- CRAZY ROMANCE, a romantic comedy film produced by the Group’s indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Zip Cinema, has been exported to 22 countries including Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Taiwan, Philippines, Hong Kong, Macau, Australia and New Zealand
- Ranked as the best romance film of the year in Korea, the romantic comedy film surpassed the 1 million ticket sales mark within five days of its wide release on 2 October 2019 in Korea
- Released on an average of 1,045 screens, CRAZY ROMANCE grossed more than US$9.1 million in box office revenue and recorded a total of 1,288,972 tickets as of 7 October 2019
SINGAPORE – 9 October 2019 – Spackman Entertainment Group Limited (“Spackman Entertainment Group” or the “Company” and together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”), wishes to announce that the Group’s new film, CRAZY ROMANCE, a romantic comedy film produced by the Group’s indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Zip Cinema Co., Ltd. (“Zip Cinema”), is expected to debut in 22 countries including Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Taiwan, Philippines, Hong Kong, Macau, Australia and New Zealand.
Ranked as the best romance film of the year in Korea based on a news article from JTBC on Naver[1], CRAZY ROMANCE recorded total ticket admissions of 1,288,972 with gross box office revenue of more than US$9.1 million as of 8 October 2019.
Clover Films Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based film distributor, purchased the theatrical distribution rights of CRAZY ROMANCE in Singapore. The romantic comedy film is presented and distributed by Next Entertainment World.
Starring veteran actor, Kim Rae-won of DOCTORS (2016), and popular actress, Gong Hyo-jin of DON’T DARE TO DREAM (2016), CRAZY ROMANCE is the first commercial film of Kim Han-gyeol and marks 16 years since Kim Rae-won and Gong Hyo-jin last collaborated in the classic Korean drama SNOWMAN.
Directed by independent film director Kim Han-gyeol, CRAZY ROMANCE relates the story of a man who is still in love with his ex-girlfriend and the ex-girlfriend who is currently is in the middle of a rough parting with her current boyfriend. The three of them are wounded by love.
The estimated total production budget (including prints and advertising costs) for CRAZY ROMANCE is tentatively set at approximately KRW6.7 billion (or US$6.0million).
The latest daily statistics from the Korean Film Council (http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/boxOffice_Daily.jsp?mode=BOXOFFICE_DAILY) on the performance of CRAZY ROMANCE shall be updated on the Group’s website at http://www.spackmanentertainment.com.
The official English trailer, posters and photo stills for CRAZY ROMANCE can be viewed at http://www.spackmanentertainmentgroup.com/crazy-romance.html.
