JOSÉE Tops Charts as Korea Enters COVID Crisis

Despite the entry of a major new local film, the exhibition market contracted yet again as Korea grapples with its most serious spike in COVID cases to date, as daily infections rose over 1,000 during the weekend. Weekend admissions were down to 147,000, with ...

BEST FRIEND Hangs on as COVID-19 Drives Viewers Away

Attendance Craters as Infections Cases around the Capital Rise Theaters continue to empty out as Seoul and its surrounding areas experienced their worst rise in COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic. After weeks of hefty drops, the Korean box off...

MONEY Cashes in during Rich Debut

Three new local thrillers swarmed into the charts this past week and though only one of those triumphed it was enough to push sales up over 10% to 1.88 million admissions and to return the market share advantage to the domestic industry, with Korean titles com...

ANT-MAN AND THE WASP Shrinks the Competition

SUNSET IN MY HOMETOWN Goes Quietly into the Night Marvel once again laid claim to the Korean box office during the busy first frame of July, which saw admissions soar 50% to 2.81 million, while local films lost their market share advantage as Hollywood swept u...

INFINITY WAR Takes 3rd Weekend Crown

Business fell close to 50% at the Korean box office this past weekend as new titles were not able to unseat Disney-Marvel’s waning blockbuster in its third week. Of the 1.43 million tickets sold, America retained its advantage with 57% of sales while Korea tra...

INFINITY WAR Overpowers CHAMPION Debut

Marvel continued its domination over the Korean market during the Children’s Day holiday weekend which saw several animated titles enter the market, though none could hold a candle to the Hollywood superhero gang and, to a lesser extent, a local star vehicle f...

An Unexpected Jackpot

Box Office Report of 2017 The Korean film market reached new all-time benchmarks for income and admissions in 2017 after a strong December rally. Yet the real story behind the numbers was which unexpected films got audiences the most excited while several seem...

VIP Squeezes Narrow Victory in Late Summer Opening

With summer coming to an end and the humid heat making way for cooler breezes, cinemas saw a 30% dip in business as one new local release led a string of strong Korean holdovers, giving the domestic industry a commanding 80% advantage in the market. Unseating ...

A TAXI DRIVER Rides Into 10 Million Viewer Club

Buckets of rain came down on Korea over the weekend but the stream of crowds heading to theaters remained unabated as admissions stood at a healthy 3.57 million. Korean films remained strong as a pair of dominant holdovers and some new releases contributed to ...

SPLIT Unseats NEW TRIAL in Debut

Multiplexes welcomed a large amount of new releases this past weekend but with several titles dead on arrival business experienced a slight dip with 2.1 million entries recorded. Despite losing control of the top spot, local films still made up a hefty portion...