- Box Office Reports
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- DARK FIGURE Casts a Shadow on Venom as Top 2 Titles Switch
- In a weekend that saw no new release place higher than third, holdovers kept the engine running as a solid 1.54 million tickets were sold. The local market share ticked up slightly week-on-week, as Korean films clinched a 52% majority. Down 45% but rising one spot to claim first place was the domest...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 16, 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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- VIP Squeezes Narrow Victory in Late Summer Opening
- With summer coming to an end and the humid heat making way for cooler breezes, cinemas saw a 30% dip in business as one new local release led a string of strong Korean holdovers, giving the domestic industry a commanding 80% advantage in the market. Unseating three-time champ A Taxi Driver was PARK ...
- by Pierce Conran / Aug 29, 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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- 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
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- THE AGE OF SHADOWS Shrouds the Competition
- Big Chuseok Weekend for KIM Jee-woon's Action-Thriller With Chuseok falling on a Thursday this year, Korean exhibitors welcomed a busy five-day holiday weekend which saw 3.91 million tickets sold. 63% of that total was reserved for local releases and despite a number of new titles the charts w...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 19, 2016
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- THE AGE OF SHADOWS Guns Down the Competition
- Several new releases invaded the charts in the weekend before the Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day) holiday, which will give us a five-day weekend this week, but there was only one real contender despite newcomers taking up the top five spots. Business rose over 50% after last week’s dip, reaching 2...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 13, 2016