Theatrical box office in South Korean capital, Seoul dipped to a 16-year low, as ticket sales have moved in inverse proportion to the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus rises.
Exhibitors have turned to re-releases to try to entice audiences. Data from the Korean Film Council’s KOBIS service showed that just 244,000 tickets were sold over the weekend, down from 299,600 the previous weekend.
On Thursday, fewer than 50,000 tickets were sold, the lowest daily total since KOBIS began. In what was left of the box office, “The Invisible Man” remained on top for the third consecutive weekend, earning $423,800 between Friday and Sunday for a total of $3 million after three weekends on release.
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