PANDORA Lays Waste to Local Box Office

Business ticked up 25% as a pair of hot new releases recharged the box office, boosting admissions to 2.45 million, while the market share for local films also experienced a modest rise to 63%. Confidently easing into first place PARK Jung-woo’s Deranged (2012...

Box office, September 20-October 3

A tremendous performance during the extended Chuseok lunar holiday helped the Korean period drama <Masquerade> to run far ahead of its rivals at the box office. From the two-week period from September 20 to October 3, which represents the film's seco...

Box office, July 16-31

The month of July has been highly dramatic at the Korean box office, capped by the record-breaking opening of Korean heist film <The Thieves>. The star-studded work has even managed to outperform the hugely anticipated <The Dark Knight Rises>, alt...

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 ...