Well-made Historical Thriller, The Night Owl, Topped on Its Release Weekend

The Night Owl, a costume drama acclaimed as a ‘well-made thriller, topped the box office on the weekend of its release. According to the Korean Box Office Information System (KOBIS) of the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), from November 25 to 27, The Night Owl reco...

METAMORPHOSIS Scares Up First Place Debut

With temperatures starting to drop, local theaters also experienced a slowdown in sales but business remained brisk with 2.36 million tickets sold over the past weekend. It was particularly good news for local titles, who snatched up 70% of those sales. Coming...

HOBBS & SHAW Shove Aside Local Holdovers

Following a few weeks of local dominance, a Hollywood tentpole once again topped the box office, but strong holdovers allowed the domestic industry to retain a 57% market share advantage. All told, 3.07 million tickets were sold, slowing 20% from last week as ...

THE BATTLE: ROAR TO VICTORY Close Behind as EXIT Hangs On

With the late summer box office in full swing, admissions remained very strong as they were almost flat with the previous week at 3.6 million sales. Meanwhile, thanks to a strong holdover and solid new releases, the domestic industry saw its market advantage r...

EXIT Scales the Charts, Blocks THE DIVINE FURY

After a slow start to the local high season at the box office, the winds finally shifted back to local content as two new tentpoles claimed the first two spots. Domestic films accounted for 75% of sale, which totaled 3.73 million over the last weekend, with pl...