PARASITE Scores Record Opening for BONG Joon-ho

A media frenzy and national pride have set the May box office on fire, as admissions almost doubled to 4.04 million over the previous weekend, an unusually high number for this time of year. Moreover, the local share surged to 76%, despite the opening of a new...

ALADDIN’s Wish Granted with 1st Place Debut

Disney launched its latest tentpole while the Cannes effect kept a holdover hot on the charts. It was an even split between local and foreign films as admissions dipped slightly to 2.15 million admissions, a figure that should rise significantly this coming we...

THE GANGSTER, THE COP, THE DEVIL Beat Up the Competition

Adding to some robust holdovers, a pair of new local offerings boosted business by about 20% over last week and gave the domestic industry a healthy 75% command of box office sales, which totaled 2.3 million. Earning the first place rank ahead of its internati...

AVENGERS Pushes Aside MISS AND MRS. COPS in 3rd Weekend Win

Following two weeks of unprecedented blockbuster mania, courtesy of Marvel’s epic finale Avengers: Endgame, the box office has receded to normal spring levels, with 1.95 million tickets sold over the last frame. The local industry also found its way back into ...