SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – At 9:10 p.m. on November 11, at Jamsil Station on Seoul Subway Line No. 2, station employees on patrol discovered a homeless person sleeping inside the station. They attempted to wake him and escort him out of the station, but the homeless person responded with threats and physically attacked them. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” the latest Spider-Man series film, has topped a cumulative 3 million admissions at the fastest pace in the pandemic era, box office data showed Wednesday. The blockbuster attracted 196,000 people on Tuesday, bringing its combined total to 3.18 million on the seventh day following its [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co.’s IONIQ 5 all-electric model and Tucson SUV will be making an appearance in latest Marvel film “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” coming to theaters on Dec. 15. Hyundai Motor said that the IONIQ 5 and Tucson will appear in major movie scenes, taking part in a series [...]
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 [...]