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Review: FRIEND 2 Shares Little With Its Predecessor

Twelve years is a long time in the film world but for Korean cinema it seems like almost an eternity. In 2001 I had yet to seen an Asian film, let alone be aware of Korean films. Yet when I...

Korean Box Office: FRIEND 2 Wins Again as THE HUNGER GAMES Fails to Catch Fire

Business was a bit slow this past weekend as all the holdovers suffered heavy falls and none of the new releases caught fire. 1.85 million tickets were bought over the frame, down almost 20% from last year. The market...

Korean Box Office: Gangster Sequel FRIEND 2 Posts Solid Debut

Compared with last year, business has been a little down recently but Korean films are as strong as ever as they commanded a 70% share over the past weekend with seven of the top ten films. 2.11 million tickets...