CRUELLA and PIPELINE no Match for FAST & FURIOUS 9

WAITING FOR RAIN Returns to Top 5With two major new entries and a blockbuster holdover, the Korean box office remained strong, with admissions flat at 748,000. The local market share was still on the low side at 12%, but with viewers returning to theaters, dis...

Local Romantic Drama WAITING FOR RAIN Claims Top Spot

A pair of new releases drove business up almost 30% to 483,000 sales, a figure that is likely to rise further this weekend owing to upcoming holidays. The local market share edged down slightly to 45% as a new domestic title clinched the top spot for the fourt...

RECALLED Clinched 1st Place Opening

Korean Films Hit 50% Market ShareBusiness remained steady at the box office with 371,000 tickets over the past weekend, and for the second week in a row, local films were able to clinch about half of the market share, a marked improvement over the past few mon...

An Unexpected Jackpot

Box Office Report of 2017 The Korean film market reached new all-time benchmarks for income and admissions in 2017 after a strong December rally. Yet the real story behind the numbers was which unexpected films got audiences the most excited while several seem...

THE SWINDLERS Takes 3rd Weekend Crown

Despite no change to the first two ranks at the box office, business remained almost level with last week as another 1.8 million cinema seats were filled over the weekend. Local titles, which held the top three spots, remained the strongest draw with a 61% mar...

THE SWINDLERS Swipes Another Weekend Win

A slew of new releases couldn’t topple last week’s champion but business remained much the same overall during the first weekend of December, with 1.87 million entries recorded, approximately two thirds of which were snapped up by the wealth of local thrillers...

MIDNIGHT RUNNERS Chase A TAXI DRIVER

With the most powerful holdover of the year facing off against several strong newcomers, the Korean box office remained very strong in mid-August, selling 4.44 million tickets, with the local industry maintaining its traditional dominance in the late summer se...

NEW TRIAL Extends Streak of Local Chart-Toppers

A new Korean film topped the chart in a weekend that was almost level with the previous week, as two thirds of tickets sold once again went to local fare, out of a total 2.22 million sold. Court drama New Trial, with KANG Ha-neul and JUNG Woo, from OPUS Pictur...

DEADPOOL Leads New Releases in Korea

A VIOLENT PROSECUTOR Begins to Wind Down A slew of new releases lifted admissions at the Korean box office, as Hollywood fare edged out local competition with 61% of the marketplace. Overall, 2.56 million tickets were shifted over the frame. The R-rated supe...

FAST & FURIOUS 7 Runs To First Place Faster Than KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE

FAST & FURIOUS 7 is Fastest Among The Series   Weekend ticket sales for Fast & Furious 7 was 908,316 with cumulative count at 117,128, and the seventh installment charged to the top place on the box office in its first week of release. This record...