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“Spider-Man: No Way Home” has achieved pandemic-era records in its first two days in Korean cinemas. But Korean theater operators are warning of industry “collapse” as the country adopts revived anti-covid measures on Saturday.

The new measures were announced on Thursday and mean a return of social distancing measures and restrictions for a minimum of two weeks. These include a maximum of four people in restaurants, a 9 p.m. curfew for bars and clubs, and a 10 p.m. curfew in cinemas and concert venues.

Film distributors have responded by delaying the planned release of some titles. Cinemas have reacted by rescheduling screenings this weekend and reimbursing some pre-sold tickets.

That is certain to mean a slowing of the blistering box office pace seen by “Spider-Man” in its first two days. The film, which has a running time of nearly two and a half hours, sold 635,000 tickets on its Wednesday debut...

Parasite actress Park So Dam is battling cancer. The South Korean star—who played sister Ki Jung in the Oscar-winning film—was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer, her agency, ArtistCompany, told CNN on Monday, Dec. 13. The company added that Park, 30, received the news during a health checkup and has already gone through surgery. Park was getting ready to promote her next movie Special Delivery, but her illness changed her plans and left her "very disappointed," per the statement. "Park So Dam will focus on her recovery so that she can see you all healthy in the future, and ArtistCompany will also do our best to help the actor...

Contents Panda, the sales arm of Next Entertainment World, has added comedy horror film “Oh My Ghost” to its burgeoning Cannes Market lineup. Only the company will not physically be in Cannes, and will concentrate on the pre-Cannes online version of the market instead.

South Korea’s film production sector is bouncing back to life after a hiatus caused by multiple waves of the coronavirus had caused disruption. That means a large number of films were able to shoot or resume their disrupted productions. In turn there are now many films in post-production.

But foreign distributors, festivals and other potential buyers will have to take some extra steps if they are to secure the rights. That’s because most Korean companies will be giving the physical Cannes festival and market a miss this year.

The strict public health rules that have allowed the country to get back on its feet...

TV and film producer Susan Wynne Reiner died April 6 at her home in Gearhart, Ore., following a brief battle with cancer.

After graduating NYU’s Masters in Cinema program, Reiner worked for CBS in New York before moving to Los Angeles. She served as president of the Los Angeles office of international marketing and publicity agency Dennis Davidson Associates (Dda), where her client list included CBS, Lorimar, Orion Pictures, Goldcrest and Embassy. She then became executive VP at Consolidated Productions and a production, sales and marketing consultant for ABC Video.

Reiner was then appointed VP of drama at Warner Bros. Television, where she developed five network series, as well as developing the long-running syndicated series, “Kung Fu, The Legend Continues.”

Reiner went on to become sr. VP of TV Series Development at Avnet/Kerner, where she conceptualized, developed and produced five network pilots, three one-hour dramas and two comedies. She also...