'Crime City 3' June Revenue Hits 87.1 Billion Won... Recovery to Pre-COVID Levels

14.52 Million Theater Visits Last Month
KR Movie Box Office Revenue 93.9 Billion Won, 2nd Highest Ever

The movie 'Crime City 3' starring actor Ma Dong-seok revived the box office last month.

According to the Korea Film Council's report on the Korean film industry in June 2023, the total revenue last month was 145.1 billion KRW, which was 97.3% of the average total revenue in June from 2017 to 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic (149.1 billion KRW).

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The total number of viewers in June was 14.52 million, representing 82.1% of the pre-COVID-19 level. This was a 6.2% (960,000 viewers) decrease compared to the same month last year. Total revenue decreased by 8.3% (13.1 billion KRW) compared to the same month last year.

Korean films recorded revenue of 93.9 billion KRW and 9.41 million viewers, surpassing the pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels. Thanks to the success of 'Crime City 3,' the revenue was the second highest ever for June since 2004. The revenue share of Korean films was 64.7%, and the audience share was 64.8%, regaining dominance over foreign films for the first time in seven months.

'Crime City 3' ranked first in June with revenue of 87.1 billion KRW and 8.75 million viewers. The animation 'Elemental' ranked second with revenue of 16.7 billion KRW and 1.69 million viewers. 'Transformers: Rise of the Beasts' was third with revenue of 7.7 billion KRW (760,000 viewers), and 'The Flash' ranked fourth with revenue of 6.5 billion KRW (610,000 viewers).

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