Quiet Victory for BATTLE OF JANGSARI over BY QUANTUM PHYSICS

A pair of new titles raised the local market share edge to 79% but weren’t enough to keep overall admissions up as business slowed 10% week-on-week with 1.45 million entries recorded over the last weekend of September. The Korean War drama Battle of Jangsari, ...

BAD GUYS Tops AD ASTRA in Post-Chuseok Weekend

Following the previous week’s five-day Chuseok holiday weekend, business cooled off significantly at the box office, as sales slowed 60% to 1.58 million admissions. Local titles remained the top draw, claiming 67% of the weekend’s business. The Chuseok champio...

BAG GUYS Reigns over Powerful Chuseok Box Office

With the Chuseok holidays underway, the box office almost tripled compared to last week, as just over 4 million tickets were snatched up over the past weekend. With three major new titles timed for the holidays, it was a bonanza for the local industry, as Kore...

IT CHAPTER TWO Scares Off Holdovers

Business ebbed once more in the days leading up to the local Chuseok holiday, as 1.5 million viewers snatched up tickets over the weekend. Despite a Hollywood tentpole sequel scoring the first place rank, local titles combined to a strong 61% market share, a f...