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21-04-2025
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‘Squid Game 2' Star Kang Ha-neul's Crime Thriller ‘Yadang: the Snitch' Tops Korean Box Office
The South Korean box office welcomed a new leader as crime thriller 'Yadang: the Snitch' opened in first place with $4.1 million, commanding 69.8% of weekend revenues. Directed by Hwang Byeng-Gug and starring 'Squid Game 2″ actor Kang Ha-neul, 'Yadang: the Snitch,' is from the producers behind record-breaking hit '12:12 The Day' and 'Inside Men.' It follows a professional informant called 'yadang' who provides covert information about the drug world to prosecutors and police. When a drug bust at a party attended by high-profile second-generation VIPs leads to a dangerous conspiracy, the yadang must fight to survive. The film pairs Kang with 'Exhuma' star Yoo Hai-jin and 'The World of the Married' actor Park Hae-joon. More from Variety 'Squid Game: The Experience' Coming to London This Spring 'Squid Game 2' Leads Korean Content Dominance on Netflix Global Charts, Ampere Report Reveals 'Squid Game' Star Kang Ha-neul's New Thriller 'Streaming' Sold to Multiple Territories by Lotte Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE) The April 16 release drew 608,104 admissions from April 18 to 20 across 1,832 screens, according to Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council. The film's cumulative total already stands at $5.2 million with 786,032 total admissions, marking one of the strongest domestic openings of the year so far. This robust performance helped lift the overall top 10 box office to $5.4 million, a significant jump from last weekend's more subdued $3.4 million. Slipping to second place, previous chart-topper 'The Match' added $705,043 with 105,817 weekend admissions. The sports drama, now in its fourth week, has grossed $13.1 million with just under 2 million admissions to date. 'Attack on Titan The Movie: The Last Attack' continued its steady run, placing third with $171,764 and 22,435 additional admissions. The anime finale has now earned $5.3 million in Korea from over 752,000 viewers. In a limited pre-release run ahead of its April 26 nationwide launch, 'A Minecraft Movie' debuted in fourth with $171,633 and 20,916 admissions across just 83 screens, matching 'Attack on Titan' in revenue share at 2.9%. Opening in fifth, 'Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy' brought in $77,951 from 11,720 viewers. The British romantic comedy, a continuation of the beloved franchise, has reached $191,408 in Korea since its midweek release. Animated feature 'Flow' added $57,600 in its sixth weekend, pushing its cumulative total to $1.1 million with 166,713 admissions. Biographical drama 'Maria,' starring Angelina Jolie, opened in seventh place with $39,819 and 6,272 admissions, while Japanese horror 'Sayuri' followed close behind with $38,476 and 5,635 admissions. Espionage thriller 'The Amateur' dropped to ninth, earning $37,363 from 5,602 weekend viewers. The film's Korean total stands at $610,758 from 92,548 admissions. Rounding out the top 10, musical anime 'Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing' brought in $39,872 from 26 screens, drawing 5,444 viewers over the weekend. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week What's Coming to Disney+ in April 2025 The Best Celebrity Memoirs to Read This Year: From Chelsea Handler to Anthony Hopkins
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14-04-2025
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Everything We Know About Netflix's ‘Ransom Canyon' So Far
Saddle up for a new Western show that has a little bit of everything on Netflix. Ransom Canyon, based on the book by Jodi Thomas, will capture stories of a small town in the wild west. Led by Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly, the Netflix series arrives mid-April. Read on for everything we know about Ransom Canyon: More from Deadline 'Ransom Canyon' Trailer: 'It's War' For Josh Duhamel's Staten Kirkland As Jodi Thomas' Book Comes To Life In Netflix Series 'Ransom Canyon': James Brolin, Eoin Macken & Lizzy Greene Join Netflix Series South Korean Content Second Only To U.S. In Netflix's Global Viewership - Ampere Report Ransom Canyon arrives on Netflix Thursday, April 17. The show will be headlined by Josh Duhamel (Love, Simon, Shotgun Wedding) and Minka Kelly (Friday Night Lights, Euphoria) as characters from the book Staten Kirkland, a stoic rancher, and Quinn O'Grady, a pianist who keeps to herself. Deadline exclusively reported the castings of James Brolin as ex-Army captain and now rancher Cap Fuller, La Brea star Eoin Macken as Davis, owner of Bar W ranch which is the main rival of Staten Kirkland's Double K and A Million Little Things star Lizzy Greene as ambitious head cheerleader at Ransom Canyon High Lauren Brigman, who is also the sheriff's daughter. We also broke the news of additions Marianly Tejada (One of Us Is Lying) as former nurse and now barkeep Ellie Estevez, Jack Schumacher (Top Gun: Maverick) as the charming but enigmatic drifter Yancy Grey, Garrett Wareing as the quietly determined Lucas Russell (Manifest) and Andrew Liner (Vampire Academy) as star quarterback of Ransom Canyon high's football team Reid Collins. These four were just the tip of the iceberg in a whopping 13 people rounding out the ensemble cast of the series. Recurring cast include Brett Cullen (Winning Time), Grey's Anatomy alumna Kate Burton, Jaren Robledo (Rez Ball), Jennifer Ens (Chapelwaite), Kenneth Miller (The Cleaning Lady), Niko Guardado, Justin Johnson Cortez and Casey W. Johnson. Philip Winchester (Strike Back) will guest star. Deadline also exclusively reported the addition of Tatanka Means (Killers of the Flower Moon, Horizon) as Jake Longbow, Staten's trusted ranch manager at the Double K as well as Meta Golding's boarding the series as recurring character Paula Jo, Davis' ex-wife. Season 1 of the contemporary western romance show will unfold in 10 episodes. Based on the first book in a series of 10 contemporary Western romance novels by Jodi Thomas, Ransom Canyon's official logline reads: Welcome to Ransom Canyon, where love, loss, and loyalty collide beneath the crimson mesas of Texas Hill Country. With three ranching family dynasties locked in a contest for control of the land, their lives and legacies are threatened by outside forces intent on destroying their way of life. At the center of it all is stoic rancher Staten Kirkland (Duhamel), who is healing from heartbreaking loss and on a quest for vengeance.' 'Staten's only glimmer of hope rests in the eyes and heart of Quinn O'Grady (Kelly), longtime family friend and owner of the local dancehall. But as the battle to save Ransom wages on, a mysterious cowboy drifts into town, dredging up secrets from the past. Vise tightening, Staten fights to protect the land he calls home, and the only love that can pull him back from the demons that haunt him.' The teaser clip also shows snippets of what looks like a romance between Greene's Lauren Brigman and Wareing's Lucas Russell. 'It's a multi-generational family show set on a ranch, and we say it's Virgin River meets Yellowstone,' Jinny Howe, Netflix's Head of Drama, Development, told Deadline in August 2022 about Ransom Canyon, a romance-fueled family drama and contemporary western saga that weaves together the lives of three ranching families, all set against the rugged expanse of Texas Hill Country, specifically crimson mesas. There also looks to be a brotherhood between Staten and Cap Fuller, according to the teaser clip. RELATED: 'It's a contemporary Western romance show, just looking for more in this comfort romance space,' Howe added in the 2022 interview. 'We think that it's going to deliver on all the romance and again it will be a really beautiful vista and setting, very escapist.' April Blair serves as creator, showrunner and executive producer of the Western drama TV adaptation. Amanda Marsalasis directed the pilot and second episode. David McWhirter, Meera Menon and Michael Offer also direct. Blair, Joe Fazzio, Paul Haapaniemi, Laura Nava, Lucas Rojas and Paul Haapaniemi serve as writers on the series. Dan Angel also executive produces. Yes, there are a few trailers. The first teaser clip arrived in February 2025 ahead of Valentine's Day. The full official trailer landed in late March. Watch the shorter teaser clip below: Best of Deadline 'The Last of Us' Season 2 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Come Out? 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More
