South Korea Box Office

[eXtacy]

2 hours ago, efialtes76 said:

If you liked My Sassy Girl you should see Windstruck..

Damn it bro Memories of a Murder was so unsatisfying. I know its all based on true story but ending...

 

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in an unsolved case so annoying. I wanted to know so bad

 

[Rsyu]

9 hours ago, eXtacy said:

Damn it bro Memories of a Murder was so unsatisfying. I know its all based on true story but ending...

 

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in an unsolved case so annoying. I wanted to know so bad

 

Memories of murder is certainly a very dark and gritty film, but I think that works in its favor to make it more memorable in some sense, and confers a visceral atmosphere of realism to it.  

[Asyulus]

Minions made how many $ in SK?

[Rsyu]

2 minutes ago, Asyulus said:

Minions made how many $ in SK?

$15,354,584

 

source: Box office mojo

[MrPink]

I had no idea Thomas Kretschmann was in A Taxi Driver. I will have to watch this one day

[Rsyu]

Monday Box office (8/7)

	Admission	Total Adm	Daily %	Gross	Weekly %	Screens	Title
1	556,334	4,917,621	-49.1%	$3.65M	--	1743	A Taxi Driver
2	97,857	6,174,653	-58.3%	$633K	-79.1%	868	The Battleship Island
3	74,969	2,691,331	-60.0%	$461K	-71.6%	783	Despicable Me 3
4	26,836	2,620,683	-46.4%	$222K	-72.2%	404	Dunkirk
5	24,805	336,737	-55.3%	$153K	--	442	Crimson Love Letter
	Cumulative Gross
	A Taxi Driver: $34.01M
	Dunkirk: $20.17M
	The Battleship Island: $41.97M
	Current Presales (midnight)			Title
1	43.5%	102,075	A Taxi Driver
2	19.1%	44,794	Midnight Runners
3	9.1%	21,225	Despicable Me 3
4	7.0%	16,476	The Battleship Island
5	4.1%	9,517	Dunkirk

[Rsyu]

DM3 is Illumination entertainment's biggest hit in Korea to date beating previous record holder "Minions" which has 2,625,572 admissions. 

[Rsyu]

DM3 should break into top 10 for animated films

 

Top 10 Animated films (Admissions:2001~)

01. 10,296,101 Frozen (2014)

02.   5,062,722 Kung-fu Panda 2 (2011)

03.   4,969,735 Inside Out (2015)

04.   4,703,245 Zootopia (2016)

05.   4,673,009 Kung-fu Panda (2008)

06.   3,984,812 Kung-fu Panda 3 (2016)

07.   3,300,533 Shrek 2 (2004)

08.   3,015,165 Howl's moving Castle (2004)

09.   3,000,100 How to train your dragon (2014)

10.   2,844,159 Shrek 3 (2007)

[titanic2187]

9 hours ago, Rsyu said:

DM3 should break into top 10 for animated films

 

Top 10 Animated films (Admissions:2001~)

01. 10,296,101 Frozen (2014)

02.   5,062,722 Kung-fu Panda 2 (2011)

03.   4,969,735 Inside Out (2015)

04.   4,703,245 Zootopia (2016)

05.   4,673,009 Kung-fu Panda (2008)

06.   3,984,812 Kung-fu Panda 3 (2016)

07.   3,300,533 Shrek 2 (2004)

08.   3,015,165 Howl's moving Castle (2004)

09.   3,000,100 How to train your dragon (2014)

10.   2,844,159 Shrek 3 (2007)

no your name on the list??I thought your name scored pretty well in SK.

 

And Dreamworks really dominates in the pre-Frozen era, but after Frozen's phenomenal craze, Disney seems to have upper hand

Edited August 8, 2017 by titanic2187

[Rsyu]

4 hours ago, titanic2187 said:

no your name on the list??I thought your name scored pretty well in SK.

 

And Dreamworks really dominates in the pre-Frozen era, but after Frozen's phenomenal craze, Disney seems to have upper hand

 

Yes you're right, it seems I copied the list from before Your Name's run. And you're correct in your analysis too. Frozen's run was a major outlier, not in the context of animated films but for foreign films in general. 

 

Top 10 Animated films (Admissions:2001~)

01. 10,296,101 Frozen (2014)

02.   5,062,722 Kung-fu Panda 2 (2011)

03.   4,969,735 Inside Out (2015)

04.   4,703,245 Zootopia (2016)

05.   4,673,009 Kung-fu Panda (2008)

06.   3,984,812 Kung-fu Panda 3 (2016)

07.   3,653,003 Your Name (2017)

08.   3,300,533 Shrek 2 (2004)

09.   3,015,165 Howl's moving Castle (2004)

10.   3,000,100 How to train your dragon (2014)

 

[eXtacy]

On 8/4/2017 at 11:19 PM, Rsyu said:

 

Mixed in some of the more recent ones

 

1. The Wailing (2016): 99% fresh on RT if that means anything to you. Hardly any Korean film gets rated on RT. Caution though, the weirdness level of this film is off the charts.

 

2. Veteran (2015): Highlights very well the problem with "Chaboel" in Korean society and the acting is really good.  

 

3. Miss Granny (2014): Comedy film about a granny who becomes young again after a photo shoot. 

 

4. Luck-key (2016): Sleeper hit from 2016. I found it hilarious but not sure if the humor will strike home for a foreign audience. 

 

5. The Good, the Bad and the weird (2008): Western themed film based in Korea. One of my all time faves. 

 

Its definitely not as weird you made it out to be, horror can be way weirder. Really good movie it kept me engaged for its entire lengthy run time. The open ending also is great for debating.

 

Also watched Thirst. Did not like it at all. I hate watching hospitals, diseases and needles it makes me cringe so hard. Funny I have no problem watching the wailing which is probably worse.

 

Next up

 

1. JSA (Joint Security Area

2. Sympathy for Lady Vengeance

 

Edited August 8, 2017 by eXtacy

[catlover]

On 8/4/2017 at 10:19 PM, Rsyu said:

 

Mixed in some of the more recent ones

 

1. The Wailing (2016): 99% fresh on RT if that means anything to you. Hardly any Korean film gets rated on RT. Caution though, the weirdness level of this film is off the charts.

 

2. Veteran (2015): Highlights very well the problem with "Chaboel" in Korean society and the acting is really good.  

 

3. Miss Granny (2014): Comedy film about a granny who becomes young again after a photo shoot. 

 

4. Luck-key (2016): Sleeper hit from 2016. I found it hilarious but not sure if the humor will strike home for a foreign audience. 

 

5. The Good, the Bad and the weird (2008): Western themed film based in Korea. One of my all time faves. 

 

I LOVED The Wailing! It's very out-there but so so good. It's creepy and thrilling, and confusing, but that's what the movie wants us to feel. I also found Luck-key hilarious even though I'm not Korean.

 

What about The Battleship Island? Is it good? It's gonna be released here next week.

[Rsyu]

39 minutes ago, eXtacy said:

Its definitely not as weird you made it out to be, horror can be way weirder. Really good movie it kept me engaged for its entire lengthy run time. The open ending also is great for debating.

 

Also watched Thirst. Did not like it at all. I hate watching hospitals, diseases and needles it makes me cringe so hard. Funny I have no problem watching the wailing which is probably worse.

 

Next up

 

1. JSA (Joint Security Area

2. Sympathy for Lady Vengeance

 

 

I guess it hits everyone differently. I found it super weird and being Korean I reckon I'm more acclimatized to the occult happenings in the film. I imagined for a foreigner it would be even more jarring but kudos to you if you weren't fazed by it  

[Rsyu]

38 minutes ago, catlover said:

I LOVED The Wailing! It's very out-there but so so good. It's creepy and thrilling, and confusing, but that's what the movie wants us to feel. I also found Luck-key hilarious even though I'm not Korean.

 

What about The Battleship Island? Is it good? It's gonna be released here next week.

I thought it was just "okay" but otherwise it's been received quite poorly by many in Korea so I wouldn't really recommend it. It's a shame because normally I really like the director's style. 

Edited August 8, 2017 by Rsyu

[MinaTakla]

39 minutes ago, catlover said:

I LOVED The Wailing! It's very out-there but so so good. It's creepy and thrilling, and confusing, but that's what the movie wants us to feel. I also found Luck-key hilarious even though I'm not Korean.

 

What about The Battleship Island? Is it good? It's gonna be released here next week.

Me too. THE WAILING is one of the best horror films I have ever seen (and I've seen a lot of foreign and American ones).

It's a masterpiece and an achievement in South Korean cinema.

[eXtacy]

Now Lady Vengeance is a completely bizarre film. That ending was very Tarantino like.

[Rsyu]

Tuesday Box office (8/8)

	Admission	Total Adm	Daily %	Gross	Weekly %	Screens	Title
1	478,992	5,402,864	-14.9%	$3.14M	--	1749	A Taxi Driver
2	83,741	6,259,269	-15.2%	$535K	-79.2%	846	The Battleship Island
3	75,167	2,766,653	--	$459K	-69.0%	778	Despicable Me 3
4	27,596	2,648,737	+1.1%	$228K	-69.2%	423	Dunkirk
5	24,686	361,539	-0.9%	$149K	--	454	Crimson Love Letter
	Cumulative Gross
	A Taxi Driver: $37.15M
	Dunkirk: $20.4M
	The Battleship Island: $42.5M
	Current Presales (midnight)			Title
1	38.4%	117,054	A Taxi Driver
2	29.1%	88,905	Midnight Runners
3	5.5%	16,818	Despicable Me 3
4	4.9%	15,042	The Battleship Island
5	3.7%	11,259	The son of Bigfoot

[abra]

Aug 10, 2017

Rank	Film		Release Date	Daily Gross (Total)	Admissions (Total)	Number of Screens	Revenue Share
1		A Taxi Driver South Korea (Showbox)	Aug 02, 2017	$2,292,016 ($42,022,282)	354,147 (6,167,224)	1,348	37.97%
2		Midnight Runners South Korea (Lotte)	Aug 09, 2017	$1,779,366 ($4,021,158)	275,931 (620,892)	1,064	29.47%
3		Annabelle: Creation U.S.	Aug 10, 2017	$979,234 ($1,170,846)	151,026 (180,044)	591	16.22%
4		Despicable Me 3 U.S.	Jul 26, 2017	$238,283 ($18,190,948)	40,234 (2,854,017)	516	3.94%
5		The Battleship Island South Korea (CJ)	Jul 26, 2017	$241,462 ($42,609,318)	38,358 (6,346,402)	565	4%

[Deja23]

3 hours ago, abra said:

Aug 10, 2017

Rank	Film		Release Date	Daily Gross (Total)	Admissions (Total)	Number of Screens	Revenue Share
1		A Taxi Driver South Korea (Showbox)	Aug 02, 2017	$2,292,016 ($42,022,282)	354,147 (6,167,224)	1,348	37.97%
2		Midnight Runners South Korea (Lotte)	Aug 09, 2017	$1,779,366 ($4,021,158)	275,931 (620,892)	1,064	29.47%
3		Annabelle: Creation U.S.	Aug 10, 2017	$979,234 ($1,170,846)	151,026 (180,044)	591	16.22%
4		Despicable Me 3 U.S.	Jul 26, 2017	$238,283 ($18,190,948)	40,234 (2,854,017)	516	3.94%
5		The Battleship Island South Korea (CJ)	Jul 26, 2017	$241,462 ($42,609,318)	38,358 (6,346,402)	565	4%

Wow, I'm really surprised about Battleship dropping below Despicable Me 3, especially after the record breaking OW. Guess the controversy hurt it. I wonder what it's total will be at the end of it's run. Heard it needs 7 mil admissions to be a success. 

[Mockingjay Raphael]

How's that OD compared to A1/TC2?