Pandemic No Match for Gargantuan SPIDER-MAN Debut

Pandemic No Match for Gargantuan SPIDER-MAN DebutLatest Marvel Hit Commands 95% of the SalesDespite rising COVID case numbers and significant Omicron variant fears, the Korean box office had its most impressive weekend since the start of the pandemic, as the y...

NOTHING SERIOUS Rises to 1st in Week 3

A lack of new titles and an explosion of Covid anxiety amidst rising case numbers and Omicron variant concerns once again led to a depression of sales at the box office with numbers slowing about one-third down to 389,000 sales over the weekend. A pair of dome...

SPIRITWALKER Stays Up Top as Holdovers Dominate Chart

Local titles maintained an advantage at the Korean box office going into the last month of the year with a 51% share of the market. With new titles foundering and Omicron fears creeping into the public consciousness, admissions dipped a hefty 30%, with a total...

SPIRITWALKER Takes 1st Place as Local Films Outpace Imports

For the first, since the Chuseok holidays in late September, local films captured a majority share of the market, accounting for 56% of all tickets sold. Overall admissions saw a nominal rise to 809,000 sales compared to the previous weekend.The high concept a...

Homegrown Romcom PERHAPS LOVE Tops the Box Office

With no major Hollywood titles launched over the past few weeks, the market contracted just over 10%, with 792,000 sales recorded over the weekend. However, this left the door open for a new homegrown title to top the box office, the first domestic title to do...