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...

Tom Cruise Scores Opening Day Record with THE MUMMY

Despite record-breaking figures on Memorial Day last Tuesday, business over the ensuing weekend was marginally down week-on-week, as 2.22 million entries were counted. Korean titles continued to disappoint as the local market share was just 26% while Hollywood...

Box office, November 15-28

Box office, November 15-28 Local box office hit A Werewolf Boy continued to perform well during its third and fourth weeks on release, earning almost exactly as much as Hollywood film The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 did in its first and second week...

Box office, November 1-14

Yet another local film has taken the box office by storm, in a year of unprecedented commercial success for Korean cinema. A Werewolf Boy featuring young stars SONG Joong-ki and PARK Bo-young has steadily gained momentum since its release on October 31, sellin...