- Box Office Reports
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- Box Office Report for the first quarter of 2017
- The first quarter of 2017 was one of few surprises at the Korean box office but one which demonstrated the industry’s stability, both as a global exhibition market and a local production industry. Though not quite reaching the highs of 2013 (55.47 million) or 2015 (54.56 million), Q1 this year handi...
- by Pierce Conran / May 08, 2017
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- A Good Enough Year, but the Best Year for Korean Films
- Box Office Report of 2016 After five years of consecutive growth, the Korean film industry remained healthy in 2016, though the half-decade streak of gains came to an end as the industry essentially remained flat. Admissions reached 217.02 million, which was down just 0.1% from 2016. A wide range of...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 10, 2017
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- MASTER Coasts Through the New Year
- Local action-thriller Master remained the top attraction at the Korean box office over the New Year’s weekend, while Rogue One, the new Star Wars film, failed to make a significant impact far behind in second place. Local films accounted for 54% of business as 3.13 million tickets were sold. Down 38...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 04, 2017
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- MASTER Dominates Over Xmas Weekend
- Business boosted a hefty 75% over the Christmas weekend to bring admissions to the four million mark, which despite being 15% lower than last year’s comparable weekend was still one of the biggest of the year. A hot Korean local release drove up the local market share to 72%. Sucking up 57% of the m...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 28, 2016
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- PANDORA Overpowers WILL YOU BE THERE? Opening
- The top two places were unchanged at the box office even with a major now local drama opening. Local releases remained the top draw this session, accounting for 69% of ticket sales, which were on par with last week, coming in at 2.32 million admissions. Down just 10% in its second frame was the nucl...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 21, 2016
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- PANDORA Lays Waste to Local Box Office
- Business ticked up 25% as a pair of hot new releases recharged the box office, boosting admissions to 2.45 million, while the market share for local films also experienced a modest rise to 63%. Confidently easing into first place PARK Jung-woo’s Deranged (2012) follow-up, the nuclear meltdown drama ...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 14, 2016
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- MY ANNOYING BROTHER Rises to First
- Local films led the charge at the Korean box office this past weekend as they took a 57% share of the market. 1.98 million viewers visited theaters over as we began the last month of the year. Rising to first place after a small 26% drop was domestic comedy MY ANNOYING BROTHER. With another 598,000 ...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 07, 2016