Mike McStay

Over the last few years, I have started to really hate Korean Films. Recently, they were just all flash and no substance. The plots were bad, the acting was horrible and by the end of the film, I would swear...

This Week.......Title............................................Weekend Attendance Total Attendance 1.....................Kung Fu Panda.(USA).......................1,148,609..........................1,256,318 2.....................Indiana Jones 4 (USA)..........................556,057..........................3,781,166 3.....................Sex & the City (USA)...........................348,255.............................446,977 4.....................What Happens in Vegas (USA).............158,023.............................585,832 5.....................Girl Scout (Korean)..............................132,688.............................163,123 6.....................Prince Caspian (USA)............................95,103..........................1,454,626 7.....................The Eye (USA)......................................54,448...............................64,223 8.....................88 Minutes (USA)..................................48,651.............................269,165 9....................Iron Man (USA)......................................23,065...........................4,308,344 10..................19th Body (Thailand)...............................12,546.............................107,288...

So can Jack Black do Kung Fu? Based on the movie Kung Fu Panda, the answer is yes....

Ranking.................Title................................................................Tickets Sold.......................Total Tickets Sold 1...........................Indy 4..(USA)......................................................848,730..............................2,976,884 2...........................What Happens In Vegas (USA)............................252,981.................................306,209 3...........................Prince Caspian (USA).........................................160,280...............................1,326,335 4...........................88 Minutes (USA)...............................................141,840.................................163,022 5...........................Iron Man (USA)...................................................100,370..............................4,255,337 6...........................Body #19 (Thailand).............................................61,845...................................73,564 7...........................We Own The Night (USA)....................................35,068....................................43,904 8...........................Never Back Down (USA)......................................15,497...................................114,390 9...........................Taken (France)...................................................12,477.................................2,366,101. 10.........................Cherry Tomato (Korean).......................................11,280.....................................13,400...

This Week.........Title............................................................................Tickets Sold............................Total Tickets Sold 1............Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull..(USA)............1,396,175................................1,616,470 2............The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.(USA)..............................302,599................................1,085,681 3............Iron Man (USA).............................................................................205,284................................4,077,630 4............Never Back Down (USA).................................................................54,325....................................63,748 5............Taken (France)..............................................................................36,119..................................2,325,772 6............Penelope (USA).............................................................................32,231....................................195,520 7............Speed Racer (USA)........................................................................20,162....................................794,137 8............Nallari Jongbujeon -(Frivolous Wife) (Korean).....................................14,103.....................................16,393 9...........Horton...

Number..................Film Title.....................................Tickets Sold...........Total # Tickets Sold 1...........................Prince Caspian (USA)..................558,497.....................641,289 2...........................Iron Man (USA)............................428,423..................3,732,470 3...........................Sped Racer (USA).......................112,220.....................745,822 4...........................Taken (France)............................102,765...................2,236,801 5...........................Penelope (USA)............................92,755.....................124,818 6...........................Horton Hears A Who (USA)...........28,775.....................624,238 7...........................Moonlight In Seoul (Korean)...........26,075.....................704,725 8...........................Forbidden Kingdom (USA).............25,472....................1,211,268 9...........................Priceless (France)........................17,020......................120,463 10.........................Detective Conan: Phantom of ............................Baker Street (Japan).......................8,526........................118,432...

Well it is now week 3 in the summer 2008 lineup and we have another big-budget film debuting this week. The movies title is The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian...

Position...........Title............................................Tickets Sold........................Total Tickets Sold................. 1.....................Iron Man..(USA).............................753,154..............................2,801,761 2.....................Speed Racer (USA)......................369,829................................424,623 3.....................Taken (France)..............................146,256..............................2,015,212 4.....................Forbidden Kingdom (China).............96,529...............................1,118,454 5.....................Horton Hears A Who (USA).............89,437.................................528,509 6.....................Moonlight In Seoul (Korean).............87,887.................................614,591 7.....................Priceless (France)..........................53,905...................................62,154 8.....................Tale of the Legendary Libido (Korean).29,296...............................248,344 9.....................Unforgettable (Korean).....................22,799...................................27,033 10...................Detective Conan: Phantom............... .......................Of Baker Street (Japan)...................22,214...................................93,922...

Well, its now week 2 in the Summer 2008 box office race and the next film up is "Speed Racer"...

This Week Title............................................# tickets sold......Total # tickets sold 1.....................Iron Man (USA)...........................855,230..............1,237,482 2.....................The Moonlight of Seoul (Korean)...189,300................303,251 3.....................Taken (France)...........................167,868..............1,716,900 4.....................The Forbidden Kingdom(USA)......153,157...............855,238 5.....................Horton Hears a Who (USA)..........150,347...............199,634 6.....................The Legendary Libido (Korean).......81,130...............149,749 7.....................Detective Conan (Japan)...............27,981.................37,223 8.....................The Bucket List (USA).................16,490.................243,421 9.....................The Chaser (Korean).....................5,169.................5,055,137...

Well the first summer film of 2008 is out and its name is "Iron Man"...

This Week...................................... Title...................Tickets Sold............................Total Tickets Sold............................. 1..........The Guard Post (GP 506 - Korean)...................329,037..................................390,051 2..........Forbidden Kingdom (China, HK, Korean)...........308,506..................................368,986 3..........Awake (USA)..................................................89,966..................................417,829 4.........The Chaser (Chugyeokja - Korean).....................81,382...................................4,853,501 5........The Other Boleyn Girl (USA)..............................75,100......................................557,039 6........Do Ray Mi Fa So La Ti Do (Korean)....................72,671......................................82,496 7.......Step...

This review is mine and mine alone. It does not reflect the views of anyone at ScreenAnarchy. All of this for a 15 minute movie? Are you kidding me?...

For the last few years I have been openly condemning the Korean film market. The films have become flat and a huge money loser for their production companies. I was prepared to watch the latest, so called hit, The...

This Week Title............................................ Tickets sold...................................Total # Tickets Sold 1.....................Once Upon A Time (Korean)..........478,024.........................................1,160,919 2.....................Forever the Moment (Korean).........437,549........................................3,829,774 3.....................Lovers of 6 Years (Korean)............435,277..........................................728,595 4....................The Devils Game (Korean)..............432,791.......................................1,241,049 5....................Last Present (Korean).....................140,734........................................227,931 6....................A Man Who Was Superman (Korean)..138,102....................................526,010 7....................The Warlords (China)......................112,576......................................354,065 8....................Charlie Wilson's...

Well this the the 3rd annual Mike McStay, "Best Films of the Year" list. As always I divide the list into 5 sections, The Best, The Worst, Surprise of the Year, Disappointment of the Year and WTF!,why was this film...

Have you ever seen a film, that you had a very bad feeling about? But, you made a promise to someone that you watch the movie and ,in my case, write a movie review about it. Well that was...

Have you ever walked into a film thinking one thing and coming out of the film thinking an entire different thing? If you have then you will understand the problem that I had with this film. I kept watching the...

This Week.......Title............................................Weekend Attendance............................Total Attendance 1.....................Forever The Moment (Korean).......626,111.................................................752,830 2.....................Open City (Korean)......................456,714.................................................543,725 3.....................Bee Movie (USA).........................245,615.................................................731,460 4.....................The Myst (USA)..........................201,264.................................................242,577 5.....................Enchanted (USA)........................154,948.................................................193,423 6.....................National Treasure 2 (USA).............60,355...............................................1,723,913 7.....................The Golden Compass (USA).........50,860...............................................2,815,043 8.....................The Jacket (USA)........................47,001...................................................55,551 9.....................30 Days of Night (USA)...............45,656...................................................54,423 10...................The Longest 24 Months (Korea)....30,834..................................................433,245...

This Week.........Title............................................Weekend Attendance....................Total Attendance 1.......................The Bee Movie (USA)..................305,448.........................................358,690 2.......................National Treasure 2 (USA)...........192,535.......................................1,586,336 3.......................The Golden Compass (USA)........176,933.......................................2,698,140 4...................... The Longest 24 Months (Korea)....151,828.........................................321,030 5.......................P.S I Love You (USA)..................119,076.........................................214,123 6.......................Sex is Zero 2 (Korea)...................104,151.....................................1,934,090 7.......................August Rush (USA).....................80,352.......................................2,102,733 8.......................American Gangster (USA)............75,237..........................................355,866 9.......................My Love...