Cannes-bound thriller “Wailing” already a hit at Korean box officeMay 16, 2016 - 15:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - “The Wailing”, Na Hong Jin’s thriller which plays in Cannes on Wednesday, May 17 got off to a record breaking start in its native South Korea, Variety reports. The film (aka “Gokseong”,) backed by Fox International Productions, the local-language film arm of 20th Century Fox, pulled in $16.8 million over the weekend from 1,467 screens. That was bigger than the lifetime score of Na’s previous picture “The Yellow Sea.” It was the biggest ever opening weekend for Fox in Korea, overtaking “The Martian.” In more local terms, it was the third largest opening weekend of 2016 and the 8th largest opening of all time in Korea for a Korean-language title. The story involves a father who tenaciously endeavors to save his daughter from danger, but himself comes under suspicion. The official selection, out of competition slot is the third time in Cannes for Na, following his debut “The Chaser” in Cannes in 2008 and “The Yellow Sea” in Un Certain Regard in 2010. International rights are handled by sales agency Finecut. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |