THE LITTLE THINGS and SHADOW IN THE CLOUD open

by Lau Chee Nien / 28 Jan 2021

Singapore  - THE LITTLE THINGS (M18) leads releases this week.

Other debuts include SHADOW IN THE CLOUD (NC16) and BREAKING NEWS IN YUBA COUNTY (M18).

ASSASSINS (PG13) - a documentary about the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un kicks off at the Projector.

Tamil crime thriller KABADADAARI (PG13) opens at selected cinemas.  

SOUL holds on to no. 1 with just US$90K

by Lau Chee Nien / 25 Jan 2021

Singapore - SOUL (PG) maintains its hold at no. 1 for a third weekend with US$90,006. It's a very low figure for no. 1, and one that has been common since cinemas re-opened during the current pandemic. Short of anticipated blockbusters (which are also under-performing as compared to the pre-Covid period), box office takings have fallen drastically, as highlighted in a Straits Times article on last year's top performing films. To date, SOUL has grossed US$1,329,767 sine its release on Christmas last year. 

THE CON-HEARTIST (PG13) is the highest debut at no. 2. The documentary 76 DAYS (PG) which opened on Saturday debuts at no. 7, and the action thriller SONGBIRD (PG13) comes in at no. 8.

THE CON-HEARTIST aims to steal hearts

by Lau Chee Nien / 21 Jan 2021

Singapore - Thai romantic comedy THE CON-HEARTIST (PG13) is the widest new release. 

Other debuts include the Covid-19 documentary 76 DAYS (PG) - it sneaks on Friday, 22 January and opens on Saturday 23 January. Pandemic thriller SONGBIRD (PG13), Indonesian horror MATI ANAK (NC16) and the documentary CAUGHT IN THE ACT (R21) - about the attempt to flush out online sexual predators - round up the other new releases.

MADAM CHIEF MINISTER (PG13) opens on Friday, while the Telugu language version of Tamil blockbuster MASTER (NC16) gets a single session this Saturday.

SOUL grosses US$127K, MASTER takes US$750K

 by Lau Chee Nien / 18 Jan 2021

Singapore - SOUL (PG) claims the top spot for a second weekend, even though Tamil blockbuster MASTER (NC16) made much more. According to a report in Deadline, MASTER grossed US$750K over the weekend, compared to SOUL's US$127,407.

Box office receipts from distributors of Indian movies are not collated together with the other commercial films distributed by Cinematograph Film Exhibitors Association - which covers all the other major commercial film distributors in Singapore - hence the discrepancy.

STIGMATIZED PROPERTIES (PG13), THE VIGIL (NC16) and ANDRE AND HIS OLIVE TREE (PG) debut at positions 7, 8 and 9 respectively.

MASTER leads releases this week

by Lau Chee Nien / 14 Jan 2021

Singapore - MASTER (NC16), the widely anticipated Indian action-thriller is the widest opening film this week. Two other Indian films also start - EESWARAN (PG) and RED (PG13).

Other new releases include Japanese horror STIGMATIZED PROPERTIES (PG13), ANDRE AND HIS OLIVE TREE (PG) - the highest grossing documentary in Taiwan last year, THE VIGIL (NC16) - a Blumhouse horror and the drama WILD MOUNTAIN THYME (PG).    

SOUL ascends to #1

 by Lau Chee Nien / 11 Jan 2021

Singapore - SOUL (PG) ascends to the top of the charts in its third weekend with US$214,275 for a US$1,051,839 cumulative.

THE PROMISED NEVERLAND (PG), COME AWAY (PG) and WARM HUG (PG) debut in positions no. 6, 8 and 10 respectively.

THE PROMISED NEVERLAND kicks off 2021

by Lau Chee Nien / 7 Jan 2021

Singapore - THE PROMISED NEVERLAND (PG), a live-action adaptation of the Japanese manga kicks off the new year as the current pandemic continues to affect countries around the globe. Since the reopening of cinemas in July last year, many Hollywood releases had been postponed, with the usual sidelined films now being the main releases.

Other new releases include the fantasy COME AWAY (PG),  WARM HUG (PG) - a Chinese remake of a South Korean comedy, Thai horror CHECK-IN SHOCK (M18) and the biographical drama TESLA (PG13).