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[Box Office] Latest movie releases

By KH디지털2

Published : Feb. 12, 2016 - 15:29

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The Dressmaker (Australia)


Drama. Directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse
Opened Feb. 11

Myrtle “Tilly” Dunnage (Kate Winslet) was chased out of her childhood hometown as a young woman, accused of murder. Years later, she makes a dramatic return as an elegant dressmaker. She wins back the hearts of the villagers with fabulous gifts of haute couture dresses, but her true goal is to set right the wrongs of the past.


Malice (Korea)

Horror. Directed by Kim Yong-woon
Opened Feb. 11

After her family’s financial failure, Ga-in (Hong Soo-ah) loses everything and leads a gloomy, secluded life. One day, she runs into Eun-jung (Lim Seong-eon), a high school friend who has everything: a happy family and a steady job. Ga-in’s jealousy leads to delusion that she is actually Eun-jung, and she forms a scheme to take Eun-jung’s place.


Carol (U.K., U.S.)

Drama. Directed by Todd Haynes
Opened Feb. 4

Set in the conservative 1950s Manhattan, “Carol” follows the dangerous romance that buds between Therese (Rooney Mara) and Carol (Cate Blanchett). The two women give in to their feelings while struggling with social taboos and their vastly different backgrounds.



A Violent Prosecutor (Korea)

    Crime. Directed by Lee Il-hyung
Opened Feb. 3

Hotheaded prosecutor Jae-wook (Hwang Jung-min) suddenly finds himself behind bars convicted of murder when a suspect he was investigating turns up dead. When he meets the handsome con man Chi-won (Gang Dong-won), he senses that Chi-won is the man to help him clear his name and helps Chi-won stay out of jail -- but Chi-won has different plans once he’s set free.



Kung Fu Panda 3 (U.S.)

Animation. Directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Opened Jan. 28

The fun-loving and perpetually hungry Po (Jack Black) reunites with his long-lost father Li (Bryan Cranston) and learns to enjoy life at the idyllic Panda Village. But when a supernatural villain threatens the mortal realm, he must train the community of pandas to stand up against him.