- Box Office Reports
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- Confession, Topping the Weekend Box Office for 2 Weeks After Released
- Korean thrillers continue to be strong in the autumn theater district. Confession, which was released on October 26 and topped the box office on the weekend, maintained the top spot at the box office over the weekend, even in the 2nd week of its release. According to the Korean Box Office Informatio...
- by Hellen Park / Nov 07, 2022
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- Confession, Starring So Jisub & Kim Yunjin, Topped the Box Office on Its Release Weekend
- Two new Korean films are in a tight race at the box office. Confession and REMEMBER, which were released on October 26, are the main characters. Both films are thrillers starring character actors such as So Jisub, Kim Yunjin, and Lee Sungmin, and both are evaluated to have successfully remade overse...
- by Hellen Park / Nov 01, 2022
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- Choi Donghoon’s Comeback Film in 7 Years, Alienoid Part 1, Topped the Weekend Box Office
- The first runner of the 4-way box office race in the summer of 2022, the SF fantasy blockbuster with a production cost of 33 billion won, Director Choi Donghoon's Alienoid Part 1 topped the box office on the weekend of its release. According to the Korean Box Office Information System (KOBIS) of...
- by Hellen Park / Jul 26, 2022
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- A Triumph for Diversity Films
- The Korean box office ended on a bang last year when December delivered by far the best results for Korean and overall sales for the month since records began. Some of that momentum carried through into the early weeks of 2018, but the first quarter of the year has been one of highs and lows, as a s...
- by Pierce Conran / May 09, 2018
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- Repeat Winner GONJIAM Scare Off WHAT A MAN WANTS
- As the weekend crowds made the most of the blooming cherry blossoms in early April, audiences dipped at the Korean box office week-on-week with 1.87 million viewers recorded over the frame. The rankings saw little change but the Korean market share remained strong at 69% with two new local films, of...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 10, 2018
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- PACIFIC RIM Rises in First
- GONJIAM: HAUNTED ASYLUM Enters Top 5 with Paid Previews Despite the first place debut of a major Hollywood franchise title, the local industry maintained its market advantage by claiming 53% of sales, as domestic titles occupied four of the top five spots on the chart during a weekend that welcomed ...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 27, 2018
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- BE WITH YOU Embraces Top Spot at Korean Box Office
- A pair of new Korean romantic titles elevated the local market share to 78% at the Korean box office as business remained level with last week with 1.54 million tickets sold during another slow March session. Topping the chart with 683,000 sales (USD 5.36 million) over the weekend and 881,000 entrie...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 20, 2018
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- THE VANISHED Erases TOMB RAIDER in Debut
- Another quiet weekend kept admissions flat at the Korean box office, with 1.59 million tickets sold. Through a selection of mid-range local titles, the Korean film industry maintained a market advantage with a 60% share of sales. Coming in at number one during its debut was the mystery-thriller The ...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 13, 2018
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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