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- THE CLOSET Shuts in BIRDS OF PREY During Quiet Weekend
- Theatrical revenue remained low in the midst of fears over the new 2019-nCoV coronavirus. This week’s admissions were down only a marginal 6%, however that was with a pair of major new titles, versus last week’s crop of holdovers. 1.04 million viewers made their way to theatres, with 76% of them sna...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 10, 2020
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- Korean Theaters Sell 227 Million Tickets in Record Year
- Korea’s film industry ended 2019 with a bang, as local disaster action-drama ASHFALL lorded over the charts at the tail end of a massive 12 months. It was a record-breaking year for the exhibition sector, which sold a record 226.68 million tickets, among several new box office benchmarks, while loca...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 03, 2020
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- ASHFALL Shuts Out FORBIDDEN DREAM in Strong 2nd Frame
- The end-of-year season continued to draw healthy crowds with 2.87 million spectators snatching up tickets over the final weekend of the year. Korean films have been particularly strong during the period, counting an 81% share of the market. The Korean disaster action blockbuster Ashfall continues to...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 30, 2019
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- BAG GUYS Reigns over Powerful Chuseok Box Office
- With the Chuseok holidays underway, the box office almost tripled compared to last week, as just over 4 million tickets were snatched up over the past weekend. With three major new titles timed for the holidays, it was a bonanza for the local industry, as Korean films claimed all of the top five spo...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 16, 2019
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- THE BATTLE: ROAR TO VICTORY Close Behind as EXIT Hangs On
- With the late summer box office in full swing, admissions remained very strong as they were almost flat with the previous week at 3.6 million sales. Meanwhile, thanks to a strong holdover and solid new releases, the domestic industry saw its market advantage rise to a mighty 88%. Down only 29% after...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 13, 2019
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- EXIT Scales the Charts, Blocks THE DIVINE FURY
- After a slow start to the local high season at the box office, the winds finally shifted back to local content as two new tentpoles claimed the first two spots. Domestic films accounted for 75% of sale, which totaled 3.73 million over the last weekend, with plenty more to come. From CJ Entertainment...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 05, 2019
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- AVENGERS Pushes Aside MISS AND MRS. COPS in 3rd Weekend Win
- Following two weeks of unprecedented blockbuster mania, courtesy of Marvel’s epic finale Avengers: Endgame, the box office has receded to normal spring levels, with 1.95 million tickets sold over the last frame. The local industry also found its way back into the mix, clinching 43% of sales over the...
- by Pierce Conran / May 14, 2019
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- SVAHA : THE SIXTH FINGER Points Its Way to First
- Local titles continued to impress in the first quarter of 2019 as sales were down only slightly to 2.26 million while the market share for Korean films swelled to 79%. A Hollywood tentpole is sure to reverse that next month, but until then local holdovers look set to mop up the spoils. Debuting in f...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 25, 2019
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- INNOCENT WITNESS Opens in 2nd, THE ODD FAMILY Trails in 5th
- New well-received local content kept the domestic market share high at 67% while the Lunar New Year champion continued its assault on the record books as 2.44 million tickets were sold over the weekend. Finally slowing down in its fourth week, local comedy smash hit Extreme Job was down just under 5...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 19, 2019
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- HIT-AND-RUN SQUAD Fails to Catch EXTREME JOB
- The local industry continued to impress in early 2019 as the pre-Lunar New Year holiday weekend welcomed massive audiences to theaters, largely favoring local titles. In all, 3.91 million tickets were shifted, of which 87% were for Korean films. After its stunning debut the previous week, CJ Enterta...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 07, 2019
