1 Million Audience Movie Missing in October Theaters

Sales Amount at 61.5 Billion Won, Half the Level Before the COVID-19 Pandemic

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Isul] The total box office revenue in domestic theaters in October was 61.5 billion KRW, which is 49.7% of the level in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic. The total number of moviegoers was 6.2 million.

According to the Korean Film Council's report on the Korean film industry released on the 15th, the total box office revenue in October decreased by 39.6%, or 40.3 billion KRW, compared to the previous month, and the number of moviegoers decreased by 37.1%, or 3.66 million. No film released in October surpassed 10 billion KRW in revenue or 1 million in audience numbers.

With the release of Korean films such as "Life is Beautiful" and "Honest Candidate 2," both box office revenue and audience numbers increased compared to October last year. The total box office revenue increased by 21.1%, or 10.7 billion KRW, compared to the same month last year, and the number of moviegoers increased by 19.4%, or 1.01 million. Korean film revenue was 37.7 billion KRW, which is a 58.9%, or 54 billion KRW, decrease compared to the previous month, but an increase of 400.1%, or 30.2 billion KRW, compared to the same month last year. The number of moviegoers was 3.94 million, down 56.1%, or 5.05 million, from the previous month, but up 372.2%, or 3.11 million, compared to the same month last year.

Foreign film revenue in October was 23.8 billion KRW, up 134.1%, or 13.6 billion KRW, from the previous month, but down 45.0%, or 19.5 billion KRW, compared to the same month last year. The number of moviegoers was 2.26 million, up 158.4%, or 1.38 million, from the previous month, but down 48.2%, or 2.1 million, compared to the same month last year.

"Confidential Assignment 2: International," distributed by CJ ENM, attracted 1.11 million viewers and earned 10.8 billion KRW, ranking first in October box office and maintaining the top spot for two consecutive months. The cumulative audience reached 6.95 million, with total revenue of 70.7 billion KRW. Lotte Entertainment's "Life is Beautiful" attracted 930,000 viewers and earned 8.7 billion KRW, ranking second, with cumulative revenue reaching 10.1 billion KRW as of October.

The shamanism-themed comedy film "Daemuga" ranked first among independent and art films with box office revenue of 548.48 million KRW and 60,997 viewers. The animation "Go Go Dino The Movie: Secret of the Ice Dinosaur" ranked second with revenue of 476.23 million KRW and 51,739 viewers.

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