REVIVRE Takes Top Place at the Alternative Box Office

IM Kwon-taek’s 102nd Film IM Kwon-taek’s Revivre beat Whiplash and has taken the top spot at the alternative box office. Weekly admissions count was 56,312 while cumulative admissions went over 120,000. With this record, three Korean alternative films saw suc...

SOCIALPHOBIA Number One at Alternative Box Office

Socialphobia which was released on March 12th is gaining much attention as the second Han Gong-ju. Within three days of its release, the film had accrued 111,829 audiences on March 14th, making a record as the fastest independent film to go past the 100,000 ma...

Two Titles Compete in Alternative Box Office

SOCIALPHOBIA and WHIPLASH Also Finds Room at Regular Box Office A domestic indie film is putting up a good fight in midst of new releases. Socialphobia has brought in 78,351 audiences over the week and is standing at 230 thousand in ticket sales. Within the f...

Another Music Film Rules Korean Alternative Box Office

WHIPLASH Takes the Top Spot Nabbing three Oscars, Whiplash opened on March 12th and took the top spot at the alternative box office. Weekly admissions count is at 264,299 and is looking towards 300,000. Whiplash is about a temperament instructor who only know...

EMPIRE OF LUST Starts in 2nd Place

British Men Beat Domestic Flicks As of March 8th, Kingsman: The Secret Service (hereafter Kingsman) hit 4,188,241 admissions and snatched the top spot at the Korean box office. Detective K: The Secret of the Lost Island (hereafter Detective K 2) who had a pro...