FROZEN 2 Ices the Competition in Record Debut

Disney returned to the top charts with one of the largest debuts in history as their latest animation dominated theaters across the country. All told, business jumped almost 150% as 4.45 million tickets were snatched up over the weekend, though the local indus...

BLACK MONEY Buys Up First Place

Local films continued to drum up solid business, as a new champion and holdovers gave the Korean industry a 74% edge. All told, 1.82 million tickets were sold over the past frame, a figure that will rise significantly this coming weekend as one of the biggest ...

THE DIVINE MOVE 2 Posts Strong Debut

As we edge closer to winter, admissions were down marginally to 2.04 million but with a strong new local title in the mix the Korean market share shot back up to a healthy 61%. Opening over five years after the original and with KWON Sang-woo replacing JUNG Wo...

TERMINATOR: DARK FATE Shoots Up Solid Debut in Korea

An ageing Hollywood franchise marched into the marketplace, lifting admissions some 20% to 2.16 million entries, which also pushed down the local market share to 34%, with no new major Korean films debuting over the weekend. While Terminator: Dark Fate struggl...

KIM JI-YOUNG, BORN 1982 Silences Anti-Feminist Backlash in Powerful Debut

As a hot-button new title entered the marketplace, admissions swelled 15% while the local market share almost doubled to 59%. All told, a healthy 1.7 million sales were recorded over the frame. Arriving on a wave of anticipation and controversy, the adaption o...

MALEFICENT Casts a Spell over LOVE, AGAIN

Disney once again scored a top place opening at the box office, but with much less fanfare than usual, during a quiet weekend that saw a 15% decline from the previous session’s holdover-led chart. A total of 1.47 million admissions were collected, with the loc...