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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
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- TAKE POINT Fails to Take the Lead from AQUAMAN
- A year of mixed fortunes at the box office ended on a down note as several titles failed to break through during a weak end-of-year period. Local titles struggled badly with only a 39% market share (compared to 90% this time last year) while admissions were down almost 10% from last week to 2.77 mil...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 02, 2019
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- DEFAULT Boosts Local Industry’s Rating
- Business was up marginally as a major new domestic release returned the market share advantage to the local industry. All told, the first weekend of December kicked off with 2.55 million admissions, 56% of those for Korean films. Opening confidently in first place was CJ Entertainment’s first big fi...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 04, 2018
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- BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Finally Crowned Champion in 4th Weekend
- Even with a four-week old film occupying the top rank, business was very healthy at the Korean box office, which recorded a 35% weekly rise. Local fare also improved but was still shy of a majority with a 42% market share, versus 56% for Hollywood. After opening in second place at the end of October...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 27, 2018
