No. of Moviegoers Rose 9.7% in November
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The number of Korean moviegoers rose nearly ten percent in November compared to the previous month.
According to CJ CGV, the nation's biggest movie theater chain, more than 95-point-seven million people went to the movies last month, including around 33 million in Seoul.
CGV said Saturday that the number of moviegoers in Seoul rose 12-point-four percent compared to October and nearly 12 percent compared to the same period last year.
However, the share of Korean movies in theaters was found to have decreased by seven-and-a-half percent from October to amount to 58 percent of all movies shown.
Seven Korean movies were included among the top ten movies for October while only five made it to the top ten list in November.
The share of Korean movies shown in the first eleven months of the year amounted to 52-point-five percent, down sharply from last year's 65-and-a-half percent.
The Korean movie, 'Le Grand Chef' drew the largest number of moviegoers with 2.6 million in November, followed by Chinese Director Ang Lee's 'Lust, Caution', and another Korean flick "Seven Days".
Reported by KBS WORLD Radio
According to CJ CGV, the nation's biggest movie theater chain, more than 95-point-seven million people went to the movies last month, including around 33 million in Seoul.
CGV said Saturday that the number of moviegoers in Seoul rose 12-point-four percent compared to October and nearly 12 percent compared to the same period last year.
However, the share of Korean movies in theaters was found to have decreased by seven-and-a-half percent from October to amount to 58 percent of all movies shown.
Seven Korean movies were included among the top ten movies for October while only five made it to the top ten list in November.
The share of Korean movies shown in the first eleven months of the year amounted to 52-point-five percent, down sharply from last year's 65-and-a-half percent.
The Korean movie, 'Le Grand Chef' drew the largest number of moviegoers with 2.6 million in November, followed by Chinese Director Ang Lee's 'Lust, Caution', and another Korean flick "Seven Days".
Reported by KBS WORLD Radio
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