SAMJIN COMPANY ENGLISH CLASS Top Grades Even Better in Week 2

Despite no major new releases, there was some good news on the charts as business grew 10% week-on-week with 617,000 spectators packing into multiplexes. This was largely thanks to a local word-of-mouth hit that helped keep the local market share very high, at...

SAMJIN COMPANY ENGLISH CLASS Assembles in First Place

Foot traffic at Korean cinemas remained low over the weekend, especially compared to crowded weekends in China and Japan, but business was nevertheless up 40% compared to the previous weekend with 565,000 tickets sold over the frame. Led by a well-received new...

VOICE OF SILENCE Has Quiet Victory

It was a slow weekend at the Korean box office but for once the blame couldn’t be laid squarely at the feet of the COVID-19 pandemic. The previous weekend had a boost from Friday’s Hangul Day, but despite stabilizing cases and a recent lowering of the governme...

PAWN Remains Top Draw Post-Chuseok

Following last week’s massive Chuseok holiday bounce, business fell back to earth over the past weekend as admissions fell about 50% week-on-week. However, with 534,000 tickets sold over the weekend, business was about 30% better than the week before the holid...

#ALIVE Draws a Second Breath in First Place

Without a compelling new release, the chart was largely dominated by holdovers this past weekend and consequently admissions took a hit, falling 55% week-on-week to 452,000 sales. Local films continued to be out in force, scoring a 76% market share, as Hollywo...

Korean Box Office is #ALIVE

The box office showed its most convincing signs of life yet during the Covid-19 pandemic as a hot new title lured large crowds to multiplexes. Total sales for the weekend reached a shade under one million, which was double the previous weekend’s total and over...

INNOCENCE Cuts ONWARD Short during 2nd Weekend Win

After reaching a record high of 507,000 admissions during the Covid-19 era last week, box office fell slightly to 489,000 sales over the past weekend, with 62% of those counted for local films. Following its solid debut last weekend, the well-received Innocenc...

DEFAULT Boosts Local Industry’s Rating

Business was up marginally as a major new domestic release returned the market share advantage to the local industry. All told, the first weekend of December kicked off with 2.55 million admissions, 56% of those for Korean films. Opening confidently in first p...

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Finally Crowned Champion in 4th Weekend

Even with a four-week old film occupying the top rank, business was very healthy at the Korean box office, which recorded a 35% weekly rise. Local fare also improved but was still shy of a majority with a 42% market share, versus 56% for Hollywood. After openi...

DEADPOOL Revives Mid-May Box Office

Mid-May crowned a new superhero at the box office as business picked up. Meanwhile, an acclaimed new local entry failed to fire up the charts, keeping the local market share down with just 15% of the 2.18 million admissions recorded over the weekend, versus th...