TUNE IN FOR LOVE Strikes a Chord with Local Audiences

As the summer winded down, business continued to taper off during a quiet weekend that welcomed 1.81 million spectators. Local films, which occupied the top three spots, continued to be strong draws, accounting for 69% of all ticket sales. Debuting in first pl...

METAMORPHOSIS Scares Up First Place Debut

With temperatures starting to drop, local theaters also experienced a slowdown in sales but business remained brisk with 2.36 million tickets sold over the past weekend. It was particularly good news for local titles, who snatched up 70% of those sales. Coming...

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 WAILING Continues to Drown Out the Competition

After its remarkable debut last week, NA Hong-jin’s latest film THE WAILING, which debuted out of competition at the Cannes Film Festival on May 18th, continued to lord over the charts, largely contributing to a weekend where 2.33 million viewers bought ticket...