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The Korean comic action film �My Wife is a Gangster 3� has garnered much attention from Asian buyers at the recently-held American Film Market. Showbox, the film�s distributor, said Tuesday that the film had been sold for a total of 660,000 dollars (620 million won) to eight Asian nations -- Hong Kong, China, Thailand, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam. �The price is the highest ever paid for a Korean movie at the market by Asian nations except Japan,� it added.
�In the case of Thailand, it signed a deal to invest and distribute the movie in the country instead of just importing it, which shows that the country is confident of its success,� Showbox said. �Vietnam agreed to pay a price similar to what it paid to buy �King Kong, making the movie the most expensive Korean movie it has imported.� Vietnam is reported to have high expectation for the film because it stars Shu Qi, a Hong Kong actress who enjoys great popularity in Vietnam.
�My Wife is a Gangster 3� also sold to Germany, and the distributor expects more sales after the film is completed because other countries like the U.S., Britain and France also showed great interest. �Since the remake copyright of �My Wife is a Gangster 1� was sold to Hollywood in 2001, foreign buyers have showed considerable interest in this movie series,� it said.
Starring Lee Beom-soo, Hyung Young, and Oh Ji-ho in addition to Suh Qi, the movie will be released on Dec. 28.
source:KBS Grobal
