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 GOOD DINOSAUR Charms Its Way to First Place

Levelling off substantially, ticket sales dropped to 2.22 million over in the second frame of the year and Korean films also let their dominance of the charts slip away, as the local market share dipped to 48%. Opening in first place with 458,813 viewers (USD...

THE HIMALAYAS Reigns Over New Year

The New Year holiday kept crowds in theaters, with attendance dropping a slight 14% from the Christmas weekend as The Himalayas continued to dominate the charts. 60% of the 3.96 million tickets sold over the frame were bought for local films. For the third ti...

Box office, November 2 - 15

Local hit <Punch> continued to dominate the box office in the first two weeks of November. A character-centered drama about a high school boy and his teacher who lives next door, director LEE Han’s film has been enjoying buoyant word of mouth, thanks la...