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- BIRTHDAY Celebrates over HELLBOY
- Despite a number of new releases, cherry blossoms and the prospect of bigger offerings in the very near future put a damper on the box office this past weekend with sales dropping about 25% week-on-week as 1.04 million admissions were recorded over the frame. The local market share posted a marginal...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 16, 2019
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- SHAZAM! Puts a Damper on BIRTHDAY Debut
- Despite a pair of new titles opening at the top of the box office, good weather and other factors drove admissions down just over 25% as 1.35 million entries were recored over the weekend. The market share remained similar compared to the previous week as Hollywood titles clinched a thin 52% majorit...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 09, 2019
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- US Scores Record Opening Day for Foreign Horror Film in Korea
- Local titles took a backseat as a pair of major Hollywood imports launched at the Korean box office this past weekend. Admissions were level with the previous week at 1.83 million entries while American films edged out Korean titles with a 55% market share. Mirroring its successful debut a week earl...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 02, 2019
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- MONEY Cashes in during Rich Debut
- Three new local thrillers swarmed into the charts this past week and though only one of those triumphed it was enough to push sales up over 10% to 1.88 million admissions and to return the market share advantage to the domestic industry, with Korean titles commanding a 71% share of the market. Comin...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 26, 2019
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- CAPTIN MARVEL Repeats Amid Lack of New Offerings
- With a lack of compelling new releases in theaters, admissions fell about 40% compared to last week, with 1.65 million tickets sold over the past weekend. As with the previous frame, Hollywood accounted for the lion’s share of admissions, accounting for 85% of all sales as local films combined to a ...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 19, 2019
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- CAPTAIN MARVEL Brings an End to Hollywood Dry Spell
- After months of local dominance Hollywood finally found a way to break through the ranks with Marvel’s latest tentpole Captain Marvel. Admissions were up 25% to 2.74 million while Hollywood controlled the charts with an 84% market share. Following a long dry spell for Hollywood, Captain Marvel rode ...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 12, 2019
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- A RESISTANCE Defies Holdovers with 1st Place Debut
- A new Korean title opened on top of the box office while local holdovers swept up much of the remaining business in a strong weekend that welcomed 2.22 million viewers to theaters. Admissions were on par with the previous week, though slightly inflated by the March 1 Independence Movement Day holida...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 04, 2019
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- SVAHA : THE SIXTH FINGER Points Its Way to First
- Local titles continued to impress in the first quarter of 2019 as sales were down only slightly to 2.26 million while the market share for Korean films swelled to 79%. A Hollywood tentpole is sure to reverse that next month, but until then local holdovers look set to mop up the spoils. Debuting in f...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 25, 2019
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- INNOCENT WITNESS Opens in 2nd, THE ODD FAMILY Trails in 5th
- New well-received local content kept the domestic market share high at 67% while the Lunar New Year champion continued its assault on the record books as 2.44 million tickets were sold over the weekend. Finally slowing down in its fourth week, local comedy smash hit Extreme Job was down just under 5...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 19, 2019
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- EXTREME JOB Defeats ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL Debut
- The smash success of Extreme Job continued for a third week, which kept overall business roaring after the Lunar New Year holidays. Korean films claimed a strong 71% market share as over 3.07 million tickets were sold. Local comedy smash Extreme Job commandingly clinched the top spot for a third con...
- by Pierce Conran / Feb 12, 2019
