South Korea Box Office

[TalismanRing]

Wow, that shows that the repeat viewing hasn't truly kicked in yet since it got to 10m so quickly.

[Rsyu]

South Korea Daily Box Office (August 11)

-Admissions    (total)       gross (Drops from LW) [screens] Title

01. 521,155 (11,300,035) $3.809M  (-47.4%)              [1,198] <Roaring currents>
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02. 255,183   (2,059,939) $1.835M      (--)                      [786] <The Pirates>
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03.   37,089   (1,071,042)    $309K   (-63.8%)                 [346]<Guardians of the Galaxy>
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04.   31,744   (2,721,272)    $236K   (-73.4%)                 [388] <How to train your dragon 2>
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05.   22,322      (231,538)    $145K      (--)                       [284] <Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper>
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06.   10,872   (4,749,478)      $77K   (-88.7%)                 [218] <Kundo: Age of the Rampant>
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07.     6,759        (75,576)      $47K      (--)                       [247] <Hercules>
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08.     3,487        (81,974)      $26K   (-29.3%)                   [46] <Atilla Marcel>
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09.     1,425      (104,711)      $10K   (-87.9%)                   [45] <Free Birds>
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10.     1,059        (15,980)        $7K      (--)                         [81] <T Pang rescue> 

Total admissions: 901,621
Total Gross: $6.539 million

Roaring Currents Cume: $83.760 million
How to train your dragon 2 cume: $21.167 million
Guardians of the Galaxy cume: $8.696 million

Current Presales (midnight local time)
Roaring Currents 51.8% (142,814) 
The Pirates 18.2% (50,240) 
Sea fog 11.3% (31,014)
How to train your dragon 2 4.4% (12,010) 
Detective Conan: Dimensional sniper 3.2% (8,809)

Edited November 27, 2014 by Rsyu

[KATCH-2D2]

South Korea Daily Box Office (August 11)

-Admissions (total) gross (Drops from LW) [screens] Title

01. 521,155 (11,300,035) $3.772 million (-47.4%) [1,198] <Roaring currents>

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02. 255,183 (2,059,939) $1.835 million (--) [786] <The Pirates>

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03. 37,089 (1,071,042) $309K (-63.8%) [346] <Guardians of the Galaxy>

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04. 31,744 (2,721,272) $236K (-73.4%) [388] <How to train your dragon 2>

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05. 22,322 (231,538) $145K (--) [284] <Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper>

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06. 10,872 (4,749,478) $77K (-88.7%) [218] <Kundo: Age of the Rampant>

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07. 6,759 (75,576) $47K (--) [247] <Hercules>

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08. 3,487 (81,974) $26K (-29.3%) [46] <Atilla Marcel>

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09. 1,425 (104,711) $10K (-87.9%) [45] <Free Birds>

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10. 1,059 (15,980) $7K (--) [81] <T Pang rescue> 

Total admissions: 901,621

Total Gross: $6.539 million

Roaring Currents Cume: $83.723 million

How to train your dragon 2 cume: $21.167 million

Guardians of the Galaxy cume: $8.696 million

Current Presales (midnight local time)

Roaring Currents 51.8% (142,814) 

The Pirates 18.2% (50,240) 

Sea fog 11.3% (31,014)

How to train your dragon 2 4.4% (12,010) 

Detective Conan: Dimensional sniper 3.2% (8,809)

HTTYD2 has a higher presale than GOTG? Good for Dragons, I guess...

 

Do you have Hercules total? How bad is it?

[Rsyu]

HTTYD2 has a higher presale than GOTG? Good for Dragons, I guess...

 

Do you have Hercules total? How bad is it?

 

Around $570K gross. This week's releases will kill it (although it looks almost dead already).

[KATCH-2D2]

Around $570K gross. This week's releases will kill it (although it looks almost dead already).

That is absolutely terrible.. Can it even make it pass 1m? I've never seen a big budget Hollywood movie made less than 1m in SK before.

[Rsyu]

That is absolutely terrible.. Can it even make it pass 1m? I've never seen a big budget Hollywood movie made less than 1m in SK before.

 

No chance for $1 million I'm afraid. Seat saturation has been terrible, near 10% for weekdays. I don't doubt that many people in Korea haven't got the foggiest idea that a movie called Hercules is showing in theatres now.

[KATCH-2D2]

No chance for $1 million I'm afraid. Seat saturation has been terrible, near 10% for weekdays. I don't doubt that many people in Korea haven't got the foggiest idea that a movie called Hercules is showing in theatres now.

Any reason why it has done so badly? Isn't the Rock well known in SK? I know RC killed everything but HTTYD2 could stay in the top4 all these days.

[Rsyu]

Any reason why it has done so badly? Isn't the Rock well known in SK? I know RC killed everything but HTTYD2 could stay in the top4 all these days.

 

HTTYD2 has a clear demography and the original was very well received raising expectations for the sequel.

While Hercules is well known in Korea, he isn't really all that popular and the Rock isn't a really big draw either, especially not as a solo lead role. The grosses of the Fast and furious series are pretty modest too.

Also, there was a film called Legend of Hercules around April which was extremely poorly received and probably deflated interest in Hercules even further. Hercules will end up grossing less than Legend of Hercules too which managed to break $1 million.

[KATCH-2D2]

HTTYD2 has a clear demography and the original was very well received raising expectations for the sequel.

While Hercules is well known in Korea, he isn't really all that popular and the Rock isn't a really big draw either, especially not as a solo lead role. The grosses of the Fast and furious series are pretty modest too.

Also, there was a film called Legend of Hercules around April which was extremely poorly received and probably deflated interest in Hercules even further. Hercules will end up grossing less than Legend of Hercules too which managed to break $1 million.

Thanks. I just realised FF6 only did 11m in SK. I thought it did very well in all Asian countries.

 

It's a shame that Hercules is going to make less than LOH and I, Frankenstein though..  Worst release date ever.

[Rsyu]

South Korea Daily Box Office (August 12)

-Admissions       (total)        gross (Drops from LW) [screens] Title

01. 439,337 (11,743,315) $3.200M (-49.4%)         [1,218] <Roaring currents>
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02. 254,065   (2,318,008) $1.823M       (--)               [823] <The Pirates>
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03.   37,126   (1,108,999)    $312K  (-58.4%)           [349] <Guardians of the Galaxy>
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04.   36,540   (2,757,882)    $265K  (-65.6%)           [401] <How to train your dragon 2>
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05.   24,009      (255,618)    $158K        (--)              [285] <Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper>
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06.   10,766   (4,760,496)      $77K  (-85.8%)           [220] <Kundo: Age of the Rampant>
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07.     6,830        (82,751)      $49K        (--)              [256] <Hercules>
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08.     3,579        (85,634)      $27K  (-19.0%)             [48] <Atilla Marcel>
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09.     2,328      (107,061)      $14K  (-80.4%)             [50] <Free Birds>
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10.     1,335        (12,091)        $9K        (--)                  [6] <Sea Fog> PREVIEW 

Total admissions: 831,732
Total Gross: $6.002 million

Roaring Currents Cume: $86.923 million
How to train your dragon 2 cume: $21.432 million
Guardians of the Galaxy cume: $9.008 million

Current Presales (midnight local time)
Roaring Currents 47.1% (190,247) 
The Pirates 20.3% (81,874) 
Sea fog 15.9% (64,096)
Planes: Fire and rescue 2.4% (9,735) 
The fate in our stars 2.2% (8,809)

Edited December 6, 2014 by Rsyu

[Ajbg]

South Korea Daily Box Office (August 12)-Admissions (total) gross (Drops from LW) [screens] Title

01. 439,337 (11,743,315) $3.169 million (-49.4%) [1,218] <Roaring currents>

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02. 254,065 (2,318,008) $1.823 million (--) [823] <The Pirates>

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03. 37,126 (1,108,999) $312K (-58.4%) [349] <Guardians of the Galaxy>

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04. 36,540 (2,757,882) $265K (-65.6%) [401] <How to train your dragon 2>

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05. 24,009 (255,618) $158K (--) [285] <Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper>

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06. 10,766 (4,760,496) $77K (-85.8%) [220] <Kundo: Age of the Rampant>

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07. 6,830 (82,751) $49K (--) [256] <Hercules>

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08. 3,579 (85,634) $27K (-19.0%) [48] <Atilla Marcel>

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09. 2,328 (107,061) $14K (-80.4%) [50] <Free Birds>

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10. 1,335 (12,091) $9K (--) [6] <Sea Fog> PREVIEW Total admissions: 831,732Total Gross: $6.002 million

Roaring Currents Cume: $86.892 million

How to train your dragon 2 cume: $21.432 million

Guardians of the Galaxy cume: $9.008 millionCurrent Presales (midnight local time)

Roaring Currents 47.1% (190,247) 

The Pirates 20.3% (81,874) 

Sea fog 15.9% (64,096)

Planes: Fire and rescue 2.4% (9,735) 

The fate in our stars 2.2% (8,809)

Bye, bye Avatar next week.

[chimpo]

So HTTYD2 will beat the first movie in admissions but will do less in $. Damn you currency exchange!

[tupek]

You koreans will have your first 15 million admissions film!!!

[Rsyu]

So HTTYD2 will beat the first movie in admissions but will do less in $. Damn you currency exchange!

 

Currency exchange isn't the problem, it's doing much less in local currency too which indicates that the average ticket price is cheaper for HTTYD2 than it was for HTTYD. HTTYD came just after Avatar so 3D was much more popular then. Overall the 3D/4D/IMAX percentage for HTTYD was 76.1% while it's only 25.9% for HTTYD2. So I'm not surprised it's doing less in gross even though the admissions figure is higher.  

[Rsyu]

Bye, bye Avatar next week.

 

It could be this week

[Rsyu]

Highest attended films (Official record)

01. 13,624,328 Avatar

02. 13,019,740 The Host

03. 12,983,330 The Thieves

04. 12,811,206 Miracle in cell no.7

05. 12,319,542 Masquerade

06. 12,302,831 King and the clown

07. 11,746,777 Roaring currents

08. 11,746,135 Taegukgi: Brotherhood of war

09. 11,453,338 Haeundae

10. 11,375,944 The Attorney

11. 11,081,000 Silmido

12. 10,295,591 Frozen

 

Highest grossing films

01. $105.49 million Avatar

02. $86.89 million Roaring currents

03. $82.67 million The Thieves

04. $81.88 million Miracle in cell no.7

05. $81.83 million Masquerade

06. $77.80 million The Attorney

07. $76.83 million Frozen

08. $73.99 million King and the clown

09. $69.07 million Transformers: Dark of the moon

10. $67.99 million Haeundae

[chimpo]

Currency exchange isn't the problem, it's doing much less in local currency too which indicates that the average ticket price is cheaper for HTTYD2 than it was for HTTYD. HTTYD came just after Avatar so 3D was much more popular then. Overall the 3D/4D/IMAX percentage for HTTYD was 76.1% while it's only 25.9% for HTTYD2. So I'm not surprised it's doing less in gross even though the admissions figure is higher.  

 Yeah it seams that people didn't want to see it in 3D this time, which is suprising because the first movie had really good 3D and this one also had a really good 3D too.

[Rsyu]

Roaring Currents passed 12 million admissions on the 15^th day of it's release (4:30 pm local time: CJ entertainments). This record is 41 days faster than Avatar. Edited August 13, 2014 by Rsyu

[eXtacy]

I don't understand how a movie can be doing what Roaring Currents is. Could it double the admissions record?

[efialtes76]

I don't understand how a movie can be doing what Roaring Currents is. Could it double the admissions record?

No way!