Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, Securing 1st Place in Its 2nd Week

Anchor (2022)In the 4th week of April 2022, the fantasy blockbuster Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore remained at the top of the weekend box office for two consecutive weeks. Released on April 13, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore recorded ...

CRUELLA and PIPELINE no Match for FAST & FURIOUS 9

WAITING FOR RAIN Returns to Top 5With two major new entries and a blockbuster holdover, the Korean box office remained strong, with admissions flat at 748,000. The local market share was still on the low side at 12%, but with viewers returning to theaters, dis...

Local Romantic Drama WAITING FOR RAIN Claims Top Spot

A pair of new releases drove business up almost 30% to 483,000 sales, a figure that is likely to rise further this weekend owing to upcoming holidays. The local market share edged down slightly to 45% as a new domestic title clinched the top spot for the fourt...

RECALLED Clinched 1st Place Opening

Korean Films Hit 50% Market ShareBusiness remained steady at the box office with 371,000 tickets over the past weekend, and for the second week in a row, local films were able to clinch about half of the market share, a marked improvement over the past few mon...

CAPTAIN MARVEL Brings an End to Hollywood Dry Spell

After months of local dominance Hollywood finally found a way to break through the ranks with Marvel’s latest tentpole Captain Marvel. Admissions were up 25% to 2.74 million while Hollywood controlled the charts with an 84% market share. Following a long dry s...

BEAST and PRISON Continue to Lock Up Competition

As spring kicked off it was a quiet weekend on the box office charts in Korea with new entries failing to unseat the films that have held on to the top two spots for the last three weeks. Overall, theaters sold 1.28 million tickets, with Hollywood titles takin...