SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — In a striking turn of events at the 2025 Korean box office, Yadang: The Snitch has overtaken Bong Joon-ho’s Hollywood sci-fi epic Mickey 17 to become the year’s top-grossing film—thanks to a slow-burning surge powered by viewer recommendations and strategic release timing. Mickey 17, one of the most anticipated theatrical [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The sport drama “The Match” topped the weekend box office, attracting over 700,000 viewers in its opening week, data showed Monday. Based on the real-life rivalry between South Korea’s two legendary Go players, the film, released Wednesday, drew 544,261 moviegoers from Friday to Sunday, according to the Korean Film [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s box office saw sluggish performance last month, with ticket sales and attendance declining sharply year-on-year, data showed Wednesday. According to the Korean Film Council, total cinema attendance dropped 52.2 percent on-year to 5.47 million, while sales plummeted more than 60 percent to 26.3 billion won (US$18.1 million), [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Bong Joon-ho’s latest film, “Mickey 17,” debuted at No. 1 at the North American box office over the weekend, making history as the first film by a Korean director to debut in the top spot. However, its opening-weekend earnings fell short of industry projections, raising concerns over its ability to [...]
SEOUL, March 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Director Bong Joon-ho’s “Mickey 17″ dominated the South Korean box office over the extended March 1 Independence Movement Day holiday, drawing over 1 million viewers nationwide, according to data released Tuesday. The computerized box-office tally from the Korean Film Council showed that the Hollywood sci-fi black comedy attracted 1.04 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of moviegoers surged in January, driven by the release of several hit films and an extended Lunar New Year holiday, data showed Thursday. According to the Korea Film Council (KOFIC), total cinema attendance rose 46.8 percent on-year to 6.8 million, while sales increased 45.1 percent to 65.3 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — “Hitman 2,” starring Kwon Sang-woo, claimed the top spot at the box office during the six-day Lunar New Year holiday. According to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), the action-comedy topped the holiday box office by selling 1.268 million tickets from Saturday to Thursday, bringing its cumulative total to 1.51 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean historical drama “Harbin” has maintained its position at the top of the box office for a third consecutive weekend, attracting over 4 million viewers. The film drew an additional 308,000 viewers from Friday to Sunday, bringing its cumulative admissions to 4.18 million, according to data from the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean historical drama “Harbin” has claimed the top spot at the box office during its opening weekend, drawing more than 2 million moviegoers. The film attracted an additional 903,000 viewers from Friday to Sunday, bringing its cumulative total to 2.39 million admissions, according to data from the Korean [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The historical drama “Harbin” dominated the local box office on Christmas Day, setting a new post-pandemic record for holiday attendance, its distributor said Thursday. The film drew 847,819 moviegoers on the day, reaching a cumulative audience of 1.25 million within just two days of its release, according to CJ [...]