Showing posts with label summer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label summer. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Korean Box Office: Now You See Me Rises To First


As we head out of the summer, the major Korean releases of the season are starting to tapper off, leaving the door for America to reclaim some ground ahead of the Chuseok holiday, which will likely see the balance fall back in favor of local releases. Total ticket sales jumped 20% year-on-year to 2.46 million admissions while the domestic market share was only 39%, half of where it stood last year.

Monday, September 2, 2013

Korean Box Office: Hide and Seek Ekes Out Another First Place (08/23-08/25, 2013)


In the last weekend before many schools start their new terms, business had a last hurrah with 3.24 million tickets sold over the frame, approximately 30% more than last year. A new Hollywood release dampened the market share somewhat, but the take for local product still came in at a powerful 63% (versus 78% in 2012).

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, 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.

TitleRelease DateMarket ShareWeekendTotalScreens
1Pacific Rim (us)13/07/1144.30%1,160,6361,372,7311005
2Cold Eyes13/07/0334.60%1,003,0493,540,435801
3World War Z (us)13/06/2011.60%345,8964,891,909383
4Killer Toon13/06/273.50%107,1731,091,116244
5Lone Ranger (us)13/07/041.20%34,668370,829229
6Secretly Greatly13/06/051.10%34,3196,932,959141
7The Adventures of Jinbao (ch)13/07/040.80%25,19971,029116
8Side Effects (us)13/07/110.70%18,69723,441170
9The Croods (us)13/05/160.30%8,998936,69939
10The Master (us)13/07/110.20%6,5619,28238

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

KOFFIA 2012: War of the Arrows (최종병기 활, Choi-jong-byeong-gi Hwal) 2011


Part of MKC's coverage of the 3rd Korean Film Festival in Australia (previously published).

It’s about time I threw my hat into the ring and chimed in on War of the Arrows, the top-grossing Korean film of 2011, which has met with positive reactions from all over the globe.  Early in 2011, if you were familiar with the big films that were scheduled to come out throughout the year, you could be forgiven for expecting Sector 7 and The Front Line to dominate the charts during the summer months.  In the end the former was a cataclysmic failure, likely because it was a terrible film, and the latter fell below expectations, it was a decent film but perhaps a little thin to play well given its subject matter.  One film you may not have noticed, I know I didn’t, was War of the Arrows, a straightforward period action film with mid-level stars and no pretense about it.

Friday, June 29, 2012

NYAFF 2012: War of the Arrows (최종병기 활, Choi-jong-byeong-gi Hwal) 2011


Part of MKC's coverage of the 11th New York Asian Film Festival.

It’s about time I threw my hat into the ring and chimed in on War of the Arrows, the top-grossing Korean film of 2011, which has met with positive reactions from all over the globe.  Early in 2011, if you were familiar with the big films that were scheduled to come out throughout the year, you could be forgiven for expecting Sector 7 and The Front Line to dominate the charts during the summer months.  In the end the former was a cataclysmic failure, likely because it was a terrible film, and the latter fell below expectations, it was a decent film but perhaps a little thin to play well given its subject matter.  One film you may not have noticed, I know I didn’t, was War of the Arrows, a straightforward period action film with mid-level stars and no pretense about it.