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Monday Box office (7/24) Admissions Total Adm Daily % Gross Weekly % Screens Week Title 1 154,372 1,503,623 -62.4% $1.10M -- 1135 2 Dunkirk 2 62,918 6,917,025 -67.7% $423K -49.3% 876 4 Spider-Man: Homecoming 3 43,701 483,441 -59.3% $299K -- 620 2 47 meters down 4 14,393 152,294 -77.5% $90K -- 403 2 Crayon shinchan 2017 5 13,401 281,316 -39.5% $90K -29.4% 181 3 Flipped Cumulative Gross Spider-Man: Homecoming: $49.12M Dunkirk: $11.37M

Battleship Island presales will probably outstrip Roaring Currents by the time of its opening day. Current preales 65.0% (211,603) Roaring currents presales by OD 57.8% (231,486)

Ugh, the background on that post looks so off

Sunday Box office (7/23) Admissions Total Adm Daily % Gross Weekly % Screens Week Title 1 408,188 1,346,381 -11.3% $3.18M -- 1177 1 Dunkirk 2 194,010 6,853,158 -13.9% $1.45M -63.3% 907 3 Spider-Man: Homecoming 3 106,216 438,465 -9.0% $802K -- 705 1 47 meters down 4 63,921 137,918 +17.4% $435K -- 547 1 Crayon shinchan 2017 5 50,092 431,988 +5.3% $345K -58.9% 525 2 Cars 3 Cumulative Gross Spider-Man: Homecoming: $48.97M Dunkirk: $10.27M Current presales (midnight) Title 1 61.3% 167,280 The Battleship Island 2 12.1% 32,928 Dunkirk 3 6.2% 16,976 Despicable Me 3 4 3.0% 8,188 Spider-Man: Homecoming 5 2.4% 6,558 Midnight Runners

Unable to post img for some reason... Sat Box office Admissions Total Adm Daily % Gross Weekly % Screens Week Title 1 453,678 931,867 83.00% $3.553M -- 1781 1 Dunkirk 2 222,734 6,656,628 96.20% $1.660M -64.70% 800 3 Spider-Man: Homecoming 3 114,126 329,670 47.60% $856K -- 638 1 47 meters down 4 54,435 73,997 439.90% $363K -- 249 1 Crayon shinchan 2017 5 47,551 381,893 417.80% $322K -62.30% 232 2 Cars 3 Cumulative Gross Spider-Man: Homecoming: $47.52M Dunkirk: $7.09M Current presales (midnight) Title 1 32.10% 126,596 The Battleship Island 2 29.50% 116,400 Dunkirk 3 10.90% 42,801 Crayon Shinchan 2017 4 4.40% 17,438 A Taxi Driver 5 3.70% 14,469 Cars 3

Yes, in that context it is doing pretty well. I mentioned in a previous posts that no war flick based on the allied forces have done any decent numbers in Korea. It would have done better if it was more GA friendly though.

Very weak Friday increase for Dunkirk, doesn't seem to be playing well with the GA.

Yeah, I thought that was the only case that made sense. But I guess I've been too acclimatized to having everything being explained to me on the screen, that scenario didn't immediately jump out at me.

In regards to the dialogue, was it because of the British accent? I saw it with an American friend who said the same thing

@aabattery Watched it a second time and indeed, I did catch several scenes (mostly after the torpedo attack), which seemed to indicate a passage of time (thanks!) One last thing I didn't quite get and bothered me; the shivering soldier who was picked up by Mr. Dawson, he seemed to be stranded on top of a sunken ship when he was rescued and his words indicated that he was a victim of a torpedo attack. As I remember the night of the torpedo attack that was shown during the film, Tommy was in the water and approached a small boat where the shivering soldier tells him that he couldn't get on board. So the "shivering soldier" wasn't the victim of that particular torpedo attack. Does this mean that there was a second torpedo attack off camera that we didn't witness? Or am I missing something here?

The thought that hit me the strongest as I was leaving the theater at the end of my screening was how amazingly immersed I had felt throughout the whole of the film. The sound effect was incredible and each bomb blast and bullet ricochet, had me legitimately flinching, while the cinematography felt so real the tension literally pulsed in waves from the 2-dimensional screen throughout my whole body. A point I found particularly interesting was that there was no clear protagonist in the film, which was such a break from traditional film-making, it felt almost jarring. But I can see why Nolan decided to do it that way, because I feel it did add to the kind of be-in-the-moment atmosphere that he said he wanted the audience to have. With no character to immerse ourselves into, the camera acted as more of a 3rd-person perspective, allowing us to be one of the soldiers in that sense and go through the horrors that they faced. One thing I’m a little unsure on, the film starts with 3 different points of perspective; the land, the sea and the air. And then specifies what I assume is the time period during which it is set; being one week, one day, and one hour respectively. So, does that mean, from the beginning of the film on the beaches of Dunkirk until their rescue, the real-world duration was one week? Because it didn’t feel anywhere near that long. Hope someone can help me on this one. Small puzzlement aside, very strong rating from me 9/10

Interested to know how you rated it? I think Nolan has earned the right to make these kind of films, he makes you come out of the cinema thinking you experienced something new and special and I know I'm not the only one that thinks that way.

Christopher Nolan films ratings (/10.0) 01. 9.32 The Dark Knight 02. 9.21 Inception 03. 9.09 Interstellar 04. 9.01 The Dark Knight Rises 05. 8.88 Batman Begins 06. 8.82 Memento 07. 8.53 The Prestige 08. 8.23 Dunkirk 09. 7.97 Insomnia Currently, Dunkirk is the 2nd lowest rated film from his filmography.

Hard to say without knowing if it's being blocked for some unspecified reason, or just in the pipeline waiting to be released. I saw an article the other day, stating that Korean films were doing poorly this year, 7 of the top 10 most attended films of the year being foreign releases. It seems silly, but this is probably a legitimate concern for those who regulate the film business in Korea so it might be they're waiting to see how the local releases fare during the summer before deciding a release date for Baby Driver. I know they do have a small scale screening planned in the month of September, so if that gets a good reception, it could also help get the ball moving.

Decent. Looks like it may open close to dawn for the planet of the apes. No not yet I'm afraid

Pretty decent

What about Arya? She practically stated it during the episode that that was her intention.

Assuredly

Some snippets from critic reviews for Dunkirk in Korea "Nolan, who has shown an ingenious and thorough understanding and grasp of time through previous films Memento, Inception, and Interstellar, here in his first attempt at a historical genre film manages to juxtapose three time planes expertly in a way to maintain a heightened sense of suspense" [positive] "The film conveys a sense of being in the moment in an impressive way but falls short of inspiring emotions" [mixed-to-negative] "The film is cold and dark, but the message it conveys burns bright. By portraying a person in crisis struggling with an ethical dilemma, it leaves us a lot to ponder on"[positive] "The greatest spectacle in Dunkirk, a film that aspires for perfection in plot, cinematography, score, and acting, is the bravery and dedication shown by countless people to save the lives of other over their own"[positive] "Three strengths and weaknesses of Dunkirk" -Strengths You get a real sense of being in the moment, much like you would in a documentary. The story progresses in a mutli-dimensional fashion through earth, sea, and sky The music heightens the suspense and strengthens parts of the film that may otherwise have been somewhat dull. -Weaknesses Zero scenes of close combat in a war film lessens the impact of suffering the soldiers go through Lack of standout protagonists make it difficult for the audience to invest themselves in the film There are no thematic devices such as a humanistic story to make the audiences cry, or a climax that stirs the emotion. Nolan wants the audience to see the film in their own perspective and not the perspective of the director, which makes it a masterful film, but not one that will be popular to the general audience.

Christopher Nolan filmography (2005-) 01. 10,304,501 Interstellar (2014) 02. 6,396,615 The Dark Knight Rises (2012) 03. 5,926,948 Inception (2010) 04. 4,154,634 The Dark Knight (2008) 04. 921,300 Batman Begins (2005) 05. 646,184 The Prestige (2006) To compare some of his earlier films too: Admissions in Seoul 01. 3,093,523 (30.0%) Interstellar 02. 2,057,588 (32.2%) The Dark Knight Rises 03. 2,026,998 (34.8%) Inception 04. 1,512,849 (36.4%) The Dark Knight 05. 400,574 (43.5%) Batman Begins 06. 338,844 (52.4%) The Prestige 07. 197,466 Memento 08. 194,724 Insomnia

Pixar animation studios productions (Admissions: 2003~) 01. 4,969,735 Inside Out (2015) 02. 2,601,734 Finding Dory (2016) 03. 1,484,843 Toy Story 3 (2010) 04. 1,330,183 The Good Dinosaur (2016) 05. 1,320,830 WALL-E (2008) 06. 1,286,412 Finding Nemo (2003) 07. 1,231,024 Brave (2012) 08. 1,155,067 The Incredibles (2004) 09. 1,054,886 Ratatouille (2007) 10. 1,047,327 Up (2009) 11. 870,605 Monsters University (2013) 12. 665,303 Cars (2006) 13. 465,607 Cars 2 (2011) 14. 298,318 Cars 3 (2017)* *=still in theaters Naver Ratings (/10.0)

I'm a little pessimistic to be honest. Its presales while not stellar, are relatively on par with Dawn of the planet of the apes. A similar opening should give it an OW in the range of 1.2-1.5M admissions which isn't that bad. But there's also uncertainty about how much the film will resonate among the GA, given the fact that war films about the allied forces have never done decent numbers here. Although I'll admit, there haven't been many standout blockbusters of that fare in recent years so it's not quite so cut and dried. In regard to its legs, it has Battleship Island dropping down in week two and A Taxi driver in its third week of release..so pretty damning competition to put it mildly. I'm inclined to think that regardless of the quality, it could get muscled out of screens and showtimes and legs will suffer as a result. Basically, the only thing this has going for it, besides its quality as a film, is the Nolan name behind it. After Interstellar, it would be foolish to underestimate that but yeah, realistically I don't think it will be enough. 3M admission finish would be great for it I think.