- Box Office Reports
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- SHANG-CHI Claims 2nd Weekend Win, MOGADISHU Rises to 2nd
- Korean Box Office Awaits Launch of Chuseok TitlesWith no major new releases, business slowed, and holdovers led the charts over the past weekend as distributors and theaters await the coming Chuseok holiday. Business was down 30% week-on-week to 608,000 admissions, with local titles claiming 36% of ...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 14, 2021
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- SHANG-CHI Claims Yet Another First Place Finish for Marvel
- Local Films Await Chuseok Holidays in Mid-SeptemberAfter dominating the summer holiday season, local films are taking a brief break in early September, as they await the Chuseok holidays later in the month. This opened the door for Hollywood to rule the roost, and the latest film from Marvel claimed...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 07, 2021
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- HOSTAGE: MISSING CELEBRITY Holds on to Top Spot, GUIMOON Debuts at No. 4
- ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU Becomes Top-Grossing Film of the YearWith no hot new release driving sales, business slowed about 30% over the past weekend, with 768,000 admissions recorded over the last weekend in August. Local holdovers led the way and kept the local market share high at 87%.The Hwang Jungm...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 31, 2021
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- Hwang Jungmin Returns to the Top of the Charts
- HOSTAGE: MISSING CELEBRITY Leads the Way as Local Films Command the MarketMajor local releases continued to lead the way at the summer box office as the Korean industry claimed 87% of sales over the past weekend. Admissions also remained high relative to the rest of the year, down a fraction from la...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 23, 2021
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- SINKHOLE Digs Up First Place Debut
- Local Films Command 80% of SalesFor the first time in 2021, the Korean box office was led by two domestic titles, who helped raise the local market share to 82%, the highest it’s been all year. Sales jumped up 30% week-on-week, with admissions reaching 1.22 million, just shy of the annual sales reco...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 17, 2021
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- THE SUICIDE SQUAD Fails to Take Out ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU
- Local Blockbusters Shut Out Hollywood in Summer SeasonLocal blockbusters continued to hold the foreign competition at bay during the summer holidays, as sales were down a slight 10% week-on-week. Out of a total of 895,000 admissions, the local market share stood at 57%, a figure that should rise fur...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 10, 2021
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- ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU Posts Largest Korean Movie Debut of the Year
- JUNGLE CRUISE Opens in 3rd, THE CURSED Film Spin-off Bows in 5thThe local industry kicked off its summer holiday season in solid fashion, despite the ongoing fourth wave of COVID infections and toughened social distancing restrictions. The business jumped up 35% week-on-week, and the local industry ...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 03, 2021
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- BOSS BABY 2 Debuts in First Place
- ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU Tops Reservations Chart Ahead of OpeningBoss Baby: Family Business (2021)Despite the hot weather and summer holidays, increased COVID protocols and a lack of major new releases kept the box office cool as sales slowed over 20% week-on-week, with just 746,000 recorded. The local...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 27, 2021
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- 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 plenty more to come. From CJ Entertainment...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 05, 2019
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- An Unexpected Jackpot
- Box Office Report of 2017 The Korean film market reached new all-time benchmarks for income and admissions in 2017 after a strong December rally. Yet the real story behind the numbers was which unexpected films got audiences the most excited while several seemingly surefire hits stumbled out of the ...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 06, 2018