ASHFALL Erupts in Powerful Opening

As a pair of major local titles entered the charts, business shot up 75% week-on-week as 3.6 million admissions were registered during the penultimate weekend of the year. Korean films improved greatly on the charts, with the local share rising from 7 to 84%. ...

SVAHA : THE SIXTH FINGER Points Its Way to First

Local titles continued to impress in the first quarter of 2019 as sales were down only slightly to 2.26 million while the market share for Korean films swelled to 79%. A Hollywood tentpole is sure to reverse that next month, but until then local holdovers look...

ANT-MAN AND THE WASP Shrinks the Competition

SUNSET IN MY HOMETOWN Goes Quietly into the Night Marvel once again laid claim to the Korean box office during the busy first frame of July, which saw admissions soar 50% to 2.81 million, while local films lost their market share advantage as Hollywood swept u...

THE MAZE RUNNER Finds Way to Top of the Charts

Last year’s end-of-year titans finally relinquished their hold on the top of the chart to make way for new releases as a Hollywood film topped the rankings for the first time since Justice League in late November. It was also the first time Korea fell short of...

1987 Tops COCO Opening as It Ascends to Top Rank

ALONG WITH THE GODS Becomes 6th Most Successful Korean Film of All Time Korea’s end-of-year hits switched places during another busy early January frame which welcomed 3.14 million viewers. Hollywood imports once again failed to topple last year’s local blockb...