THE DIVINE MOVE 2 Posts Strong Debut

As we edge closer to winter, admissions were down marginally to 2.04 million but with a strong new local title in the mix the Korean market share shot back up to a healthy 61%. Opening over five years after the original and with KWON Sang-woo replacing JUNG Wo...

TERMINATOR: DARK FATE Shoots Up Solid Debut in Korea

An ageing Hollywood franchise marched into the marketplace, lifting admissions some 20% to 2.16 million entries, which also pushed down the local market share to 34%, with no new major Korean films debuting over the weekend. While Terminator: Dark Fate struggl...

KIM JI-YOUNG, BORN 1982 Silences Anti-Feminist Backlash in Powerful Debut

As a hot-button new title entered the marketplace, admissions swelled 15% while the local market share almost doubled to 59%. All told, a healthy 1.7 million sales were recorded over the frame. Arriving on a wave of anticipation and controversy, the adaption o...

MALEFICENT Casts a Spell over LOVE, AGAIN

Disney once again scored a top place opening at the box office, but with much less fanfare than usual, during a quiet weekend that saw a 15% decline from the previous session’s holdover-led chart. A total of 1.47 million admissions were collected, with the loc...

JOKER and CRAZY ROMANCE Continue to Laugh It Up

With a lack of enticing new releases, holdovers claimed most of the top five as overall admissions slid around 35% to 1.68 million. Of those, 41% were snatched up by local titles, mostly in their second or third week in theaters. Remaining in first place was t...

JOKER Laughs all the Way to the Top

Business rose by over two thirds this past weekend with the entry of three major titles, adding up to a weekend that saw 2.51 million tickets sold. With a hot new title from Hollywood leading the way, the local market share dipped to 44%. Mirroring its success...

Quiet Victory for BATTLE OF JANGSARI over BY QUANTUM PHYSICS

A pair of new titles raised the local market share edge to 79% but weren’t enough to keep overall admissions up as business slowed 10% week-on-week with 1.45 million entries recorded over the last weekend of September. The Korean War drama Battle of Jangsari, ...

BAD GUYS Tops AD ASTRA in Post-Chuseok Weekend

Following the previous week’s five-day Chuseok holiday weekend, business cooled off significantly at the box office, as sales slowed 60% to 1.58 million admissions. Local titles remained the top draw, claiming 67% of the weekend’s business. The Chuseok champio...

BAG GUYS Reigns over Powerful Chuseok Box Office

With the Chuseok holidays underway, the box office almost tripled compared to last week, as just over 4 million tickets were snatched up over the past weekend. With three major new titles timed for the holidays, it was a bonanza for the local industry, as Kore...

IT CHAPTER TWO Scares Off Holdovers

Business ebbed once more in the days leading up to the local Chuseok holiday, as 1.5 million viewers snatched up tickets over the weekend. Despite a Hollywood tentpole sequel scoring the first place rank, local titles combined to a strong 61% market share, a f...