- Box Office Reports
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- ANT-MAN AND THE WASP Shrinks the Competition
- SUNSET IN MY HOMETOWN Goes Quietly into the Night Marvel once again laid claim to the Korean box office during the busy first frame of July, which saw admissions soar 50% to 2.81 million, while local films lost their market share advantage as Hollywood swept up 71% of sales. The 20th title in the hu...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 10, 2018
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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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- 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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- Second Top Place Finish for SPIRITS’ HOMECOMING
- Local comfort women drama Spirits’ Homecoming remains a force to be reckoned with on the charts, keeping most of its audience as it benefits from strong word-of-mouth. A new US release and strong holdovers gave America the market edge at 55% as 1.97 million tickets were shifted over the frame. Dipp...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 07, 2016
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- Comfort Women Drama SPIRITS’ HOMECOMING Tops New Releases
- Led by the debut of comfort women drama Spirits' Homecoming, local titles pushed the market share for domestic films back up to 56% as a total of 2.47 million visitors were recorded over the weekend. Driven by high public interest, the crowd-funded film Spirits' Homecoming by director CHO J...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 29, 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