BIRTHDAY Repeats during Calm Before the Storm

In the weekend ahead of the feverishly anticipated Avengers finale, theater going slowed to a trickle in Korea, with only 739,000 tickets sold over the frame. Korea reclaimed the majority with a 51% share of sales, though of course that lead will be short live...

BIRTHDAY Celebrates over HELLBOY

Despite a number of new releases, cherry blossoms and the prospect of bigger offerings in the very near future put a damper on the box office this past weekend with sales dropping about 25% week-on-week as 1.04 million admissions were recorded over the frame. ...

SHAZAM! Puts a Damper on BIRTHDAY Debut

Despite a pair of new titles opening at the top of the box office, good weather and other factors drove admissions down just over 25% as 1.35 million entries were recored over the weekend. The market share remained similar compared to the previous week as Holl...

FIRST MAN Lifts Off in Korea

Despite the entry of a major new Hollywood tentpole, sales dipped about 20% as holdovers continued to power most of the sales in the Korean market. US titles accounted for 57% of sales while homegrown films took up a 40% share of the market. Following its Kore...

VENOM Edges Out DARK FIGURE OF CRIME in Close Weekend

Business jumped up considerably over the past weekend with two popular new titles breathing new life into the market after a slower than expected Chuseok holiday season. It was neck and neck between Hollywood and Korea as the former scored a 50% market share t...

Chuseok Holdovers Dominate THE SOUL-MATE

After several busy weekdays that fell over the Chuseok holidays, business was relatively quiet over the weekend with admissions topping out at 1.88 million. With the glut of local releases on offer, Korean films accounted for a massive 86% of all sales. Repeat...

Battle of December, Three-Way Showdown

With a few presumed hits coming up short and lower-than-usual attendance at some points of the year, particularly early summer, a lot was banking on December to pick up the slack and close the year on a high note. The end-of-year period (late December and earl...

An Unexpected Jackpot

Box Office Report of 2017 The Korean film market reached new all-time benchmarks for income and admissions in 2017 after a strong December rally. Yet the real story behind the numbers was which unexpected films got audiences the most excited while several seem...

THE OUTLAWS Stays Tough in 1st Place

Last week’s top two Chuseok titles switched places but held all newcomers at bay in a solid post-holiday weekend that welcomed 1.91 million viewers. Local titles were once again far ahead with a 78% market share and should remain strong throughout the fall sea...

PANDORA Overpowers WILL YOU BE THERE? Opening

The top two places were unchanged at the box office even with a major now local drama opening. Local releases remained the top draw this session, accounting for 69% of ticket sales, which were on par with last week, coming in at 2.32 million admissions. Down j...