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British ‘Spider-man’ Under Custody After Reaching 72nd Floor of Lotte World Tower with Bare Hands

British ‘Spider-man’ Under Custody After Reaching 72nd Floor of Lotte World Tower with Bare Hands

SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) – A British free climber was taken into custody Monday after reaching the 72nd floor of South Korea’s tallest skyscraper in Seoul by climbing up the outside with his bare hands, police said. The 24-year-old, identified as George King-Thompson, began his ascent up the 123-story Lotte World Tower in southern [...]

Hyundai Motor Unveils Future Mobility in Spider-Man Animation

Hyundai Motor Unveils Future Mobility in Spider-Man Animation

SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. has announced that a range of its mobility solutions will feature in Marvel Studios’ “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” which is set to premiere in the domestic market next week. The upcoming animated film marks the third collaboration between the carmaker and Sony Pictures Entertainment, following their [...]

‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Becomes 1st Foreign Film to Top Korean Annual Box Office in 10 yrs

‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Becomes 1st Foreign Film to Top Korean Annual Box Office in 10 yrs

SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — “Spider-Man: No Way Home” topped the annual South Korean box office last year to become the first foreign film to achieve the feat in 10 years, data showed Wednesday. The latest Marvel Studios superhero film garnered a combined 5.56 million people for 17 days since its official release on [...]

‘Spider-Man’ Tops 6 mln Admissions for 1st Time Since Pandemic

‘Spider-Man’ Tops 6 mln Admissions for 1st Time Since Pandemic

SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — “Spider-Man: No Way Home” has surpassed a cumulative 6 million admissions for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began in South Korea, box office data said Monday. The latest Marvel superhero film attracted 705,000 people from Friday-Sunday, bringing its combined total to 6.07 million, according to the data [...]

‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Becomes First Pandemic-era Movie to Top 5 mln Admissions in S. Korea

‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Becomes First Pandemic-era Movie to Top 5 mln Admissions in S. Korea

SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — “Spider-Man: No Way Home” has become the first movie to surpass 5 million in admissions since the coronavirus pandemic began in South Korea, its local distributor said Tuesday. The latest Marvel superhero film hit the landmark at 7 a.m., on the 14th day of its release, according to Sony [...]

‘Spider-Man’ Becomes No. 1 Hit Movie of the Year in S. Korea

‘Spider-Man’ Becomes No. 1 Hit Movie of the Year in S. Korea

SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” the latest Spider-Man series film, has become the No. 1 hit movie of the year in South Korea after surpassing the attendance record of local film “Escape from Mogadishu.” According to Sony Pictures, distributor of the American superhero film, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” attracted 4.17 [...]