[Box Office] Latest movie releases

Published : Sept 2, 2016 - 14:00 Updated : Sept 2, 2016 - 14:00

Grand Father
(Korea)
Opened Aug. 31
Drama, action. Directed by Lee Seo

When elderly truck driver Ki-kwang’s (Park Geun-hyung) estranged son commits suicide, he attends the funeral. There, his granddaughter tells him the death might not have been self-inflicted, sending Ki-kwang on a chase for the truth.

Money Monster
(US)
Opened Aug. 31
Thriller, crime. Directed by Jodie Foster

Television stock expert Lee Gates (George Clooney) hosts the show “Money Monster.” One day, a disgruntled investor ambushes the show during a live broadcast, saying he has lost everything after following Gates’ tips.

Truth
(US)
Opened Aug. 23
Drama. Directed by James Vanderbilt

Controversy begins to brew when anchor Dan Rather (Robert Redford) and producer Mary Mapes (Cate Blanchett) broadcast a report about President W. George Bush and his military service.

Florence Foster Jenkins
(UK)
Opened Aug. 23
Drama. Directed by Stephen Frears

New York socialite Florence Foster Jenkins (Meryl Streep) dreams of becoming an opera singer. The problem is her limited talent: while others are not at all impressed with her voice, it sounds beautiful in her head.

Seoul Station
(Korea)
Opened Aug. 17
Animation, zombie. Directed by Yeon Sang-ho

The prequel to Yeon‘s box office hit “Train to Busan” released last month. This movie shows how the zombie apocalypse first started. A young runaway woman struggles to survive in a world where zombies may not be the most dangerous beings.