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Box office: Side Effects, Cold Eyes, White House Down

By Korea Herald

Published : June 28, 2013 - 20:05

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Side Effects

Opening July 11

Thriller. Crime. Drama. Directed by Steven Soderbergh

Emily Taylor (Rooney Mara), despite having recently reunited with her husband Martin Taylor (Channing Tatum) after his release from prison, is severely depressed. To treat her condition, her psychiatrist, Jonathan Banks (Jude Law), prescribes an unconfirmed new medication called Ablixa. But Emily’s world turns upside down when the side effects of the drug lead her to kill her husband while sleepwalking. In a plea bargain, Emily is confined to a mental hospital and Dr. Banks is held responsible for the crime. Dr. Banks starts investigating to clear his name and discovers that the drug may not have been responsible for Emily’s killing of her husband.


Cold Eyes

Opening July 4

Crime. Action. Directed by Joh Ui-seok and Kim Byeong-seo.

In a remake of the 2007 Hong Kong film “Eye in the Sky,” rookie detective Ha Yoon-ju (Han Hyo-joo) joins a special crime unit within the police department that specializes in surveillance of high profile criminals. Soon, a bank is robbed by armed men. Detective Ha teams up with Hwang Won-jin (Sol Kyung-gu), the veteran leader of the unit, and tries to track down the criminal organization led by cold-hearted leader James (Jung Woo-sung). 

White House Down

Opened June 27

Action. Drama. Directed by Roland Emmerich

Capitol policeman John Cale (Channing Tatum) has just been denied a job protecting President James Sawyer (Jamie Foxx) by the Secret Service. Despite being rejected, Cale takes his young daughter on a tour of the White House to avoid disappointing her. But the iconic landmark is attacked by a heavily armed paramilitary group and Cale faces a situation where he needs to save the president, his daughter and the nation all at the same time. 

World War Z

Opened June 20

Drama. Thriller. Sci-fi. Action. Horror. Directed by Marc Forster.

In this apocalyptic horror film based on the million-selling novel of the same title published in 2007 by Max Brooks, former United Nations employee Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt) travels the world in an attempt to find a way to stop a zombie pandemic that is defeating armies, collapsing governments, and threatening to decimate the human race.

Man of Steel

Opened June 13

Sci-fi. Action. Adventure. Directed by Zack Snyder.

The newest addition to the “Superman” film series, the franchise reboot portrays the character’s origin. Clark Kent a.k.a. Superman (Henry Cavill) was adopted by Jonathan and Martha Kent (Kevin Costner, Diane Lane) as a baby. Although he had caring and loving parents, he has always felt isolated due to his extraordinary powers, and journeys to discover where he came from. When the world is invaded by members of his race, he is forced to confront his secret heritage and protect the Earth and its people.