South Korea Box Office

[Sam]

Spidey: Homecoming should easily be the highest grossing SH movie in SK this year. Maybe even biggest Hollywood release for 2017? Which movie is holding the spot right now? 

[fabiopazzo2]

TF 5? 

[Olive]

Kingsman 2

[abra]

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[Olive]

GOTG2 weekend drop 63%

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POTC 5  presales 1,055

Edited May 14, 2017 by abra

[John Marston]

8 minutes ago, abra said:

POTC 5  presales 1,055

 

 

Is that good?

[John Marston]

Anyone know?

[keysersoze123]

Awe sold 5m admissions in china. I doubt  this will sell even 3m tickets

[keysersoze123]

On 02/04/2017 at 0:51 AM, Olive said:

Presales: 

FF8(4/12) - 2,908

 

Pirates seem well below fate

[TalismanRing]

http://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2017/05/17/from-blacklist-to-blockbuster-bong-bounces-back-at-cannes/

Wednesday, 17 May 2017 | MYT 12:02 PM

From blacklist to blockbuster: Bong bounces back at Cannes

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Under her, the authorities blacklisted nearly 10,000 artists and writers who expressed "left-wing thoughts" -- meaning criticising her or her policies.

 

"It was a such a nightmarish few years that left many South Korean artists deeply traumatised," Bong told AFP.

 

 

 

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After the nation watched the ship slowly sink on live television, Park's government came under fire for its botched rescue efforts, and Bong was among those who backed an inquiry.

 

It was "such a big, heartbreaking tragedy and a massively traumatising experience for so many South Koreans, myself included", said the bespectacled sociology graduate.

 

Many artists who joined the call for an inquiry were included in the blacklist, with some placed under secret state surveillance.

 

Bong said his prominence helped him secure private backing regardless, but others were not so lucky.

 

An ex-culture chief for Park ordered bulk ticket purchases for screenings of Sewol documentary "Diving Bell" in a bid to prevent the public from seeing it.

 

Cinema Dal, the movie's distributor, had all its state funding requests denied, pushing it to the brink of collapse, and its employees had their phone records tapped.

 

Even the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) -- Asia's biggest movie event -- was hit with an unprecedented cut in state funding and a flurry of official probes into organisers after it showed "Diving Bell" in 2014.

 

 

[Olive]

GET OUT OD 92,084

very good for horror movie.

[TalismanRing]

May 12, 2017 ~ May 14, 2017 

Rank	Film		Release Date	Weekly Gross (Total)	Admissions (Total)	Number of  Screens	Revenue  Share
1		Alien: Covenant U.S.,Australia,New Z...	May 09, 2017	$3,994,825 ($7,121,903)	524,611 (959,960)	836	25.82%
2		The Sheriff In Town South Korea  (Lotte)	May 03, 2017	$3,190,693 ($16,005,503)	425,641 (2,206,576)	758	20.62%
3		The Boss Baby U.S.	May 03, 2017	$2,490,109 ($13,277,429)	348,294 (1,922,030)	723	16.09%
4		Guardians of the Galaxy VOL. 2 U.S.	May 03, 2017	$2,588,954 ($18,692,166)	325,783 (2,425,702)	734	16.73%
5		The Tooth and the Nail South Korea  (M-Line Distribution)	May 09, 2017	$1,117,742 ($2,115,753)	150,323 (291,929)	539	7.22%
6		A SILENT VOICE: the Movie Japan	May 09, 2017	$681,740 ($1,433,741)	94,592 (202,626)	466	4.4%
7		King Arthur: Legend of the Sword U.S.,U.K.,Australia	May 17, 2017	$369,455 ($399,544)	46,917 (50,753)	256	2.38%
8		The King's Case Note South Korea  (CJ)	Apr 26, 2017	$249,017 ($11,165,631)	35,061 (1,612,723)	429	1.6%
9		Fast and Furious 8 Japan,U.S.,Canada,Fr...	Apr 12, 2017	$131,849 ($26,707,172)	17,368 (3,645,771)	178	0.85%
10		Smurfs: The Lost Village U.S.	Apr 28, 2017	$90,772 ($2,746,652)	13,628 (420,615)	201	0.58%

						of  Screens	Revenue  Share

- See more at: http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/boxOffice_Weekly.jsp?mode=BOXOFFICE_WEEKLY#sthash.hQw9rm8t.dpuf

[TalismanRing]

May 17, 2017  (WED)

Rank	Film		Release Date	Daily Gross (Total)	Admissions (Total)	Number of  Screens	Revenue  Share
1		The Merciless South Korea  (CJ)	May 17, 2017	$636,477 ($840,991)	95,253 (121,516)	800	28.65%
2		GET OUT U.S.	May 17, 2017	$627,858 ($629,814)	92,123 (92,397)	532	28.26%
3		King Arthur: Legend of the Sword U.S.,U.K.,Australia	May 17, 2017	$209,684 ($660,225)	31,066 (88,506)	554	9.43%
4		The Sheriff In Town South Korea  (Lotte)	May 03, 2017	$180,392 ($16,945,262)	28,062 (2,351,262)	603	8.12%
5		Alien: Covenant U.S.,Australia,New Z...	May 09, 2017	$174,128 ($7,993,894)	25,969 (1,089,171)	503	7.83%
6		Guardians of the Galaxy VOL. 2 U.S.	May 03, 2017	$142,771 ($19,334,324)	21,145 (2,516,555)	474	6.42%
7		The Boss Baby U.S.	May 03, 2017	$110,197 ($13,803,265)	16,783 (2,001,410)	418	4.96%
8		The Tooth and the Nail South Korea  (M-Line Distribution)	May 09, 2017	$25,180 ($2,383,307)	3,988 (332,614)	274	1.13%
9		A SILENT VOICE: the Movie Japan	May 09, 2017	$23,826 ($1,580,888)	3,629 (224,992)	217	1.07%
10		The King's Case Note South Korea  (CJ)	Apr 26, 2017	$11,075 ($11,250,927)	1,832 (1,626,861)	58	0.49%

						er of  Screens	Revenue  Share

- See more at: http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/boxOffice_Daily.jsp?mode=BOXOFFICE_DAILY#sthash.F8ozQLIG.dpuf

[Sam]

23 hours ago, TalismanRing said:

http://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2017/05/17/from-blacklist-to-blockbuster-bong-bounces-back-at-cannes/

Wednesday, 17 May 2017 | MYT 12:02 PM

From blacklist to blockbuster: Bong bounces back at Cannes

 

 

 

 

Wow, didn't know about the blacklist issue. The former SK president sure was one with lots of issues. 

 

Happy that it got resolved for Bong Joon Ho though. One of my favorite directors. I've been waiting for Okja to premiere on Netflix. Still a whole month left but very excited. It got a good cast (except for Lilly Collins but I digress) 

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