DUNE Fails to Top VENOM in Debut

Hollywood Tentpoles Crowd the ChartsDespite one of the most hotly anticipated Hollywood tentpoles of the year entering the charts, the market slowed 23% week-on-week over the past weekend, with 745,000 tickets sold. Once again, no major new domestic titles wer...

VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE Reigns at Korean Box Office

Business Rebounds Ahead of Ease of Covid RestrictionsWith a new comic book tentpole in theaters and ease of Covid restrictions in sight, the business experienced a massive bump over the weekend as admissions shot up 120% with 967,000 sales counted. With most o...

NO TIME TO DIE Tops Slow Holiday Weekend

Latest 007 Tentpole Fails to Catch on in KoreaDespite Hangul Day falling on Saturday, holiday crowds failed to materialize at the box office as an already quiet marketplace slowed a further 30%, with 444,000 tickets sold over the weekend. Buoyed by strongholds...

NO TIME TO DIE Clocks In First Place Debut

Latest Bond Film Leads Quiet MarketplaceA long-awaited Hollywood topped the charts and gave the market a 30% boost, but admissions remained low with 623,000 tickets sold over the weekend. With no major new local releases for several weeks, the domestic market ...

ON THE LINE Connects for 2nd Weekend Win

Korean Theaters Prepare to Welcome NO TIME TO DIEFollowing the Chuseok holidays and without any major news attractions, theater crowds thinned out as admissions slowed 36% with a total of 476,000 sales recorded. Local titles continued to drive the market, capt...

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 admiss...

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,...

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 ...

The First Half Report on 2021 Korean Film Industry

Korean Cinema is in the Lowest Slump, Disney is Putting Up a Good FightThe negative effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic have already been expected, but the shock has not easily disappeared. For seven years from 2013 to 2019, the number of moviegoers surpassed 200...

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 r...