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==Box office==
==Box office==
The film sold 590,232 tickets during the weekend of December 9 to 11,<ref>[http://10.asiae.co.kr/Articles/new_view.htm?a_id=2011121210292698772 "''Spellbound'' works magic on local box office for 1st win"]. ''10Asia''. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 2012-04-20.</ref> 1.6 million after two weeks,<ref>[http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?blbdComCd=601006&seq=1672&mode=VIEW "Box office, Nov. 30 – Dec. 13"]. ''Korean Film Biz Zone''. Retrieved 2012-04-20.</ref> 1.91 million by December 18,<ref>[http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=2242 "''Chilling Romance'' Likely to Break the Two Million Ticket M"]. ''enewsWorld''. 19 December 2011.</ref> and more than 2.29 million by December 21.<ref>[http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=2308 "Can Lee Min Jung Lead a Box Office Hit?"]. ''enewsWorld''. 22 December 2011.</ref> In total the film had 3,007,066 admissions nationwide.
The film sold 590,232 tickets during the weekend of December 9 to 11,<ref>[http://10.asiae.co.kr/Articles/new_view.htm?a_id=2011121210292698772 "''Spellbound'' works magic on local box office for 1st win"]. ''10Asia''. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 2012-04-20.</ref> 1.6 million after two weeks,<ref>[http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?blbdComCd=601006&seq=1672&mode=VIEW "Box office, Nov. 30 – Dec. 13"]. ''Korean Film Biz Zone''. Retrieved 2012-04-20.</ref> 1.91 million by December 18,<ref>[http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=2242 "''Chilling Romance'' Likely to Break the Two Million Ticket M"]. ''enewsWorld''. 19 December 2011.</ref> and more than 2.29 million by December 21.<ref>[http://enewsworld.mnet.com/enews/contents.asp?idx=2308 "Can Lee Min Jung Lead a Box Office Hit?"]. ''enewsWorld''. 22 December 2011.</ref> In total the film had 3,007,066 admissions nationwide, making it by far the most successful of a string of Korean romantic comedies released in 2011's late autumn season.


It ranked second and grossed {{SK won|3.7 billion}} in its first week of release<ref>[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/korea/?yr=2011&wk=48&currency=local&p=.htm "South Korea Box Office: December 2–4, 2011"]. ''[[Box Office Mojo]]''. Retrieved 2012-04-20.</ref> and grossed a total of {{SK won|21.8 billion}} after six weeks of screening.<ref>[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/korea/?yr=2012&wk=1&currency=local&p=.htm "South Korea Box Office: January 6–8, 2012"]. ''[[Box Office Mojo]]''. Retrieved 2012-04-20.</ref>
It ranked second and grossed {{SK won|3.7 billion}} in its first week of release<ref>[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/korea/?yr=2011&wk=48&currency=local&p=.htm "South Korea Box Office: December 2–4, 2011"]. ''[[Box Office Mojo]]''. Retrieved 2012-04-20.</ref> and grossed a total of {{SK won|21.8 billion}} after six weeks of screening.<ref>[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/korea/?yr=2012&wk=1&currency=local&p=.htm "South Korea Box Office: January 6–8, 2012"]. ''[[Box Office Mojo]]''. Retrieved 2012-04-20.</ref>

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Spellbound
Promotion poster for Spellbound
Directed byHwang In-ho
Written byHwang In-ho
Produced byAn Young-jin
StarringSon Ye-jin
Lee Min-ki
CinematographyLee Doo-man
Edited bySteve M. Choe
Music byLee Jae-jin
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • 1 December 2011 (2011-12-01)
Running time
114 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box office$18,813,919[1]

Spellbound (Korean: 오싹한 연애; RR: Ossakhan Yeonae; literally: "Chilling Romance") is a 2011 South Korean horror romantic comedy film, starring Son Ye-jin and Lee Min-ki.[2] It is about a magician who falls in love with a woman who can see ghosts. It was written and directed by Hwang In-ho which also marks his directorial debut. [3][4][5][6][7]

Plot

Jo-goo, a street magician (Lee Min-ki), notices a miserable looking girl, Yeo-ri (Son Ye-jin), in the audience during one of his performances, and she winds up being the inspiration for his “Horror magic show.” The show became a runaway success almost overnight and Jo-goo in turn, is now a successful stage magician with a model girlfriend. Yeo-ri works for Jo-goo, playing the specter in his show. Forward to almost a year later, the darkness inside her, something her fellow colleagues sense, keeps her from truly connecting with them. When Jo-goo’s attempt to include Yeo-ri in a staff dinner finally succeeds, hilarious disaster ensues when she ends up blindingly drunk. Jo-goo calls Yeo-ri the next morning to sort things out, but when the phone disconnects with a weird sound, he decided to drop by her place for a visit instead. There, Jo-goo met and engages in a game of hide-and-seek with a ghost child, which then scared the bejesus out of him later that night. As the two of them spent more time together, developing a fast friendship, Yeo-ri confesses the long story behind her gray, wan face.

Yeo-ri acquired an 'unwanted' ability to see the dead ever since she survived a high school automobile accident. She not only sees dead people, but these 'dead people' also appear in her life on a regular basis. In particular, the vengeful ghost of her best friend Joo-hee, who died during that automobile incident, follows her everywhere scaring people around her relentlessly. Yeo-ri eventually ended up leading a solitary life, even her family fled the country and left her behind. She sleeps in a tent in her living room, speaks to a friend sometimes and only through the phone, resigning herself to the idea that her solitary life is best in the grand scheme of things.

During the course of Jo-goo’s failed attempts to find his lonely friend Yeo-ri a boyfriend, the pair starts to develop feelings for each other. And though Jo-goo is sometimes scared witless himself, he loves Yeo-ri enough to overcome his fear. Joo-hee, consumed by jealousy, becomes a threat during the show, prompting Yeo-ri to head off to join her family in order to protect Jo-goo from herself and the ghost. Is getting away going to be that easy, or does Joo-hee have more tricks up her sleeves?[8][9]

Cast

Box office

The film sold 590,232 tickets during the weekend of December 9 to 11,[17] 1.6 million after two weeks,[18] 1.91 million by December 18,[19] and more than 2.29 million by December 21.[20] In total the film had 3,007,066 admissions nationwide, making it by far the most successful of a string of Korean romantic comedies released in 2011's late autumn season.

It ranked second and grossed ₩3.7 billion in its first week of release[21] and grossed a total of ₩21.8 billion after six weeks of screening.[22]

References

  1. ^ "OSSAKHAN YEONAE (CHILLY ROMANCE)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
  2. ^ "Chilling Romance (2011)". The Chosun Ilbo. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
  3. ^ "Romance lost between spooks and laughs". The Korea Times. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 2012-04-20
  4. ^ "Their cold kiss warms screens". The New Paper. 9 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Spellbound (2011) Movie Review". Beyond Hollywood. 15 January 2012.
  6. ^ "Movie review: 'Spellbound'". Los Angeles Times. 16 December 2011.
  7. ^ "Review: Happy to be alive in Spellbound". National Post. 12 January 2012.
  8. ^ "Spellbound (2011)". CJ Entertainment. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
  9. ^ "Preview: A Lovable Horror Film Lead Girl and Her Chilling Romance". enewsWorld. 23 November 2011.
  10. ^ "Son Ye Jin Returns to the Big Screen With Rom Com ". enewsWorld. 24 October 2011.
  11. ^ "Son Ye Jin Pulls Off a ′Hamburger Kiss′ for Chilling Romance". enewsWorld. 22 November 2011.
  12. ^ "Sohn Ye Jin: ‘I Do Not Like Similar Appearance’". KBS Global. 28 November 2011.
  13. ^ "Son Ye-jin Eyeing Melodrama After Chilling Romance". The Chosun Ilbo. 1 December 2011.
  14. ^ "Son Ye-jin casts her spell over new romantic comedy". Korea JoongAng Daily. 2 December 2011.
  15. ^ "Sweet-faced at 30". The Straits Times. 9 May 2012.
  16. ^ "Lee Min Ki and Son Ye Jin Praise Each Other". enewsWorld. 22 November 2011.
  17. ^ "Spellbound works magic on local box office for 1st win". 10Asia. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
  18. ^ "Box office, Nov. 30 – Dec. 13". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
  19. ^ "Chilling Romance Likely to Break the Two Million Ticket M". enewsWorld. 19 December 2011.
  20. ^ "Can Lee Min Jung Lead a Box Office Hit?". enewsWorld. 22 December 2011.
  21. ^ "South Korea Box Office: December 2–4, 2011". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
  22. ^ "South Korea Box Office: January 6–8, 2012". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
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