Box office, May 1- 31

Hollywood blockbuster <The Avengers> established its dominance over the Korean box office in the month of May, selling more than twice as many tickets as its nearest competitor. With 6.9 million tickets sold overall since its April 26 opening, the film n...

Korean box office analysis: First quarter, 2012

Korean films commanded the box office during the first quarter of 2012. According to the Korean film industry financial report for the first quarter of 2012 (January 1 ~ March 31), issued by the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), Korean films grabbed over 60.8% of ...

Box office analysis, Feb. 15 - 28

YOON Jong-bin’s <Nameless Gangster:Rules of the Time> is still topping the box office chart, without any hint of going down. Released Feb. 2, the film took in over 853,000 admissions and KW6.7 billion (US$6 million) to stay at no. 1 for its fourth week....

Box office analysis, Feb. 1 - 14

In the first two weeks of February, Korean films from the Lunar New Year holiday in late January kept going strong. <Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time>, which opened Feb. 2, clocked up 918,000 admissions in its first week and has in two weeks gathere...

Box office analysis, Jan. 18 - 31

Two Korean films emerged as major hits in 2012's Lunar New Year holiday season - <Dancing Queen> and <Unbowed>. The success of <Dancing Queen>, which sold 2.26 million tickets in its first two weeks on release, was not entirely unexpecte...