Global entertainment: South Korean box office shifts and new film releases

Various international film and media developments have been announced. In South Korea, the film ‘The Intern’, starring Choi Min-sik and Han So-hee, debuted at the top of the box office during the Chuseok holiday, drawing over 61,000 viewers on its opening day and displacing Christopher Nolan’s ‘Odissea’.

In Italy, several cinematic projects are making headlines. The documentary film dedicated to Armenian-origin writer Antonia Arslan has completed filming in Padova. Additionally, Tommaso Landucci’s debut film ‘I Figli della Scimmia’, which won two awards at the Venice Film Festival including Best Actor for Riccardo Scamarcio, is scheduled for theatrical release on September 17.

Television news includes the upcoming Rai 1 broadcast of ‘Giovannino Guareschi’ on September 20, a film depicting the life of the famous author of the Don Camillo series. In gaming, a trailer has been released for ‘Il Grinch 2: salvando il Natale’, a 3D platformer developed by Casual Brothers, set for release in September 2026.