Attention is focusing on whether “Wonderland,” a movie with a stellar casting lineup, will break even and gain profit. “Wonderland” is set to be released on June 5. It tells the story of people meeting loved ones again through Wonderland, a video call service that restores a dead person to artificial intelligence.
Following “The Plot,” which will be released on April 29, “Wonderland” will participate in the summer movie war. In this movie, director Kim Tae-yong and his wife Tang Wei collaborate again after “Late Autumn,” while Jung Yu-mi and Gong Yoo work together once again following “Silenced,” “Train to Busan,” and “Kim Ji-young, Born 1982.” Park Bo-gum and Suzy’s love line is also receiving enthusiastic responses. Park Bo-gum and Suzy have been working as MCs for the Baeksang Arts Awards a total of six times. This time, they are expected to act together as lovers. “Wonderland”’ cast is considered to be the best among movies to be released this summer. As “luxury” as it is, the casting costs alone are known to be around 10 billion won (about 9.8 million U.S. dollars).
However, a collection of well-known actors does not guarantee success. Many movies composed of veteran actors could not even the break-even point this year. In the first half of this year alone, except for “Exhuma” and “The Outlaw 4,” which reached the 10 million audience mark, many movies received a lower-than-expected report cards, such as “Dog Days” (360,000 audiences) and “Troll Factory” (970,000 audiences).
