6/45, a Box Office Hit Dark Horse, Topped the Box Office in the 2nd Week of Its Release

A box office dark horse appeared in the theater district. The comedy film, 6/45, starring Go Kyoungpyo and Yi Yikyung, topped the weekend box office in the 2nd week of its release. According to the Korean Box Office Information System (KOBIS) of the Korean Fil...

PAWN Dominates Chuseok Holiday Weekend

Thanks to the Chuseok holidays, the Korean box office came roaring back to life in early October. Business shot up 150% from last week’s session, which had already started to show signs of recovery after the late summer COVID spike with a 30% rise from the pre...

MALEFICENT Casts a Spell over LOVE, AGAIN

Disney once again scored a top place opening at the box office, but with much less fanfare than usual, during a quiet weekend that saw a 15% decline from the previous session’s holdover-led chart. A total of 1.47 million admissions were collected, with the loc...

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...

DOCTOR STRANGE Remains in First

With no major new releases, the top three spots at the Korean box office remained unchanged. As holdovers slowed, so too did business overall, with 1.8 million tickets sold, 62% of which for Hollywood titles. Slowing 38% after its gargantuan start, Marvel’s Do...