EXIT Scales the Charts, Blocks THE DIVINE FURY

After a slow start to the local high season at the box office, the winds finally shifted back to local content as two new tentpoles claimed the first two spots. Domestic films accounted for 75% of sale, which totaled 3.73 million over the last weekend, with pl...

FANTASTIC BEASTS Ekes Out Close Victory

A local comedy gave Hollywood a run for its money during another busy November weekend which saw 2.06 million viewers bustle into theaters. The market share of local fare rose to 45% but remained just below the combined powers of US and UK financiers whose pro...

FANTASTIC BEASTS Spellbinds in Opening

A Hollywood tentpole helped down the top spot once again as a new big-budget franchise installment marched into theaters. Meanwhile, new local titles struggled against well-known foreign properties. The United States and United Kingdom combined their financing...

Box Office Monthly Report | October 2014

Following the hot summer months and the Chuseok holiday, October was a soft month for cinema attendance, with no major success stories and a string a low-performing titles. There were no true breakouts but most successful was the romcom My Love My Bride, a rem...

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...