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- Box Office: May 30-June 12, 2013
- The new spy drama Secretly Greatly starring KIM Soo-hyun enjoyed a spectacular debut at the Korean box office, selling over 4 million tickets in its first eight days on release. It has broken numerous records for Korean films, including the best opening day ever (490,000 admissions on June 5) and th...
- by Darcy Paquet / Jun 14, 2013
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- Box Office: May 16-29, 2013
- Several different films divided the spoils of the late May box office in Korea, with the new Korean thriller Montage edging out its Hollywood rivals to take the #1 slot. In the two weeks since its release on May 16th, the film has sold a total of 1,554,545 admissions. The work of first-time director...
- by Darcy Paquet / May 30, 2013
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- Box Office: May 2-15, 2013
- Hollywood blockbuster Iron Man 3 continued to dominate screens in its second and third week on release, as it has in other territories around the world. With another 3.9 million tickets added over the past two weeks, its running total now stands at a massive 7.7 million admissions, which is worth ap...
- by Darcy Paquet / May 16, 2013
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- Box Office: April 17-30, 2013
- Iron Man 3, the first Hollywood blockbuster of the summer season, burst onto screens with the biggest four-day opening in Korean box office history. From April 25-28 the film recorded 2,625,743 admissions, which is well ahead of the previous record holder The Dark Knight Rises which took 2.43 millio...
- by Darcy Paquet / May 02, 2013
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- Box Office: April 4-17, 2013
- Running Man, the first Korean film to be majority financed by Fox International Productions, got off to a decent start at the Korean box office with 1.1 million admissions in its first two weeks on release. Directed by CHO Dong-oh (The Restless), and starring the popular SHIN Ha-kyun (The Front L...
- by Darcy Paquet / Apr 18, 2013
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- Box Office: March 21-April 3, 2013
- A new Korean film sits atop the box office in the relatively quiet period of late March. Debut director ROH Deok’s Very Ordinary Couple, which is billed as a romantic comedy, but which might also be described simply as a relationship drama, made an impressive start with just short of 1.4 million adm...
- by Darcy Paquet / Apr 05, 2013
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- Box Office: March 7-20, 2013
- Box office figures as a whole have cooled down in recent weeks, as Korea enters what is traditionally an off season for moviegoing. Nonetheless there were still positive signs to be seen for local films. Topping the box office once again was the gangster epic New World, by screenwriter-turned-direc...
- by Darcy Paquet / Mar 22, 2013
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- Box Office: February 21-March 6, 2013
- A new film emerged at the top of the box office in late February and early March, pushing box office phenomenon Miracle in Cell No. 7 back to #2. Gangster epic New World enjoyed a strong opening on February 21st thanks in part to its high-profile cast, and positive word-of-mouth has helped it to ma...
- by Darcy Paquet / Mar 08, 2013
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- Box Office: February 7-20, 2013
- The runaway hit film Miracle in Cell No. 7 by director LEE Hwan-kyung continued to dominate the Korean box office in its third and fourth weeks on release. After briefly ceding the #1 slot to action blockbuster The Berlin File, the sentimental drama soon reclaimed its spot at the top of the chart, w...
- by Darcy Paquet / Feb 21, 2013
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- Box Office: January 24-February 6, 2013
- Two monster sized local hits powered the box office in late January and early February. Leading the pack was the comic drama Miracle in Cell No. 7, which took 4.6 million admissions in two weeks on the back of strong word-of-mouth. This is the equivalent of more than US$30 million, and the film is...
- by Darcy Paquet / Feb 07, 2013
