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...

THE VANISHED Erases TOMB RAIDER in Debut

Another quiet weekend kept admissions flat at the Korean box office, with 1.59 million tickets sold. Through a selection of mid-range local titles, the Korean film industry maintained a market advantage with a 60% share of sales. Coming in at number one during...

PRINCESS Escapes LITTLE FOREST to Take 1st Place

While two new local entries rearranged the charts and gave domestic films the market edge once more at 55%, admissions remained flat at the Korean box office, as 1.66 million tickets were sold over the past weekend. Entering the charts at number one was CJ Ent...

BLACK PANTHER Repeats During Quiet Post-Holiday Weekend

WHAT HAPPENED TO MONDAY and THE SHAPE OF WATER Debut in Top 5 The post-Lunar New Year weekend unavoidably posted a large week-to-week drop as few major new titles were launched last week. But as admissions slipped over 50%, with 1.67 million entries recorded, ...