THE BATMAN Has Muted 1st Place Debut

After weeks of contraction in the face of growing daily COVID case numbers, the box office finally turned around over the past weekend, but with far less gusto than was expected. One of the year’s most anticipated Hollywood titles launched in first place, yet ...

UNCHARTED Maps Out 2nd Weekend Win

Confronted with another week of record COVID infections, theatrical admissions in Korea suffered once again, contracting 30% for a total of 350,000 sales over the weekend. Buoyed by a new wide release, the local market share recorded a slight improvement, risi...

Tom Holland Returns to Top of the Charts with UNCHARTED

After a slow few weeks at the box office, business popped 40% week-on-week, despite new record daily COVID cases, largely thanks to the return of the Spider-Man to the charts, albeit in a different role. Admissions stood at 504,000 with just 14% of those going...

Box Office: May 30-June 12, 2013

The new spy drama Secretly Greatly starring KIM Soo-hyun enjoyed a spectacular debut at the Korean box office, selling over 4 million tickets in its first eight days on release. It has broken numerous records for Korean films, including the best opening day ev...

Sunny Days Ahead in 2013

Review of Korean Film Industry in 2012 The Korean film industry saw an impressive rise in terms of admissions and ticket sales in 2012. The total audience figure stood at 194.89 million, a year-on-year increase of 21.9%. Two Korean movies attracted more than...