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...

Pandemic No Match for Gargantuan SPIDER-MAN Debut

Pandemic No Match for Gargantuan SPIDER-MAN DebutLatest Marvel Hit Commands 95% of the SalesDespite rising COVID case numbers and significant Omicron variant fears, the Korean box office had its most impressive weekend since the start of the pandemic, as the y...

SPIRITWALKER Takes 1st Place as Local Films Outpace Imports

For the first, since the Chuseok holidays in late September, local films captured a majority share of the market, accounting for 56% of all tickets sold. Overall admissions saw a nominal rise to 809,000 sales compared to the previous weekend.The high concept a...

Homegrown Romcom PERHAPS LOVE Tops the Box Office

With no major Hollywood titles launched over the past few weeks, the market contracted just over 10%, with 792,000 sales recorded over the weekend. However, this left the door open for a new homegrown title to top the box office, the first domestic title to do...

Gangster Film TOMB OF THE RIVER Debuts in 2nd Place

Marvel’s THE ETERNALS Repeats at the Top of the Box OfficeAfter benefitting from a major boost last week with both a new Marvel tentpole in the marketplace and major ease in theater restrictions, the Korean box office slowed 30% this week but remains at a heal...

SHANG-CHI Claims 2nd Weekend Win, MOGADISHU Rises to 2nd

Korean Box Office Awaits Launch of Chuseok TitlesWith no major new releases, business slowed, and holdovers led the charts over the past weekend as distributors and theaters await the coming Chuseok holiday. Business was down 30% week-on-week to 608,000 admiss...

SHANG-CHI Claims Yet Another First Place Finish for Marvel

Local Films Await Chuseok Holidays in Mid-SeptemberAfter dominating the summer holiday season, local films are taking a brief break in early September, as they await the Chuseok holidays later in the month. This opened the door for Hollywood to rule the roost,...

HOSTAGE: MISSING CELEBRITY Holds on to Top Spot, GUIMOON Debuts at No. 4

ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU Becomes Top-Grossing Film of the YearWith no hot new release driving sales, business slowed about 30% over the past weekend, with 768,000 admissions recorded over the last weekend in August. Local holdovers led the way and kept the local ...

The First Half Report on 2021 Korean Film Industry

Korean Cinema is in the Lowest Slump, Disney is Putting Up a Good FightThe negative effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic have already been expected, but the shock has not easily disappeared. For seven years from 2013 to 2019, the number of moviegoers surpassed 200...

Hwang Jungmin Returns to the Top of the Charts

HOSTAGE: MISSING CELEBRITY Leads the Way as Local Films Command the MarketMajor local releases continued to lead the way at the summer box office as the Korean industry claimed 87% of sales over the past weekend. Admissions also remained high relative to the r...