BOSS BABY 2 Debuts in First Place

ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU Tops Reservations Chart Ahead of OpeningBoss Baby: Family Business (2021)Despite the hot weather and summer holidays, increased COVID protocols and a lack of major new releases kept the box office cool as sales slowed over 20% week-on-wee...

Strong Debut for THE MEDIUM as BLACK WIDOW Claims 2nd Weekend Win

Sales Remain Strong Despite Toughened Social Distancing RegulationsThough still a far cry from where it would normally be in the mid-summer season, the Korean box office remained resilient after slowing down 25% from last week, despite the Greater Seoul area, ...

BLACK WIDOW Scores Best Pandemic Opening for Foreign Film at Korean Box Office

Marvel Hit Revives Exhibition Market Ahead of Toughened Covid RestrictionsA long-awaited tentpole in a beloved Hollywood franchise revived the market over the weekend, boosting sales 65% to 1.24 million admissions, the highest total seen this year to date. How...

HARD HIT Hangs on to First Place

TVING Original Midnight Debuts at Number 6With holdovers leading the way, the box office was down, but only a marginal 5% as 757,000 viewers ventured to theaters over the past weekend. Meanwhile, the local market share improved, reaching 40% as the domestic fi...

HARD HIT Gives Local Industry Much-Needed Win

HITMAN’S WIFE’S BODYGUARD Opens in 2nd PlaceBusiness had a slight uptick once more during the last weekend of June, which welcomes its first number one Korean film in eight weeks. Overall sales came in at 797,000 admissions, with the local market share rising ...

A QUIET PLACE II Silences the Competition

Latest WHISPERING CORRIDORS Debuts in Top 5Horror titles continued to drive the marketplace over the past weekend, claiming three of the top five spots at the box office, including two of the week’s new releases. Business rose up 25% to 770,000 admissions whil...

CRUELLA Rises to Top Spot in Week 3

WRATH OF MAN Debuts in 3rdNew releases failed to leave a disticnt impression on the charts over the past weekend, leaving it to holdovers to keep business humming along. Admissions slowed just over 20% week-on-week, with 624,000 viewers recorded, while the loc...

THE CONJURING 3 Unseats FAST & FURIOUS

Hollywood Blockbusters Keep Admissions High in Early JuneLong-delayed Hollywood blockbusters are continuing to fuel the box office recovery as the business got a 7% boost over the past weekend, with 803,000 tickets sold. There were no major new domestic titles...

CRUELLA and PIPELINE no Match for FAST & FURIOUS 9

WAITING FOR RAIN Returns to Top 5With two major new entries and a blockbuster holdover, the Korean box office remained strong, with admissions flat at 748,000. The local market share was still on the low side at 12%, but with viewers returning to theaters, dis...

FAST & FURIOUS 9 Revs Up with Biggest Foreign Film Debut of Pandemic

Admissions Shoot Up 150% in Best Weekend of 2021The Korean box office has finally gotten a shot in the arm after a long period of hibernation. Owing to the debut of a Hollywood tentpole that was originally scheduled to open in spring last year, the box office ...