SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The new zombie thriller “#Alive” posted the highest weekend box office total in five months since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pandemic, data showed Monday. According to the data by the Korean Film Council, “#Alive” attracted 702,000 moviegoers over the Friday-Sunday period, far outnumbering runner-up “Innocence” with 98,000 [...]
SEOUL, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of moviegoers in South Korea rebounded from a month earlier in May on the back of an extended holiday and relaxed social distancing, data showed Wednesday. A total of 1.53 million movie tickets were sold in May, up from an all-time low of 970,000 tallied in the [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of weekend moviegoers in South Korea more than doubled from a week earlier thanks to a government-led discount event, raising hopes for a turnaround for the film industry hit hard by the novel coronavirus pandemic, data showed Tuesday. The number of moviegoers from Saturday to Sunday reached [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of moviegoers fell to a record low last month as the coronavirus scare has kept people from going to cinemas, data showed Saturday. A total of 970,000 movie tickets were sold in April, plunging 92.7 percent from 13.3 million tallied a year ago, according to data from [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of moviegoers in South Korea dropped to an all-time low in April, data showed Saturday, as people refrained from visiting crowded places amid the new coronavirus pandemic. A total of 972,447 people went to the cinema last month, marking the first time for the figure to hover [...]
SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) — As the monthslong coronavirus pandemic has emptied South Korean theaters, the number of moviegoers in the country dropped to an all-time low in March, data showed Monday. A total of 1.83 million people went to the cinema last month, plunging 87.5 percent from 14.7 million tallied a year ago, [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of moviegoers dropped to a record low over the weekend as lingering fears of the novel coronavirus keep people staying at home, data showed Monday. A total of 80,180 people went to cinemas on Saturday and Sunday, down sharply from a combined 86,274 tallied a week earlier, [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Hollywood musical film “La La Land” returned to the big screen for the first time since its release four years ago, reclaiming the top billing at the South Korean box office. The feat comes as the coronavirus outbreak continues to block new films from screening at theaters. The Korean [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean movie theaters saw the lowest number of visitors for January since 2013, data has shown, as growing fears over the contagious disease led people to stay at home. According to a report by the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) released on Thursday, a total of 16.84 million people [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The sensational Walt Disney animation “Frozen 2″ has topped the milestone of 4 million ticket sales less than four days after its release in South Korea, data showed Sunday. “Frozen 2″ sold 1,661,967 tickets on Saturday alone after it was released in South Korea last Thursday to top the [...]