ASHFALL Shuts Out FORBIDDEN DREAM in Strong 2nd Frame

The end-of-year season continued to draw healthy crowds with 2.87 million spectators snatching up tickets over the final weekend of the year. Korean films have been particularly strong during the period, counting an 81% share of the market. The Korean disaster...

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...

EXIT Scales the Charts, Blocks THE DIVINE FURY

After a slow start to the local high season at the box office, the winds finally shifted back to local content as two new tentpoles claimed the first two spots. Domestic films accounted for 75% of sale, which totaled 3.73 million over the last weekend, with pl...

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 ...

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Finally Crowned Champion in 4th Weekend

Even with a four-week old film occupying the top rank, business was very healthy at the Korean box office, which recorded a 35% weekly rise. Local fare also improved but was still shy of a majority with a 42% market share, versus 56% for Hollywood. After openi...

FANTASTIC BEASTS Opens First, but Less Fantastic than Predecessor

Despite a major new tent-pole opening following a week that was dominated by holdovers, business dropped around 20% as admissions reached just 1.88 million. The local industry also lost its market advantage, with its share dropping to 29%. Fantastic Beasts: Th...

Audiences Choose INTIMATE STRANGERS over THE VILLAGERS

Despite high fine dust levels and a lack of enticing new titles, audiences were out in force over the weekend as last week’s new films picked up steam at the box office. Local fare continued to dominate with a 58% share of the 2.3 million tickets sold, a sligh...

INTIMATE STRANGERS Opens Its Secrets to the Masses

A popular new local title boosted admissions 40% over last week, as 2.24 million tickets were sold over the weekend. As is usual for the season, domestic entries remained strong, accounting for 63% of all sales. Debuting in pole position was Intimate Strangers...