- Box Office Reports
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- THE MAZE RUNNER Finds Way to Top of the Charts
- Last year’s end-of-year titans finally relinquished their hold on the top of the chart to make way for new releases as a Hollywood film topped the rankings for the first time since Justice League in late November. It was also the first time Korea fell short of a majority share since that same weeken...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 23, 2018
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- Korean Cinema Casts Wide Net Overseas
- Korea’s film market may have reached saturation at home but that hasn’t stopped Korea’s top film companies from continuing to find ways to grow. 2016 proved to be a landmark year for Korea’s studios outside of their home country, with several Korean-produced titles for other markets achieving signif...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 01, 2016
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- Review of the first three quarters for 2016
- After a few years of major growth at the beginning of the decade, the Korean box office has remained flat once again, with this year’s total to date staying at the same level as 2015. However, where gains have been made is in the local industry, which has churned out several major hits and found its...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 01, 2016
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- LUCK-KEY Has Fortuitous Start
- Business surged over 30% after a new local title posted a far stronger-than-expected debut and gobbled up almost 70% of sales. Overall the weekend welcomed 2.41 million spectators, 73% of which opted for homegrown films. Featuring YOO Hae-jin, last seen in RYOO Seung-wan’s sensation Veteran, as a hi...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 18, 2016
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- NA Hong-jin’s THE WAILING Howls in First Place
- Massive Debut for Critically-Acclaimed Thriller A week after it received a rapturous response from Korean critics, NA Hong-jin’s latest film, the Cannes Out of Competition thriller THE WAILING, bowed to huge numbers this past weekend. The thriller helped keep the box office brisk, as 2.85 million s...
- by Pierce Conran / May 18, 2016
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- DEADPOOL Leads New Releases in Korea
- A VIOLENT PROSECUTOR Begins to Wind Down A slew of new releases lifted admissions at the Korean box office, as Hollywood fare edged out local competition with 61% of the marketplace. Overall, 2.56 million tickets were shifted over the frame. The R-rated superhero film Deadpool got off to a strong ...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 24, 2016
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- A VIOLENT PROSECUTOR Scores Best-Ever Lunar New Year Launch
- Star Power Drives Thriller to 2nd All Time Opening Week After a slow January, viewers once again packed into theatres over the 5-day Lunar New Year weekend, purchasing 3.16 million tickets, 77% of which for local titles. While the figure was 50% higher than the previous time Lunar New Year fell on ...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 11, 2016
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- THE HIMALAYAS Climbs All Over STAR WARS in Debut
- The hotly anticipated new Star Wars, or Episode VII: The Force Awakens, was a global phenomenon this weekend, setting weekend records in the US, UK, Germany and Russia, among others, and powering to a USD 517 million bow worldwide, which is second all time behind Jurassic World. However, there was o...
- by Pierce Conran / Dec 21, 2015
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- THE PRIESTS Conjures up Impressive Debut
- Exorcism thriller The Priests scared up a higher than expected debut over the weekend, boosting overall business during the traditional dumping grounds of the year. 2.28 million viewers were recorded in theaters over the frame, 72% of which for local fare. With a 62% market share, The Priests wound...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 10, 2015
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- THE INTERN Promoted in 2nd Weekend
- Business saw a predictable drop last weekend in the wake of the Chuseok holidays yet 2.05 million viewers still found their way to theaters as local fare maintained a slight edge with a 50% share of the market. Following a decent debut, word of mouth has clearly kicked in for the Anne Hathaway-Robe...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 06, 2015