I don’t have too much to say about this week’s box office.  Frankly, I was pretty busy last weekend due to end-of-semester work and didn’t pay too much attention to what was going on in movies.  (that is not to say I didn’t watch some DVDs while calculating grades–as soon as I get the grades uploaded, I will write a review or two).

 Below are the films opening this coming week.  I am certain Avatar will do well–not sure about Girlfriends (though I know I have no interest in it). It may do well as the ‘couple’s movie’ for the Christmas season.  I think both Just Friends? and Missing Person look interesting, but as independent arthouse films they probably won’t get a wide release.

a. Avatar (us)–d. James Cameron, starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana www.foxkorea.co.kr/avatar

b. Girlfriends (kr)– d. Kang Seok-beom, starring Kang Hye-jeong, Han Chae-yeong www.girlfriends2009

c. In the Electric Mist (us)– d. Bertrand Tavernier, Tommy Lee Jones, John Goodman

d. Just Friends? (kr)–d. Kim JoKwang-soo, starring Seo Ji-hoo, Lee Je-hoon http://blog.naver.com/gbfilms2009

e. Missing Person (kr)–d. Lee Seo, starring Choi Myeong-soo, Kim Gyu-nam

f. Red Like the Sky (it)–d. Cristiano Bortone, starring Luca Capriotti, Simone Gulli http://blog.naver.com2009heaven

g. 20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope (jp)–d. Yukihiko Tsutsumi, starring Toshiaki Karasawa, Etsushi Toyokawa www.20thboys.com

h. What Do You Do? (kr)–d. Ko Dal-woo & Kim Mo-mo starring Jo Joon-ho, Son Hyeon