SINGAPORE: Spackman Entertainment Group Limited has announced that the Group’s new film, Crazy Romance, a romantic comedy film produced by the Group’s indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, 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, Crazy Romance recorded total ticket admissions of 1.288 million with gross box office revenue of more than $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 KRW 6.7 billion (or $6.0million).

Edited by Kazim Rizvi