The Night Owl Topped the Box Office for 3 Consecutive Weekends, Surpassing 2.52 Million Viewers

The Night Owl, the costume drama thriller directed by Ahn Taejin and starring Ryu Junyeol and Yoo Haijin, has topped at the box office success for three consecutive weeks.According to the Korean Box Office Information System (KOBIS) of the Korean Film Council ...

The Night Owl, a Well-made Costume Thriller, Topped the Weekend Box Office for 2 Consecutive Weeks

Director Ahn Taejin's The Night Owl, which is receiving favorable reviews as a well-made costume drama thriller, topped the weekend box office for 2 consecutive weeks. According to the Korean Box Office Information System (KOBIS) of the Korean Film Council...

Well-made Historical Thriller, The Night Owl, Topped on Its Release Weekend

The Night Owl, a costume drama acclaimed as a ‘well-made thriller, topped the box office on the weekend of its release. According to the Korean Box Office Information System (KOBIS) of the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), from November 25 to 27, The Night Owl reco...

Choi Donghoon’s Comeback Film in 7 Years, Alienoid Part 1, Topped the Weekend Box Office

The first runner of the 4-way box office race in the summer of 2022, the SF fantasy blockbuster with a production cost of 33 billion won, Director Choi Donghoon's Alienoid Part 1 topped the box office on the weekend of its release. According to the Korean ...

THE BATTLE: ROAR TO VICTORY Close Behind as EXIT Hangs On

With the late summer box office in full swing, admissions remained very strong as they were almost flat with the previous week at 3.6 million sales. Meanwhile, thanks to a strong holdover and solid new releases, the domestic industry saw its market advantage r...

EXIT Scales the Charts, Blocks THE DIVINE FURY

After a slow start to the local high season at the box office, the winds finally shifted back to local content as two new tentpoles claimed the first two spots. Domestic films accounted for 75% of sale, which totaled 3.73 million over the last weekend, with pl...

MONEY Cashes in during Rich Debut

Three new local thrillers swarmed into the charts this past week and though only one of those triumphed it was enough to push sales up over 10% to 1.88 million admissions and to return the market share advantage to the domestic industry, with Korean titles com...

CAPTIN MARVEL Repeats Amid Lack of New Offerings

With a lack of compelling new releases in theaters, admissions fell about 40% compared to last week, with 1.65 million tickets sold over the past weekend. As with the previous frame, Hollywood accounted for the lion’s share of admissions, accounting for 85% of...

CAPTAIN MARVEL Brings an End to Hollywood Dry Spell

After months of local dominance Hollywood finally found a way to break through the ranks with Marvel’s latest tentpole Captain Marvel. Admissions were up 25% to 2.74 million while Hollywood controlled the charts with an 84% market share. Following a long dry s...

HIT-AND-RUN SQUAD Fails to Catch EXTREME JOB

The local industry continued to impress in early 2019 as the pre-Lunar New Year holiday weekend welcomed massive audiences to theaters, largely favoring local titles. In all, 3.91 million tickets were shifted, of which 87% were for Korean films. After its stun...