Korean Cinemas Try to Adapt as Box Office Recovery Weakens
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variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefCinemas in Korea are trying to adapt to new straitened circumstances as the autumn box office recovery peters out.
The Korean market, in normal years the world’s fourth largest theatrical territory, saw aggregate revenues of just $1.44 million over the weekend, according to data from the Korean Film Council’s KOBIS service.The top of the chart was a rerun of the previous weekend, with Korean “Best Friend” taking top place, ahead of local adventure drama “Collectors” and U.S.
mystery thriller “Run.” But numbers were down in each case. “Best Friend” grossed $526,000, down from $1.03 million in its opening, for a $2.60 million cumulative.
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