- Box Office Reports
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- Well-made Historical Thriller, The Night Owl, Topped on Its Release Weekend
- The Night Owl, a costume drama acclaimed as a ‘well-made thriller, topped the box office on the weekend of its release. According to the Korean Box Office Information System (KOBIS) of the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), from November 25 to 27, The Night Owl recorded 636,329 audiences and 55.8% of sale...
- by Hellen Park / Nov 29, 2022
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- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Topped the Box Office for 2 Consecutive Weekends
- The Marvel film, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, topped the box office for 2 consecutive weekends. According to the Korean Box Office Information System (KOBIS) of the Korean Film Council on November 21, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever topped the box office over the weekend with 374,648 viewers and 3...
- by Hellen Park / Nov 21, 2022
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- MONEY Cashes in during Rich Debut
- Three new local thrillers swarmed into the charts this past week and though only one of those triumphed it was enough to push sales up over 10% to 1.88 million admissions and to return the market share advantage to the domestic industry, with Korean titles commanding a 71% share of the market. Comin...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 26, 2019
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- CAPTIN MARVEL Repeats Amid Lack of New Offerings
- With a lack of compelling new releases in theaters, admissions fell about 40% compared to last week, with 1.65 million tickets sold over the past weekend. As with the previous frame, Hollywood accounted for the lion’s share of admissions, accounting for 85% of all sales as local films combined to a ...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 19, 2019
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- 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 spell for Hollywood, Captain Marvel rode ...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 12, 2019
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- THE SWINDLERS Makes Away with Box Office Crown
- Theaters saw a slight uptick this weekend as students celebrated the end of the college entrance exams which had been delayed a week due to an earthquake in the Pohang region. All told, almost two million tickets were snatched up over the frame as a hot new local title boosted the local share to 66%...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 28, 2017
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- JUSTICE LEAGUE Assembles at Top of the Charts
- Much as it has elsewhere around the world, one of the year’s biggest blockbusters posted a smaller than expected debut in Korea, during a weekend where admissions were marginally down week-on-week. Nevertheless, the Hollywood tentpole drove the US market share up to 75% while domestic entries langui...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 21, 2017
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- 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 force to capture 78% of the Korean mark...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 23, 2016
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- DOCTOR STRANGE Threepeats During Quiet Weekend
- The mid-season doldrums continued as new titles failed to energize the marketplace, which saw a 15% dip in admissions. 1.52 million entries, 50% of which for Hollywood fare, were recorded over the frame. Falling 45% in its third frame was Marvel’s blockbuster Doctor Strange. After adding another 548...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 15, 2016
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- DOCTOR STRANGE Remains in First
- With no major new releases, the top three spots at the Korean box office remained unchanged. As holdovers slowed, so too did business overall, with 1.8 million tickets sold, 62% of which for Hollywood titles. Slowing 38% after its gargantuan start, Marvel’s Doctor Strange remained the top draw over ...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 09, 2016