fmpro Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 South Korea Daily Box Office (January 1st) -Admissions (Total Adm) Daily% Gross (weekly%) [sC] <Title> 1. 747,340 (6,093,123) +56.8% $5.598M (+37.6%) [939] <Ode to my father> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. 316,513 (462,145) -- $2.390M (--) [509] <Taken 3> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. 212,709 (361,608) +46.5% $1.550M (--) [594] <Penguins of Madagascar> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. 178,419 (4,024,862) +56.5% $1.355M (-36.1%) [472] <My love don't cross that river> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. 158,822 (1,936,904) +15.2% $1.183M (-62.4%) [456] <The Con Artists> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. 69,396 (2,579,324) +12.3% $555K (-74.3%) [345] <The Battle of the five armies> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. 20,398 (10,125,680) +33.5% $174K (+14.9%) [96] <Interstellar> Total admissions: 1,845,586 Total Gross: $13,813,413 January Total: $13,813,413 million (15.036B Won) The Snow queen 2 cume: $3.409 million Interstellar cume: $74.261 million The Battle of the five armies cume: $20.062 million Ode to my father cume: $42.652 million The Con artists cume: $13.464 million Current presales (Midnight) 01. 39.6% (222,927) Ode to my father 02. 16.6% (93,652) Penguins of Madagascar 03. 9.7% (54,874) Taken 3 04. 7.7% (43,456) My love don't cross that river 05. 7.6% (42,928) The Con Artists Seems pretty good for T3. When does it open? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsyu Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Seems pretty good for T3. When does it open? Today was it's opening day, yesterday was previews. OD comparisons with previous Taken films are like this: Taken: 89,502 Taken 2: 182,891 Taken 3: 318,168 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picores Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Good openings for both Taken 3 and Pinguins. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsyu Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Happy New Year Rsyu!!! Thanks for all the info you give us every day!!! I am glad SK has another very positive year!! It's not just Japan. Big Hero 6 is doing great all over Asia it even passed Frozen in many Asian markets. I know it is impossible to do that in SK because Frozen was out of the world there, but I hope for nice numbers Happy new year to you too! I think BH6 will have no problems becoming the second biggest WDAS/Pixar film after Frozen which isn't all that great considering that title currently belongs to Toy Story 3 with 1,484,843 admissions. I don't think this frozen's success has opened this market to animated films in any meaningful way unfortunately or maybe 2014 was just a weak year for that specific genre. I think $20 million plus would be a success for BH6 here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsyu Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 (edited) Extremely high seat saturation of 61.8% from Interstellar on just 97 screens. Only Ode to my father (which is really hitting its stride right now) and Penguins of Madagascar (which just opened) is ahead. Ode to my father is almost certain to hit 10 million admissions. it should be at around 8 million admissions by the end of the week. Edited January 1, 2015 by Rsyu 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmpro Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Today was it's opening day, yesterday was previews. OD comparisons with previous Taken films are like this: Taken: 89,502 Taken 2: 182,891 Taken 3: 318,168 Thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tupek Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 That Ode of my father number! Is that its biggest day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsyu Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 That Ode of my father number! Is that its biggest day? Yeah, inflated by new years day holiday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Seng Wah Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Rsyu, that IS number is hot. $75mil is a lock now =D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olive Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Average ticket price of 2014: 7740 won/$7.1 . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsyu Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 South Korea Daily Box Office (January 2) -Admissions (Total Adm) Daily% Gross (weekly%) [sC] <Title> 1. 467,183 (6,564,715) -37.9% $3.399M (+40.0%) [928] <Ode to my father> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. 191,546 (658,839) -40.4% $1.424M (--) [593] <Taken 3> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. 155,917 (517,606) -26.7% $1.092M (--) [554] <Penguins of Madagascar> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. 100,074 (4,125,449) -44.1% $729K (-22.3%) [471] <My love don't cross that river> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. 93,725 (2,032,178) -41.6% $676K (-44.4%) [576] <The Con Artists> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. 44,315 (2,624,227) -36.7% $352K (-56.7%) [341] <The Battle of the five armies> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. 16,558 (10,142,468) -19.8% $142K (-5.67%) [100] <Interstellar> Total admissions: 1,160,738 Total Gross: $8,439,501 January Total: $22,340,944 (24.45B Won) Cumulative gross Taken 3: $4.774 million Interstellar: $74.406 million The Con artists: $14.14 million Ode to my father: $46.084 million The Snow queen 2: $3.535 million Penguins of Madagascar: $3.592 million The Battle of the five armies: $20.419 million Current presales (Midnight) 01. 41.7% (278,972) Ode to my father 02. 15.4% (103,279) Penguins of Madagascar 03. 10.9% (72,996) Taken 3 04. 8.3% (55,564) My love don't cross that river 05. 6.8% (45,700) The Con Artists 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsyu Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 (edited) Good review article from The Hollywood Reporter South Korea 2014 in Review: Hollywood Rises, China Partners, Local Film Sets Record Ferry Disaster In April, the Sewol Ferry sank off the southwest coast of Korea, resulting in the death of more than 300 people, including teenagers on a school trip. Major festivals, concerts and premieres were canceled, and movie theaters emptied out as Koreans mourned the tragedy. Celebrities near and far, including John Mayer and K-pop stars, made donations or paid tribute to the victims in other forms. A much-contested documentary about the incident, The Truth Shall Not Sink With Sewol, created a stir, as some victims' families protested its premiere at the 19th Busan International Film Festival. Festival organizers pushed forth with the screening, however, raising some important questions about artistic freedom in Korea. Victims' families, as well as filmmakers Michael Moore and Joshua Oppenheimer, have since supported the film, which went on to enjoy a blockbuster performance in local theaters. The Admiral: Roaring Currents Beats Avatar Avatar had been the highest-grossing film of all time (13.3 million admissions, $113 million in receipts, according to the Korean Film Council) in South Korea. But a whopping 17.6 million out of 50 million Koreans flocked to cinemas this summer to watch CJ Entertainment's historical epic The Admiral: Roaring Currents ($134 million). The Kim Han-min film is based on the true story of a 16th century Korean admiral defeating an armada of 300-plus Japanese battleships with just 12 vessels, using the notoriously tough currents of Myeongnyang Strait, which had hampered the rescue process for the Sewol Ferry, to his advantage. The film also went on to become the highest-grossing Korean title ever in the U.S., Australia and Thailand. Local indie films also made a splash, with the documentary My Love, Don't Cross That River earning over $25 million -- and counting, as of Dec. 29 -- to become the top indie film of all time in Korea. Hollywood on the Rise Korea has been noted for being one of those rare markets where local films perform better than Hollywood imports, as demonstrated by The Admiral leaping over Avatar. Warner Bros., looking to cash in on that fact, announced that it, like Fox, would start making local productions. However, five of 2014's top 10 grossing films were Hollywood releases, compared to just one in 2013. Korea led the international box-office scores for a number of Hollywood films in 2014. Frozen became the first animated film to break the 10 million-admissions mark in Korea and became the second-highest-grossing foreign picture ever in the country behind Avatar. Korea was also the most successful market for Begin Again, which became the second most successful indie film of all time in Korea, earning $24.6 million. The phenomenal popularity of Interstellar saw the emergence of scalpers in Korean theaters, and the film late in the year neared the 10 million admissions milestone and is already the third-highest-grossing imported film of all time. In November, Korean films earned about $25 million less than in November of last year, while imported films earned $43 million more.Read more 2014 South Korean Box Office: 'Roaring Currents' Takes All-Time Record, Stellar Year for Hollywood 'Gangnam Style' Still in the Spotlight In addition to doing well in theaters, major Hollywood projects began shooting locally. Most notably, the Avengers: Age of Ultron film crew hit Seoul, rolling out the cameras across the city including in the now-famous Gangnam district. Speaking of the posh neighborhood, Psy performed "Gangnam Style" in Gangnam for the first time shortly after the YouTube hit recorded 2 billion views. The Korean rapper also welcomed Snoop Dogg to Seoul to shoot an alcohol-fueled music video for "Hangover" and conductor-composer Kristjan Jarvi showcased a classical version of "Gangnam Style" with Korean-American violin virtuoso Sarah Chang. New Laws The Avengers 2 shoot in Korea in 2014 inspired the Seoul metropolitan government to improve shooting conditions for local productions, with the Korean Film Council supporting the cost of having an ambulance on site for action films that often involve stunts. New laws were also introduced to protect underage actors and singers, as well as underpaid cast- and crewmembers in the film industry. Sexual minorities also received more support in the industry, with the Korean Supreme Court overturning a media ratings board decision on a gay romance film amid increasing attention to the local LGBT community. Closer Ties With China 2014 was a landmark year for the increasingly symbiotic relationship between Korea's and China's film industries. The two Asian countries' culture ministries signed a pact that would treat co-productions as local titles, thereby guaranteeing these films a spot in local theaters. The co-production treaty set the stage for the two countries' industries to grow closer than ever. Chinese online video giant Youku Tudou partnered with the Busan Film Festival, where iQiyi, another Chinese online giant, was one of the biggest buyers at Busan's Asian Film Market. Also, Chinese theater giant Wanda struck deals with Busan city and Korea's CJ CGV, while other Chinese firms became major shareholders of Korean companies. Korean entertainment firms and filmmakers also announced plans to enter the lucrative Chinese market. Korean Films and TV Formats Go Global Amid the rising popularity of Korean films and TV shows overseas, 2014 saw an increasing number of local titles get sold and set up for foreign remakes. The phenomenally popular TV soap My Love From Another Star will be remade in the U.S., while thriller Hide and Seek will get a Chinese-language remake. As more and more Korean variety programs are getting adaptations in the U.S. (Grandpas Over Flowers) and China (Let's Get Together Ding Dong Daeng and more), actor-turned-producer Daniel Dae Kim announced plans to buy Korean film and TV formats. Balancing Act With North Korea Headline-making northeast Asian geopolitical issues once again affected the country in 2014. They included deals involving not only China, but also North Korea. An increasing number of events took place across South Korea to promote inter-Korean relations, including North Korean film showcases in Gwangju and Seoul and peace-themed concerts featuring a choir of North Korean defectors. South Koreans also watched along with the rest of the international community as its northern neighbor condemned The Interview, the Sony Pictures film featuring a farcical assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. A massive cyberattack against distributor Sony followed. Edited January 3, 2015 by Rsyu 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsyu Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 (edited) South Korea Daily Box Office (January 3) -Admissions (Total Adm) Daily% Gross (weekly%) [sC] <Title> 1. 627,936 (7,196,161) +33.4% $4.584M (+16.0%) [1043] <Ode to my father> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. 238,958 (901,539) +22.4% $1.776M (--) [606] <Taken 3> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. 179,638 (697,286) +15.2% $1.265M (--) [615] <Penguins of Madagascar> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. 130,029 (4,255,988) +29.3% $952K (-32.6%) [481] <My love don't cross that river> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. 113,906 (2,147,476) +19.8% $828K (-55.2%) [450] <The Con Artists> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. 52,414 (2,677,214) +16.8% $417K (-68.0%) [346] <The Battle of the five armies> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. 18,382 (10,161,096) +9.39% $157K (-12.0%) [101] <Interstellar> Total admissions: 1,465,734 Total Gross: $10,699,677 January Total: $33,040,621 (36.27B Won) Cumulative gross Taken 3: $6.55406 million Interstellar: $74.563 million The Con artists: $14.968 million Ode to my father: $50.668 million Penguins of Madagascar: $4.857 million The Battle of the five armies: $20.836 million Current presales (Midnight) 01. 44.5% (218,704) Ode to my father 02. 15.0% (73,496) Penguins of Madagascar 03. 10.6% (52,119) Taken 3 04. 8.5% (41,576) My love don't cross that river 05. 7.1% (35,091) The Con Artists Edited January 3, 2015 by Rsyu 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lab276 Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 >Yearly admissions breakdown (2003~) Why has cinemagoing just exploded like crazy in South Korea? The only other place in the world (as far as major markets go) that I can think of with a bigger jump is Australia in the 90s (1992-94 in particular). How many theatres and screens are there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsyu Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Why has cinemagoing just exploded like crazy in South Korea? The only other place in the world (as far as major markets go) that I can think of with a bigger jump is Australia in the 90s (1992-94 in particular). How many theatres and screens are there? Korean cinemas are very well organized, buying a ticket online takes under a minute on a smartphone and the huge number of multiplexes that have been established nationwide over the past decade or so means most people in Korea have easy access to the cinema. There really isn't any past-time available that can rival watching movies at the cinema either. Currently there are around 340 theatres and 2,397 screens in Korea, around 1/9 that of China for reference. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchumacherFTW Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 There's only 340 cinemas?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsyu Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 There's only 340 cinemas?! After doing some more checking, the number is probably closer to 390. Is it a small number? I have no point of reference except for China. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalismanRing Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 After doing some more checking, the number is probably closer to 390. Is it a small number? I have no point of reference except for China. It's surprising for the amount of business they do. In comparison the U.S. has 5,000+ theaters with about 40,000 screens. Of those, about 350 are drive-ins, a dying breed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsyu Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 (edited) It's surprising for the amount of business they do. In comparison the U.S. has 5,000+ theaters with about 40,000 screens. Of those, about 350 are drive-ins, a dying breed. I'm not that surprised about the difference in numbers with the U.S. Its surface area is 9,857,306km2 while South Korea is a mere 100,210km2. I'm sure most states in the U.S is bigger than Korea There are 24 drive-ins in Korea a dying breed here too although, to be fair, it was never that popular to begin with. I do wonder how Korea compares against a country of similar size/economic disposition Edited January 4, 2015 by Rsyu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalismanRing Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 I'm not that surprised about the difference in numbers with the U.S. Its surface area is 9,857,306km2 while South Korea is a mere 100,210km2. I'm sure most states in the U.S is bigger than Korea There are 24 drive-ins in Korea a dying breed here too although, to be fair, it was never that popular to begin with. I do wonder how Korea compares against a country of similar size/economic disposition Great point about the area. This chart tells # of screens (not theaters) per country. I can't vouch for the accuracy but it's right about the U.S.. http://chartsbin.com/view/32k 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
