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...

HOMME FATALE and THE CULPRIT Shut Out by Hollywood Holdovers

In the absence of any strong new releases, the top of the chart saw little change and business was down 35% week-on-week with 2.67 million tickets sold over the weekend. Hollywood continued to dominate the charts by clinching 90% of all sales. After its massiv...

SPIDER-MAN Swings In With Huge Opening

Thanks to the first post-Endgame Marvel title, business shot up 40% week-on-week in Korea in midsummer to 4.11 million ticket sales. In the absence of fresh local fare, Hollywood gobbled up a sizeable 97% portion of the market. Spider-Man: Far From Home debute...

VETERAN Stays Newcomers in Round 3

Korean Films Lord Over Marketplace During the last weekend of the summer holiday period in Korea, local films retained the advantage with a commanding 81% of the marketplace, as the top three entries were homebred, while overall admissions stood at 3.14 millio...