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[Box Office] Movies in theaters this week

By Yoon Min-sik

Published : Nov. 8, 2019 - 09:24

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Weathering with You

(Japan)

Opened Oct. 30

Animation

Directed by Shinkai Makoto



The summer of his high school freshman year, Hodaka (Kotaro Daigo) runs away from his island home to Tokyo, and quickly finds himself pushed to his financial and personal limits. Then one day, Hodaka meets Hina (Nana Mori) on a busy street corner. This bright and strong-willed girl possesses a strange and wonderful ability: the power to stop the rain and clear the sky.




Terminator: Dark Fate

(US)

Opened Oct. 30

Action, Sci-fi

Directed by Tim Miller




More than two decades have passed since Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) prevented Judgment Day. Dani Ramos (Natalia Reyes) is living a simple life in Mexico City when a highly advanced and deadly new Terminator -- a Rev-9 (Gabriel Luna) -- travels back through time to hunt and kill her. Dani must join forces with Grace (Mackenzie Davis), an enhanced super-soldier from the future, and Sarah Connor.




Kim Ji-young, Born 1982

(Korea)

Opened Oct. 23

Drama

Directed by Kim Do-yeong



Kim Ji-young (Jung Yu-mi), born in 1982, is a daughter, a wife, a colleague and a mother living in 2019. She lives with her somewhat stubborn husband Dae-hyun (Gong Yoo) and a beautiful daughter. The film tells of the hardships and struggles she experiences living as a woman in Korean society.




Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

(US)

Opened Oct. 17

Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Directed by Joachim Ronning



Maleficent (Angelina Jolie) and her goddaughter Aurora (Elle Fanning) begin to question the complex family ties that bind them as they are pulled in different directions by impending nuptials, unexpected allies, and dark new forces at play. Their relationship has flourished, yet the hatred between man and the fairies still exists.