International Online Article: According to South Korea's "Asian Economy", recently, the market share of Korean movies has surpassed that of foreign movies, attracting attention.
On July 11, according to the "Korean Film Industry Summary Report" released by the Korea Film Promotion Commission, the number of Korean film viewers and box office revenue in July were 10.23 million (51.5% share) and 79.3 billion won, respectively, an increase of 1.72 million and 19 billion won.
In contrast, the number of foreign film viewers and box office revenue were 9.64 million (48.5% share) and 76.3 billion won respectively, a decrease of 670,000 visits year-on-year, and box office revenue increased slightly by 900 million won year-on-year.
In July, 6 of the top 10 films at the box office accounted for 6 Korean films, earning face for Korean films.
Among them, the movie "Bandits: The Age of Civil Unrest" mobilized a total of 3.96 million people to watch the movie, ranking first. Rise of the Apes 2: Dawn of the Apes ranked second with 3.95 million viewers, followed by One Hand of the Gods (3.56 million), Transformers 4: Age of Extinction (2.47 million) and How to Train Your Dragon 2 (1.54 million).
"Gang Thieves", which ranked first at the box office in July, verified the box office appeal of the era drama (historical drama), and the movie "Mingliang", which was released on July 30, set a record of 1.41 million people in the two days of release, ranking sixth in the Box Office record in July, and extending the Korean film boom to August.
According to the audience share of the distribution company, Showbox, which released four films such as "Group Thief", "One Hand of God" and "A Hard Day", ranked first with 7.88 million visitors (39.8%).
CJ E&M, which released nine films including Transformers 4, How to Train Your Dragon 2 and Ming Liang, mobilized 5.83 million visitors (29.5 percent) and ranked second, while 20th Century Fox Korea, which released four films including Rise of the Apes 2, ranked third with 3.95 million visits (20 percent). (Asian Economy Copyright) Reporter Shen Haiyan