Confession, Topping the Weekend Box Office for 2 Weeks After Released

Korean thrillers continue to be strong in the autumn theater district. Confession, which was released on October 26 and topped the box office on the weekend, maintained the top spot at the box office over the weekend, even in the 2nd week of its release. Accor...

Confession, Starring So Jisub & Kim Yunjin, Topped the Box Office on Its Release Weekend

Two new Korean films are in a tight race at the box office. Confession and REMEMBER, which were released on October 26, are the main characters. Both films are thrillers starring character actors such as So Jisub, Kim Yunjin, and Lee Sungmin, and both are eval...

Choi Donghoon’s Comeback Film in 7 Years, Alienoid Part 1, Topped the Weekend Box Office

The first runner of the 4-way box office race in the summer of 2022, the SF fantasy blockbuster with a production cost of 33 billion won, Director Choi Donghoon's Alienoid Part 1 topped the box office on the weekend of its release. According to the Korean ...

A Triumph for Diversity Films

The Korean box office ended on a bang last year when December delivered by far the best results for Korean and overall sales for the month since records began. Some of that momentum carried through into the early weeks of 2018, but the first quarter of the yea...

Repeat Winner GONJIAM Scare Off WHAT A MAN WANTS

As the weekend crowds made the most of the blooming cherry blossoms in early April, audiences dipped at the Korean box office week-on-week with 1.87 million viewers recorded over the frame. The rankings saw little change but the Korean market share remained st...

PACIFIC RIM Rises in First

GONJIAM: HAUNTED ASYLUM Enters Top 5 with Paid Previews Despite the first place debut of a major Hollywood franchise title, the local industry maintained its market advantage by claiming 53% of sales, as domestic titles occupied four of the top five spots on t...

BE WITH YOU Embraces Top Spot at Korean Box Office

A pair of new Korean romantic titles elevated the local market share to 78% at the Korean box office as business remained level with last week with 1.54 million tickets sold during another slow March session. Topping the chart with 683,000 sales (USD 5.36 mill...

THE VANISHED Erases TOMB RAIDER in Debut

Another quiet weekend kept admissions flat at the Korean box office, with 1.59 million tickets sold. Through a selection of mid-range local titles, the Korean film industry maintained a market advantage with a 60% share of sales. Coming in at number one during...

An Unexpected Jackpot

Box Office Report of 2017 The Korean film market reached new all-time benchmarks for income and admissions in 2017 after a strong December rally. Yet the real story behind the numbers was which unexpected films got audiences the most excited while several seem...

Stranger Than Fiction: Politics & History Inspire Cinema

The Korean box office has had a rocky ride through the first two trimesters of 2017, but this period was not without its success stories. Though controversies and an uneven slate of films presented some obstacles, Korean history remained a strong driver for pr...