JOSÉE Tops Charts as Korea Enters COVID Crisis

Despite the entry of a major new local film, the exhibition market contracted yet again as Korea grapples with its most serious spike in COVID cases to date, as daily infections rose over 1,000 during the weekend. Weekend admissions were down to 147,000, with ...

BEST FRIEND Hangs on as COVID-19 Drives Viewers Away

Attendance Craters as Infections Cases around the Capital Rise Theaters continue to empty out as Seoul and its surrounding areas experienced their worst rise in COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic. After weeks of hefty drops, the Korean box off...

DARK FIGURE Casts a Shadow on Venom as Top 2 Titles Switch

In a weekend that saw no new release place higher than third, holdovers kept the engine running as a solid 1.54 million tickets were sold. The local market share ticked up slightly week-on-week, as Korean films clinched a 52% majority. Down 45% but rising one ...

Box Office: May 1-14, 2014

There has been a deep silence in the Korean movie industry for the last two weeks. In order to express sympathy for the tragic incident of the Sewol ferry, new films were quietly released without any press conferences, VIP previews or relevant interviews. The...

Box Office: December 19, 2013 - January 1, 2014

Two Korean productions, The Attorney and The Suspect, have brought the country’s box office to a triumphant close. According to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), The Attorney, with actor SONG Kang-ho of Snowpiercer and The Face Reader, and The Suspect, directed...