[Box Office] Latest movie releases

My Annoying Brother
(Korea)
Opened Nov. 23
Comedy, Drama. Directed by Kwon Soo-kyung

National judo athlete Ko Doo-young (Do Kyung-soo) loses his sight after an unfortunate accident and spends his days in deep depression. His con artist older brother (Jo Jung-suk) uses Doo-young’s health issues as an excuse to be granted early release from prison. The meek younger brother is stuck with his rowdy sibling as the two begin an unpredictable cohabitation. 

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
(US)
Opened Nov. 16
Fantasy. Directed by David Yates

Eccentric, timid British wizard Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) arrives in New York with a magical suitcase full of fantastical creatures. The city is in chaos over a mysterious force that wreaks havoc everywhere, and a movement calling for the obliteration of all witches and wizards. It is up to Newt and Tina Goldstein (Katherine Waterston) to stop the shadow of evil. 

Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned
(Korea)
Opened Nov. 16
Fantasy, Drama. Directed by Um Tae-hwa

Young Soo-rin (Shin Eun-soo) moves to the fictional island of Hwanodo with her stepfather after the death of her mother. She spends her days lost in her own imagination and soon befriends Sung-min (Lee Hyo-je), a young boy living on the island. One day, Sung-min gets in an accident that mysteriously stops time.

Split
(Korea)
Opened Nov. 9
Drama. Directed by Choi Gook-hee

Chul-jong is a former bowling superstar who has lost his skills to an unfortunate accident. While scraping by as a gambler and a swindler, he meets genius bowler Young-hoon. The two partner up to make big money against gamblers in the bowling scene.

Ouija: Origin of Evil
(US)
Opened Nov. 9
Horror. Directed by Mike Flanagan

Widowed mother Alice Zander (Elizabeth Reaser) invites a spirit of evil into her house by accident, in an attempt to add new features to her scam business with clients seeking a séance with the other world. When the spirit overtakes her daughter Doris (Lulu Wilson), Alice and her family must face the fearsome beings to expel them from their home.