SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – This Thursday, the latest Matt Damon flick, “Downsizing”, premieres at cinemas across South Korea. Its premise is built on the fantastical notion of a technology that can ‘downsize’ human beings to 5 inches in size for the purpose of combating overpopulation, and as one can expect, protagonist Matt Damon [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics will accept pre-orders for its Galaxy S6 Edge Iron Man Edition from May 27 in Korea. The electronics giant will limit sales of the special edition to 1,000 units. Motivated by Iron Man’s armor in Marvel’s Avengers series, the limited edition Galaxy S6 Edge draws inspiration from the famous [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ has attracted more than 10,000,000 moviegoers in Korea 25 days after opening, making the sequel the 15th film in Korea to do so. Although ‘Avatar’, ‘Frozen’ and ‘Interstellar’ have drawn 10 million moviegoers, ‘Age of Ultron’ set the record for the fastest time to reach [...]
SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Just a week after its release, the Hollywood blockbuster Avengers – Age of Ultron has already attracted 4 million viewers in Korea. According to Walt Disney Company and the box office of the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), the film had attracted 4.1 million viewers by April 29. Some 620,000 fans watched [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — With about a week left before the opening of the “Avengers” sequel, South Korean cinemas were bustling with fans coming to reserve tickets for the film on Wednesday. Multiplex cinema chains such as CGV, Lotte Cinema and Megabox said they began receiving reservations at hundreds of theaters ahead of [...]
New York, Jun. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Marvel Entertainment announced a new global partnership. Through a multi-medium creative campaign across film, digital and product, Marvel and Samsung will integrate their brands in unique and creative ways to bring their collective audiences together and showcase the best from both brands. The [...]