TENET Fends Off OH! MY GRAN

As Seoul and surrounding regions remained in the midst of a Level 2.5 social distancing lockdown, business was down once again as COVID-19 worries continued to clear out theaters. Admissions were down around a fifth week-on-week, with 385,000 tickets sold, whi...

TENET Almost Reverses Box Office Decline in Debut

Despite growing concerns from spectators amid a steady rise in local COVID-19 transmissions, as well as the government’s decision on Friday evening to raise the country’s social distancing level to 2.5, which includes restrictions on the operations of restaura...

DELIVER US FROM EVIL Tops Charts for 3rd Week

The Korean box office’s steady march to normality took a hit this past weekend as a sharp rise in new COVID-19 cases led to the government tightening social distancing measures. With viewers worried about a second wave, many avoided theaters. Admissions reache...

DELIVER US FROM EVIL Stays in 1st as OK! MADAM Opens Well

With another major local release finding favor with audiences, the Korean box office remained relatively strong in mid-August, with 1.68 million tickets, down just 7% from last week’s COVID-19 Era high. With the top four slots all occupied by local releases, t...

DELIVER US FROM EVIL Scores New Opening Record in COVID-19 Era

This past weekend delivered with it the most promising box office news yet during the COVID-19 Pandemic, as business shot up over 68% week-on-week. Overall, 1.81 million tickets were snatched up during the Friday to Sunday period, which represented a 36% incre...