Korean CJ ENM bought Paradise misplacedthe psychological thriller of Practice to Busan by director Yeon Sang-ho, in 118 international locations world wide, together with Twin for Japan, The Jokers Movies for France and Properly Go USA for North America.
The movie can be set to make its U.S. premiere within the “Korea Highlight” part of this yr’s Hawaii Worldwide Movie Pageant (HIFF) on November 1-4, following sold-out screenings on the Toronto and Busan movie festivals. The movie was screened within the Particular Shows part in Toronto, adopted by the Gala Presentation part in Busan.
Different territories which have acquired the movie embrace Taiwan (Lengthy Shong), Singapore (Shaw), Spain (Youplanet Photos), Benelux (18K Movie), Mongolia (Content material Distribution), Philippines (Pioneer Movies), Center East (Gulf Movie) and Cambodia (Westec Media), whereas Emphasis holds the rights on board.
CJ ENM said that the movie’s worldwide gross sales income exceeded its web manufacturing finances. Yeon is well-known internationally because of movies equivalent to Practice to Busan, PeninsulaAnd Colonypremiered out of competitors at this yr’s Cannes Movie Pageant.
With Hyun-joo Kim and Hyeon-seong Bae, Paradise misplaced follows a mom whose son disappeared 9 years earlier when a bus carrying kids to a camp mysteriously disappeared. Her life takes an surprising flip when her son, lengthy presumed useless, returns alive.
This yr’s HIFF runs from October 21 to November 15 within the Hawaiian Islands. The pageant presents movies from world wide, with a specific deal with Asia and the Pacific.
Commenting on the gross sales success, CJ ENM mentioned: “The movie combines a particular premise with a deeply felt exploration of household and motherhood. These common feelings resonate throughout cultures and generate robust curiosity in worldwide markets.”
Introduced by Wowpoint and CJ ENM, Paradise misplaced releases in South Korean theaters on October 21, 2026, with distribution dealt with by CJ ENM.
Worldwide theatrical releases are deliberate in Taiwan on October 23 and Singapore on November 5, adopted by North America and Vietnam on November 6 and Indonesia on November 13.