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Box Office: A Song for You, Oblivion, Fist of Legend

By Korea Herald

Published : April 19, 2013 - 20:44

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A Song for You

Opened April 18

Comedy. Drama. Music. Directed by Paul Andrew Williams
Shy, grumpy pensioner Arthur (Terence Stamp) gets dragged into an unconventional local choir by his cancer patient wife Marion (Vanessa Redgrave). Marion is eager to perform at a choir competition but she dies before the contest, asking her husband and friends to perform for her. After Marion’s death, Arthur is lost in grief but the charismatic choir director Elizabeth (Gemma Arterton) persuades him that he can learn to embrace life. The grumpy old man embarks on a new life journey to honor his recently deceased wife’s passion for performing.

Oblivion

Opened April 11

Action. Sci-Fi. Directed by Joseph Kosinski
Earth has been destroyed after 60 years of war with alien scavengers, the Scavs. Jack Harper (Tom Cruise) and Victoria Olsen (Andrea Riseborough) are soldiers stationed on Earth to repair automated drones that exterminate the remaining Scavs hidden on the planet. During the mission, Jack meets a stranger, Julia (Olga Kurylenko), in a crashed spacecraft. However, the stranger knows about Jack. It brings into question everything he believed about the war. Jack realizes that the fate of mankind is in his hands. 

Fist of Legend

Opened April 10

Drama. Action. Directed by Kang Woo-seok
The movie is based on the popular webtoon of the same title by Lee Jong-gyu and Lee Yoon-gyun. Owner of a small noodle shop Im Deok-kyu (Hwang Jung-min), once an aspiring Olympic boxing champion, accepts an invitation to join a survival tournament TV show, “Fist of Legend.” In the final round, Deok-kyu encounters Lee Sang-hoon (Yoo Jun-sang), a salaryman who used to rule Sadang High School, and “South Seoul High School’s mad dog” Shin Jae-seok (Yoon Je-moon), now a good-for-nothing man. As their story is revealed, the show gets more intense. A group of middle-aged men who used to be called “legends” during their high school days fight for a prize of 20 million won, but who knows which one will become “the legend"?

Broken City

Opened April 4

Crime. Drama. Thriller. Directed by Allen Hughes
Ex-cop Billy Taggart (Mark Wahlberg), who lost his job seven years ago due to a questionable shooting incident, works as a private investigator. One day, Billy is hired by the powerful mayor Nicholas Hostetler (Russell Crowe) to track down with whom his wife Cathleen (Catherine Zeta-Jones) is having an affair. But harboring suspicion, Billy investigates the mayor secretly and finds out Cathleen’s partner is murdered. To seek redemption and revenge after being used and then framed by Hostetler, Billy’s relentless pursuit of justice becomes Hostetler’s worst nightmare. 

Running Man

Opened April 4

Action. Thriller. Comedy. Directed by Jo Dong-oh. Call driver Cha Jong-woo (Shin Ha-gyun), a former escape expert, is accidentally involved in a murder case. Just like on another ordinary day, he drives a customer’s car and finds out his passenger is dead. He runs away instinctively and soon becomes a wanted criminal. While being chased by the police, the press and unidentified people, he desperately tries to clear himself of a false charge and reunite with his 17-year-old son Ki-hyuk (Lee Min-ho).