- Box Office Reports
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- An Unexpected Jackpot
- Box Office Report of 2017 The Korean film market reached new all-time benchmarks for income and admissions in 2017 after a strong December rally. Yet the real story behind the numbers was which unexpected films got audiences the most excited while several seemingly surefire hits stumbled out of the ...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 06, 2018
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- Stranger Than Fiction: Politics & History Inspire Cinema
- The Korean box office has had a rocky ride through the first two trimesters of 2017, but this period was not without its success stories. Though controversies and an uneven slate of films presented some obstacles, Korean history remained a strong driver for profits, particularly in a shifting politi...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 12, 2017
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- Box Office Report for the first quarter of 2017
- The first quarter of 2017 was one of few surprises at the Korean box office but one which demonstrated the industry’s stability, both as a global exhibition market and a local production industry. Though not quite reaching the highs of 2013 (55.47 million) or 2015 (54.56 million), Q1 this year handi...
- by Pierce Conran / May 08, 2017
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- FABRICATED CITY Builds Over CONFIDENTIAL ASSIGNMENT
- Business remained level with last week as the Lunar New Year titles finally ceded the top spot on the chart to a new release. Local films were the top draw with a two third share of the 2.4 million entries recorded over the frame. CJ Entertainment remained in first place over the mid-February weeken...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 13, 2017
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- A Good Enough Year, but the Best Year for Korean Films
- Box Office Report of 2016 After five years of consecutive growth, the Korean film industry remained healthy in 2016, though the half-decade streak of gains came to an end as the industry essentially remained flat. Admissions reached 217.02 million, which was down just 0.1% from 2016. A wide range of...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 10, 2017
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- CONFIDENTIAL ASSIGNMENT Remains Tops in Post-Lunar New Year Weekend
- The post Lunar New Year holiday weekend saw business drop by almost 50% as the same two titles lorded over the box office for the third consecutive week. Local releases remained the top draw but saw their stranglehold on the charts ease slightly to 64% as 2.31 million tickets were snatched up over t...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 07, 2017
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- CONFIDENTIAL ASSIGNMENT Knocks Down THE KING
- Fortunes changed at the box office as the two major local releases for the Lunar New Year switched places over the holiday. 4.19 million viewers bought tickets over the weekend, with 1.39 million of those selling on Lunar New Year day, which fell on Saturday. It was the biggest LNY day at the box of...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 31, 2017
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- THE KING Edges Out CONFIDENTIAL ASSIGNMENT
- Business picked up going into the weekend preceding the Lunar New Year holiday week as local studios released their first major titles of the year. Ticket sales rose almost 30% to 3.12 million while the domestic marketshare soared to 76%. Taking the first place spot in a hotly contested weekend by a...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 23, 2017
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- YOUR NAME Remains in First Place
- With a variety of new films and holdovers in the marketplace, Hollywood squeezed out its first majority share of 2017 with 52% of ticket sales, while Japan came in second with 31%. Korea trailed far behind with 14% but will jump right back to first this coming week. 2.43 million tickets were sold ov...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 16, 2017