HANSAN: RISING DRAGON Secured the Box Office Top on the 2nd Week of Its Release

With the release of new Korean ‘Tentpole’ movies every week in the summer theater, Director Kim Hanmin's HANSAN: RISING DRAGON remained at the top of the box office even in the second week of its release.According to the Korean Box Office Information Syste...

BIRTHDAY Celebrates over HELLBOY

Despite a number of new releases, cherry blossoms and the prospect of bigger offerings in the very near future put a damper on the box office this past weekend with sales dropping about 25% week-on-week as 1.04 million admissions were recorded over the frame. ...

SHAZAM! Puts a Damper on BIRTHDAY Debut

Despite a pair of new titles opening at the top of the box office, good weather and other factors drove admissions down just over 25% as 1.35 million entries were recored over the weekend. The market share remained similar compared to the previous week as Holl...

US Scores Record Opening Day for Foreign Horror Film in Korea

Local titles took a backseat as a pair of major Hollywood imports launched at the Korean box office this past weekend. Admissions were level with the previous week at 1.83 million entries while American films edged out Korean titles with a 55% market share. Mi...

Comfort Women Drama SPIRITS’ HOMECOMING Tops New Releases

Led by the debut of comfort women drama Spirits' Homecoming, local titles pushed the market share for domestic films back up to 56% as a total of 2.47 million visitors were recorded over the weekend. Driven by high public interest, the crowd-funded film S...

DEADPOOL Leads New Releases in Korea

A VIOLENT PROSECUTOR Begins to Wind Down A slew of new releases lifted admissions at the Korean box office, as Hollywood fare edged out local competition with 61% of the marketplace. Overall, 2.56 million tickets were shifted over the frame. The R-rated supe...

VETERAN Tops Again After Liberation Day Bump

Things keep looking up for the local industry as admissions over the weekend reached 4.82 million, setting a new benchmark for the year. Coming up tops again following an 18% increase, Veteran added 2.25 million viewers (USD 15.33 million) to a powerful 12-day...

VETERAN Knocks Out the Competition in the Biggest Weekend of the Year

With school still out and a strong chorus of tentpole releases, the Korean box office is maintaining its hot streak after recording the biggest weekend of the year to date with 4.68 million tickets sold (USD 31.76 million), of which 64% were for local releases...

Weekend Box Office Recap: SAN ANDREAS Wins Quiet Weekend

"San Andreas" Debuts Strong while Local Films Underperform Hollywood disaster flick "San Andreas" debuted at the top of the chart and was the only strong box office performer over the weak weekend. The Warner Bros. release earned $7.18 million...

THE CHRONICLES OF EVIL Triumphs the Korean Box Office

First Local Film to Take the Top Spot in 44 Days Following the popularity of Fast & Furious 7 and Avengers: Age of Ultron, foreign blockbusters dominated the Korean box office. After 44 days of weak performance from local films on the chart, The Chronicle...