CAPTAIN MARVEL Brings an End to Hollywood Dry Spell

After months of local dominance Hollywood finally found a way to break through the ranks with Marvel’s latest tentpole Captain Marvel. Admissions were up 25% to 2.74 million while Hollywood controlled the charts with an 84% market share. Following a long dry s...

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 ...

SVAHA : THE SIXTH FINGER Points Its Way to First

Local titles continued to impress in the first quarter of 2019 as sales were down only slightly to 2.26 million while the market share for Korean films swelled to 79%. A Hollywood tentpole is sure to reverse that next month, but until then local holdovers look...

INNOCENT WITNESS Opens in 2nd, THE ODD FAMILY Trails in 5th

New well-received local content kept the domestic market share high at 67% while the Lunar New Year champion continued its assault on the record books as 2.44 million tickets were sold over the weekend. Finally slowing down in its fourth week, local comedy sma...

EXTREME JOB Defeats ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL Debut

The smash success of Extreme Job continued for a third week, which kept overall business roaring after the Lunar New Year holidays. Korean films claimed a strong 71% market share as over 3.07 million tickets were sold. Local comedy smash Extreme Job commanding...