Local Romantic Drama WAITING FOR RAIN Claims Top Spot

A pair of new releases drove business up almost 30% to 483,000 sales, a figure that is likely to rise further this weekend owing to upcoming holidays. The local market share edged down slightly to 45% as a new domestic title clinched the top spot for the fourt...

RECALLED Clinched 1st Place Opening

Korean Films Hit 50% Market ShareBusiness remained steady at the box office with 371,000 tickets over the past weekend, and for the second week in a row, local films were able to clinch about half of the market share, a marked improvement over the past few mon...

THE BOOK OF FISH Well Received in Debut but No Match for GODZILLA VS. KONG

Despite an acclaimed new local film adding some variety to the marketplace, business was down almost 30% during the first weekend of April. All told, 417,000 tickets were sold, with 34% going to domestic titles.Godzilla vs. Kong put on some very strong numbers...

Audiences Show Up for GODZILLA VS. KONG Showdown

A new Hollywood tentpole and a pair of local releases gave the Korean box office a 40% boost over the weekend. The new films changed up the stagnating charts and lifted admissions to 570,000, with 14% of those going to domestic films.Taking first was the monst...

MINARI Flat as It Claims 3rd Weekend Crown

Major new releases remained scarce but strong holdovers continue to power the box office, which dipped just 5% over the weekend, to 403,000 admissions. With no major new local films since MISSION: POSSIBLE’s debut a month ago, the local market share was kept d...

MINARI Claims 2nd Weekend Win

With no major new releases, sales for the latest session were down 20% as 423,000 admissions were recorded over the weekend. Animated fare and a hit American indie dominated the charts, leaving the local market to struggle with just 4% of sales as distributors...

MINARI Tops the Charts Amid Mounting Awards Interest and Local Curiosity

Admissions rose over 20% to 524,000 with an award-winning American film climbing to the top of the charts. Despite its Korean connection, it could not help the local market share as it tumbled down to 7%.Entering the Korean market on a wave on media coverage f...

DEMON SLAYER Rises to First in Week 5

Despite an old holdover climbing to first place, business rose almost 15% over the weekend, during which a varied lineup of five titles each secured over 13% of sales. Overall, 430,000 tickets were sold, 24% of which for domestic films.During its fifth weekend...

MISSION: POSSIBLE Becomes First Korean Chart Topper of 2021

Business experienced a post-Lunar New Year holiday drop as sales slowed just over 30% to 384,000 admissions. Meanwhile 2021 welcomed its first domestic chart topper, which allowed the local market share to double to 42%.Featuring KIM Young-kwang and LEE Sun-bi...

SOUL Claims Third Weekend as Business Remains Steady

Despite social distancing restrictions affecting cinemas still being in place, business remained relatively strong and was once again boosted by animated films that were able to draw in daytime crowds. Admissions were more-or-less flat with the previous sessio...