong on the 19th,...More
Lee Jung-jae Proves He Has Yet to Peak
2014/12/06, Source
As the title of the movie suggests, actor Lee Jung-jae keeps running, jumping and fighting in "Big Match", an action comedy directed by Choi Ho that was released last week,...More
Character posters released for upcoming movie "Big Match"
2014/10/27, Source
The movie "Big Match" has released its latest poster. Lee Jung-jae and other characters are featured on it,...More
Oh Yeon-seo becomes a sensual woman
2014/10/20, Source
Actress Oh Yeon-seo took pictures for the fashion magazine Allure November issue. Oh Yeon-seo put on sexy make up and exposed her back. In the oriental mood pictorial, Oh Yeon-seo is wearing a lacy dress that emphasizes her voluptuous bodyline,...More
Tazza: The Hidden Card Premieres in the U.S. and Canada September 26
2014/09/16
"Tazza: The Hidden Card", Sequel to South Korea's 2006 Box Office Success "Tazza: The High Rollers", Comes to North American Audiences after Topping Korea's Box Office Opening Weekend "Tazza: The Hidden Card", makes its debut in the U.S. and Canada on September 26, 2014. This South Korean gambling saga is a follow-up to the 2006 box office hit "Tazza: The High Rollers",...More
'Roaring Currents' Breaks All Box-Office Records
2014/08/07, Source
"The Admiral: Roaring Currents" is breaking every box-office record in Korea and has now drawn 7 million viewers in the shortest time in Korean film history, just eight days after it opened. It was released on July 30 and needed a full five days fewer than the previous record held by "The Host" (2006), "The Thieves" (2012) and "The Face Reader" (2013),...More
Koreans Flock to Period Flick About War Hero
2014/08/05, Source
A strip of posters adertises the film "The Admiral: Roaring Currents" in Seoul on Sunday. "The Admiral: Roaring Currents", the story of Korean history's most astonishing military victory by Admiral Yi Sun-shin, has set new records in the country's cinematic history. In just five days since opening on July 30, the movie has drawn 4 million viewers, the shortest time on record. It already set the record for the most viewers on its first day at 683,072 and surpassed the 1 million mark in just 37 hours, another new milestone,...More
War Movie Pulls 1 Million Viewers in 2 Days
2014/08/01, Source
"The Admiral: Roaring Currents" pulled 1 million cinemagoers in just 37 hours after its release on Wednesday. According to distributor CJ E&M on Thursday, a total of more than 1 million moviegoers had watched the film as of 1.30 p.m., achieving the milestone faster than any other film,...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] "JEON WOO CHI: The Taoist Wizard" + Giveaway
2014/04/28
Jeon Woo-chi (played by Gang Dong-won) is a taoist wizard who's a bit of a rascal. He uses his magical powers mostly just so mess around with people in the Joseon era, until he gets stuck with the task of recovering one half of some sort of epic pipe. He battles goblins for awhile in the Joseon era, until finally the man is thrust into the modern day, where he proceeds to do tricky wacky magical maneuvers in a modern backdrop,...More
[DVD Release] "My Love from the Star" on English subtitled limited DVD with YESASIA coupon code
2014/04/12, Source
"My Love from the Star" 13-Disc DVD boxset Director's First Press Limited Edition with English subtitles, includes 2 Posters in Tube ans extras. Order on YESASIA with $10 off coupon code WG10STARS The Korean drama sensation that swept Asia! Returning to the small screen for her first TV drama in over a decade, Korea's original sassy girl Jun Ji-hyun reteams with her The Thieves co-star Kim Soo-hyun in the SBS fantasy romance "My Love from the Star",...More
Choi Jin-ho in "Gangnam Blues"
2014/04/10, Source
Choi Jin-ho has been cast for the movie "Gangnam Blues". Choi Jin-ho who played the role of Yeong-do's father in "The Heirs" last year, has been cast for the movie "Gangnam Blues" as well,...More
Jung Woo in "C'est Si Bon" with Han Hyo-joo
2014/03/09, Source
Actor Jung Woo is co-starring in the movie "C'est Si Bon" with Han Hyo-joo this time. This movie is about a man's unforgettable first love and the classical guitar music played back in the days in a music class called C'est Si Bon,...More
Kim Soo-hyun No Alien to Success After Hit TV Soap
2014/03/08, Source
Kim Soo-hyun is taking another step further in his career as an actor with his latest mega-hit TV series "My Love from the Star". In a press event at a hotel in Seoul on Wednesday, the 26-year-old actor described the previous three months of shooting as being among the most fun and rewarding experiences of his career. The drama wrapped up successfully on Feb. 27 with viewer ratings of 28.1 percent,...More
Kim Soo-hyun's second time with Jun Ji-hyun
2014/03/05, Source
Kim Soo-hyun co-acted with actress Jun Ji-hyun in the movie "The Thieves" and in the recent drama "My Love from the Star". Kim Soo-hyun mentioned this fact at a press conference held on March 5th at Lotte Hotel,...More
Kim Soo-hyun's fan club makes special donation
2014/02/17, Source
Actor Kim Soo-hyun is ahead of culture thanks to his fans. Kim Soo-hyun's fan club all around the country prepared a donation under his name in celebration of his birthday,...More
Kim Soo-hyun, Lee Min-ho, Kim Woo-bin and Lee Jong-suk's shift in generations
2014/02/12, Source
A shift is quickly occurring amongst Hallyu Stars. Actors Kim Soo-hyun, Lee Min-ho, Kim Woo-bin and Lee Jong-suk are the four top Hallyu actors and they have been evolving at a rapid rate. They are leading the shift in generation from the primary Hallyu generation, which would be Bae Yong-joon and others. These new Hallyu stars have been expanding their fan population like LTE, which make them global stars because of their limitless boundaries between international and domestic fans. A person in the media claims, "Unlike the Bae Yong-joon and Choi Ji-woo generation, the newer Hallyu stars have been appealing to the world with a more friendly approach in various works. They have been able to expand their fan base with real time VOD and development of technology and the Internet, as well as SNS services",...More
Veteran Supporting Actors Behind Success of Domestic Films
2014/02/03, Source
Clockwise from top left, Oh Dal-soo, Kim Jung-tae, Park Chul-min, Ra Mi-ran, Ko Chang-seok, and Kwak Do-won The influence of supporting actors is growing as they play a critical role in helping to set new box-office records for Korean films even though they may appear on screen for only a few minutes. In fact, the actor who has appeared in the highest number of Korean movies that drew more than 10 million moviegoers was not leading man Song Kang-ho. Instead, that honor goes to supporting actor Oh Dal-soo, who features in four of the nation's nine most successful flicks,...More
Kim Soo-hyun all over TV
2014/02/02, Source
It's a Kim Soo-hyun world out there. Actor Kim Soo-hyun's drama is the highest rating weekday drama and even his past commercials are being replayed. Kim Soo-hyun's work was replayed during the entire New Year holidays,...More
[HanCinema's Hall of Fame Review] "The Face Reader": A Polished Period Piece with Nothing to Hide
2014/02/01
In the Spotlight this Week: Han Jae-rim's "The Face Reader" Dreamy quest through Joseon's dynastic dreamscapes have provided modern Korean cinema with some of the most lavishly successful hits in recent years. Period features such as "The Thieves" (2012), "Masquerade" (2012), and "Arrow, The Ultimate Weapon" (2011) have stormed local theatres and attracted tens of millions of filmgoers to their vibrant and scintillating re-imaginings of Korea's Hermit Kingdom. These romanticised tellings have probed and pondered various political dramas through a curious, but altogether captivating, contemporary lens. There has already been a tremendous about of buzz regarding the string of yarns set for release this year, but that feverish frenzy was somewhat sparked by 2013's only, and hugely successful, period film: "The Face Reader",...More
Kim Soo-hyun is advertisers' favorite
2014/01/30, Source
Actor Kim Soo-hyun is receiving much attention from advertisers after his latest films and TV projects have enjoyed continuous success. After gaining some popularity through the TV soap "Dream High" in 2011, which features a number of teen stars, he made his movie debut with "The Thieves" in 2012, which drew over 10 million moviegoers. He followed this up with the hugely popular TV series "The Sun and the Moon" and another film, "Secretly and Greatly" that has been a hit among teenagers,...More
[HanCinema's Box Office Review] 2014.01.17 ~ 2014.01.19
2014/01/20
"Frozen" enjoys a solid start while "The Attorney" celebrates 10M tickets… After four consecutive weeks at the top of the pile, Yang Woo-seok's "The Attorney" has finally given way to Walt Disney Picture's "Frozen" (1,036,102 admissions). The Oscar nominated animation has already grossed $759M worldwide and arrived on Korean shores to the delight of more than a million filmgoers. "Frozen" captured 41.4% of the market share to dislodge Yang's true-life drama and deny it a fifth straight week as Korea's number one. However that didn't overshadow the fact that this past week saw "The Attorney" breach 10 million admissions (10,162,511 - $69.5M), and it now joins an elite, and ever-growing, list of Korean films who have achieved such an incredible feat,...More
"My Love from the Star" Jun Ji-hyun's story behind the drama
2014/01/14, Source
The story behind Jun Ji-hyun's casting in the SBS drama "My Love from the Star" is out for the first time. A reporter claimed that she refused the role at first, at the recording of the E Channel "Brave Reporters",...More
Jun Ji-hyun Back in 'My Sassy Girl' Mode for TV Soap
2013/12/21, Source
From the classic romantic comedy "My Sassy Girl" to the more recent "The Thieves", actress Jun Ji-hyun has more than earned her acting stripes. She has now returned to the world of TV soaps for the first time in 14 years with a starring role in the SBS drama "My Love from the Star". Reflecting on her 16-year acting career, as well as her real-life role as a housewife, she said on Monday at a press event for the drama, which began airing on Wednesday, that she feels like she has entered a new stage of her life,...More
Jun Ji-hyun VS Lee Yeon-hee VS IU
2013/12/17, Source
- Top star Jun Ji-hyun becomes a top star,...More
Lee Sun-kyun VS Kim Soo-hyun VS Jang Geun-suk
2013/12/17, Source
Actors Lee Sun-kyun, Kim Soo-hyun and Jang Geun-suk are appearing in the Wednesday and Thursday dramas on KBS, SBS and MBC. Queen maker, Lee Sun-kyun,...More
Jun Ji-hyun to come back on TV
2013/12/15, Source
Actress Jun Ji-hyun is coming back with a drama soon. She is coming back with the SBS drama "My Love from the Star", she said in an interview with "Good Morning – Celebrity Special",...More
[HanCinema's Drama Preview] "My Love from the Star"
2013/12/14
Nuna romances are nothing new in Dramaland and given the main audience for romantic series is slightly older women, this will not be changing anytime soon. Since the type is used so often, it is necessary for each show to add a different spin on things. "My Love from the Star" offers one with some very intriguing potential. It begins airing on December 18th,...More
[HanCinema's Film News] New Korean Films Inbound...
2013/12/14
K-Films Coming Soon: ★★★★★ "The Attorney": A civil rights lawyer takes up a controversial and historical case that tests his character. (12/10) ★★★★ "Catch Me": A detective on the trail of a hit-and-run witness finds troublesome love for his efforts and has to make a tough call. (12/19) ★★★★★ "SHIVA, Throw Your Life": The last film from the late documentary filmmaker Lee Seong-gyou. (12/19),...More
Lee Jung-jae full of prizes
2013/11/24, Source
Lee Jung-jae is in the highlight these days. He succeeded in transforming his image with the movie "The Face Reader" and has been winning prizes ever since,...More
Jun Ji-hyun to Return to TV Soaps After 14-Year Break
2013/11/16, Source
Actress Jun Ji-hyun has decided to appear in the SBS drama "You Came from the Stars" after a 14-year absence from TV soaps. The male lead is Kim Soo-hyun, who co-starred with her in the heist blockbuster "The Thieves" in 2012,...More
Lee Jung-jae and Cho Seung-woo in "Big Match"
2013/10/31, Source
Actors Lee Jung-jae and Cho Seung-woo are starring in the movie "Big Match". This movie is directed by Choi Ho and was the center of attention in Chungmuro from the beginning,...More
[HanCinema's Hall Of Fame Review] "Masquerade"
2013/10/12
In the Spotlight this Week: "Masquerade" (2012) by Choo Chang-min Trips to Korea's Hermit Kingdom have proven particularly lucrative these past few years, none more so that Choo Chang-min's fourth feature "Masquerade" (2012). Set during Korea's exclusive Joseon Dynasty (1392 ~ 1910), "Masquerade" is a cinematic imagining of the fifteen missing days from King Gwanghae royal journals. Choo's film spent an impressive fourteen weeks in Korea's top ten and attracted 12.3 million viewers during the last quarter of 2012, making it the highest grossing Korean historical drama of all time. "Masquerade" was also honoured at Korea's 2012 Grand Bell Awards (its most prestigious award ceremony), claiming fifteen awards including Best Film, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and the Popularity Award. The film almost walked away as the highest grossing film released that year, but was narrowly outdone by Choi Dong-hoon's "The Thieves" (12.9M), a modern heist flick that dominated proceedings over Korea's sticky summer,...More
'The Face Reader' Exploits Changing Trends to Race up Film Charts
2013/09/23, Source
Director Han Jae-rim's "The Face Reader" is fast establishing itself as the nation's next box-office hit. The movie, which revolves around a power struggle in the Chosun Dynasty, attracted over six million viewers by Sunday, within just 12 days of its release. Pundits say that part of its success can be attributed to its all-star cast, and part to the way in which it has grasped the changing trends of the market in terms of target viewers and themes. It already ranks as the third-fastest Korean movie to attract this many viewers after "The Host" and "The Thieves", both of which subsequently went on to break the 10-million mark. The former sold 13.01 million tickets and the latter 12.98 million,...More
Kim Soo-hyun to have encore fan meet in Japan
2013/09/05, Source
Kim Soo-hyun is having an encore fan meeting in Japan. This event will be held on the 5th to 6th of October at the Tokyo City Hall and Kobe Gym with 5,000 fans,...More
Choi Jin-ho in drama "The Heirs"
2013/08/14, Source
Choi Jin-ho, who played the anchor Lee Sang-jin from the movie "The Terror Live" in conflict with Ha Jung-woo, has been cast in the new SBS drama "Those Who Want the Crown, Withstand the Weight of it - The Heirs" written by Kim Eun-sook. Dealing with the matter of rich high school students, "Those Who Want the Crown, Withstand the Weight of it - The Heirs" has been an issue since the start with its fancy group of actor and actresses,...More
Korean Film No Longer Wedded to Romance
2013/08/03, Source
Romance has apparently all-but disappeared from Korean films these days. It is something of a time-honored rule of thumb to include some love interest among the main characters of a Korean movie, regardless of genre. As recently as last year, box-office hits such as "The Thieves" and "Masquerade" all featured romantic tugs-of-war, or characters with a burning passion for someone. Even if the romance was not at the heart of the movie, it was always there to add spice to the plot,...More
Seoul Film Festival Provides Free Screenings Outdoors
2013/07/28, Source
The Seoul Citizen Film Festival will run from Aug. 16-30 and provide free screenings daily at 8.30 p.m. in various locations around the capital, including near the Han River and Cheonggye Stream. As the venues are all outdoors, people can bring their children or pets and enjoy a picnic while they watch a movie. Ha Jin-wook, head of the organizing committee, described the festival as a cinematic celebration for Seoul residents,...More
Jun Ji-hyun Returns as Most Bankable Advertising Model
2013/07/13, Source
Is actress Jun Ji-hyun en route to regaining her position as the most bankable advertising model? It would appear so, in the wake of her resurgent appeal after the box office success of "The Thieves", in which she makes up part of an ensemble cast,...More
Star Power Wanes at Box Office
2013/03/23, Source
Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle "The Last Stand", which was released in Korea on Feb. 21, has tanked at the box office and dropped off the list after attracting only 66,698 spectators in just under a month. The film is directed by Kim Jee-woon, who shot to fame with "The Good, the Bad and the Weird", but the combination of top director and star was unable to attract viewers. This appears to be part of a wider trend where star power is fading in favor of strong storylines. Film booking site Maxmovie asked 2,754 members of its website from Feb. 26 to March 6 what they consider when choosing a movie and found that a massive 74.2 percent said the plot is the most important factor,...More
"The New World" Opens on March 22 in North America
2013/03/21, Source
A remarkable gangster noir film, "The New World" (2013, Korea), opens on March 22nd. This Korean crime drama, which is influenced by Hong Kong's Infernal Affairs (remade by Hollywood as The Departed), proposes an original take on the genre. It will be released to audiences in 24 North American cities. "The New World" is about a cop who is caught between his professional duty and the challenges of an undercover mission, struggling to complete his tasks without being revealed as a mole. "The New World" features a great lineup of South Korean stars, including Choi Min-sik ("Old Boy"), who plays the head of the Police department, Lee Jung-jae ("The Housemaid - 2010", "The Thieves") as Lee Joong-Goo, and Hwang Jung-min ("The Unjust", "A Bittersweet Life") who plays Jung Chung,...More
[Hancinema's Box Office Review] 2013.03.15 ~ 2013.03.17
2013/03/18
For the first time this year a foreign film has managed to claim the top spot in Korea's weekend box office. With 423,336 admissions, Jonathan Levine's "Warm Bodies" is the first outside entry to make it all the way to the top. However it does so with the lowest ticket count for first place this year. "Warm Bodies" is an adaptation from Isaac Marion's book of the same name; it's a paranormal romance that takes a zombie's perspective as he pursues his living love interest. "Warm Bodies" claimed 26.0% of the total ticket sales with the help of 475 screenings around the country. There were a string of new releases last week that caused a serious reshuffle in this weekend's top ten, including Yoon Jong-chan's "Paparoti", the Oscar winner "Lincoln", as well as the Italian animation "Gladiators of Rome" in 3D,...More
Choi Min-sik, Jo Min-soo and Ha Jung-woo at the Asian Film Awards?
2013/03/17, Source
While the 7th Asian Film Awards is being held in Hong Kong on the 18th, many of the big Korean names are being mentioned as candidates. Movie, "Nameless Gangster" has been nominated in the 6 major categories,...More
"Miracle in Cell No.7" jumps over "Masquerade"
2013/03/13, Source
Movie "Miracle in Cell No.7" is about to beat "Masquerade". According to the Film Commissions Statistics, "Miracle in Cell No.7" is second in the box office with 34,677 audiences in just 4 days. The accumulated number adds up to 12,279,538,...More
Korean movie of the week "The Thieves"
2013/03/07, Source
Korean movie of the week "The Thieves" (2012) Directed by Choi Dong-hoon With Kim Yun-seok, Kim Hye-soo, Lee Jung-jae, Jun Ji-hyun, Simon Yam, Kim Hae-sook,... Also known as "The Professionals" Synopsis In order to let things cool down from their latest heist, Popeye and his group of thieves go to Macao on a job. But the mastermind behind this job is none other than Popeye's old partner Macao Park, who escaped with 68kg of gold several years ago on their last job together,...More
[Celebrity News Station] Yoo Ji-tae produces his first feature film
2013/02/27, Source
Actor and director Yoo Ji-tae's first feature film "Mai Ratima" has been invited as the opening film at the Deaux Ville Asian Film Festival,...More
'Miracle in Cell No. 7' Draws Over 10 Million Viewers
2013/02/25, Source
"Miracle in Cell No. 7" broke the 10 million mark for ticket sales on Saturday, becoming the eighth Korean movie to do so, according to the Korean Film Council. The feat, which comes 32 days after release, was widely expected as the film hit the 1 million mark just four days after hitting theaters and the 5 million mark in 16 days,...More
[HanCinema's Weekend Box Office Review] 2013.02.22 ~ 2013.02.24
2013/02/24
HanCinema's Korean Box Office Review (2013.02.22 ~ 2013.02.24) After dominating proceedings for the past month, Lee Hwan-hyeong's "Miracle in Cell No.7" has given way to Park Hoon-jung's "The New World". Park was credited for the scripts of "The Unjust" and "I Saw the Devil", but "The New World" marks only his second film in the director's seat. The film stars Lee Jung-jae, Choi Min-sik and Hwang Jung-min in an action thriller that probes the spaces between Korea's National Police Agency and organised crime. "The New World" opened on Thursday and walk away from the weekend with more than 1 million admissions in its pocket,...More
Kim Soo-hyun's movie site on fire from a short, sign of success?
2013/02/12, Source
Actor Kim Soo-hyun calmed his surprised heart. A fire occurred on the set of "Secretly and Greatly" earlier this month. The set was an apartment about to be demolished and a container was set up nearby to use as a dressing room. The staff thinks the fire occurred from the container box due to shortage,...More
[Guest Review] The Berlin File
2013/02/08, Source
Ryoo Seung-wan's ("The City of Violence", "The Unjust") new film "The Berlin File" is certainly a must see for all film fans. The movie stars some of Korea's most talented actors, Ha Jung-woo ("The Chaser", "Nameless Gangster"), Jun Ji-hyun ("My Sassy Girl", "The Thieves") Ryoo Seung-bum ("The Servant", "The Unjust") and Han Suk-kyu ("Forbidden Quest", "Eye for an Eye"). The film revolves around Ha Jung-woo's character, a North Korean spy, as his own country turns against him and he must find a way out not only for his sake, but for his wife's as well,...More
[Canada] The simultaneous North American and Korean release of "The Berlin File" (2013)
2013/02/05
South Korea's mega action thriller by the masterful Ryoo Seung-wan Opens on Feb. 15, Cineplex Odeon Forum, Montreal CINEASIE Creatives is pleased to announce the simultaneous North American and Korean release of "The Berlin File" (2013), South Korea's mega action thriller written and directed by the masterful Ryoo Seung-wan. The film, by CJ Entertainment, centers on a battle between spies from North Korea and South Korea, with a tragic love triangle simmering beneath the surface. The Montreal public can discover the visual pyrotechnics of Korea's greatest action auteur on February 15th at Cineplex Forum,...More
Young Korean Fashion Designer Makes Waves
2013/02/03, Source
Designer Jung Mi-sun is relatively a new face in the fashion industry with only five years in the business. She did not particularly want to become a fashion designer, and made her own brand Nohke J in 2009 just for fun while preparing to study abroad. "I didn't initially want to restrict myself to making clothes", she says. "I made the brand while I was making a portfolio to send to schools abroad. I wanted to try various areas of lifestyle design from furniture to lighting as well as fashion". But critics are already raving about Jung's clothes. "Nohke J's clothes look like something that only rock stars would wear. But once you take a closer look and dissect it one by one, you can discover subtle feminine beauty in them. Celebrities like Girls' Generation, f(x), Go Joon-hee, and Shin Min-ah ask for Nohke J", says stylist Jung Yun-ki,...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] "The Grand Heist": Catch it When you Can!
2013/01/12
Film: "The Grand Heist"" 바람과 함께 사라지다 (Ba-lam-gwa Ham-gge Sa-ra-ji-da) Director: Kim Joo-ho Stars: Cha Tae-hyun, Oh Ji-ho, Min Hyo-rin & Lee Chae-young Review Score: 4 / 5 Kim Joo-ho's first major feature "The Grand Heist" came into the charts last year when "The Thieves" had just hit its stride. Despite coming up against the likes Choi Dong-hoon's record-breaking hit, along with a few other money-makers both foreign and domestic, the film pulled together 4,909,937 admissions without ever being number one. That's a tally worthy of forth place in the list of highest grossing Korea films of 2012. A list led by "The Thieves" (12,983,182), followed by "Masquerade" (12,319,390), and that places Kim's heist flick almost two million behind "A Werewolf Boy" (6,654,390). The film is set during Korea's favoured Chosun period, and here the royal family have control over the production and distribution of ice. In Kim's telling ice becomes a highly sought-after commodity that represents the indulgence and decadence of the rich and powerful, as well as the hopes and needs of the weak and in need. Jo Myung-soo, a royal nobleman played by Nam Kyung-eup, decides to put in motion plans that would give him exclusive rights and power of the ice trade. However, to do this he needs to take care of the resourceful and reckless Deok-moo (Cha Tae-hyun), and his dutiful father, as well Dong-soo (Oh Ji-ho), a skilled and incorruptible public office who watches over the ice warehouse and its workers,...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] "The Thieves": Sunglasses, Suits, and Smokescreens
2013/01/05
Film: "The Thieves" 도둑들 (Do-dook-deul) Director: Choi Dong-hoon Stars: Kim Yun-seok, Kim Hye-soo, Lee Jung-jae, Jun Ji-hyun, Simon Yam, Kim Hae-sook, Oh Dal-soo, and Kim Soo-hyun Review Score: 3.5 / 5 Choi Dong-hoon's colossal hit "The Thieves" laid siege to the Korean box office last July, snatching 2 million admissions in the first weekend of its nine-week presence in the top ten. This record-smashing flick earned almost 13 million admissions during that time and its profitability will surely continue as the film is set to open in China on the 15th of this month on over 3,000 screens. Its rise to fame was relentless and it was honoured by the film industry as it was nominated for its excellence across most categories from Korea's top award ceremonies. "The Thieves", much to the distress of perhaps a few of its paying audience members, has been likened to Steven Soderbergh's 2001 film "Ocean's Eleven", but the film deviates enough from the ' heist ' formula to ward off most critics knee-jerk comparison. It's definitely one to hunt down or watch when you can but have we all been guilty of the Halo effect?,...More
What Does 2013 Hold for Korean Film?
2013/01/04, Source
Korean films drew more than 100 million viewers over the past year, but there are a number of concerns if they are to sustain their momentum. Here are five of the top issues for this year that have insiders speculating about the future of the movie industry. ◆ Can Korean Movies Break the 100 Million Mark Again,...More
Best 5 Issues to Wrap up the Entertainment Industry in 2012
2013/01/01, Source
The year 2012 in the Korean entertainment industry was a delightful one, filled with the stars' actions and words which made the public laugh and cry. It is now time to check out the Korean entertainment world and what took place in 2012. Lets check out the best 5 hot issue makers right this minute! The weddings of the stars are in the spotlight every year and the press competition is extremely fierce. In 2012, Hyun Young, comedian Jung Joon-ha and many other celebrities tied the knot. In particular, we could meet the top star guests at celebrity weddings, and they are always in the spotlight. And on November 30th! Multi-entertainer Ha Ha and singer Byul tied the knot,...More
2012 Korean Films in a Nutshell
2012/12/24, Source
Well, Jiwon. Sounds like there's a lot of interesting films out there this Christmas season. [Reporter : Park Ji-won] Yes, but not only for this Christmas season. There have been a lot of interesting Korean movies all year long. 2012 was a record-breaking year, both in the number of total film ticket sales,. and Korean film ticket sales,...More
"The Berlin File" from Ha Jung-woo to Jun Ji-hyun
2012/12/16, Source
Ha Jung-woo, Han Suk-kyu, Ryoo Seung-bum and Jun Ji-hyun's spy movie "The Berlin File" has had many waiting for it with its amazing cast. "The Berlin File" along with the greatest actors and actress in Korea, is about the survival about the best secret agents who target each other for each of their goals,...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] "R2B: Return to Base": Come Rain, Come Shine?
2012/12/16
Film: "R2B: Return to Base" (R2B: 리턴투베이스) Director: Kim Dong-weon Stars: Rain, Shin Se-kyung, Yoo Joon-sang, Kim Sung-soo, Lee Ha-na & Lee Jong-suk Review Score: 3 / 5 Also Try: "The Red Scarf", "71-Into the Fire" or "Taegukgi" Shin Sang-ok's 1964 film "The Red Muffler" was the first film to be released nationally in Japan and, prior to its release there, it was also shown at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival in Taipei. It was this acclaimed classic, this "expertly-filmed motion picture", that inspired Kim Dong-weon's 2012 action drama "R2B: Return to Base". The film was made with $10,000,000 and Time magazine's 2011 'most influential person' and Korean superstar Rain. However, it also had the unfortunate luck of being released alongside Choi Dong-hoon's record breaking "The Thieves", as well as the historical comedy "The Grand Heist" (which itself brought in close to 5 million admissions)-it lasted three weeks before it fell off the radar,...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2012.12.07 ~ 2012.12.09
2012/12/10
HanCinema's Korean Box Office Review (2012.12.07 ~ 2012.12.09) Jo Geun-hyeon's drama "26 Years" managed to hold onto another first place position at the box office this past weekend. Heun-hyeon's latest entered the chart at the end of last month where it was the choice film with almost 700,000 admissions. Its second week almost matched that performance with 606,882, putting it on a total admission count of 1,815,882. In addition to Geun-hyeon's "26 Years", the romantic comedy "Whatcha Wearin'?" was released along with the new and improved "Dredd 3D",...More
Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2012.12.07 ~ 2012.12.09
2012/12/09, Source
The number one movie this week is "26 Years" (26년),...More
Byun Young-joo Picked as Director of the Year by Female Film Critics
2012/12/05, Source
Women in Film, a Korean group of women film critics and producers, named Byeon Yeong-joo, who directed the film "Helpless", as its director of the year on Tuesday,...More
Pieta Wins Top Prize at 33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards
2012/12/01, Source
South Korean director Kim Ki-duk's "Pieta" won the award for best film of the year at the 33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards in Seoul on Friday night. While accepting the grand prix at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, Kim described his film as a reflection of extreme capitalism where money rules over all. He also expressed his hopes that the South Korean society would become one that's centered around people and not money,...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2012.11.23 ~ 2012.11.25
2012/11/25
HanCinema's Korean Box Office Review (2012.11.23 ~ 2012.11.25) "Breaking Dawn: Part 2" once again struggle to surpass Jo Sung-hee's popular fantasy drama "A Werewolf Boy" as the battle for supernatural supremacy continued at the box office. "A Werewolf Boy" claimed some 550 880 admissions, and only narrowly dodged the big Hollywood hit which itself claimed 468, 965. Still admissions were lower this week with both these two powerhouses attracting half of what the weekend of the 24th bestowed upon them. Jo Sung-hee's film is also on the verge of overtaking "The Dark Knight Rises" as the fourth highest grossing film released in Korea this year. The latest Batman scored 6,396,528 admissions and currently "A Werewolf Boy" has stormed to 6,015,700 since its release at the end of last month,...More
Korean Films Draw Over 100 Million Viewers This Year
2012/11/20, Source
Korean movies have drawn over 100 million viewers in 2012. The Korean Film Council on Monday said the number of people watching Korean films this year totaled 99.61 million as of Sunday. "Since at least 200,000 people on average watch Korean movies on a weekday, the 100-million mark will be reached on Tuesday", a council spokesman said. The 100-million mark is a milestone in the 93-year history of Korea's movie industry -- although there is still some controversy, the first Korean-made film is considered to be "Loyal Revenge" released in 1919,...More
Kim Soo-hyun decided on active-duty
2012/11/19, Source
Actor Kim Soo-hyun is set for active-duty. According to his agency, the result of Kim's second physical test at the Seoul Regional Military Manpower Administration showed he's capable of active-duty,...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2012.11.16 ~ 2012.11.18
2012/11/18
HanCinema's Korean Box Office Review (2012.11.16 ~ 2012.11.18) Despite its fanatical global following the much anticipated "Breaking Dawn: Part II" was not able to outdo Jo Sung-hee's "A Werewolf Boy" as the top seed this past weekend. An extremely tight race saw Sung-hee earn its third weekend at the top with 901,841 admissions (34.4%), helped along with 678 screenings around the country. Bill Condon's vampire and werewolf sensation was tantalizingly close to jumping straight to the top, but was forced to settle for second as it entered the chart with 880,696 (34.6%) admissions. In addition to this clash of mythological love tales, this week saw the start of another Korean film in the form of Bae Hyeong-joon's "Jackal is Coming", as well as an interesting new horror called "Sinister" by the American director Scott Derrickson,...More
[HanCinema's Film Talk] Facing the future in Cloud Atlas's 'Neo-Seoul'
2012/11/17
"Cloud Atlas" received a 10-minute standing ovation at its premiere at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, but unfortunately also only managed to gross $10,000,000 during its opening weekend in the U.S. However, sharper analysts are cautioning calling this one a flop too soon, as the results from foreign markets are not yet in. Transnational funding (around a majestic $100,000,000 in fact) has ensured that the film's success is spread over (and given the appropriate level of attention in) international markets. It opened in Russian with 1500 screens (remember that Korea's highest grossing film "The Thieves" opened with 1,073 and went on to claim almost 13 million admissions) and will be released in China close to their New Year. Korea, particularly Seoul, should feel quite invested in the film for a number of reasons. "Cloud Atlas" marks the international debut of the popular Korean actress Bae Doona (who recently starred in "As One" - 2012), and her storyline in "Neo-Seoul" was especially fantastical, as much of the film's budget must have been burned in creating the gorgeous futuristic cityscape of the Korean capital. Indeed "Cloud Atlas" certainly does have the potential for success in Korea, but it is not a sealed deal. Although the film paints a flattering portrait of Korea's iconic mother city, and has a A-list Korean actress on the payroll, criticisms have emerged that threaten the quality of love Koreans may have for the film, and perhaps even the actress herself,...More
Art and Culture
2012/11/09, Source
It's finally Friday and our Michelle Kim is with us for our arts and culture segment. Today, she has a preview of a movie and a concert happening in Korea over the weekend. Hello Michelle [Reporter : ] Hello Conn-young So what do you have for us[Reporter : ] A detective chases a serial killer who publishes a book detailing the crimes in the new action thriller "Confession of Murder", starring Park Si-hoo and Jung Jae-young The movie was released in Korea yesterday and the reviews are already full of praise, so this may be the winner for a weekend movie outing. Let's take a look. Lee Du-seok is propelled to fame when he publishes a book about 10 unsolved murders from 15 years ago in which he claims to be the murderer,...More
Is Nudity Still a Box-Office Draw?
2012/11/09, Source
Testing the legal limits of screen nudity can often be an effective way to publicize a new film, and getting a star to show as much skin as possible is a shortcut to wide media coverage. But increasingly there are signs that such marketing strategies no longer guarantee success. Evidence to the contrary might be provided by a look at the box office performance of movies released this year that drew a lot of attention for nudity. "A Muse", which drew attention for nude scenes by rookie Kim Go-eun, managed to pull 1.35 million moviegoers. "The Scent", starring Park Si-yeon, drew 1.25 million viewers, while "The Concubine" starring Jo Yeo-jung attracted 2.64 million,...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2012.11.02 ~ 2012.11.04
2012/11/04
HanCinema's Korean Box Office Review (2012.11.02 ~ 2012.11.04) This last weekend saw Jo Sung-hee's supernatural love story "A Werewolf Boy" nudge 007 for the win. The film is off to a promising start as it claimed 1,030,285 (48.7%) admissions in its opening weekend. That's more than double the efforts of last week's number one "Skyfall" which only managed 458,998 (22.8%). Jo Sung-hee was also responsible for the 2012 drama "End of Animal" and contributed to 2009 omnibus film "Nice Shorts". "A Werewolf Boy" stars Song Joong-ki ("Penny Pinchers") and Park Bo-young ("Don't Click") in a fantasy drama that seems to be hitting all the right notes with the Korean public, so far,...More
[Press Release] PUNCH Two-Disc DVD S.E. (Region 1) Announced for February 2013
2012/11/02, Source
"During my second year of high school, I met the greatest opponent of my life..." Wan-deuk (Yoo Ah-in, "Sungkyunkwan Scandal", "Antique") is a soft-spoken rebel who has all the makings of an at-risk youth. He comes from a poor family headed by a hunchback father and a stammering uncle. He is a quiet loner, who best expresses himself with his fists. And he has no dreams for the future beyond the day he can escape the watchful eye of his meddling homeroom teacher, Dong-ju... who just happens to live right next door. Dong-ju (Kim Yun-seok, "The Thieves", "The Chaser") is no ordinary educator,...More
MASQUERADE sweeps with record-breaking 15 wins at Korea's Oscars!
2012/11/01, Source
Film takes the 49th Daejong Film Awards by storm, taking top prizes for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and others. Beats out "Golden Lion" winner "Pieta" and domestic all-time box office champ "The Thieves". "Masquerade" experienced sweeping success at this year's 49th Daejong Film Awards (Grand Bell Awards) on October 30th in Seoul, Korea. The awards ceremony is the oldest film awards ceremony in South Korea and is presented annually by the Motion Pictures Association of Korea, making it the equivalent of the American Academy Awards,...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2012.10.26 ~ 2012.10.28
2012/10/29
HanCinema's Korean Box Office Review (2012.10.26 ~ 2012.10.28) After six weeks as Korea's number one film and nearly eleven million admissions, Choo Chang-min's "Masquerade" is finally overthrown by Britian's favourite secret agent. "Skyfall" is 007's latest adventure that sees Daniel Craig star along side Helen McCrory and Javier Bardem as Bond's loyalties are put the test as M16 comes under attack. The film opened in Korea this past weekend and claimed 871,819 (45.6%) admissions with the help of some 749 screens around the country,...More
'Masquerade', 7th film to reach 10 million viewers
2012/10/22, Source
Poster for "Masquerade" By Rachel Lee The film "Masquerade" has surpassed the 10 million-milestone attendance, the film's distributor said Saturday. According to the Korean Film Council, the movie has drawn 10,041,566 viewers as of Sunday, becoming the 7th Korean film to reach the barometer of what defines a blockbuster here. It is also the second to reach the mark in 2012 after "The Thieves", which set the all-time attendance record earlier this month. The heist film directed by Choi Dong-hoon has attracted about 13.02 million people, beating out "The Host" (2006) that drew 13.01 million,...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2012.10.19 ~ 2012.10.21
2012/10/22
HanCinema's Korean Box Office Review (2012.10.19~ 2012.10.21) Choo Chang-min's "Masquerade" managed to reach more than 10 million admissions! Week six on the top of the chart saw it climb to the second highest grossing film of the year, behing the seemingly insurmountable "The Thieves". "Masquerade" was released half-way through September and since then it has refused to relinquish its position at the top, making it six straight weeks as number one; a particularly challenging task consider the number of new Korean entries that recently made their way to the big screen. These included Pang Eun-jin's "Suspect X", "A Company Man" by Lim Sang-yoon, and Son Seok's documentary on the popular Korean boy band "Infiinite",...More
Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2012.10.19 ~ 2012.10.21
2012/10/21, Source
The number one movie this week is "Masquerade" (광해, 왕이 된 남자),...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2012.10.12 ~ 2012.10.14
2012/10/14
HanCinema's Korean Box Office Review (2012.10.12~ 2012.10.14) This past weekend saw a number of new entries make a stand but none where able to dismount Choo Chang-min's "Masquerade" as the choice film for the fifth weekend running. "Masquerade" has amassed nearly 10 million admissions, 683,903 of which came from this past weekend alone. Lim Sang-yoon's film "A Company Man" almost broke that streak as it entered the chart in second place with 468,316 admissions of its own,...More
Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2012.10.12 ~ 2012.10.14
2012/10/14, Source
The number one movie this week is "Masquerade" (광해, 왕이 된 남자),...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2012.10.05 ~ 2012.10.07
2012/10/08
Choo Chang-min's "Masquerade" is living a privileged life as it enjoys its fourth week as Korea's number one. "Masquerade" came into the fray as the top film mid-September and has not looked back since, stubbornly holding on to that position over the rest of the month and now into October. The total admission counts were lower than previous weeks, with "Masquerade" taking gold with less than a million admissions. Kim Ki-duk's "Peita" was also ejected from the top ten, leaving just three other Korean films to compete with international features,...More
Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2012.10.05 ~ 2012.10.07
2012/10/07, Source
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[HanCinema's Box Office Review] September and the Aftermath of the Summer Hits
2012/10/06
HanCinema's Korean Box Office Review (2012.09) It took ten long weeks at the weekend box office to see off Choi Dong-hoon's "The Thieves", a monumental run that earned the film a recording-breaking 13 million admissions during that time. August was indeed the month its sales caught fire, and the month of September was just a glory lap as it gracefully bows out of the limelight and into the history books. In addition to the re-writing of the history books, September showed a wavering level of enthusiasm for some of this month's foreign inclusions. Although, "The Bourne Legacy" was able to enter the second weekend on top, snatching 29.3% of the ticket sales in the process. This was the first time a foreign film had held the weekend number one since "The Dark Knight Rises" some seven weeks earlier. In fact, the shelf life for foreign films was on average 2~3 weeks in the top ten,...More
[Entertainment News Station] "The Thieves" caught in issue for summing up audience
2012/10/03, Source
There is an issue about the new record made by "The Thieves". Show Box revealed on the 2nd, "In the company standards, the movie went over 13,020,393 and beat "The Host" of 13,019,740 in 2006",...More
In-depth Coverage on Korean Film Industry
2012/10/02, Source
The spotlight of Asia's largest film festival will shine down on Busan Thursday for the start of the 10-day Busan International Film Festival. This year's event will focus on Asia with the aim of offering a window into the region's cinema landscape. Korea's film industry has been booming. Box office hit "The Thieves" recently broke box office records to become the most-watched Korean film to date with more than 13 million tickets so far. And Kim Ki-duk's critically-acclaimed "Pieta" recently won the Golden Lion award for best film at the 69th Venice Film Festival. But what are the challenges ahead for Korea's film industry[Reporter : ] On the surface, the industry's performance has been impressive, however, it faces a string of other challenges if it hopes to continue being competitive in the future,...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2012.09.28 ~ 2012.09.30
2012/10/01
HanCinema's Korean Box Office Review (2012.09.28~ 2012.09.30) The last weekend of September has been kind to Choo Chang-min's "Masquerade". Choo's historical drama added 1,379,147 (47.7%) to its cause, making this the third week running the film has broken the million admissions mark and claimed gold. In addition to its consistent run through the month of September, "Masquerade" has now surpassed "The Grand Heist" and "Nameless Gangster" as the second highest grossing Korean film of 2012, just behind the recording-breaking "The Thieves", which itself is still sitting pretty with almost 13,000,000 tickets sold!,...More
Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2012.09.28 ~ 2012.09.30
2012/09/30, Source
The number one movie this week is "Masquerade" (광해, 왕이 된 남자),...More
Art and Culture
2012/09/27, Source
And now it's time for our daily arts and culture segment with Michelle Kim. Today, she'll tell us about a few films we can enjoy over the upcoming Chuseok holiday weekend. Hello Michelle [Reporter : ] Hello Conn-young So which films do you have for us today[Reporter : ] Tim Burton is back with a new goth-like animation film called "Frankenweenie". This feature length version of his 1984 short of the same name has gotten a millenial update with high-tech effects. Here's a preview of the film, which will be in theaters in early October. Tim Burton's remake of his 1984 short "Frankenweenie" hits theaters next month. Like the original, the remake is both a parody and a homage to Mary Sheeley's Gothic novel "Frankenstein", and tells the story of a young boy who brings his late dog, Sparky, back to life,...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2012.09.21 ~ 2012.09.23
2012/09/24
The local flavors took the honors this past weekend with the top two films being Korean and claiming close to 70% of the ticket sales. With 1,192,689 admissions, Choo Chang-min's "Masquerade" secured another week as number one, jumping past "The Concubine" as the ninth highest grossing Korean film of the year. Choo's historical drama snatched 60.5% of the moviegoers with the new Korean film "Spy", Woo Min-ho's second feature film, slotting into second with 341,697,...More
Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2012.09.21 ~ 2012.09.23
2012/09/23, Source
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The Number of Movie Goers in Korea Increases Greatly This Year With Many Popular Korean Films
2012/09/20, Source
Korean blockbuster "The Thieves" has attracted more than 12 million viewers, since its release in late July. The action comedy is now officially the second most popular movie in Korean film history, in terms of the number of viewers. The only movie it trails is The Host", which broke all box-office records with over 13 million tickets sold after its release in 2006. "The Thieves", however, is just one of many Korean films that millions of movie goers in Korea have enjoyed so far this year,...More
Jun Ji-hyun and Ha Jung-woo rendezvous? "The Way Home"
2012/09/18, Source
Will Jun Ji-hyun and Ha Jung-woo become a married couple in a movie? According to the movie industry, Jun Ji-hyun has recently been offered a role for the movie "The Way Home - Movie" and is negotiating terms and conditions. CJ E&M planned and developed the movie and director Pang Eun-jin has the megaphone,...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2012.09.14 ~ 2012.09.17
2012/09/17
Tony Gilroy's "The Bourne Legacy" wasn't able to hold down the top spot over the weekend, ultimately being surpassed by Kim Ki-duk's "Peta" as well as two new releases both foreign and domestic. But it was Choo Chang-min's "Masquerade" that turned out to be the big favorite with 1,100,859 admissions, that accounted for and 53.3% of ticket sales over the weekend. Previously known as "The King of Joseon", it tells the familiar tale of the commoner come King in this historical drama. "Masquerade" stars Lee Byung-hun, Ryu Seung-ryong, Han Hyo-joo and Jang Gwang and was released last Thursday,...More
Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2012.09.14 ~ 2012.09.17
2012/09/16, Source
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[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2012.09.07 ~ 2012.09.09
2012/09/10
Tony Gilroy's "The Bourne Legacy" marks the first foreign film at number one since "The Dark Knight Rises" at the end of July. The peak of the Korean summer has bee dominated by local releases, but not this weekend. With close on 30% of the ticket sales going to Gilroy's popular action thriller, "The Bourne Legacy" snapped up the ticket sales with 523,776 admissions in 588 screenings around the country. Last week's top pick was demoted to second, as Kim Hong-seon's "The Traffickers" had to settle for 303,537 and second place,...More
Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2012.09.07 ~ 2012.09.09
2012/09/09, Source
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[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2012.08.31 ~ 2012.09.02
2012/09/03
Kim Hong-seon's step away from directing dramas to films has been well rewarded as his first film "The Traffickers" has jumped to first position in its opening weekend with 533 243 admissions. His feature length action thriller stars Im Chang-jung, Choi Daniel and Oh Dal-soo whom together shoved past other local favorites, such as Kim Hwi's "Neighbors" and Kim Joo-ho's "The Grand Heist", to sit proudly at the top of the pile. The top four films are all local flavors, marking yet another strong weekend for Korea's homemade brew of cinematic fantasy,...More
Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2012.08.31 ~ 2012.09.02
2012/09/02, Source
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Korean films' renaissance with box office success
2012/09/01, Source
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"The Thieves", No. 2 Most Successful Movie In Korean Film History
2012/08/31, Source
Many saw it coming, but the movie "The Thieves" has just broken another record. According to the movie's distributors, as of 5 PM on August 30th, "The Thieves" had attracted about 12,310,000 people. This brings its total higher than the 12,302,831 that the movie "The King and the Clown" brought in several years ago. Now the only movie between it and the #1 spot is "The Host",...More
"The Face Reader", box office hit cast in one place
2012/08/27, Source
Director Han Jae-rim's new movie "The Face Reader" is about to crank in this September. "The Face Reader" is written by Kim Dong-hyeok who received the grand prize at the Korean Films Commission Scenario Exhibit. It is directed by Han Jae-rim from "Rules of Dating" and "The Show Must Go on",...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2012.08.24 ~ 2012.08.26
2012/08/27
Kim Hwi's new thriller "Neighbors" has denied Choi Dong-hoon's "The Thieves" a fifth straight week at the top. Kim has been involved in a number of productions, including working on the script for "Haeundae", but this is his first directorial attempt on the mainstream cinema circuit. The film clinched 31.10% of the weekend's ticket sales, that adds up to be 782,200 admissions in its opening weekend. After last week's close race for the top, Kim Joo-ho's "The Grand Heist" managed to get one back on Choi's blockbuster hit. Overall, the local hits dominated the top end of the chart, holding more than 70% of all tickets sold over the weekend,...More
Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2012.08.24 ~ 2012.08.26
2012/08/26, Source
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'The Thieves' outperforms 'Haeundae' to become 4th best-selling movie at home
2012/08/23, Source
The Korean heist film "The Thieves" became the fourth best-selling Korean film of all time, beating "Haeundae", a disaster drama that opened three years ago, according to the latest official box office tally. "The Thieves", featuring 10 Korean and Chinese thieves teaming up to steal a valuable diamond necklace at a Macao casino, had attracted about 11.5 million viewers as of Wednesday, the data from the Korean Film Council showed,...More
"Neighbors" beat "The Thieves" on first day
2012/08/22, Source
Movie "Neighbors" beat the sole lead of "The Thieves" and took over first place of the Box Office. According to the Korean Films Commission the "Neighbors" rose to first place of the box office with 140,707 viewers on the first day of its release which was on the 22nd,...More
"The Thieves" Goes International
2012/08/22, Source
Next target for the seemingly unstoppable movie "The Thieves"? Asia and Toronto! After holding down the #1 spot at the domestic box offices for the fifth week and having attracted over 11 million movie-goers in Korea, "The Thieves" will also be premiering in movie theaters across Asia,...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2012.08.17 ~ 2012.08.19
2012/08/20
It's four straight weeks at the top for Choi Dong-hoon's "The Thieves" as it rolls over to 11,127,697 admissions. Even after fours weeks on circuit, "The Thieves" still managed to capture 26.80% of the ticket sales with the help of 621 screenings around the country. That's enough to keep the newcomers on the sidelines and just strong enough to keep Kim Joo-ho's historical comedy "The Grand Heist" in second with 823,140. There were also two new films that cracked the top five in the form of the American remake "Total Recall" and Kim Dong-weon's "R2B: Return to Base", but even these promising new entries couldn't detract from Choi and Kim's latest offerings as they dominated proceedings,...More
Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2012.08.17 ~ 2012.08.19
2012/08/19, Source
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Korean Movies Find New Recipe for Success
2012/08/16, Source
A series of successful domestic films at the box office hints at the changing face of Korean cinema. "The Thieves", which was released on July 25 amid great expectations with its heist movie plot and star-studded cast, has attracted almost 10 million viewers in only three weeks. "The Grand Heist" also drew one million moviegoers earlier this week despite its lack of rave reviews. The trend has been developing since the start of the year. Domestic films drew 44.17 million spectators in the first half of 2012, up 34.6 percent from the same period last year. This even beats the previous record high of 41.48 million viewers in the first half of 2006,...More
Today's Photo: August 14, 2012 (2)
2012/08/14, Source
Actress Kim Hye-soo hugs a fan at a promotional event for the film "The Thieves" in Seoul on Monday,...More
'The Thieves' Takes Box Office by Storm with Nearly 10 Million Viewers
2012/08/14, Source
Choi Dong-hoon's "The Thieves" is set to become sixth Korean film to attract 10 million spectators. "A total of 9.24 million moviegoers have seen the movie as of Sunday", said its distributor Showbox Mediaplex on Monday. The flick was released on July 25. "We expect the figure to surpass 10 million by Thursday",...More
Art and Culture
2012/08/13, Source
It's the start of a fresh new week and of course, our Michelle Kim here with us to give us the updates on the latest events we can attend. Today, she has two movies and a K-pop exhibition for us to enjoy. Hello Michelle [Reporter : ] Hello Conn-young So what do you have for us today [Reporter : ] Two Korean comedies hit theaters last Wednesday,...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2012.08.10 ~ 2012.08.12
2012/08/13
Choi Dong-hoon's "The Thieves" has been smashing the record books as the Korean public are still scrambling to catch this star-studded heist flick. "The Thieves" is already the highest grossing film released in Korea this year, with a phenomenal admissions count of almost 10 million! That's more that 2 million past its closest rival "The Avengers". All the while undermining "The Dark Knights" climb to 6 million admissions as well as nullifying the initial impact of Kim Joo-ho's "The Heist" which entered the race this past week,...More
Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2012.08.10 ~ 2012.08.12
2012/08/12, Source
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Kim Soo-hyun's muscular body revealed
2012/08/09, Source
Kim Soo-hyun's muscles have fans drooling. Hidden cuts from the movie "The Thieves" were revealed by productions Show Box,...More
Ju Ji-hoon VS Cha Tae-hyun, threatens "The Thieves"?
2012/08/08, Source
Actors Ju Ji-hoon and Cha Tae-hyun are competing with historical movies. "I Am a King" by Ju Ji-hoon, which is his first movie in 3 years and Cha Tae-hyun's "The Grand Heist" stand side by side in theaters,...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2012.08.03 ~ 2012.08.05
2012/08/06
HanCinema's Korean Box Office Review (2012.08.03~ 2012.08.05) It's another huge weekend for Choi Dong-hoon's "The Thieves" as it remains the strong favorite among moviegoers. The film managed to add another 2 millions to its opening weekend efforts, placing it as the highest grossing Korean film of the year in just two weeks! "The Thieves" now has a total admissions count of 6,884,211 (54.5%), that puts it in a strong position to challenge the record breaking "The Avengers" in Korea this year,...More
Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2012.08.03 ~ 2012.08.05
2012/08/05, Source
The number one movie this week is "The Thieves" (도둑들),...More
[HanCinema's Box Office Review] JULY 2012: Homecourt advantage plays in a hotly contested showdown for the summer crowds
2012/08/04
The month of July started out well for Korean films, as Korean audiences were treated to Park Jeong-woo's "Deranged" early on. The film cleared over a million admissions in its opening weekend and is currently challenging "Nameless Gangster" as the highest grossing Korean film of the year. Although that might sound like a great plan, the much anticipated crime thriller "The Thieves", from director/screenwriter Choi Dong-hoon, proved to be a massive game changer as it racked up over two millions admissions in its opening weekend; all the while stirring up a buzz about how far the film will be able to climb in the charts. There was an equal mix of local and foreign releases this past month, with "The Dark Knight Rises" and "The Thieves" leading their respected parties. Along with the final film in the "Dark Knight" trilogy, Marvel's "The Amazing Spiderman" was the other top foreign feature of the month. It was released during the last week of June and is closing in on a cool five million admissions,...More
Jun Ji-hyun Gets Back into Groove with 'The Thieves'
2012/08/04, Source
The Korean heist film "The Thieves" attracted 2.11 million viewers as of last week, just four days after its release, to knock "The Dark Knight Rises" off its perch at the local box office. The only other domestic movies that have drawn over 2 million viewers in such a short space of time are the sci-fi slash-monster flicks "The Host" (2006) and "D-War" (2007). Among the most-memorable characters in "The Thieves" is an agile, rope-climbing bandit called "Anycall", played by Jun Ji-hyun. The slender thief scales building walls, not unlike Spider-man, and isn't afraid to spew out profanity-laden dialogue, contrary to the star's sexy but demure image in recent years,...More
"The Thieves" Continues to Set New Records
2012/08/02, Source
Advance ticket sales for recently released South Korean film "The Thieves", have topped the box office for this coming weekend. The Korea Film Council announced on Thursday that Choi Dong-hoon's latest film dominated box office pre-sales at 41-point-eight percent,...More
Movie "The Thieves" Attracts over 2 Million Viewers
2012/08/01, Source
The recent movie "The Thieves", directed by Choi Dong-hoon, is dominating the box office. Already over 2 million movie-goers have visited the theatres to watch it. According to the Korean Film Council on July 30th, "The Thieves" brought in an additional 751,039 people on the 29th, 759,626 people on the 28th, and 493,567 people on the 27th, bringing the total number of viewers to about 2 million viewers. That means that after premiering on the 25th, within just five days, a total of 2.86 million people have already seen the flick. This puts the movie proudly at first place in ticket sales. It even seems mighty possible that it will hit the 3 million mark within six days,...More
History, comedy, icy chill meet in 'Heist'
2012/07/31, Source
Cha Tae-hyun, left, and Ko Chang-seokplay thieves of royal ice blocks in a period action/comedy "The Grand Heist". The feature debut by Kim Joo-ho opens on Aug. 8 in theaters nationwide. / Courtesy of Next Entertainment World (NEW) By Kwaak Je-yup So far, this summer's blockbusters have been rather heavyweight - both in scale and content. From "The Amazing Spider-Man" and "Deranged" to "The Dark Knight Rises" and "The Thieves", moviegoers have been drenched in gloom and doom, as if in reflection of the world's sorry state today,...More
'The Thieves' breaks record with 2.9 mil.
2012/07/30, Source
By Kwaak Je-yup The crime drama "The Thieves" has posted the best opening in Korean cinema history, its studio Showbox Mediaplex announced on Monday,...More
[Video] Added new pictures and videos for the Korean movie "The Thieves"
2012/07/30, Source
Added new pictures and videos for the Korean movie "The Thieves",...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2012.07.27 ~ 2012.07.29
2012/07/30
HanCinema's Korean Box Office Review (2012.07.27~ 2012.07.29) Choi Dong-hoon's "The Thieves" burst out of the gates in fine style this past weekend. The must anticipated heist thriller grabbed 2,002,215 admissions to topple "The Dark Knight Rises" which open in Korea last week. "The Thieves" has been compared to likes of Hollywood's "Ocean's Eleven" series that boasted a star-studded cast that brought in the crowds. In a similar effort "The Thieves" contains some big stars in the form of Kim Yun-seok, Kim Hye-soo, Lee Jung-jae, Jun Ji-hyun, Simon Yam and Kim Hae-sook,...More
Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2012.07.27 ~ 2012.07.29
2012/07/29, Source
The number one movie this week is "The Thieves" (도둑들),...More
Top stars struggle to remain remembered
2012/07/25, Source
No more, 1 or 2 movies a year Choi Min-sik, Jun Ji-hyun and Ha Jung-woo active Conscious of crisis in case 'gets pushed behind by new stars' The top actors and actresses of Chungmuro are in the 'various generation'. Song Kang-ho, Choi Min-sik, Hwang Jung-min, Kim Hye-soo, Jun Ji-hyun, Ha Jung-woo and other actresses and actors have been busy with several movies. The saying that they usually star in one or two movies a year is an old saying now. Some top stars have two or three movies a year now,...More
"The Thieves" ranks first place in the box office
2012/07/25, Source
Movie "The Thieves" beat Hollywood blockbuster "The Dark Night Rises" and took over the box office on its first day of release. According to the Films Commission, "The Thieves" gathered a number of 435,891 audiences and took over first place on the 25th. The accumulated number is 451,740,...More
Korean movies opening today 2012/07/25 in Korea
2012/07/25, Source
Korean movies opening today 2012/07/25 in Korea "The Thieves", omnibus "Horror Stories" and animation "PADAK",...More
Today's Photo (1): July 25, 2012
2012/07/25, Source
Actress Kim Hye-soo meets fans at a press event for her new film "The Thieves" in Seoul on Tuesday,...More
Song Kang-ho, Lee Jung-jae, Kim Hye-soo and Jo Jung-suk
2012/07/24, Source
Director Han Jae-rim's new movie "The Face Reader" has a cast so amazing it's almost the new "The Good, the Bad, the Weird". According to the movie industry on the 25th, Song Kang-ho, Lee Jung-jae, Kim Hye-soo and Jo Jung-suk have confirmed to star in the new Chosun movie "The Face Reader",...More
A-Listers Vie for Screen Time in Heist Movie 'The Thieves'
2012/07/24, Source
Kim Hye-soo (left) and Choi Dong-hoon Choi Dong-hoon's "The Thieves" tells the story of 10 thieves from Korea and China who steal a W30 billion (US$1=W1,147) diamond from a casino in Macau. Given the plot and the size of the cast, the movie, which is scheduled to be released here on Wednesday, is reminiscent of Steven Soderbergh's star-studded crime caper "Ocean's Eleven". The crooks are played by A-listers including Kim Hae-sook, Kim Yun-seok, Kim Hye-soo, Oh Dal-soo, Lee Jung-jae, Jun Ji-hyun, Kim Soo-hyun and Simon Yam from Hong Kong. But they only get to appear on screen for a measly 13 minutes each on average, making them both leading and supporting actors at the same time,...More
'Actor and director are like husband and wife'
2012/07/23, Source
Director Choi Dong-hoon poses at an interview in this July 18 photo. He returns to the box office Thursday with crime drama "The Thieves", starring some of the most bankable actors in Korean and Hong Kong Cinema, including Kim Yun-seok, Kim Hye-soo,Jun Ji-hyun, Simon Yam,Lee Jung-jae and Kim Soo-hyun, among others. / Yonhap Choi Dong-hoon on making 10 stars shine in 'The Thieves', opening Thursday By Kwaak Je-yup Unlike in Hollywood, there are few full-time screenwriters left in Korean cinema. Successful ones have moved to more lucrative TV dramas and soap operas, and movies are now written and brought to life by the hands of the director,...More
[HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2012.07.20 ~ 2012.07.22
2012/07/23
HanCinema's Korean Box Office Review (2012.07.20~ 2012.07.22) The third film in Christopher Nolan's Batman series has arrived in Korea and was welcomed by a massive reception of 1,992,257 admissions! "The Dark Knight Rises" was flagged to challenge the likes of Marvel's "The Avengers" for the 2012 crown; But despite this amazing admissions count, can "The Dark Knight Rises" continue with this first weekend momentum all the way to the top? In the face of Mr. Nolan's much anticipated blockbuster, Park Jeong-woo's "Deranged" was convincingly shoved off the podium; claiming just 15.70% (494,866) of the total tickets sales at the weekend,...More
Korean Box Office for the Weekend 2012.07.20 ~ 2012.07.22
2012/07/22, Source
The number one movie this week is "The Dark Knight Rises",...More
[Video] Added new stills and video for the upcoming Korean movie "The Thieves"
2012/07/19, Source
Added new stills and video for the upcoming Korean movie "The Thieves",...More
[Video] Added new stills and video for the upcoming Korean movie "The Thieves"
2012/07/13, Source
Added new stills and video for the upcoming Korean movie "The Thieves",...More
[Video] Added new stills and video for the upcoming Korean movie "The Thieves"
2012/07/12, Source
Added new stills and video for the upcoming Korean movie "The Thieves",...More
Star-studded 'Thieves' takes different route from 'Ocean'
2012/07/11, Source
A scene from "The Thieves" shows, from left, the characters Johnny (Derek Tsang), Popeye (Lee Jung-jae), Zampano (Kim Soo-hyun), Yenicall (Jun Ji-hyun), Pepsi (Kim Hye-soo), Macau Park (Kim Yun-seok), Julie (Angelica Lee Sin-Jie), Chewed Gum (Kim Hae-sook), Andrew (Oh Dal-soo) and Chen (Simon Yam). The $12-million burglary-themed blockbuster by director Choi Dong-hoon is slated to open on July 25 in theaters nationwide. Courtesy of Showbox/Mediaplex A bunch of thieves collaborating to steal a rare diamond from the gambling capital of the world? Sounds suspiciously like Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's series. The similarity does not stop there: Choi Dong-hoon's latest film "The Thieves", which opens on July 25, also has an all-star cast packed with some of the most bankable actors in Korean cinema, comparable to George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Julia Robert in "Ocean's Eleven",...More
"The Thieves" Kim Hye-soo "I suffered panic during the water shoot"
2012/07/10, Source
Actress Kim Hye-soo spoke about when she suffered panic disorder during an underwater shoot. At the press release of the movie "The Thieves" on the 10th in Seoul, Kim Hye-soo said, "I have an underwater experience and it was really tough",...More
[Video] Added on-the-set video for the upcoming Korean movie "The Thieves"
2012/07/06, Source
Added on-the-set video for the upcoming Korean movie "The Thieves",...More
[Video] Added new images and video for the upcoming Korean movie "The Thieves"
2012/06/28, Source
Added new images and video for the upcoming Korean movie "The Thieves",...More
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2012/06/21, Source
Added new on-the-set images for the upcoming Korean movie "The Thieves",...More
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2012/06/20, Source
Added new images for the upcoming Korean movie "The Thieves",...More
Added characters posters for the upcoming Korean movie "The Thieves"
2012/06/19, Source
Added characters posters for the upcoming Korean movie "The Thieves",...More
Added new stills for the upcoming Korean movie "The Thieves"
2012/06/13, Source
Added new stills for the upcoming Korean movie "The Thieves",...More
Today's Photo: June 13, 2012
2012/06/13, Source
Actress Jun Ji-hyun poses at a press event for her new film "The Thieves" in Seoul on Tuesday,...More
"The Thieves" Jun Ji-hyun is visual in the movie
2012/06/12, Source
Actress Jun Ji-hyun made fans laugh with her honest remark. The press releasing event of the greatest looked forward-to movie of the summer '"The Thieves" was held on the 12th at the Westin Hotel,...More
Trailer released and release date set for the upcoming Korean movie "The Thieves"
2012/06/08, Source
Trailer released and release date set for the upcoming Korean movie "The Thieves",...More
Added new stills for the upcoming Korean movie "The Thieves"
2012/06/07, Source
Added new stills for the upcoming Korean movie "The Thieves",...More
Added new images for the upcoming Korean movie "The Thieves"
2012/06/05, Source
Added new images for the upcoming Korean movie "The Thieves",...More
"The Thieves" Kim Hye-soo can't hide her 'volume'
2012/05/31, Source
Actresses Kim Hye-soo and Jun Ji-hyun can't hide their beautiful bodies. A picture was uploaded on the official website for the movie "The Thieves" titled, "Pepsi, Popeye, Andrew and Anycall",...More
Kim Hye-soo and Jun Ji-hyun, where's the charisma?
2012/05/22, Source
Actress Kim Hye-soo and Jun Ji-hyun look cute unlike the powerful looks they had on the poster of the movie "The Thieves". A picture of them was revealed on Facebook on the 22nd saying, "The thieving beauties are beating the heat in Hong Kong with a bowl of crushed ice. Im Dal-hwa is teaching them how to beat the heat",...More
Kim Soo-hyun, "Secretly and Greatly"
2012/04/29, Source
Rising star Kim Soo-hyun is coming back to screens as a good looking spy. According to his management agency Key East, Kim Soo-hyun has decided to go on board with the movie "Secretly and Greatly". Based on an original by Hun, "Secretly and Greatly" is about a handsome spy who is abandoned by the North in a South Korean village in Seoul,...More
Added new video for the upcoming Korean movie "The Thieves"
2012/04/27, Source
Added new video for the upcoming Korean movie "The Thieves",...More
Added new poster for the upcoming Korean movie "The Thieves"
2012/04/23, Source
Added new poster for the upcoming Korean movie "The Thieves",...More
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2012/04/19, Source
Added new poster for the upcoming Korean movie "The Thieves",...More
Teaser revealed for the upcoming Korean movie "The Thieves"
2012/04/18, Source
Teaser revealed for the upcoming Korean movie "The Thieves",...More
[Interview] Kim Soo-hyun, "Bae Yong-joon's idea of Hwon..."
2012/03/25, Source
"Don't you dare sty far from me. This is a king's order". Women can't deny the order of King Hwon. Those mesmerized by him fell in 'Soo-hyeon ache' and their hearts thumped at the words, "I will untie this coat string for the Queen". Kim Soo-hyun meets with Jun Ji-hyun in the movie "The Thieves". This time it's Jun Ji-hyun after Suzy and Han Ga-in. It really is Kim Soo-hyun's generation as he's going in and out of all people's hearts all over the country. - You are getting together with Jun Ji-hyun in "The Thieves". Han Ga-in and now Jun Ji-hyun. Are you the lucky one or is she?,...More
Jun Ji-hyun and Kim Soo-hyun shoulder to shoulder.
2012/03/20, Source
Jun Ji-hyun and Kim Soo-hyun ar shoulder to shoulder. The foreign poster for the movie "The Thieves" was revealed through Show Box, the distributor. In the poster, Jun Ji-hyun has her arms on Kim Soo-hyun's shoulder,...More
Jun Ji-hyun To Wed Boyfriend In June
2012/03/02, Source
Hate to break it to you fellows, but Korea's beloved actress Jun Ji-hyun will be tying the knot. According to a relative of Choi, the two have planned for their wedding at noon on June 2nd at the Shilla Hotel in Seoul. The date was picked after taking in both sides' busy schedules into consideration. Jeon will be filming her newest movie project, "In Berlin",...More
"The Thieves" poster revealed
2012/02/27, Source
The poster art for the movie "The Thieves" has been revealed. "The Thieves" is an action movie about a gang of five crooks trying to steal the world's rarest diamond, the 'tear of the sun', in Macau,...More
Korea's most anticipated films of 2012
2012/02/10, Source
With the start of the new year, the Korean film industry looks to its brightest prospects. Kang Byung-jin profiles eight highly anticipated films of 2012. "The Fortune Tellers" In production. Directed by Sin Jeong-won. Starring Kim Soo-ro, Lee Je-hoon, Kang Ye-won. Produced by Dasepo Club, Saram Entertainment. Distributed by N.E.W.Release planned for the first half of 2012. Korean fortune-tellers not only tell the future, but they also chase away ghosts. The background of "The Fortune Tellers" is Uljinri where a decades-old evil spirit rules. When mysterious accidents and events keep happening without avail, fortune-tellers from all over the country gather to hold a shaman ritual,...More
Big-budget films to open in 2012
2012/01/05, Source
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Who's the busiest actor of 2012?
2012/01/02, Source
Who is going to be the busiest actress or actor in 2012? Looking at the movies that are being released or are planning to go into production this year, we can see several names that appear often,...More
Jun Ji-hyun Dates In Premise of Marriage
2011/12/30, Source
Hallyu star Jun Ji-hyun (30) has been going out with the Korea's representing Hanbok designer Lee Young Hee's grandson surnamed Choi on the assumption of marriage. Choi is the second son of Lee Young Hee's daughter and famous fashion designer named Lee Jung Woo. According to people in the entertainment industry, Jun Ji-hyun has gone out with Choi for around a year, and both families have recently begun to prepare their wedding in detail,...More
Berlinale Generation takes "Punch"
2011/12/16, Source
South Korean hit film "Punch", directed by Lee Han, is set to go to the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival's Generation section this coming February. The film made it onto a list of 14 early selections announced yesterday (Dec. 14). In its 35th year, the Generation section is programmedwith films for young people and teenagers. The section is divided into Generation Kplus and Generational 14plus competitions, and "Punch" will be in the latter,...More
Jun Ji-hyun is Ha Jung-woo's wife in "In Berlin"
2011/12/11, Source
Top star Jun Ji-hyun is going to transform into a translator for the North Korean Embassy. Ten billion won project "In Berlin", directed by Ryoo Seung-wan, announced that Jeon Ji-yeon had been cast for the movie in the role of an interpreter at the North Korean Embassy as well as the wife of Ha Jung-woo, a spy who is shunned by North Korea. "In Berlin" has a cast of Han Suk-kyu, Ha Jung-woo, Ryoo Seung-bum and many more,...More
"The Thieves" wraps shoot
2011/12/09, Source
Major South Korean investor/distributor Showbox/Mediaplex has announced principal photography has wrapped on director Choi Dong-hoon's highly anticipated thriller "The Thieves". The film had its last shoot on Dec. 7 at the W Seoul – Walkerhill Hotel after six months of shooting on location in Macau, Hong Kong, Busan, and Seoul,...More
"The Thieves" finishes production, "Fun shooting, don't want it to end"
2011/12/08, Source
A movie of note, "The Thieves" has finished a six-month shoot covering Macao, Hong Kong, Seoul, Busan and more. "The Thieves" is a crime-action movie about a five-member Korean gang and a four-member Chinese gang teaming up to steal a diamond called the "Tear of the Sun", hidden in a casino in Macao. The cast includes Kim Yun-seok, Kim Hye-soo, Lee Jung-jae, Jun Ji-hyun, Kim Hae-sook, Oh Dal-soo and Chinese actors Simon Yam, Angelica Lee and Derek Tsang,...More
Kim Soo-hyun likely to become the lead role for "The Sun and The Moon"
2011/11/10, Source
Actor Kim Soo-hyun is a likely candidate to play the main role in the new MBC mini series, "The Sun and the Moon". It has been told that he is currently going through the terms and conditions after receiving the love call. An MBC official said, "Kim Soo-hyun is thought to be just right for this role so we have been looking at him for a while now. We haven't signed a proper contract yet but his side is also showing positive signs about this drama".,...More
JUDY AHN, Head of International Business, Showbox / Mediaplex
2011/11/07, Source
Judy Ahn is Head of International Business at Showbox / Mediaplex, the company responsible for the hit Korean War film "The Front Line". Directed by Jang Hoon, the film has been selected as South Korea's entry for consideration to be nominated to the Oscars foreign language film category. Kim Seong-hun met with Ahn to talk about Showbox's films and "The Front Line" in particular,...More
Jun Ji-hyun in the American-Chinese collaboration, "Snow Flower and The Secret Fan"
2011/11/01, Source
Jun Ji-hyun is attempting a new transformation on the screen. She has done a bed scene and a kiss scene with Hugh Jackman in the America-China co-produced movie "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan". For someone who has always emitted a pure and honest image since her debut, this is a great change for her,...More
Jeon Do-yeon, Kim Hye-soo and Jun Ji-hyun... frauds
2011/07/12, Source
Jeon Do-yeon lies every time she opens her mouth...Kim Hye-soo and Jeong Ji-hyeon are thieves. Jeon Do-yeon, Kim Hye-soo and Jun Ji-hyun are deep into the fraud characters.,...More
Jun Ji-hyun and Kim Hye-soo in Hong Kong... why?
2011/06/26, Source
Actress' Jun Ji-hyun and Kim Hye-soo got on the plane to Hong Kong. They boarded the plane from Incheon International Airport to Hong Kong on the 25th of June to shoot the movie "The Thieves".,...More
[Star Online] Kim Hye-soo uploads first picture after her break up
2011/05/04, Source
Actress Kim Hye-soo has uploaded a picture and some writing for the first time after the break up with Yoo Hae-jin. On her mini homepage on the 2nd, along with a picture of herself from the back, she wrote, "I decided not to talk about what I haven't personally experienced. Fans are thinking strangely of this as this is her first post after the break up with Yoo Hae-jin in April.,...More
Kim and Yoo split up
2011/04/04, Source
By Chung Ah-young Star couple Kim Hye-soo, 41, and Yoo Hae-jin, 41, have ended their relationship of one year, their agencies announced Monday. "We confirmed the split this morning after the rumor spread through the media", their agencies said,...More
"Battle of Stars" the more the better will it work?
2011/03/23, Source
"Sector 7", "Tower", "The Thieves", 3 top systems and supporting roles like lead roles. Approved acting+fancy attraction, relay of box office hits, high expectations. They say the more the better. Will more lead actors in one movie be better too? Movies with many top actors in one place are preparing to meet fans continuously.,...More
Kim Soo-hyun, models for SKT 'in the Star line'
2011/03/22, Source
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Jun Ji-hyun, exposes underwear in sexy pose?
2011/03/21, Source
Jean casual wear GUESS revealed Jun Ji-hyun's photo collection in GUESS is Back 2. Shot in Jejudo, Jun Ji-hyun is sexier than ever and proves who she is.,...More
Updated cast for the upcoming Korean movie "The Thieves"
2011/03/15, Source
Updated cast for the upcoming Korean movie "The Thieves",...More
Three acting masters, in 10 billon won projects
2011/03/01, Source
Those who have great acting skills have no time to rest. Korean representative actors Sol Kyung-gu, Kim Yun-seok and Choi Min-sik's next projects have been shaped up. They all selected 10 billion won ($US 10 million) block busters. Their cast has already put trust in the movies at their planning stages.,...More
South Korean actress and model Jeon Ji-Hyeon
2011/02/19, Source
South Korean actress and model Jun Ji-hyun appears as the official model for Guess Korea brand's "2011 Spring/Summer" event "Guess Is Back" in a Seoul event. Biography of Jun Ji-hyun Hyb (Jeon) was born in Seoul, South Korea, and studied in the Department of Theater and Film at Dongguk University. She began her career as a fashion model for Echo Magazine in 1997 at the age of 16,...More
Movie "The Thieves" Jun Ji-hyun, why Anycall of all names?
2011/02/13, Source
Anycall, Pepsi, Popeye, Zampana, Macao Park. Director Choi Dong-hoon's new movie "The Thieves" (produced by Caper Film and Showbox) featuring Jun Ji-hyun and Kim Yun-seok, is already the talk of the town with its interesting character names.,...More
"R2B: Return to Base" Rain and Shin Se-kyung VS "The Thieves" Kim Yun-seok and Jun Ji-hyun
2011/02/09, Source
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Upcoming Korean movie "The Thieves"
2011/02/03, Source
Added the upcoming Korean movie "The Thieves"'s page to HanCinema database,...More
27 projects chosen for Pusan Promotional Plan
2010/08/19, Source
The Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF), Asia's largest film fest, has unveiled the line up of 27 projects selected for this year's Pusan Promotional Plan (PPP).

The projects to be introduced to potential co-producers, financers and investors include Oxide Pang's "The Psycho Virus", Tsai Min,...More

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Production

Showbox (쇼박스)

Distribution

Showbox (쇼박스)

Staff

Kim Joo-hwan (김주환)
Production department

Choi Young-hwan (최영환)
Cinematographer

Seo Eun-ah-I (서은아)
Directing department

Jung Jong-hoon (정종훈)
Assistant director

Sin Min-kyeong (신민경)
Editor

Seo ji-oh (서지오)
Stunts

Baek Dong-hyeon (백동현)
Stunts

Kwon Kwi-deok (권귀덕)
Stunts

Choi Je-heon (최제헌)
Stunts

Yoo Sang-seob (유상섭)
Martial arts

Yoo Dae-eol (유대얼)
Title design

Lee Jeon-ho (이전호)
Poster designer

Technical Information

139 min

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www.thieves.co.kr...

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Sales or release dates & Box Office

Airing dates : 2012/07/25

South Korean Box Office
Source : www.cine21.com & www.kobis.or.kr

As of 2015.12.06 : 12 983 821 admissions (total)

As of 2012.12.09 : 12 983 005 admissions (total)

As of 2012.10.21 : 12 982 148 admissions (total)

As of 2012.10.14 : 12 981 610 admissions (total)

As of 2012.10.07 : 12 979 250 admissions (total)

As of 2012.09.30 : 12 960 253 admissions (total)

As of 2012.09.23 : 12 944 832 admissions (total)

As of 2012.09.17 : 12 923 563 admissions (total)

As of 2012.09.09 : 12 837 050 admissions (total)

As of 2012.09.02 : 12 591 574 admissions (total)

As of 2012.08.26 : 12 095 057 admissions (total)

As of 2012.08.19 : 11 127 611 admissions (total)

As of 2012.08.12 : 9 237 475 admissions (total)

As of 2012.08.05 : 6 883 923 admissions (total)

As of 2012.07.29 : 2 866 809 admissions (total)

As of 2012.07.22 : 8 675 admissions (total)

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