The First Half Report on 2021 Korean Film Industry

Korean Cinema is in the Lowest Slump, Disney is Putting Up a Good FightThe negative effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic have already been expected, but the shock has not easily disappeared. For seven years from 2013 to 2019, the number of moviegoers surpassed 200...

Box office, June 1-15

Korean films took the top two slots at the box office in the first half of June, fending off competition from Hollywood releases <Men in Black III>, <Madagascar 3> and <Prometheus>. Leading the pack was <The Concubine>, a costume drama...

Box office, May 1- 31

Hollywood blockbuster <The Avengers> established its dominance over the Korean box office in the month of May, selling more than twice as many tickets as its nearest competitor. With 6.9 million tickets sold overall since its April 26 opening, the film n...

Box office, April 1-30

Local melodrama <Architecture 101> prevailed over the big-budget Hollywood film <Battleship> to take the top spot at the box office for the month of April. Produced by Myung Films and distributed by Lotte Entertainment, the film has performed far b...

Korean box office analysis: First quarter, 2012

Korean films commanded the box office during the first quarter of 2012. According to the Korean film industry financial report for the first quarter of 2012 (January 1 ~ March 31), issued by the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), Korean films grabbed over 60.8% of ...