Region
South Korea
Film business news from South Korea: deals, box office, festivals and markets, distribution and policy.
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Chiikawa takes 44.7% of Korea’s weekend as Paradise Lost opens third
The Japanese anime passed 2.2 million admissions in its fourth weekend. Two Korean films finished 1,543 tickets apart in a market that shrank week on week.
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Who is actually taking films to audiences?
A film finds a buyer and everyone shares the headline. Then it gets harder to follow. Five cases from recent weeks, the companies doing the work, and what is still only promised.
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Busan’s ACFM puts Asian distribution and investors on the same agenda
The market runs 10–13 October; its 11 October summit pairs a distribution discussion with an investor session.
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Four TIFF screenings, 2,300 seats: Paradise Lost sold out in advance
KoBiz revisits Yeon Sang-ho’s Toronto premiere. The next evidence that matters is territory sales.
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In Japan, The World of Love becomes Ju-in Doesn’t Like Apples
Bitters End opens Yoon Ga-eun’s The World of Love in Japan on 11 December under a new title, after 200,000-plus admissions and a run of acting prizes in Korea.
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Korea’s 73% week: local films retake the top two, and Tazza passes 2 million
Domestic films took 73.1% of the late-September week. Five weeks on, Tazza: The Song of Beelzebub has crossed 2 million admissions.
