August continued to be redhot at the Korean box office as no less than four Korean thrillers duked it out for the top spot. In the end it wasn't as close a race as it seemed it was going to be but, nevertheless, a stunning 3.96 million tickets were sold over the frame, light years ahead of last year's 3.12 million. The story was even more impressive for local films as the four local thrillers that held court at the top of the chart combined for a commanding 89%, compared with 68% last year.
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Monday, August 19, 2013
Korean Box Office: Hide and Seek is Lord of the Korean Thrillers
August continued to be redhot at the Korean box office as no less than four Korean thrillers duked it out for the top spot. In the end it wasn't as close a race as it seemed it was going to be but, nevertheless, a stunning 3.96 million tickets were sold over the frame, light years ahead of last year's 3.12 million. The story was even more impressive for local films as the four local thrillers that held court at the top of the chart combined for a commanding 89%, compared with 68% last year.
Monday, August 12, 2013
Korean Box Office: Another Huge Weekend for Snowpiercer and The Terror Live
Following last weekend's record breaking 4.5 million admissions bonanza, business quelled somewhat over the past frame. However, at 3.6 million, it is still on of the biggest weekends on record and significantly above last year's 3.1 million. The local market share was a mighty 78%, in line with last year. Just like last week, business was bolstered by a pair a giant productions.
Monday, August 5, 2013
Korean Box Office: Snowpiercer on Track as It Leads Biggest Weekend in Korean Film History
This first weekend in August is always a busy time in Korea and though this one was poised to post massive figures, few could have foreseen just how big it would be. Roughly 4.5 million tickets were sold this weekend, the first time the Fri-Sun frame has ever crossed the 4 million mark in Korea. By comparison, last year's powerful The Thieves-led frame brought in 3.69 million viewers. Even better news was a strong 80% (versus 58% in 2012) local market share, driven by a pair of huge new domestic hits.
Monday, July 29, 2013
Korean Box Office: Red 2 Fends of The Wolverine in Week 2
Following a burst of activity in June and early July, the Korean box office has been down a little down (though still strong) these past few weeks as we brace ourselves for what should be an enormous August. 2.56 million tickets were sold over the frame, down one sixth from last year. Meanwhile the local market was 26%, only marginally higher than this weekend last year, which stood at 20%.
Monday, July 15, 2013
Korean Box Office: Pacific Rim Cashes in on Korea's Robot-philia
Business was a healthy 2.62 million admissions (in line with last year) over the frame as two big releases duked it out for the top spot. The local market share was down to 40%, well below last year's 60% but unsurprising given the big new release the past weekend.
Title | Release Date | Market Share | Weekend | Total | Screens | |
1 | Pacific Rim (us) | 13/07/11 | 44.30% | 1,160,636 | 1,372,731 | 1005 |
2 | Cold Eyes | 13/07/03 | 34.60% | 1,003,049 | 3,540,435 | 801 |
3 | World War Z (us) | 13/06/20 | 11.60% | 345,896 | 4,891,909 | 383 |
4 | Killer Toon | 13/06/27 | 3.50% | 107,173 | 1,091,116 | 244 |
5 | Lone Ranger (us) | 13/07/04 | 1.20% | 34,668 | 370,829 | 229 |
6 | Secretly Greatly | 13/06/05 | 1.10% | 34,319 | 6,932,959 | 141 |
7 | The Adventures of Jinbao (ch) | 13/07/04 | 0.80% | 25,199 | 71,029 | 116 |
8 | Side Effects (us) | 13/07/11 | 0.70% | 18,697 | 23,441 | 170 |
9 | The Croods (us) | 13/05/16 | 0.30% | 8,998 | 936,699 | 39 |
10 | The Master (us) | 13/07/11 | 0.20% | 6,561 | 9,282 | 38 |
Monday, June 24, 2013
Korean Box Office: World War Z Scares Up Huge Opening (06/21-06/23, 2013)
A blockbuster came in stronger than expected this weekend, lifting the box office to a powerful 2.35 million admissions over the frame, a 50% jump over last year. Meanwhile, the news was not so great on the domestic front, as the market share shot down from 64% to 23%, as new titles continue to flounder in the marketplace.
Monday, June 17, 2013
Korean Box Office: Man of Steel Not Quite Great Enough for Secretly (06/14-06/16, 2013)
Monday, June 10, 2013
Korean Box Office: Secretly Greatly Not-so-Secret in Great Debut (06/07-06/09, 2013)
Title | Release Date | Market Share | Weekend | Total | Screens | |
1 | Secretly Greatly | 13/06/05 | 68.90% | 2,064,586 | 3,491,507 | 1341 |
2 | Star Trek: Into Darkness (us) | 13/05/30 | 11.30% | 284,135 | 1,261,090 | 412 |
3 | Horror Stories 2 | 13/06/05 | 5.60% | 172,776 | 347,311 | 337 |
4 | Furious 6 (us) | 13/05/22 | 3.40% | 97,707 | 1,708,497 | 291 |
5 | The Croods (us) | 13/05/16 | 2.60% | 82,563 | 819,621 | 272 |
6 | Olympus Has Fallen (us) | 13/06/05 | 2.10% | 60,573 | 113,476 | 283 |
7 | Montage | 13/05/16 | 1.70% | 50,518 | 2,060,999 | 297 |
8 | After Earth (us) | 13/05/30 | 1.20% | 37,122 | 524,612 | 270 |
9 | The Great Gatsby (us) | 13/05/16 | 1.00% | 28,758 | 1,391,906 | 132 |
10 | Nazuma Eleven GO (jp) | 13/06/05 | 0.50% | 16,267 | 30,210 | 99 |
Monday, June 3, 2013
Korean Box Office: Star Trek Leads Hollywood Onslaught (05/31-06/02, 2013)
Monday, May 27, 2013
Korean Box Office: Furious 6 First with Franchise Best Opening (05/24-05/26, 2013)
Summer's heating with yet another Hollywood tentpole platforming. However, business dipped significantly to 1.83 million admissions, down from last year's 2.24 million. The local market share was also down to 30%.
Monday, May 20, 2013
Korean Box Office: Iron Man 3 Makes It 4 During Crowded Weekend (05/17-05/19, 2013)
Business was strong again during the mid-May holiday weekend but local fare still found itself at a loss to match Hollywood's stream of tentpoles. Total business came in at 2.56 million admissions, up from 2.07 last year. Meanwhile the local market share was at 40%, down from 62% a year ago.
Monday, May 13, 2013
Korean Box Office: Iron Man 3 Threepeats up Top (05/10-05/12, 2013)
Monday, May 6, 2013
Korean Box Office: Iron Man Still Top Dog (05/03-05/05, 2013)
The story at the Korean box office was much the same as last week with Iron Man 3 continuing to reign supreme. Total admissions came in at 2.47 million (a fraction below last year) while the local market share was once again weak at only 14%, about half of last year's figure.
Monday, April 29, 2013
Korean Box Office: Iron Man 3 Has Gargantuan Debut (04/26-04/28, 2013)
There was only one game in town this weekend as the blockbuster Iron Man 3 almost set a new opening weekend record (currently held by Transformers 2). It was slim pickings for everything else. Total business powered to 2.63 million (up from 2.09 in 2012) and the local market was all but non-existent, failing to reach 10%, a lot lower than the 27% recorded last year when The Avengers opened.
Friday, April 26, 2013
UDINE 2013: The Thieves (도둑들, 2012)
Part of MKC's coverage of the 15th Udine Far East Film Festival.
The most anticipated Korean film of the year, with its dazzling cast and international locations, opened late last month and has since become the biggest domestic box office behemoth in years. The Thieves, Choi Dong-hoon’s fourth feature, following The Big Swindle (2004), Tazza: The High Rollers (2006), and Woochi: The Taoist Wizard (2009), is his most ambitious yet. It is a vibrant and complex heist movie with one of the most high profile casts ever assembled for a local production.
Monday, April 22, 2013
Korean Box Office: Just Hanging Around - Holdovers Repeat During Slow Weekend (04/19-04/21, 2013)
With no new releases able to catch fire this week, box office was down significantly. With only 1.2 million admissions, this was the lowest attended weekend of the year to date by a margin. Local films, of which there are a number playing, were just shy of a majority with a 48% market share. With spring finally arriving in Korea after a particularly long winter, locals were keener to go outside and see the cherry blossoms than to venture into a dark theater.
Monday, April 15, 2013
Korean Box Office: Cruise Knocks Out Fists of Legend (04/12-04/14, 2013)
Monday, April 8, 2013
Korean Box Office: Running Man Quick Off the Mark (04/05-04/07, 2013)
Monday, April 1, 2013
Korean Box Office: G.I. Joe 2 Wipes Out the Competition (03/29-03/31, 2013)
G.I. Joe 2 Wipes out the Competition
Monday, March 25, 2013
Korean Box Office: Strong Start for Very Ordinary Couple (03/22-03/24, 2013)
Strong Start for Very Ordinary Couple
March is generally not a busy period for movies and South Korea is no exception. After a rocket-fueled start which saw records fall as local films dominated (Miracle in Cell No.7, The Berlin File, New World, etc.) and almost completely shut out Hollywood, things have settled down considerably as the industry lies in wait for what is likely to be a gargantuan summer season. That said, at 1.69 million admissions, business was up slightly and the market share occupied by domestic films was still very strong at 67%.
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