Mother opens big with a box-office record

14 May 28, 2009December 10, 2009

by javabeans

Thriller film Mother has claimed the top spot for Korean movie openings this year, drawing in more than 220,000 attendees in its first day (May 28).

This breaks the April 30 opening of Park Chan-wook’s vampire-horror film Thirst, which recently won a jury prize at Cannes, which drew in 178,000 people on opening day. It also beat out Hollywood blockbuster Terminator 4, which came in second in its second week.

Mother has generally received praise from audiences, particularly for director Bong Joon-ho, who’s made a name for himself with films like The Host and Memories of Murder. Kim Hye-ja plays the determined mother out to rescue Won Bin, the mentally slow son accused of murder.

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Tags: Bong Joon-ho, Kim Hye-ja, Won Bin

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1 TC

May 28, 2009 at 9:46 PM

Awesome!!

I'm so happy for Bong Jun-ho for yet another successful endeavor.

Kim Hye-ja and Won Bin must be on cloud 9. Way to go!!

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2 Biscuit

May 28, 2009 at 10:18 PM

Really good news to hear!

Sigh. I want to watch it so much more now that I know it's been released!

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3 cosmopolite

May 28, 2009 at 11:45 PM

Are you planning on watching this film JB?

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4 otk

May 29, 2009 at 4:09 AM

definately watching this, the concept seems really good. Good story + good actors... Kim Hye Ja is awesome !!! I love her in tha trailer and Won Bin is just perfect as that mentally slow son !
Hope the dvd release will come with subs

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5 Samsooki

May 29, 2009 at 5:35 AM

You can almost taste good acting like a well-prepared meal.

That movie poster gives me a little bit of the chills. Just look at their eyes and you know there is depth there. Kim Hye-ja and Won Bin both rock. I love good acting, and I'll be sure to pick this one up. I hope it has a happy ending though.

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6 strawberryfields

May 29, 2009 at 5:44 AM

won bin is worth the wait! i took him a while before he came back to acting and all that stuff. you got a good story, good director, good actors and a nice movie poster..what else could be better than this?!