MOONFALL Lands in First Place

Despite new record daily COVID case numbers as Korea reaches the peak of its Omicron wave, the box office didn’t lose ground over the weekend as it stayed flat with last week. Admissions reached 344,000 with 29% of those sales snatched up by local fare.Enterin...

BEST FRIEND Clinches 1st Place As COVID-19 Throttles Sales

It was a very quiet weekend at the box office as Korea edged up last Thursday into its second highest peak of daily new COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began. Business slowed 40% week-on-week with just 277,000 tickets sold over the Friday to Sunday period. M...

COLLECTORS Unearths 3rd Weekend Win

Business Down as COVID Cases Rise Once More The Korean box office continues its seesaw trajectory in 2020 as rising numbers of COVID cases have once again dampened the fortunes of the exhibition sector. Business over the weekend slowed 25% with 442,000 ticket...

NEW TRIAL Extends Streak of Local Chart-Toppers

A new Korean film topped the chart in a weekend that was almost level with the previous week, as two thirds of tickets sold once again went to local fare, out of a total 2.22 million sold. Court drama New Trial, with KANG Ha-neul and JUNG Woo, from OPUS Pictur...