VETERAN Stays Newcomers in Round 3

Korean Films Lord Over Marketplace During the last weekend of the summer holiday period in Korea, local films retained the advantage with a commanding 81% of the marketplace, as the top three entries were homebred, while overall admissions stood at 3.14 millio...

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...

Korean Box Office in 2013

Following a stellar 2012, the Korean film industry closed out another record year on New Year’s Eve in 2013 as admissions soared over 200 million viewers for the first time. The final total came in at 213.31 million spectators, a 9.45% increase over the previo...

Box Office, December 20-January 2

With the peak holiday season well underway, two films in particular are racking up impressive totals at the Korean box office: the Hollywood film Les Misérables, adapted from the popular musical, and local blockbuster The Tower. In the two-week period from De...

Box office, December 6-19

Controversial local hit 26 Years, which has demonstrated considerable staying power since its November 29 release, sits at the top of the Korean box office for the December 6-19 period. The film, based on a famous webcomic by KANG Full, details the efforts of ...

Box office, Oct. 18 – Nov. 1

<Punch>, based on a local novel, is the movie of the moment in Korea, having earned roughly US$11 million over the past two weeks. A character-centered drama about a high school boy and his eccentric teacher who lives next door, <Punch> has enjoye...