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Another milestone for Parasite. The Oscar-winning Korean sensation has now become the highest-grossing foreign-language film in UK box office history, surpassing The Passion Of The Christ. The film already posted a record-breaking debut in the UK, opening with $1.8M including previews from an initial 136 sites, a new…

The Parasite train keeps on gaining steam, with Bong Joon Ho’s four-time Oscar-winning dark comedy crossing $50 million at the domestic box office. But the real question is, can it beat Life Is Beautiful’s box office gross of $57M? If it maintains its momentum, signs are pointing to yes. As its Imax run comes to an…

CJ ENM, one of Asia's leading entertainment companies and the outfit behind Bong Joon Ho's Oscar-winning sensation Parasite, is taking a significant stake in fellow South Korean company Dexter Studios. Founded by Kim Yong-Hwa, Dexter is the producer of numerous mega-grossing Korean blockbusters including Along With The…

Hulu has landed exclusive U.S. streaming rights to Parasite, the South Korean film that made Oscar history as the first foreign language film to win the best picture Oscar. In a deal with studio Neon, the film will be available for streaming on Hulu beginning Wednesday, April 8. Parasite took home four Oscars…

30WEST, which invested in Parasite releaser NEON back in 2018, has taken a significant minority stake in UK and Ireland distribution, sales and production outfit Altitude Media Group. Launched in 2012 by Will Clarke and Andy Mayson, Altitude saw early successes with Asif Kapadia's Oscar-winning doc Amy and Barry…

President Donald Trump mocked the Academy Awards for giving its best picture Oscar to Parasite, expressing bewilderment to a rally crowd in Colorado that a foreign language movie could get the top award. “By the way, how bad were the Academy Awards this year, do you see? And the winner is, a movie from South Korea…

The double bill last week was confounding: Parasite playing side by side nationally with Love Story — the edgy Korean thriller nudging the 50-year-old weepy. There was a perverse logic behind the playdates. Having won every statuette in sight, Parasite now was opening wide in quest of a giant payday, already…

Here’s something to sail NEON’s Parasite past the $50M mark at the domestic box office: The 4x Oscar winner, including, best picture is getting an Imax release in 214 U.S. and Canadian auditoriums tomorrow for a one week release. The Cannes Palme d’Or winning movie was digitally re-mastered into the Imax format. In…

UPDATE, writethru: Paramount's Sonic The Hedgehog raced to a $100M worldwide opening this weekend, including $43M from the international box office, and a domestic record for a videogame pic. The adaptation of Sega's globally popular property is playing in 40 offshore markets, repping 60% of the overseas footprint…

The indie distributor Neon is becoming the cool, popular kid in Hollywood and on the box office playground since they dominated the Oscars with the multiple Parasite wins. This weekend, the distributor, founded by Tim League and Tom Quinn, saw the return of Portrait of a Lady on Fire in theaters, while Parasite took a…

With the 2020 summer Olympics around the corner, the timing of the release of the IFC Films romantic comedy Olympic Dreams couldn’t be any more perfect — but this isn’t an ordinary rom-com or a film about the Olympics. Directed by Jeremy Teicher (Tracktown, Tall as the Baobab Tree, Speed Goggles), who co-wrote it with…

EXCLUSIVE: A trio of leading indie film distributors are pooling resources to launch a $1.6M (£1.2M) film development fund. UK outfit Curzon, which is currently handling Parasite in the territory, Australian company Madman Entertainment and Benelux releaser Cineart will each have a first look option for local…