HIT-AND-RUN SQUAD Fails to Catch EXTREME JOB

The local industry continued to impress in early 2019 as the pre-Lunar New Year holiday weekend welcomed massive audiences to theaters, largely favoring local titles. In all, 3.91 million tickets were shifted, of which 87% were for Korean films. After its stun...

EXTREME JOB Scores January Record

If the recent 2018 end-of-year season proved a disappointment, the Korean box office is showing no signs of trouble in January as a two local hits have been joined by an even bigger domestic smash success which just set a record for the month. 3.15 million tic...

MAL·MO·E and THE DUDE IN ME Repeat Up Top

A pair of local holdovers continued to dominate the charts and contributed to a strong 64% market share for domestic titles. Meanwhile, new entries were soft which caused admissions to drop 20% to 1.94 million. Retaining its first place rank was the period dra...

MAL·MO·E: THE SECRET MISSION Becomes 1st Local Chart Topper of 2019

Admissions jumped up 20% to 2.35 million as a pair of local titles claimed the top two spots and the local industry a strong 69% market share, its first majority share in a month. The first Korean film to top the charts in 2019 was the period drama MAL·MO·E: T...

RALPH Breaks the Korean Box Office

The new year kicked off much as the old one ended, with Hollywood fare outshining the lackluster performance of local fare. American films increased their market share dominance to 76% with Korean titles adding up to just 22% of the 1.94 million tickets sold o...