150,000 Weekend Movie Theater Visitors... This Week Is a Chance for a Rebound

152,284 Visitors Last Weekend... Seat Sales Rate Still Low
New Releases on the 4th Including 'Chimipja' and 'Peurangseu Yeoja'... First Application of 6,000 Won Discount Coupon

On the 8th, the third day since the transition to daily quarantine, a movie theater in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, is quiet. Photo by Mun Ho-nam

The number of movie theater visitors over the weekend exceeded 150,000 for the first time in 11 weeks.

According to the Korea Film Council's integrated ticketing system on the 1st, the number of visitors to theaters last weekend (May 30-31) was 152,284. This is 8,016 more than the 144,268 visitors on the fourth weekend of last month (23-24). The daily number of visitors over the weekend did not surpass the 70,000 mark. The only day last month with over 100,000 visitors was Children’s Day on the 5th, with 114,701 visitors.

The seat occupancy rate last weekend was 5.1%, similar to the 5.2% recorded on the fourth weekend of last month. The audience was largely concentrated on three films: Underwater, The Greatest Showman, and Prison Escape. They attracted 35,221 viewers (594 screens), 27,999 viewers (519 screens), and 22,091 viewers (473 screens), respectively. Following these were Geujip (9,580 viewers), Cafe Belle Epoque (8,049 viewers), and Miss Behavior (6,904 viewers).

The number of visitors could increase significantly this weekend. Mid-sized new releases such as Chimipja and France Woman will be released on the 4th. The re-release of Mad Max: Fury Road on the same day is also attracting attention with special screenings. Visitors can enjoy all films at a lower price than usual, as the Korea Film Council will distribute 6,000 won discount coupons for admission on the 4th. Advance reservations using these coupons can be made starting today (the 1st). The discount applies to movies screened from Thursday to Sunday of that week.

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