South Korea Box Office

[Rsyu]

[Rsyu]

Good hold for Homecoming, I think it will hold pretty well against Dunkirk, at least on the weekends, before A battleship Island hits the theaters on week 4

[zackzack]

18 hours ago, abra said:

 

That Dark Knight entry is not a mistake or a joke?

[Tower]

42 minutes ago, zackzack said:

 

That Dark Knight entry is not a mistake or a joke?

It's common in South Korea to rerelease an old movie, it's not the first time I have seen one show up.

[juni78ukr]

Flipped was released in US in 2010. Here in Russia and Ukraine it was released in 2011 on DVD. And now in 2017 it grossed nearly $1 mln in South Korea. 

[Rsyu]

Flipped never got an official release in Korea but due to popular demand by moviegoers and the fact that it was extremely well received (it holds a 9.23/10.0 score on Naver) it managed to secure a release date from Lottecinema this year. I think it was a nice gesture towards the GA.  

[zackzack]

1 hour ago, Tower said:

It's common in South Korea to rerelease an old movie, it's not the first time I have seen one show up.

 

I want to move to South Korea

[Rsyu]

 

[Rsyu]

MCU 2nd Weekend (admissions)

01. 2,347,472 The Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

02. 1,864,779 Iron Man 3 (2013)

03. 1,588,669 Captain America: Civil War (2016)

04. 1,433,135 Marvel's The Avengers (2012)

05. 1,414,807 Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) NEW

06. 1,002,192 Doctor Strange (2016)

07.    827,603 Thor: The Dark World (2013)

08.    762,009 Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

09.    752,321 Iron Man (2008)

10.    695,258 Ant-Man (2015)

11.    678,545 Iron Man 2 (2010)

12.    325,780 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2 (2017)

13.    241,041 Thor (2011)

14.    195,044 Incredible Hulk (2008)

15.    179,011 Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

16.      34,111 Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

Edited July 16, 2017 by Rsyu

[titanic2187]

people are screaming when SMH are dropping harsh 60% in domestic thread, perhaps this thread, they could find that how good was the SMH's WOM

 

45% drop is phenomenal, no way to deny it, it's outperform than in USA given the market context.  

[TigerPaw]

4 minutes ago, titanic2187 said:

people are screaming when SMH are dropping harsh 60% in domestic thread, perhaps this thread, they could find that how good was the SMH's WOM

 

45% drop is phenomenal, no way to deny it, it's outperform than in USA given the market context.  

was there any competiton this weekend in South Korea?

War of the Planet of the Apes' staggered release dates internationally is benefitting Homecoming - Homecoming literally has 2 weekends to itself in many regions. So i don't really think its about WoM being good, just nothing else to watch to be very honest.

[titanic2187]

1 minute ago, TigerPaw said:

was there any competiton this weekend in South Korea?

War of the Planet of the Apes' staggered release dates internationally is benefitting Homecoming - Homecoming literally has 2 weekends to itself in many regions. So i don't really think its about WoM being good, just nothing else to watch to be very honest.

To be fair, Apes isn't really exploding in USA.....and Apes isn't a huge competitor for SMH at international level neither....SMH won over it with hand down 

[Rsyu]

[keysersoze123]

@Rsyu, how big dunkirk can be? I am hoping for at least 1m+ OW admissions and a leggy run to at least 4m total. 

[Rsyu]

4 hours ago, keysersoze123 said:

@Rsyu, how big dunkirk can be? I am hoping for at least 1m+ OW admissions and a leggy run to at least 4m total. 

 

 I'm a little pessimistic to be honest. Its presales while not stellar, are relatively on par with Dawn of the planet of the apes. A similar opening should give it an OW in the range of 1.2-1.5M admissions which isn't that bad. But there's also uncertainty about how much the film will resonate among the GA, given the fact that war films about the allied forces have never done decent numbers here. Although I'll admit, there haven't been many standout blockbusters of that fare in recent years so it's not quite so cut and dried.

 In regard to its legs, it has Battleship Island dropping down in week two and A Taxi driver in its third week of release..so pretty damning competition to put it mildly. I'm inclined to think that regardless of the quality, it could get muscled out of screens and showtimes and legs will suffer as a result.

 Basically, the only thing this has going for it, besides its quality as a film, is the Nolan name behind it. After Interstellar, it would be foolish to underestimate that but yeah, realistically I don't think it will be enough. 3M admission finish would be great for it I think.

Edited July 18, 2017 by Rsyu

[Rsyu]

Pixar animation studios productions (Admissions: 2003~)

01. 4,969,735 Inside Out (2015)

02. 2,601,734 Finding Dory (2016)

03. 1,484,843 Toy Story 3 (2010)

04. 1,330,183 The Good Dinosaur (2016)

05. 1,320,830 WALL-E (2008)

06. 1,286,412 Finding Nemo (2003)

07. 1,231,024 Brave (2012)

08. 1,155,067 The Incredibles (2004)

09. 1,054,886 Ratatouille (2007)

10. 1,047,327 Up (2009)

11.    870,605 Monsters University (2013)

12.    665,303 Cars (2006)

13.    465,607 Cars 2 (2011)

14.    298,318 Cars 3 (2017)*

*=still in theaters

 

Naver Ratings (/10.0)

Spoiler

01.  9.37 Wall-E

               Toy Story 3

03.  9.31 Toy Story

04.  9.30 Up

05.  9.29 Ratatouille

06.  9.27 Monsters, Inc

07.  9.26 Toy Story 2

08.  9.25 Finding Nemo

               The Incredibles

10.  9.06 Inside Out

11.  9.04 A Bug's Life

12.  8.96 Cars

13.  8.78 The Good Dinosaur

14.  8.72 Monsters University

15.  8.60 Cars 3

16.  8.52 Finding Dory

17.  8.11 Cars 2

18.  7.70 Brave

 

 

[Olive]

I think 5M is in play for Dunkirk thanks to its out-of-world WOM.

[Rsyu]

Christopher Nolan filmography (2005-)

01. 10,304,501 Interstellar (2014)

02.   6,396,615 The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

03.   5,926,948 Inception (2010)

04.   4,154,634 The Dark Knight (2008)

04.      921,300 Batman Begins (2005)

05.      646,184 The Prestige (2006)

 

To compare some of his earlier films too:

 

Admissions in Seoul

01. 3,093,523 (30.0%) Interstellar

02. 2,057,588 (32.2%) The Dark Knight Rises 

03. 2,026,998 (34.8%) Inception

04. 1,512,849 (36.4%) The Dark Knight

05.    400,574 (43.5%) Batman Begins

06.    338,844 (52.4%) The Prestige

07.    197,466               Memento

08.    194,724               Insomnia

 

[Rsyu]

Some snippets from critic reviews for Dunkirk in Korea

 

"Nolan, who has shown an ingenious and thorough understanding and grasp of time through previous films Memento, Inception, and Interstellar, here in his first attempt at a historical genre film manages to juxtapose three time planes expertly in a way to maintain a heightened sense of suspense" [positive]

 

"The film conveys a sense of being in the moment in an impressive way but falls short of inspiring emotions" [mixed-to-negative]

 

"The film is cold and dark, but the message it conveys burns bright. By portraying a person in crisis struggling with an ethical dilemma, it leaves us a lot to ponder on"[positive]

"The greatest spectacle in Dunkirk, a film that aspires for perfection in plot, cinematography, score, and acting, is the bravery and dedication shown by countless people to save the lives of other over their own"[positive]

 

"Three strengths and weaknesses of Dunkirk"

-Strengths

• You get a real sense of being in the moment, much like you would in a documentary. 
• The story progresses in a mutli-dimensional fashion through earth, sea, and sky
• The music heightens the suspense and strengthens parts of the film that may otherwise have been somewhat dull. 

-Weaknesses

• Zero scenes of close combat in a war film lessens the impact of suffering the soldiers go through
• Lack of standout protagonists make it difficult for the audience to invest themselves in the film
• There are no thematic devices such as a humanistic story to make the audiences cry, or a climax that stirs the emotion. Nolan wants the audience to see the film in their own perspective and not the perspective of the director, which makes it a masterful film, but not one that will be popular to the general audience. 

 

[efialtes76]

9 hours ago, Olive said:

I think 5M is in play for Dunkirk thanks to its out-of-world WOM.

GA haven't seen it yet.