Seollal is always one of the best seasons in Korea for going to the movies. And this year, because Seollal fell on a Thursday, that meant people got most of the week off of work. In other words, last week was a movie-going holiday with limitless potential.

Unfortunately, the competition was pretty unbelievable. Six new, high-profile Korean films have been released in the past couple of weeks… all of which did okay, but none of which was able to distinguish itself from the others. As a result, a lot of films there did okay, but nothing special.

The one special film continues to be FOREVER THE MOMENT, which has now topped 4 million admissions… or over $25 million.

Oh, Korean films are now up to 61.5 percent of the year’s box office, in case you were curious.

This Week Title…………………………………….. Release Date Screens Nationwide Weekend Revenue (bil. won) Total Revenue (bil. won)
1. Once Upon a Time in Corea (Korean) 1.31 353 3.18 7.65
2. Forever the Moment (Uri Sangae Choego-ui Sungan – Korean) 1.10 357 2.88 24.83
3. Lovers of Six Years (6 Nyeonjjae Yeonaejung – Korean) 2.05 386 2.96 4.90
4. The Devil’s Game (Deo Geim – Korean) 1.31 327 2.91 8.24
5. His Last Gift (Majimak Seonmul – Korean) 1.31 291 0.93 1.47
6. The Man Who Was Superman (Syupeomaenieossdeon Sanai – Korean) 1.31 298 0.92 3.45
7. The Warlords 1.31 236 0.77 2.37
8. Charlie Wilson’s War 2.06 165 0.58 0.97
9. Radio Days (Korean) 1.31 229 0.33 1.32
10. Alien vs. Predator 2 1.24 134 0.28 1.73

(Source: KOBIS – Figures represent 97% of nationwide box office)

Sorry for not doing more updates these days. As I said before, am rather busy with regular work, plus I am trying to get a couple of new things off the ground. Hopefully I will be able to announce them soon.