SEARCHING Almost Finds a Way Past ON YOUR WEDDING DAY

Late summer saw local titles continue to perform well, while an American indie featuring a Korean-American star got off to a stronger-than-expected start. Over the past weekend, Korean films snatched 63% of the 1.86 million tickets sold. On Your Wedding Day wa...

ON YOUR WEDDING DAY Off to Fairy Tale Start

Another local number one debut gave the domestic industry the four top spots on the chart and lifted the Korean market share to 75% for this past weekend. With the summer season continuing to slow down, overall admissions receded to 2.32 million. After topping...

ALONG WITH THE GODS 2 Rewrites the Record

Historic Start for Fantasy Epic Sequel As record heat battered the country and schools were out for the holidays, the Korean box office soared to 5.46 million admissions sold over the three-day frame. Of those, 79% went to local titles as a specific local bloc...

THE ACCIDENTAL DETECTIVE 2 Repeats in Quiet Weekend

A lack of major new titles led to slow weekend at the box office which unusually saw no change in the rankings in its top four titles compared to the previous weekend. Admissions were down about 20% week-on-week as 1.53 million tickets were snapped up, while t...

THE ACCIDENTAL DETECTIVE 2 Surprises JURASSIC WORLD

As last week’s blockbuster cooled significantly, the door was left open for new entries from home and abroad to shake up the charts in mid-June. Hollywood maintained a slight edge at 56% of sales while admissions dipped just over 20% to 1.95 million entries ov...

INFINITY WAR Takes 3rd Weekend Crown

Business fell close to 50% at the Korean box office this past weekend as new titles were not able to unseat Disney-Marvel’s waning blockbuster in its third week. Of the 1.43 million tickets sold, America retained its advantage with 57% of sales while Korea tra...

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 yea...

BLACK PANTHER Roars in First

Despite putting forward a wealth of new titles aimed for the holidays, the local film industry was unable to hold on to its market advantage as a global behemoth easily held sway over the charts during the Lunar New Year. Overall, US titles accounted for 53% o...

DETECTIVE K Unearths Pre-Lunar New Year Win

Admissions Down Ahead of Holiday Surge A local period film timed for the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday led the chart as Korean films made up 70% of sales at the box office, while the calm before the holiday storm amounted to a quiet weekend with just 1.64 mi...

Battle of December, Three-Way Showdown

With a few presumed hits coming up short and lower-than-usual attendance at some points of the year, particularly early summer, a lot was banking on December to pick up the slack and close the year on a high note. The end-of-year period (late December and earl...