- Box Office Reports
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- THE WITCH Casts a Spell on Korean Box Office
- Business through the turnstiles edged up 20% this weekend as the box office market gears up for an onslaught of major titles through July and August. Local films were particularly popular over the weekend, clinching 71% of the 1.84 million admissions recorded. Easily shoving aside the competition in...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 03, 2018
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- Korean Box Office in 2013
- Following a stellar 2012, the Korean film industry closed out another record year on New Year’s Eve in 2013 as admissions soared over 200 million viewers for the first time. The final total came in at 213.31 million spectators, a 9.45% increase over the previous year, but it wasn’t the only record s...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 28, 2014
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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 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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- Sunny Days Ahead in 2013
- Review of Korean Film Industry in 2012 The Korean film industry saw an impressive rise in terms of admissions and ticket sales in 2012. The total audience figure stood at 194.89 million, a year-on-year increase of 21.9%. Two Korean movies attracted more than ten million spectators. Let’s review th...
- by SONG Ji-hwan / Feb 04, 2013