SEOUL, Jul. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Actor Tom Holland said Monday that his character in the upcoming Spider-Man film is an ordinary friendly teenager who grows up to be a superhero and saves the world. “It’s a film about a young kid growing up and figuring out where he belongs in the world,” Holland said [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — “Avengers: Endgame” became the most-watched foreign film in South Korean history, with over 13.33 million admissions Sunday, its distributor said. The latest Marvel superhero flick set the record at around noon, Walt Disney Company Korea said based on a real-time box-office tally from the Korean Film Council. The previous [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The global craze for “Avengers: End Game,” the fourth film in the Avengers series, has also hit South Korea. There are also a variety of unusual scenes that are a testament to the movie’s popularity, with ‘spoiler alert signs’ and even a ‘black market for tickets’ appearing. According to [...]
SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Just five days since its grand opening, “Avengers: Endgame” has already drawn than 6.3 million audience members in South Korea, in part thanks to Marvel fans returning to watch the movie multiple times. Many South Korean moviegoers are returning to the cinema to re-watch the final moments of the [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The box-office domination of “Avengers: Endgame” in South Korea has rekindled a drawn-out controversy over anti-monopoly regulation in the local cinema market. The finale of the Marvel “Avengers” series hit 3.2 million admissions as of Friday, the third day of its release in the country, according to data from [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 100 million South Korean moviegoers have watched the 21 Marvel films over the last 11 years. With “Avengers: Endgame,” accumulated audience numbers are expected to hit 120 million people. What led the success of the Marvel cinematic universe was “Iron Man”, which gained massive popularity around the [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Hollywood actor Robert Downey Jr. said Monday that his past 10 years with Marvel superhero films have given him “life-changing experiences.” “I have seen you and some of you hold this cinematic universe close to your heart, and (it) has a kind of symbolism and stuff. It’s really come [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Three main cast members of Marvel’s “Avengers: Endgame” will visit South Korea next month to promote the movie ahead of its release in the country, the movie’s local distributor said Tuesday. The three actors — Robert Downey Jr., Jeremy Renner and Brie Larson — and directors Anthony and Joe [...]
GWANGJU, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Officers from the Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency (GMPA) dressed up as Avengers characters Thursday as part of a street campaign to raise awareness of child abuse. Also present were mannequins representing child abuse victims, and participants put on a performance in which the superheroes defeated the villains who were [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – One of Korea’s biggest convenience store franchises, GS25, has joined hands with Disney for the limited sale of gold medals (24K) printed with characters from Marvel Comics. Dubbed ‘Marvel Avengers Gold Special Edition’, the 1,000-unit limited boxed set comes with four medals, each three centimeters in diameter and featuring [...]