- Box Office Reports
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- Box Office: February 6-19, 2014
- Frozen and Miss Granny are still dominating Korean cinemas in February. The Korean Film Council (KOFIC – Chairman, KIM Eui-suk) announced on the 16th that Disney’s animation Frozen and the family comedy Miss Granny by HWANG Dong-hyuk (Silenced, 2011), are still the top two draws at the box office, b...
- by TAE Sang-joon / Feb 24, 2014
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- Box Office: May 16-29, 2013
- Several different films divided the spoils of the late May box office in Korea, with the new Korean thriller Montage edging out its Hollywood rivals to take the #1 slot. In the two weeks since its release on May 16th, the film has sold a total of 1,554,545 admissions. The work of first-time director...
- by Darcy Paquet / May 30, 2013
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- Box Office: May 2-15, 2013
- Hollywood blockbuster Iron Man 3 continued to dominate screens in its second and third week on release, as it has in other territories around the world. With another 3.9 million tickets added over the past two weeks, its running total now stands at a massive 7.7 million admissions, which is worth ap...
- by Darcy Paquet / May 16, 2013
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- Box Office, January 3-16
- With Korean students on vacation, local theaters continue to attract large numbers of viewers in the first half of January. Leading the pack was local blockbuster The Tower, which added another 2.04 million admissions to bring its overall total to 4.64 million tickets, equivalent to $31.9 million...
- by Darcy Paquet / Jan 17, 2013
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- Box Office, December 20-January 2
- With the peak holiday season well underway, two films in particular are racking up impressive totals at the Korean box office: the Hollywood film Les Misérables, adapted from the popular musical, and local blockbuster The Tower. In the two-week period from December 20 to January 2, Les Misérables a...
- by Darcy Paquet / Jan 03, 2013
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- Box office, October 18-31
- Three films performed well in an overall weak market during the last two weeks of October. Topping the list once again was Masquerade, the period drama starring LEE Byung-hun that recently took home a record 15 awards at the 2012 Grand Bell Awards. Adding another 1,468,571 admissions to its tally...
- by Darcy Paquet / Nov 02, 2012