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, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Homegrown films saw a whopping 81.1 percent increase in overall theatrical attendance in March thanks to the release of various genre movies, data showed Thursday. According to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), Korean films made 63.2 billion won (US$59 million) through sales of 7.91 million tickets in local theaters [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — “Thor: Ragnarok” had an outstanding opening weekend at the South Korean box office, topping the chart in terms of the number of tickets sold, data showed Monday. According to real-time box office figures from the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), the Disney-Marvel superhero film sold 1.58 million tickets for 1,639 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Homegrown films dominated the South Korean box office in August while audience amount saw a slight on-year drop, data showed Tuesday. The number of moviegoers last month was 29.88 million, down 0.2 percent from the same month last year, according to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC). The August tally [...]
SEOUL, August 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Hollywood actor Liam Neeson, who starred in the recent Korean box office hit, “Operation Chromite,” sent a congratulatory message to the production staff on August 1. Neeson played American General Douglas MacArthur in the movie. “I was very glad to hear that the movie did well at the weekend box [...]
SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) – There were no mega-hits in the Korean box office in the first half of this year. But a few sleeper hits surprised industry insiders and movie critics. One of the most notable films that showed the potential of a small-budget film is “Spirits’ Homecoming.” The film, which is about [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A domestic film depicting the life of a typical father from Korea’s older generation surpassed the 13 million viewer mark at the local box office, just 53 days after its release last year, according to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC). With the milestone, the film “Ode to My Father” [...]