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 ...

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...

THE PHONE Rings Up First Place

A new Korean thriller has ascended to the top of the charts as local films found their footing in the wake of a short period of Hollywood dominance. In all, some 1.9 million viewers visited theaters, 57% of which for domestic fare, during the late October week...

Record Tide for Korean Box Office in August

Sea Pics ROARING CURRENTS and THE PIRATES Lead the Charge Owing to the smash successes of blockbuster naval hitsRoaring Currents and The Pirates, August proved a record month for Korea’s exhibition sector. Total attendance for the month cracked 30 million for...

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: August 22-September 4, 2013

Following a period a local dominance at the hand of four major Korean thrillers, the balance at the Korean box office has become more even over the last fortnight as a number of US titles found their way into the chart. With the holidays over and schools and c...

Box Office: August 8-August 21, 2013

Korean films are experiencing a record month as four local thrillers went head to head for the top spot over the past two weeks. August is always a fertile time for Korean cinema as the Hollywood summer enters its slow period while locals rush to the multiplex...