
"This is bad news for Jun Ji Hyun but I can’t say I’m surprised. “Blood: The Last Vampire”, the live-action loose adaptation of the anime of the same name, didn’t draw in many viewers in Japan, Korea or Hong Kong. So far the combined gross of the movie in those countries (and Singapore and Thailand) is only 1.3 million dollars since it’s release in May. With that in mind, I can’t imagine what the draw for a movie like this in the United States will be (it will have a limited release in the US on July 10th). It’s a shame that this “Hollywood Debut” isn’t resulting in much. The CG is said to be sub-par and Jun’s acting not much better.
Jun’s first, last and only real hit movie was 2001’s “My Sassy Girl”. I came away from that film loving Cha Tae Hyun so I was surprised to learn how famous she became after the film’s release. She became a CF queen and I think she’ll have to go back to doing that because if the (lack of) audience reaction is any indication “Blood” just didn’t cut it."
source:
seoulbeatsSad but the author does have a point. I hope the US limited screening will not hinder the films' success...