THE WITCH Casts a Spell on Korean Box Office

Business through the turnstiles edged up 20% this weekend as the box office market gears up for an onslaught of major titles through July and August. Local films were particularly popular over the weekend, clinching 71% of the 1.84 million admissions recorded....

My Love, My Bride Weekend’s Box Office Champion

Will My Love, My Bride Be Able to Catch Up with All about My Wife? My Love, My Bride painted the Korean box office pink over the weekend. The romantic comedy surpassed 780,000 admissions in five days since its release on October 8th, outclassing Dracula Untol...

Box Office: January 24-February 6, 2013

Two monster sized local hits powered the box office in late January and early February. Leading the pack was the comic drama Miracle in Cell No. 7, which took 4.6 million admissions in two weeks on the back of strong word-of-mouth. This is the equivalent of ...

Sunny Days Ahead in 2013

Review of Korean Film Industry in 2012 The Korean film industry saw an impressive rise in terms of admissions and ticket sales in 2012. The total audience figure stood at 194.89 million, a year-on-year increase of 21.9%. Two Korean movies attracted more than...

Box office, July 1-15

Two films -- one Korean, one from Hollywood -- combined for a commanding 76% of the box office in the first half of July. Pandemic thriller <Deranged> and Hollywood blockbuster <The Amazing Spider-Man> each grossed an almost identical 3.2 million ...

Box office, June 16-30

It took only three days for <The Amazing Spider-Man> to build a commanding lead over its competitors in the box office chart for the second half of June. Released on June 28, the film sold just under 1.2 million tickets by June 30 to take its place in th...

Box office, June 1-15

Korean films took the top two slots at the box office in the first half of June, fending off competition from Hollywood releases <Men in Black III>, <Madagascar 3> and <Prometheus>. Leading the pack was <The Concubine>, a costume drama...