| Avatar leads domestic box office for seventh week (Source) |
2010/02/01 |
Scene from No. 1 movie "Avatar" [20th Century Fox]
Worldwide box office champ "Avatar" continued to set new highs on Korea's box office, becoming the highest grossing film ever released in the country as it topped the tally for the seventh weekend in a row.
According to estimates by the Korean Box Office Information System (KOBIS) on Monday, "Avatar" sold 545,323 tickets between January 29 and 31 to accumulate nearly 11.27 million admissions since its release mid-December.
In cash terms, the sci-fi epic grossed about 101.2 billion won, or about 86.2 million dollars, to become the first film released on the domestic box office to breach the 100 billion won mark.##
The mega-budget 3D pic, which last week became the first overseas film to attract over ten million admissions, brushed past "Silmido" to rank as the fifth most-watched movie in Korea's film history after "The Host", "The King and the Clown", "Taegugki" and "Haeundae" .
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| Film journalists pick Song Kang-ho, Kim Hye-ja top actors (Source) |
2010/01/28 |
Poster for film "Thirst" [CJ Entertainment]
Song Kang-ho and Kim Hye-ja have been recognized last year's top film actors by Korean film journalists.
The Korea Film Reporters Association (KOFRA) held the 1st Korean Film Award on Wednesday, naming Song best actor for his role in film "Thirst" and Kim as best actress for her role in "Mother - 2009".
Song, 43, is considered one of Korea's most successful actors who has starred in a handful of hit films including "Memories of Murder", "The Host" and "Thirst", which won the Jury Prize at Cannes earlier last year.##
Kim, 68, is a veteran actress who has received more than a few appraisals for her performa... |More
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| "Avatar" takes sixth Korean box office win (Source) |
2010/01/25 |
Movie poster for "Avatar" [20th Century Fox]
Hollywood blockbuster "Avatar" continued to remain the most-watched movie in Korea last week, taking command of the box office for the sixth weekend in a row, according to official box office figures on Monday.
Statistics by the Korean Box Office Information System (KOBIS) showed that the sci-fi action flick drew in 633,881 viewers from January 22 to 24, totalling close to 10.3 million viewers since the film's opening in mid-December.##
The James Cameron pic, currently the sixth most-watched movie in Korea's history after "The Host", "The King and the Clown", "Taegukgi", "Haeundae" and "Silmido", is now just about 80,000 viewers away from moving a step up the chart.
Newly-released Korean comedy "Attack the Gas Station 2" entered the weekend box office in second place with 303,731 viewers while the action comedy film "JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard" dropped a spot to No. 3 with 296,978 viewers.
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| 'Avatar' Approaches Korean Attendance Record (Source) |
2010/01/25 |
James Cameron's "Avatar" has attracted more than 10 million viewers in Korea in just 38 days since its release. Now the questions are whether it will surpass the record of 13 million spectators set by the Korean film "The Host" (2006) and if it will become the first film released here to achieve W100 billion in sales (US$1=W1,146).
"Avatar" drew 260,000 viewers in Seoul on Saturday alone, bringing the total to 10.06 million nationwide and becoming the first foreign film to lure over 10 million moviegoers in Korea. To date only five Korean films have hit that milestone, including "The Host" and "Silmido".
With sales of W87.2 billion "Avatar" has also set a new local box-office record, surpassing the W81 billion achieved by the Korean disaster movie "Haeundae". The Hollywood movie's box-office is greater because about 40 percent of its sales come from 3D cinemas which charge higher ticket prices.
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| Sci-Fi Blockbuster 'Avatar' Becomes Top Grossing Film (Source) |
2010/01/24 |
By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter
One out of five Koreans has seen "Avatar".
The blue alien movie is taking the country by storm, becoming the first foreign picture to draw over 10 million viewers, Saturday, according to its local distributor, 20th Century Fox Korea.
Moreover, it has brought about a "revolution" in both profits and expanding horizons for three-dimensional (3D) movies.
"Avatar" is now the highest grossing film here, with sales of 87.2 billion won as of Jan. 22, and theaters are installing more 3D screens to cater to the towering demand.
It may soon be the first film here to make 100 billion won.
"It might be difficult for the movie to draw a bigger audience than 'The Host', but we estimate that it will garner some 12 million viewers and gross 100 billion won", said its distributor.
Since opening on Dec. 17, it surpassed the box office record for imported films ― 7.44 million viewers set by "Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen" in 2009 ― ... |More
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