- Box Office Reports
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- COLLECTORS Unearths 3rd Weekend Win
- Business Down as COVID Cases Rise Once More The Korean box office continues its seesaw trajectory in 2020 as rising numbers of COVID cases have once again dampened the fortunes of the exhibition sector. Business over the weekend slowed 25% with 442,000 tickets sold after social distancing guideline...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 24, 2020
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- COLLECTORS Digs Up First Place Finish
- It was a two-horse race at the box office over the weekend as a new release and a three-week holdover accounted for almost 90% of all business. Admissions ticked up again, this time 15%, to 709,000, while the local market share was a gargantuan 91% as Hollywood continues to delay its major tentpoles...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 09, 2020
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- SAMJIN COMPANY ENGLISH CLASS Top Grades Even Better in Week 2
- Despite no major new releases, there was some good news on the charts as business grew 10% week-on-week with 617,000 spectators packing into multiplexes. This was largely thanks to a local word-of-mouth hit that helped keep the local market share very high, at 84% of all sales. After comfortably cla...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 02, 2020
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- I CAN SPEAK Resonates in 1st Place
- Korean films took the top two spots as they accounted for two thirds of sales during a slow weekend that recorded just 1.3 million admissions. Exhibitors have nothing to fear however, as the stage is merely being set for this year’s extra-long Chuseok holiday, when business should come roaring back ...
- by Pierce Conran / Sep 26, 2017
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- ANARCHIST FROM COLONY Seizes First Place
- With a trio of major new offerings by Korean directors, the local industry finally rallied to gain a majority share, clinching 63% of sales, though admissions were a little light with just 1.68 million seats filled. Opening in a commanding first place was LEE Joon-ik’s latest period drama, the Colon...
- by Pierce Conran / Jul 04, 2017
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- CAPTAIN AMERICA Keeps the Competition at Bay
- After its massive opening weekend, Captain America: Civil War remained a hot ticket at the Korean box office. Business was strong overall during the frame, which followed the Children’s Day holiday on Thursday, with 2.5 million tickets sold. With Disney’s help, Hollywood titles accounted for two out...
- by Pierce Conran / May 11, 2016
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- CIVIL WAR Scores 3rd Best Ever Opening in Korea
- There was never any question that Captain America: Civil War would lay waste to the Korean charts but few could have anticipated just how high it would soar. With 91% of all sales, the Marvel blockbuster was responsible for the vast majority of the 3.04 million tickets moved over the past weekend. ...
- by Pierce Conran / May 04, 2016
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- Box Office: March 21-April 3, 2013
- A new Korean film sits atop the box office in the relatively quiet period of late March. Debut director ROH Deok’s Very Ordinary Couple, which is billed as a romantic comedy, but which might also be described simply as a relationship drama, made an impressive start with just short of 1.4 million adm...
- by Darcy Paquet / Apr 05, 2013
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- Box Office: February 21-March 6, 2013
- A new film emerged at the top of the box office in late February and early March, pushing box office phenomenon Miracle in Cell No. 7 back to #2. Gangster epic New World enjoyed a strong opening on February 21st thanks in part to its high-profile cast, and positive word-of-mouth has helped it to ma...
- by Darcy Paquet / Mar 08, 2013