SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Jang Jae-hyun’s supernatural thriller “Exhuma” has been awarded the Special Jury Award at the Sitges Film Festival in Spain, the movie’s local distributor Showbox said Tuesday. The festival, renowned for celebrating fantasy and horror genres since its inception in 1968, honored the film during its 57th edition. Starring Choi Min-sik and Kim [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Jang Jae-hyun’s occult movie “Exhuma” has become the highest-grossing Korean film ever in Vietnam, its distributor said Tuesday. Showbox Co. said the supernatural thriller had drawn in more than 2.23 million moviegoers in the country as of March 31, breaking the previous record of 2.15 million held by the [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — “Exhuma,” the Korean supernatural flick that is soon expected to be the first film to sell 10 million tickets in South Korea this year, is also making waves in other Asian countries, its local distributor said Tuesday. According to Showbox, the movie grossed US$660,000 (about 900 million won) on [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The supernatural thriller “Exhuma” maintained its position as the top-grossing movie at present, data showed Monday. According to the data from the Korean Film Council, the film led the weekend box-office chart, attracting 1.27 million viewers from Friday to Sunday. Released Feb. 22, the movie surpassed 8 million cumulative [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The supernatural occult “Exhuma” continued its reign as the most popular movie currently showing, data showed Monday. According to the data from the Korean Film Council, the film topped the weekend box-office chart, drawing 2.33 million viewers from Friday to Sunday. Released Feb. 22, the movie surpassed 6 million [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Director Jang Jae-hyun’s occult flick “Exhuma” continues its strong box-office performance, surpassing 3 million cumulative viewers in just one week since its release. According to the distributor Showbox on Wednesday, the supernatural thriller logged over 3.09 million cumulative viewers earlier in the day. It became the most-viewed film released [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The mystery thriller “Exhuma” drew nearly 2 million moviegoers over the weekend, topping the local box-office chart in the first week of its release, data showed Monday. Jang Jae-hyun’s occult film attracted 1.96 million moviegoers from Friday to Sunday, according to the data from the Korean Film Council (KOFIC). [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean supernatural mystery thriller “Exhuma” has been invited to this year’s Berlin International Film Festival set to kick off next month, the film’s local distributor said Thursday. The film starring Choi Min-sik will be shown at the Forum section of the 74th edition of the festival set to [...]