- Box Office Reports
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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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- 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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- MISS PEREGRINE Rises to First
- Fortunes were reversed at the box office as last week’s top two films had very different responses and a new US horror film had a surprisingly strong debut. Nevertheless, business cooled off 25% to 1.85 million admissions and Hollywood scored its first market share win in months, with 73%, as local ...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 12, 2016
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- Korea Goes Crazy for ASURA : THE CITY OF MADNESS
- Business saw a 25% uptick as we eased into October with 2.48 million tickets sold over the weekend. A strong new local release gave Korea the edge once again and put it back over the majority with 51% as new films flooded the chart. Asura : The City of Madness, KIM Sung-soo’s first film since The Fl...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 04, 2016
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- THE AGE OF SHADOWS Remains Top Draw Post-Chuseok
- Following the Chuseok festivities business cooled off significantly at the box office and with no new wide releases on deck, a new diversity release landed in the top five. Though falling just shy of a majority, Korean releases still led the country market share, accounting for 46% of the 1.96 milli...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 28, 2016