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*** I’ve watched “Asura: The City of Madness” & this is probably not for everyone—the relentlessly bleak tone & over-the-top violence may prove to be too daunting for many audiences after a while. Still, I find the movie good.

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Cast Of “Along With The Gods: The Two Worlds” Reveal What They’d Do With Divine Powers

 

High Cut magazine held a photo shoot and interviews with the star-studded cast of upcoming film “Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds.” The photo shoot followed the concept of “The Banquet of the Gods” and was a joint collaboration with the film production.

 

The magazine released a group photo of the actors dressed in all black as well as individual cuts of some of the cast. The 13 cast members who participated in the photo shoot are Ha Jung Woo, Cha Tae Hyun, Joo Ji Hoon, Kim Hyang Gi, Kim Dong Wook, Oh Dal Soo, Im Won Hee, EXO’s D.O., Jang Gwang, Jung Hae Kyun, Kim Soo Ahn, Lee Jung Jae, and Kim Hae Sook.

 

 

“Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds” is about a man who dies and the grim reaper who helps him post-death, as the man undergoes seven trials over 49 days to determine his place in the afterlife.

 

oo Ji Hoon gives off a mysterious aura in a black-and-white photo. He plays Seaman Maek, who protects the deceased and the grim reapers. He was asked, “Who would you give a flower that makes anyone laugh when they look at it?” He answered, “I would give it to Kim Yong Hwa. He’s a bright and fun person to be around, but he’s probably under an unbelievable amount of stress right now, thinking about CG, music, and how well the movie will do.”

 

 

High Cut will release the second half of the photo shoot with the rest of the cast’s individual cuts in early December, while the film “Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds” will premiere on December 20.

 

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*** Can't wait to see this movie!

 

 

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“Along With The Gods” Surpasses 10 Million Moviegoers In Impressive Time

 

 

Movie “Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds” has surpassed 10 million moviegoers, becoming the first movie of the year to reach this impressive feat.

 

The movie’s distributor Lotte Entertainment revealed that on January 4, “Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds” exceeded 10 million moviegoers, just 16 days since its release. This means it is the second fastest Korean movie to reach this milestone right behind “The Admiral: Roaring Currents,” the current record-holder of most moviegoers of all time for a Korean movie.

 

As a result, “Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds” has joined the 10 million moviegoers club, becoming the 16th Korean movie overall and 20th film released domestically to do so. Additionally, the movie’s director, Kim Yong Hwa, has surpassed his personal record of 8 million moviegoers with the movie “Take Off,” and “Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds” has become Lotte Entertainment’s first movie to reach 10 million moviegoers.

 

The star-studded cast of “Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds” shared photos celebrating surpassing 10 million moviegoers. The cast members smile widely as they thank viewers for showing their movie lots of love with handwritten messages.

 

Director Kim Yong Hwa also commented, “I’m thankful and surprised every day. There are no sufficient words to express my feelings other than thank you. I am most happy to have been able to connect with many audience members. I will work hard to create the second part and show a movie that meets expectations. I hope you are able to feel warmth through the movie in this cold weather.”

 

 

Congratulations to the cast and crew of “Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds”!

 

 

Source (1) / soompi news

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Two Korean films score big at weekend box office

 

South Korean fantasy action blockbuster "Along With Gods: The Two Worlds" continued its successful run at the box office this weekend, data showed Tuesday.

The first installment in the "Along With Gods" saga sold about 2.5 million tickets from Friday to Sunday, according to the real-time box-office tally available on the website of the Korean Film Council.

 

On Monday, the film directed by Kim Yong-hwa added 916,714 views on New Year's Day to its 13-day cumulative tally of 9.5 million.

Based on a popular webtoon of the same title by Joo Ho-min, the movie tells the story of a righteous firefighter who is judged in seven hells for 49 days after his death, guided by three grim reapers. It stars Ha Jung-woo, Cha Tae-hyun, Ju Ji-hoon and Kim Hyang-gi.

 

 

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BOX OFFICE RANKINGS Jan 5, 2018

 

[Domestic]

Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds
1987: When the Day Comes
Steel Rain
The Greatest Showman
Pokemon the Movie: I Choose You!

 

 

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credit : Korea Times

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There’s no stopping the two-week reigning box office film Along With The Gods: The Two Worlds. It crossed the 10 Million mark on midnight, January 3rd.

 

Along With The Gods notches a milestone as a new member of South Korea’s all-time box office champions.

 

The first of the two-part movie secured South Korea’s elite circle of blockbuster hits which garnered mammoth ticket sales of over 10 million. It became the 16th movie to join the club and the second movie for 2017 to cross the 10 million admission count after A Taxi Driver which currently sits at the top spot. It is also the second fastest movie after The Admiral: Roaring Currents to hit the ticket sales milestone.

 

 

A certified crowd drawer, Along With The Gods fuses popular South Korean mythology about reincarnation. The hero of the movie journeys to the underworld in 49 days. With afterlife guardians protecting him, he faces 7 trials derived from 7 deadly sins which are dependent on the deeds he incurred as a human.

 

Director Kim Yong Hwa (200 Pounds Beauty) expressed appreciation on how his new film communicated well with people. He promised to give his best shot for the second installment set for summer release this 2018.

 

Along With The Gods is currently screening nationwide in South Korea. It has been sold to 12 Asian countries, including Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, the Philippines, Cambodia and Laos at the Asian Film Market. It was also pre-sold to 90 nations at the American Film Market last month.

 

Watch the trailer below!

 

 

 

 

source : HelloKPop

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*** I heard that “Along With The Gods” is set for release in Philippine movie theatres starting January 24. The movie has an A-list film actors participating in it.

 

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Hallyu’s A-list actors led 2017 South Korean box office.

South Korean films landed over 220 million ticket sales in 2017. The box office flicks were predominantly leaning on crime, drama and action stories. The record-breaking success of December 2017 movies contributed to the achievement of South Korean film industry.

 

We present you the South Korean films in 2017, which amassed impressive admission sales through the ingenious narratives pictured on the big screen.

 

Note: Admissions’ Data retrieved from Korean Film Council (KOFIC) website. (010218)

 

2. Along With The Gods: The Two Worlds

 

 

Release Date: Dec 20, 2017
Admissions: 8,535,937 and counting
Cast: Ha Jung Woo, Cha Tae Hyun, Joo Ji Hoon

 

Along With The Gods is based on a webtoon about a salary man who died, and is accompanied to the underworld by afterlife guardians. The film adaptation takes the story of a firefighter who passes away unexpectedly. He is escorted by three grim reapers, who defend him in 49 days on 7 trials that would determine if he is able to reincarnate.

 

 

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source : HelloKPop

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ALONG WITH THE GODS Tops Taiwan Box Office

 

Korean Fantasy Epic a Theatrical Hit Overseas

 

 

• Korea’s year-end chart-topper Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds is also proving to be a strong performer overseas, after topping the box office in Taiwan during the Christmas weekend. The film opened on 80 screens across the island nation and beat out Hollywood heavyweights such as Star Wars: The Last Jedi and The Greatest Showman to take home the weekend crown.
   
  Back in Korea, the film continues to set the box office alight after scoring two first-place finishes. On January 3rd, the fantasy epic became the 16th Korean film to cross the 10 million viewer benchmark, and the second 2017 title to do so, following last summer’s A Taxi Driver.
   
  Elsewhere, the film has also found favor with North American audiences, after accumulating a respectable USD 723,295 from 17 theaters following 11 days of release. Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds was also released in Thailand on December 28th and Vietnam the following day. Next up for the blockbuster are theatrical releases in Indonesia on January 5th and Cambodia, Laos, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand on January 11th.
   
  From Take Off (2009) director KIM Yong-hwa, Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds is the first installment of a two-part adaptation of the popular ‘Along with the Gods’ webcomic by JOO Ho-min. CHA Tae-hyun stars as a firefighter who dies and is escorted by a group of guardian angels (played by HA Jung-woo, JU Ji-hoon and KIM Hyang-gi) to a series of trials in the after-life.

• Any copying, republication or redistribution of KOFIC's content is prohibited without prior consent of KOFIC.

 

 

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On 1/6/2018 at 10:17 PM, wanda77 said:

 

 

Hi wanda, thanks for sharing this. JJH looks so fine here. He looks fresh.....I guess this capture was during Busan stage greetings??? Please correct me if I'm wrong..... I'm happy that his movie has been doing very well box-office wise. Up to now, the number one movie this week is "Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds"  for the weekend January 5 - January 7, 2018.

 

 

 

 

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January 9, 2018

 

 

‘Along with the Gods,’ ‘1987’ dominate once again

 

 

Korea’s weekend box office did not see any major shifts over the weekend as fantasy adventure drama “Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds” came in first for the third consecutive weekend, while historical drama “1987: When the Day Comes,” held strong in second place.

But action drama “Steel Rain,” which is one of the three big-budget movies released last month, dropped two spots following the debut of “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” and “The Story of Ferdinand.”

“Along with the Gods,” adapted from Joo Ho-min’s successful webtoon of the same title, sold 1.32 million tickets at 1,257 screens from Friday to Sunday, accounting for 36.4 percent of the entire weekend sales. Since its release on Dec. 20, the blockbuster has raked in a total of 92.5 billion won ($83 million) through sales of 13.2 million tickets.

Despite controversy over having diverged from the original story featured in the webtoon, the Kim Yong-hwa-directed movie, starring Ha Jung-woo, Ju Ji-hoon and Kim Hyang-gi, managed to become the first film to have sold more than 10 million tickets this year - the feat it achieved 16 days after its release.

The historical drama “1987,” which depicts the turbulent days of Korea’s democracy movement, when student activists were murdered at the hands of the military police, came in at second in its second weekend with 1.01 million admissions sold. The film saw a boost in buzz over the weekend after President Moon Jae-in watched the flick in central Seoul on Sunday. “1987” has sold a total of 4.1 million tickets since it landed at theaters on Dec. 27.

Action adventure movie “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” a sequel to the 1995 feature film starring Robin Williams, sold 657,000 admissions in its debut weekend.

The fantasy comedy, starring Dwayne Johnson and Jack Black, tells the story of four high school students who get sucked into an old video game called “Jumanji,” has been on the receiving end of a great deal of praise from critics, many of which found the film to be better than expected.

The animated “Ferdinand” arrived at fourth in its first weekend while the local action drama “Steel Rain,” starring Jung Woo-sung and Gwak Do-won, rounded out the top five.
 

 

BY JIN MIN-JI [jin.minji@joongang.co.kr]
 

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*** As of this writing, "1987: When the Day Comes" has claimed the top spot in South Korean theaters, ending the three-week reign of "Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds" at the top of the box office. "Along With the Gods" slid to second place but held strong.  On Thursday, the movie was opened in Hong Kong, the widest release for a Korean film. It already opened at second place in Vietnam, and third in Thailand and Indonesia. I hope the film's popularity in Asian countries will continue, as it is also set to open in Singapore, Malaysia, Laos and Cambodia this week, and Myanmar and the Philippines later this month.

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*** I'm happy that “Along With The Gods: The Two Worlds” continues its success in the overseas market. According to the data by Box Office Mojo, the domestic total of the movie in the US has reached $1.1 million. It started with 17 theaters nationwide in US but now I read that it screens in 35 theaters already. The movie also secured the top position at the Taiwanese box office for three consecutive weeks. The film had secured $6 million in ticket sales in Taiwan.

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January 11, 2018

 

 

'Along With the Gods' surpasses 12 mln mark in attendance

 

SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Yonhap) -- The Korean fantasy blockbuster "Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds" topped 12 million in attendance Thursday, the 23rd day of its run, the film's distributor Lotte Entertainment said.

 

The film became the 10th most-viewed of all time in Korea, beating out "Train to Busan," a 2016 film that sold 11.57 million tickets, and "Taegukgi," which was seen by 11.74 million people in 2004.

 

"Along With the Gods" is the first installment of a two-part series directed by Kim Yong-hwa and based on a popular webtoon by Joo Ho-min.

 

Starring Ha Jung-woo, Ju Ji-hoon and Kim Hyang-gi, the film is about a righteous firefighter who is judged in seven hells for 49 days after death, guided by three grim reapers.

 

Part two is scheduled to open this summer.

 

 

This photo released by Lotte Entertainment is a still from "Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds," which has been seen by more than 12 million people in South Korea. (Yonhap)

 

 

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Box office

 

Domestic

1. 1987: When the Day Comes
2. Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds
3. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
4. Ferdinand
5. The Greatest Showman

 

 

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credit : Korea Times

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*** Looking forward to this movie when this will be adapted into a drama. According to the production company, they plan to write a script this year and produce a drama for next year, 2019. Details such as cast, production schedule and broadcast date have not yet been decided. But, I hope JJH will be part of it. The drama plans to stay faithful to the original story. The drama is planning to air not merely in Korea, but around the world. It is positive because the movie has been well-received.

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*** UPDATE :

 

I heard that the script will be written next year (instead of this year) and the drama will be released after that. Still the same, nothing else has yet been confirmed. The movie has a new character named Soo-hong, Ja-hong's brother, while the lawyer, Jin Gi-han, was not included, though. However, the drama will follow the original web-toon.

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'Along With the Gods' draws 13 million viewers

 

By Oh Young-jin

"Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds" has topped 13 million in attendance, becoming the fifth most-watched film.

Since its release Dec. 20, the fantasy blockbuster had attracted 13,039,675 viewers as of Tuesday, the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) said.

It replaced "The Thieves," which sold 12.98 million tickets in 2012, at No. 5.

"Along With the Gods" is the first installment of a two-part series directed by Kim Yong-hwa, based on a popular Joo Ho-min webtoon.

The sequel is scheduled to be released this summer.

 

 

credit : Korea Times

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Along With the Gods rockets into Top Ten Highest Grossing K-movies of All Time in 4th spot

 

LINK here : http://koalasplayground.com/2018/01/17/along-gods-rockets-top-10-highest-grossing-k-movies-time-4th-spot/

 

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“Along With The Gods” Surpasses “The Thieves” And Becomes The Fifth Most-Watched Film Of All Time In South Korea

 

 

Along with the Gods is breaking records after records!

South Korean fantasy drama film Along with the Gods is unstoppable as it continues to break records in its run.

 

It has beaten out the 2016 blockbuster movie Train to Busan and the 2004 war film Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War by reaching the 12-million mark on its 23rd day in local theaters. On its 24th day, Along with the Gods has dethroned A Taxi Driver as the top grossing film released in 2017.

 

Now, the film, which stars Ha Jung Woo, Cha Tae Hyun, Ju Ji Hoon, and Kim Hyang Gi, has surpassed the 13-million mark in attendance, taking away the spot of the 2012 film The Thieves as fifth most-watched film of all time in South Korea.

 

According to the box-office tally from the Korean Film Council, Along with the Gods has attracted 13,039,675 moviegoers as of January 16.

 

 

 

The fantasy drama film tells the story of a firefighter (played by Cha Tae Hyun), who goes through seven hells for 49 days, following his death and guided by three grim reapers.

 

Along with the Gods is based on a webtoon by Joo Ho Min. It is the first installment of a two-part series directed by Kim Yong Hwa.

 

The second installment is expected to premiere this summer.

Along with the Gods in the Philippines

Aside from South Korea, the film was pre-sold to 90 countries at the American Film Market. It will open in 12 Asian countries including the Philippines.

 

Brought to the archipelago by Viva International Pictures, Along with Gods will hit Philippine theaters on January 31. Visit its Facebook page for more details.

 

A still from the film released by Lotte Entertainment

 

source : HelloKPop