SPIDER-MAN Tops Charts for 6th Consecutive Week

As no major new releases were available to boost sales, business at the Korean box office slowed again with admissions dipping just over 25% down to 524,000. The local market was also down slightly to 31%. Both figures should see meteoric rises this coming wee...

SPECIAL DELIVERY Debuts in 2nd Place

Week-to-week sales were down 20% in the Korean market, the fourth straight week of declines, as Omicron concerns and social distancing restrictions continued to impact theatrical admissions. 712,000 tickets were sold over the weekend, with the local market sha...

SPIDER-MAN Brushes Aside THE POLICEMAN’S LINEAGE in 4th Straight Weekend Win

After spending a few weeks on the backburner, the local business made a recovery this past weekend but was still playing second fiddle with a 32% share of the market as a dominant foreign tentpole kept its hold on the top of the charts. Overall admissions dipp...

INNOCENCE Cuts ONWARD Short during 2nd Weekend Win

After reaching a record high of 507,000 admissions during the Covid-19 era last week, box office fell slightly to 489,000 sales over the past weekend, with 62% of those counted for local films. Following its solid debut last weekend, the well-received Innocenc...

BLACK MONEY Buys Up First Place

Local films continued to drum up solid business, as a new champion and holdovers gave the Korean industry a 74% edge. All told, 1.82 million tickets were sold over the past frame, a figure that will rise significantly this coming weekend as one of the biggest ...

THE DIVINE MOVE 2 Posts Strong Debut

As we edge closer to winter, admissions were down marginally to 2.04 million but with a strong new local title in the mix the Korean market share shot back up to a healthy 61%. Opening over five years after the original and with KWON Sang-woo replacing JUNG Wo...

JOKER Laughs all the Way to the Top

Business rose by over two thirds this past weekend with the entry of three major titles, adding up to a weekend that saw 2.51 million tickets sold. With a hot new title from Hollywood leading the way, the local market share dipped to 44%. Mirroring its success...

Quiet Victory for BATTLE OF JANGSARI over BY QUANTUM PHYSICS

A pair of new titles raised the local market share edge to 79% but weren’t enough to keep overall admissions up as business slowed 10% week-on-week with 1.45 million entries recorded over the last weekend of September. The Korean War drama Battle of Jangsari, ...

METAMORPHOSIS Scares Up First Place Debut

With temperatures starting to drop, local theaters also experienced a slowdown in sales but business remained brisk with 2.36 million tickets sold over the past weekend. It was particularly good news for local titles, who snatched up 70% of those sales. Coming...

BELIEVER Crushes SOLO in Korea

The local industry scored its first market share win at the box office since early April as a Korean thriller fended off heavy Hollywood competition, including a major holdover and a big-budget non-starter. Overall, 2.01 viewers crowded into theaters, with Kor...