DC’s New Superhero Black Adam, Topped the Weekend Box Office

Dwayne Johnson's Black Adam topped the box office at the weekend, leading the weekend theater. It is the first time in 3 months since the Hollywood blockbusters such as Top Gun: Maverick and Thor: Love and Thunder topped the weekend box office in theaters,...

Life is Beautiful, Topped the Weekend Box Office

The musical film, Life is Beautiful, starring Ryu Seungryong and Yum Jungah, which entered its 3rd week of release, topped the weekend box office for the first time. According to the Korean Box Office Information System (KOBIS) of the Korean Film Council (KOFI...

SPIRITWALKER Takes 1st Place as Local Films Outpace Imports

For the first, since the Chuseok holidays in late September, local films captured a majority share of the market, accounting for 56% of all tickets sold. Overall admissions saw a nominal rise to 809,000 sales compared to the previous weekend.The high concept a...

Homegrown Romcom PERHAPS LOVE Tops the Box Office

With no major Hollywood titles launched over the past few weeks, the market contracted just over 10%, with 792,000 sales recorded over the weekend. However, this left the door open for a new homegrown title to top the box office, the first domestic title to do...

Gangster Film TOMB OF THE RIVER Debuts in 2nd Place

Marvel’s THE ETERNALS Repeats at the Top of the Box OfficeAfter benefitting from a major boost last week with both a new Marvel tentpole in the marketplace and major ease in theater restrictions, the Korean box office slowed 30% this week but remains at a heal...

EXTREME JOB Scores January Record

If the recent 2018 end-of-year season proved a disappointment, the Korean box office is showing no signs of trouble in January as a two local hits have been joined by an even bigger domestic smash success which just set a record for the month. 3.15 million tic...

A Triumph for Diversity Films

The Korean box office ended on a bang last year when December delivered by far the best results for Korean and overall sales for the month since records began. Some of that momentum carried through into the early weeks of 2018, but the first quarter of the yea...

GONJIAM Scares READY PLAYER ONE Out of First Place

Korean films once again claimed a majority at the local box office despite the entry of a major Hollywood tentpole as a new domestic title over-performed in a surprise first place finish. Korean films accounted for 63% of sales during the busy spring weekend w...

NORTHERN LIMIT LINE Back on Top in Week 3

Pixar Scores Record Opening with INSIDE OUT Naval war drama Northern Limit Line handily became the year’s most successful Korean film following a top ranking in its third weekend which saw it dip a mere 13%. Capitalizing on the memory of the Second Battle of Y...

Box Office: May 1-14, 2014

There has been a deep silence in the Korean movie industry for the last two weeks. In order to express sympathy for the tragic incident of the Sewol ferry, new films were quietly released without any press conferences, VIP previews or relevant interviews. The...