▲ 43 ▼ Why Did ‘Barbie’ Bomb in South Korea? (www.hollywoodreporter.com) submitted 3 years ago by realcaseyrollins@kbin.projectsegfau.lt to c/moviesandtv@lemmy.film 43 comments fedilink hide all child comments A lack of cultural nostalgia attached to the toy and wariness of the film's feminist messaging may have kept the Korean audience away from the Hollywood mega-hit: "There is no real fan base for 'Barbie' in Korea.”
[–] Gsus4@feddit.nl 2 points 3 years ago Makes sense for a country still technically in a civil war, I guess. permalink fedilink source parent