Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore Topped 3 Consecutive Weeks, the 2nd Film Surpassing 1 Million Viewers Among the Films Released This Year

In the 1st week of May 2022, the fantasy blockbuster, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, remained at the top of the weekend box office for 3 consecutive weeks. In the third week of its release, the number of moviegoers on the weekend was 187,146 with...

UNCHARTED Maps Out 2nd Weekend Win

Confronted with another week of record COVID infections, theatrical admissions in Korea suffered once again, contracting 30% for a total of 350,000 sales over the weekend. Buoyed by a new wide release, the local market share recorded a slight improvement, risi...

Tom Holland Returns to Top of the Charts with UNCHARTED

After a slow few weeks at the box office, business popped 40% week-on-week, despite new record daily COVID cases, largely thanks to the return of the Spider-Man to the charts, albeit in a different role. Admissions stood at 504,000 with just 14% of those going...

DEATH ON THE NILE Leads Slow Market

The Korean box office continued to contract owing to rising Omicron cases in the country, but the drop levelled off somewhat to just over 10% with 358,000 seats filled over the past weekend. Though the local industry lost the top spot, it maintained a sturdy 4...

THE PIRATES 2 Repeats after Lunar New Year Win

After a slight Lunar New Year bump, admissions cooled down almost 30% following the holidays. Local releases timed for the break continued to power the charts, accounting for 75% of the 405,000 tickets sold over the past weekend. There was very little disturba...

SPIDER-MAN Tops Charts for 6th Consecutive Week

As no major new releases were available to boost sales, business at the Korean box office slowed again with admissions dipping just over 25% down to 524,000. The local market was also down slightly to 31%. Both figures should see meteoric rises this coming wee...

SPECIAL DELIVERY Debuts in 2nd Place

Week-to-week sales were down 20% in the Korean market, the fourth straight week of declines, as Omicron concerns and social distancing restrictions continued to impact theatrical admissions. 712,000 tickets were sold over the weekend, with the local market sha...