- Box Office Reports
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- FIRST MAN Lifts Off in Korea
- Despite the entry of a major new Hollywood tentpole, sales dipped about 20% as holdovers continued to power most of the sales in the Korean market. US titles accounted for 57% of sales while homegrown films took up a 40% share of the market. Following its Korean premiere at the Busan International F...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 23, 2018
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- VENOM Edges Out DARK FIGURE OF CRIME in Close Weekend
- Business jumped up considerably over the past weekend with two popular new titles breathing new life into the market after a slower than expected Chuseok holiday season. It was neck and neck between Hollywood and Korea as the former scored a 50% market share to the latter’s 49%. Following a staggeri...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 10, 2018
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- Chuseok Holdovers Dominate THE SOUL-MATE
- After several busy weekdays that fell over the Chuseok holidays, business was relatively quiet over the weekend with admissions topping out at 1.88 million. With the glut of local releases on offer, Korean films accounted for a massive 86% of all sales. Repeating at number one was the Chuseok champ,...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 02, 2018
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- Battle of December, Three-Way Showdown
- With a few presumed hits coming up short and lower-than-usual attendance at some points of the year, particularly early summer, a lot was banking on December to pick up the slack and close the year on a high note. The end-of-year period (late December and early January) is one of the four busiest re...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 06, 2018
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- ALONG WITH THE GODS Threatens to Rewrite Record Books
- Admissions shot up almost 80% in the weekend before Christmas, which welcomed a new local blockbuster attempting to rewrite the record books. Out of the gargantuan 4.42 million tickets sold (a figure generally only seen in late July or early August), 81% were for local films. Opening with 2.73 milli...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 26, 2017
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- Korea Goes Crazy for ASURA : THE CITY OF MADNESS
- Business saw a 25% uptick as we eased into October with 2.48 million tickets sold over the weekend. A strong new local release gave Korea the edge once again and put it back over the majority with 51% as new films flooded the chart. Asura : The City of Madness, KIM Sung-soo’s first film since The Fl...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 04, 2016