Box Office Report for the first quarter of 2017

The first quarter of 2017 was one of few surprises at the Korean box office but one which demonstrated the industry’s stability, both as a global exhibition market and a local production industry. Though not quite reaching the highs of 2013 (55.47 million) or ...

THE PRISON Fails to Lock Up BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

As two titles fought for supremacy, it was a tight race at the top of the charts in Korea as business ticked up 20% over last week to 2.53 million admissions. It was an equally tight race for market share dominance, with Hollywood films barely nudging out dome...

VETERAN Knocks Out the Competition in the Biggest Weekend of the Year

With school still out and a strong chorus of tentpole releases, the Korean box office is maintaining its hot streak after recording the biggest weekend of the year to date with 4.68 million tickets sold (USD 31.76 million), of which 64% were for local releases...

Korean Box Office in 2013

Following a stellar 2012, the Korean film industry closed out another record year on New Year’s Eve in 2013 as admissions soared over 200 million viewers for the first time. The final total came in at 213.31 million spectators, a 9.45% increase over the previo...

Box Office: December 19, 2013 - January 1, 2014

Two Korean productions, The Attorney and The Suspect, have brought the country’s box office to a triumphant close. According to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), The Attorney, with actor SONG Kang-ho of Snowpiercer and The Face Reader, and The Suspect, directed...

Box Office: March 7-20, 2013

Box office figures as a whole have cooled down in recent weeks, as Korea enters what is traditionally an off season for moviegoing. Nonetheless there were still positive signs to be seen for local films. Topping the box office once again was the gangster epic...

Box Office: February 21-March 6, 2013

A new film emerged at the top of the box office in late February and early March, pushing box office phenomenon Miracle in Cell No. 7 back to #2. Gangster epic New World enjoyed a strong opening on February 21st thanks in part to its high-profile cast, and po...

Box Office: February 7-20, 2013

The runaway hit film Miracle in Cell No. 7 by director LEE Hwan-kyung continued to dominate the Korean box office in its third and fourth weeks on release. After briefly ceding the #1 slot to action blockbuster The Berlin File, the sentimental drama soon recla...

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 ...