The Korea Herald

피터빈트

[Box Office] Latest movie releases

By Rumy Doo

Published : Oct. 28, 2016 - 14:36

    • Link copied


Doctor Strange
(US)
Opened Oct. 26
Superhero, Fantasy. Directed by Scott Derrickson


Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) is a genius surgeon who has fallen deep into despair after an unfortunate accident. His last thread of hope leads him to the Ancient One (Tilda Swinton), who bestows on him unconquerable superpowers that will save the world. 


Kubo and the Two Strings
(US)
Opened Oct. 26
Animation, Adventure. Directed by Travis Knight

Kubo (Art Parkinson) is a young boy living on the edge of a cliff with his mother, who has lost her memory. He possesses the magical ability to move objects by playing music on his instrument. After being attacked by a vengeful spirit from the past, Kubo flees, embarking on an adventure to solve the mystery of his father, a great samurai warrior. 


Queen of Walking
(Korea)
Opened Oct. 20
Drama. Directed by Baek Seung-hwa

Sprightly high school student Manbok (Shim Eun-kyung), suffering from chronic motion sickness and unable to ride any type of transportation, walks for four hours every day to school. Though modern life urges her to do everything quickly, Manbok yearns to live an average, slow-paced life -- until she begins the sport of speed-walking. 


Inferno
(US)
Opened Oct. 19
Mystery, thriller. Directed by Ron Howard


A madman biologist (Ben Foster) plans to annihilate half of the world’s population by unleashing a virus; famous symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks), partnered with doctor Sienna Brooks (Felicity Jones), follows a trail of clues related to the great medieval poet Dante to stop the catastrophe. 


Luck-Key
(Korea)
Opened Oct. 13
Comedy. Directed by Lee Gye-byuk


A hired killer Hyung-wook (Yoo Hae-jin) loses his memory after slipping and hitting his head in a public bath. A no-name actor who is on the verge of suicide, dejected by his lack of success, witnesses the scene. He switches locker keys with Hyung-wook and runs away, leaving the killer to mistake himself for a struggling actor.