Confession, Topping the Weekend Box Office for 2 Weeks After Released

Korean thrillers continue to be strong in the autumn theater district. Confession, which was released on October 26 and topped the box office on the weekend, maintained the top spot at the box office over the weekend, even in the 2nd week of its release. Accor...

Confession, Starring So Jisub & Kim Yunjin, Topped the Box Office on Its Release Weekend

Two new Korean films are in a tight race at the box office. Confession and REMEMBER, which were released on October 26, are the main characters. Both films are thrillers starring character actors such as So Jisub, Kim Yunjin, and Lee Sungmin, and both are eval...

THE MAN STANDING NEXT Repeats During Slow Weekend

The post-Lunar New Year weekend suffered a far steeper crash than usual this year due to fears over the spread of the 2019-nCoV coronavirus, which has so far infected 15 people in South Korea. Admission were down 70% to 1.11 million and local holdovers largely...

THE MAN STANDING NEXT Edges Out HITMAN in Busy Lunar New Year Weekend

Business shot up 150% as the Lunar New Year celebrations got underway, with 3.72 million admissions counted over the three-day weekend, with business spilling over into Monday, which is also a holiday. With three major local releases launched for the festiviti...

ALADDIN Returns to 1st Place in Week 6

New entries were unable to unseat the powerful Disney tentpoles at the box office during a weekend that saw a slight 10% decline in viewers, as 2.76 million tickets were snatched up over the three-day period. The local industry in particular was unable to comp...

TOY STORY and ALADDIN Give Disney 1-2 Punch at Korean Box Office

As the heat began to turn up with the Korean summer kicking into gear, theatres saw an almost 30% rise in admissions, with just over three million tickets sold over the past weekend. Despite a new local entry, the Korean market share was held down to just 28% ...

New Local Thriller Bears WITNESS to Top Place Debut

As schools started up again, cineplex visits have begun to slow down but the high season summer was still in effect with 3.16 million tickets sold over the frame. Local releases led the way with three homegrown titles leading the charts. Korean films accounted...

THE SPY GONE NORTH Can’t Quite Catch ALONG WITH THE GODS 2

Business remained booming in the busy high summer season during an unprecedented heatwave, even as admissions slipped from last week’s record peak. All told, with two Korean blockbusters leading the marketplace, admissions reached 4.39 million, 70% of which we...

Repeat Winner GONJIAM Scare Off WHAT A MAN WANTS

As the weekend crowds made the most of the blooming cherry blossoms in early April, audiences dipped at the Korean box office week-on-week with 1.87 million viewers recorded over the frame. The rankings saw little change but the Korean market share remained st...

KUNG FU PANDA 3 Kicks in to First Place

Following the freezing temperatures of the previous week, business picked up over the weekend, increasing almost 40% to 2.19 million admissions. With the release the hotly anticipated Kung Fu Panda 3, America had a significant viewer share advantage, capturing...