The Host (2020)

The Host
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Synopsis

The summer of his high school freshman year, Hodaka runs away from his remote island home to Tokyo, and quickly finds himself pushed to his financial and personal limits. The weather is unusually gloomy and rainy every day, as if to suggest his future. He lives his days in isolation, but finally finds work as a writer for a mysterious occult magazine. Then one day, Hodaka meets Hina on a busy street corner. This bright and strong-willed girl possesses a strange and wonderful ability: the power to stop the rain and clear the sky…

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 17th, 2020 (Limited) by Vertical Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for some bloody violence, sexuality and language.
(Rating bulletin 2603 (Cert #52450), 11/6/2019)
Running Time: 111 minutes
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Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Pearl Street
Production Countries: Netherlands
Languages: English

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Leading Cast

Maryam Hassouni Vera Tribbe
Mike Beckingham Robert Atkinson

Supporting Cast

Dougie Poynter
Nigel Barber Herbert Summers
Suan-Li Ong Jun Hui
Togo Igawa
Daniel Boissevain
Tom Wu
Derek Jacobi
Jeroen Krabbe

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Andy Newberry Director
Finola Geraghty Screenwriter
Brendan Bishop Screenwriter
Laurence Lamers Screenwriter
Zachary Weckstein Producer
Oona Menges Director of Photography
Julien Leloup Editor
Wan Pin Chu Music Supervisor
Lotte Noordermeer Costume Designer
Andrew Davis Casting Director

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

Limited and VOD Releases: Weathering the Storm

January 17th, 2020

Weathering With You

It’s yet another slow week for limited releases. That’s not to say there are no films worth checking out. Weathering With You is earning outstanding reviews and will be the biggest hit opening this week. Extracurricular and Feedback are also worth checking out, but they will find audiences on VOD, not in theaters. More...


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Synopsis

The summer of his high school freshman year, Hodaka runs away from his remote island home to Tokyo, and quickly finds himself pushed to his financial and personal limits. The weather is unusually gloomy and rainy every day, as if to suggest his future. He lives his days in isolation, but finally finds work as a writer for a mysterious occult magazine. Then one day, Hodaka meets Hina on a busy street corner. This bright and strong-willed girl possesses a strange and wonderful ability: the power to stop the rain and clear the sky…

Metrics

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: January 17th, 2020 (Limited) by Vertical Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for some bloody violence, sexuality and language.
(Rating bulletin 2603 (Cert #52450), 11/6/2019)
Running Time: 111 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Thriller/Suspense
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Pearl Street
Production Countries: Netherlands
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Maryam Hassouni Vera Tribbe
Mike Beckingham Robert Atkinson

Supporting Cast

Dougie Poynter
Nigel Barber Herbert Summers
Suan-Li Ong Jun Hui
Togo Igawa
Daniel Boissevain
Tom Wu
Derek Jacobi
Jeroen Krabbe

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Andy Newberry Director
Finola Geraghty Screenwriter
Brendan Bishop Screenwriter
Laurence Lamers Screenwriter
Zachary Weckstein Producer
Oona Menges Director of Photography
Julien Leloup Editor
Wan Pin Chu Music Supervisor
Lotte Noordermeer Costume Designer
Andrew Davis Casting Director

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.

Limited and VOD Releases: Weathering the Storm

January 17th, 2020

Weathering With You

It’s yet another slow week for limited releases. That’s not to say there are no films worth checking out. Weathering With You is earning outstanding reviews and will be the biggest hit opening this week. Extracurricular and Feedback are also worth checking out, but they will find audiences on VOD, not in theaters. More...

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.