Korean Box Office: Warm Bodies First Foreign No.1 of 2013 (03/15-03/17, 2013)

Warm Bodies First Foreign No.1 of 2013

Business was once again a little slow this weekend in what is generally on off period for the movies in Korea. That said both admissions (1.63 million) and local market share (60%) were marginally up from last year. However it was a Hollywood film that took the top spot, breaking an 11-week streak of local chart-toppers. It was also the first non-Korean first place finish of 2013.

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KBO: New World Holds Firm During Slow Weekend (03/08-03/10, 2013)

New World Holds Firm During Slow Weekend

	Title	Release Date	Market Share	Weekend	Total	Screens
1	New World	13/02/21	30.90%	508,893	3,369,650	555
2	Miracle in Cell No.7	13/01/23	16.70%	291,884	12,177,983	433
3	Psychometry	13/03/07	14.80%	242,319	297,330	429
4	Oz: The Great and Powerful (us)	13/03/07	13.60%	208,962	228,696	425
5	Jack the Giant Slayer (us)	13/02/28	8.60%	147,478	885,989	364
6	Zero Dark Thirty (us)	13/03/07	3.50%	61,171	72,222	258
7	The Berlin File	13/01/30	3.40%	56,401	7,100,309	287
8	12 Chinese Zodiac Heads (cn)	13/02/27	2.40%	41,665	296,010	187
9	Stoker (us)	13/02/28	2.40%	38,430	343,752	204
10	b (In)	13/02/21	0.90%	17,266	302,550	168

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KBO: New World Repeats up Top, Stoker Unconvincing (03/1-03/03, 2013)

New World Repeats up Top, Stoker Unconvincing

	Title	Release Date	Market Share	Weekend	Total	Screens
1	New World	13/02/21	29.40%	849,376	2,530,048	604
2	Miracle in Cell No.7	13/01/23	25.10%	777,968	11,704,634	577
3	Jack the Giant Slayer (us)	13/02/28	19.40%	545,550	659,854	507
4	The Berlin File	13/01/30	6.40%	189,296	6,997,749	362
5	Stoker (us)	13/02/28	5.80%	165,408	240,639	329
6	12 Chinese Zodiac Heads (cn)	13/02/27	5.20%	162,566	217,242	300
7	Delhi Safair (In)	13/02/21	2.50%	83,606	280,563	263
8	The Giant King (us/th)	13/02/21	1.00%	33,808	149,067	180
9	Sky Force 3D (us, hk)	13/02/28	0.90%	30,991	43,496	183
10	An Ethics Lesson	13/02/21	0.60%	18,065	215,985	147

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KBO: Close Race as New World Beats Miracle (02/22-02/24, 2013)

Close Race as New World Beats Miracle

	Title	Release Date	Market Share	Weekend	Total	Screens
1	New World	13/02/21	35.50%	860,754	1,038,890	671
2	Miracle in Cell No.7	13/01/23	33.10%	855,942	10,386,785	667
3	The Berlin File	13/01/30	12.00%	303,727	6,608,013	440
4	An Ethics Lesson	13/02/21	4.30%	104,494	145,437	302
5	Delhi Safari (In)	13/02/21	3.30%	90,837	110,358	289
6	How to Use Guys With Secret Tips	13/02/14	2.10%	56,007	454,704	223
7	The Giant King (us/th)	13/02/21	1.80%	52,646	66,897	228
8	A Good Day to Die Hard (us)	13/02/06	1.60%	40,442	1,422,089	169
9	The Last Stand (us)	13/02/21	1.40%	34,220	44,280	296
10	Marco Makaco (de)	13/02/14	0.80%	22,656	159,640	131

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KBO: Miracle Stays Flat for 4th Straight Weekend (02/15-02/17, 2013)

Miracle Stays Flat for 4th Straight Weekend

	Title	Release Date	Market Share	Weekend	Total	Screens
1	Miracle in Cell No.7	13/01/23	41.20%	1,129,726	8,867,424	721
2	The Berlin File	13/01/30	24.10%	644,456	5,980,252	579
3	A Good Day to Die Hard (us)	13/02/06	7.80%	210,178	1,297,703	329
4	How to Use Guys With Secret Tips	13/02/14	7.40%	200,891	266,891	367
5	Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (us)	13/02/14	5.70%	138,407	177,571	297
6	Marco Makaco (de)	13/02/14	2.90%	88,766	96,848	276
7	South Bound	13/02/06	3.00%	84,070	772,586	240
8	The Snow Queen (ru)	13/02/07	1.90%	58,181	245,463	229
9	Silver Linings Playbook (uk)	13/02/14	1.90%	48,935	70,731	223
10	Pororo: the Racing Adventure	13/01/23	1.10%	30,952	867,20	102

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KBO: Miracle, Berlin Dominate Lunar New Year Frame (02/08-02/10, 2013)

Miracle, Berlin Dominate Lunar New Year Frame

	Title	Release Date	Market Share	Weekend	Total	Screens
1	Miracle in Cell No. 7	13/01/23	37.10%	1,308,317	6,281,296	802
2	The Berlin File	13/01/30	33.50%	1,153,414	4,181,031	784
3	A Good Day to Die Hard (us)	13/02/06	14.30%	479,370	625,388	458
4	South Bound	13/02/06	8.30%	292,274	402,602	420
5	The Snow Queen (ru)	13/02/07	1.90%	73,355	84,889	311
6	Pororo: the Racing Adventure	13/01/23	1.70%	59,252	756,564	287
7	Monsters Inc. (us)	1/12/20	1.20%	31,377	34,863	173
8	Les Miserables (uk/us)	12/12/19	0.50%	18,153	5,835,054	51
9	Man on the Edge	13/01/09	0.40%	13,499	3,884,380	64
10	Life of Pie (us)	13/01/01	0.20%	4,728	1,568,566	10

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New Korean Films: One Against All (2013 Week 6)

(by Fabien Schneider)

Small week for Korean film releases, since there is only one new film that will land in theaters. But it's not slouch as this is another movie widely anticipated by the public, and it will bravely attempt to overthrow the established order in the box office. I can easily understand why no other distributor has dared to release a film at the moment, as the market is now completely saturated by three Korean films, that together attracted three million viewers last weekend. Thus the film Fool has been postponed until next week to afford him a better chance.

Southbound  (남쪽 으로 튀어)

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KBO: Miracle in Berlin, Record 1-2 Finish at Korean BO (02/01-02/03, 2013)

Miracle in Berlin, Record 1-2 Finish at Korean BO

	Title	Release Date	Market Share	Weekend	Total	Screens
1	The Berlin File	13/01/30	43.40%	1,532,210	2,245,404	897
2	Miracle in Cell No.7	13/01/29	37.50%	1,360,776	4,191,854	869
3	Man on the Edge	13/01/23	6.20%	223,531	659,045	388
4	Pororo: the Racing Adventure	13/01/09	3.80%	137,896	3,826,738	367
5	Hotel Transylvania (us)	13/01/17	2.40%	93,290	868,382	297
6	Les Miserables (uk/us)	12/12/19	1.70%	62,422	5,785,971	208
7	Detective Conan (jp)	13/01/24	1.00%	39,576	165,382	127
8	Life of Pie (us)	13/01/01	1.40%	34,584	1,550,725	89
9	The Impossible (sp/us)	13/01/17	0.70%	25,772	617,916	118
10	The Life of Guskou of Budori (jp)	13/01/30	0.30%	12,778	16,251	113

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KBO: Miracle in Cell No.7 Dominates the Chart (01/25-01/27, 2012)

Miracle in Cell No.7 Dominates the Chart

	Title	Release Date	Market Share	Weekend	Total	Screens
1	Miracle in Cell No.7	13/01/23	42.00%	1,238,809	1,628,475	769
2	Man on the Edge	13/01/09	16.50%	482,961	3,469,054	542
3	Pororo: The Racing Adventure	13/01/23	10.30%	296,695	342,773	451
4	Hotel Transylvania (us)	13/01/17	5.70%	179,874	707,925	357
5	Les Miserables (uk/us)	12/19/12	5.40%	156,426	5,629,952	344
6	Jack Reacher (us)	13/01/17	4.00%	116,100	727,261	320
7	The Impossible (sp/us)	13/01/17	3.20%	97,402	559,576	242
8	Life of Pie (us)	13/01/09	4.60%	86,099	1,480,176	155
9	The Tower	12/25/12	2.80%	83,963	5,133,494	261
10	Conan: the Movie (jp)	13/01/24	2.50%	82,108	102,059	139

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KBO: Man on the Edge Maintains its Edge (01/18-01/20, 2012)

Man on the Edge Maintains its Edge

	Title	Release Date	Market Share	Weekend	Total	Screens
1	Man on the Edge	13/01/09	31.40%	876,555	2,501,068	603
2	Jack Reacher (us)	13/01/17	14.00%	389,003	465,281	431
3	Hotel Transylvania (us)	13/01/17	11.50%	335,707	393,587	489
4	The Impossible (sp/us)	13/01/17	9.70%	277,529	339,730	408
5	Les Miserables (uk/us)	12/19/12	9.70%	271,876	5,317,090	373
6	The Tower	12/25/12	9.10%	259,016	4,941,668	406
7	Life of Pie (us)	13/01/09	8.50%	169,036	1,316,624	279
8	The Reef 2: High Tide (us/kr)	13/01/10	1.70%	51,573	248,266	235
9	Cloud Atlas (us)	13/01/09	1.80%	48,035	426,480	235
10	Love 911	12/19/12	0.60%	16,333	2,469,056	97

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KBO: Man on the Edge Edges Out Competition (01/11-01/13, 2012)

Man on the Edge Edges Out Competition

	Title	Release Date	Market Share	Weekend	Total	Screens
1	Man on the Edge	13/01/09	30.10%	796,748	1,029,672	599
2	The Tower	12/25/12	19.10%	512,677	4,455,084	482
3	Les Miserables (uk/us)	12/19/12	13.20%	351,246	4,825,497	410
4	Life of Pie (us)	13/01/01	12.80%	246,741	1,019,831	312
5	Cloud Atlas (us)	13/01/09	8.40%	213,580	299,644	382
6	The Reef 2: High Tide (us/kr)	13/01/10	4.60%	129,992	151,226	298
7	My Little Hero	13/01/09	3.10%	85,624	121,372	324
8	Love 911	12/19/12	3.20%	84,309	2,414,195	257
9	Wreck-it Ralph (us)	12/19/12	1.70%	48,509	893,331	220
10	Zambezi (us)	12/25/12	1.10%	31,011	454,896	141

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KBO: The Tower Repeats to Ring in the New Year (01/04-01/06, 2013)

The Tower Repeats to Ring in the New Year

	Title	Release Date	Market Share	Weekend	Total	Screens
1	Tower	12/25/12	32.80%	812,841	3,539,879	638
2	Les Miserables (uk/us)	12/19/12	21.40%	525,258	4,207,834	587
3	Life of Pi (us)	1/1/13	17.70%	345,807	610,835	392
4	Love 911	12/19/12	10.00%	246,937	2,221,828	374
5	Wreck-It Ralph (us)	12/13/12	3.60%	92,471	802,151	279
6	The Hobbit (us)	12/13/12	3.50%	79,246	2,776,058	262
7	Zambezi (de)	12/25/12	2.90%	78,403	390,759	238
8	Niko 2: Little Brother (gr)	12/25/12	2.20%	60,030	371,661	226
9	Marrying the Mafia 5	12/19/12	2.00%	50,052	1,133,216	210
10	The Nutcrack 3D (us)	1/3/13	1.00%	26,933	34,821	132

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KBO: The Tower Rises to First in Powerful Xmas Weekend (12/28-12/30, 2013)

The Tower Rises to First in Powerful Xmas Weekend

	Title	Release Date	Market Share	Weekend	Total	Screens
1	Tower	12/25/12	30.70%	873,155	1,694,650	617
2	Les Miserables (uk/us)	12/19/12	26.70%	751,684	2,955,910	621
3	Love 911	12/19/12	13.00%	370,787	1,596,902	427
4	The Hobbit (us)	12/13/12	8.40%	204,958	2,533,231	383
5	Marrying the Mafia 5	12/19/12	5.00%	144,316	961,275	338
6	Wreck-It Ralph (us)	12/13/12	3.90%	113,083	570,142	320
7	Niko 2: Little Brother (de)	12/25/12	3.20%	95,513	207,057	284
8	Zambezi (us)	12/25/12	3.00%	86,922	205,150	273
9	My P.S. Partner	12/6/12	2.20%	57,345	1,767,310	157
10	Pokemon (jp)	12/19/12	0.70%	38,781	316,515	164

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