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FEATURE


War Of The Arrows saw nearly 7.5 million admissions


has been the success of French comedy Intoucha- bles, which was released on 450 screens in March and grossed an impressive $5.4m. The fi lm was jointly acquired and released by N.E.W. and Bloomage Co, headed by former Unikorea execu- tive Michelle Park, which are also teaming on the release of the Wachowskis’ Cloud Atlas. Lotte also scored a decent hit with European 3D family animation Legends Of Valhalla: Thor, which grossed $4.8m in February.


The success of these two titles may help reverse the trend of declining market share


for


European films


7 in


Korea — according


to KOFIC,


European films accounted for only 1.9% of the market in 2011, down from 3.4% in 2008. 


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KOREA: TOP 10 JAN-MARCH 2012 Rank Title


1


2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9


10


Nameless Gangster: Rules Of Time Dancing Queen Unbowed


8 9 10


Intouchables was released on 450 screens in March and grossed $5.4m


KOREA: TOP 10 BY ADMISSIONS 2011 Rank Title 1


Transformers: Dark Of The Moon


2 3 4 5 6 War Of The Arrows (aka


Arrow, The Ultimate Weapon) Sunny


Punch Kung Fu Panda 2


Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol


Detective K: Secret Of Virtuous Widow


Silenced


Distributor CJ E&M


Lotte Entertainment CJ E&M CJ E&M CJ E&M CJ E&M Showbox / Mediaplex CJ E&M


Harry Potter And The Deathly Warner Brothers Korea Hallows: Part 2


Real Steel Source: Korean Film Council


Admissions 7.8 million


7.5 million 7.4 million 5.3 million 5.1 million 5 million 4.8 million 4.7 million 4.4 million


Sony Pictures Releasing Buena 3.6 million Vista International Korea


Gross $66.3m (WON74.8bn) $49.4m (WON55.8 bn) $47.8m (WON54bn) $34m (WON38.5bn) $39m (WON44.3bn) $33.9m (WON38.2bn) $31.7m (WON35.8bn) $31.5m (WON35.5bn) $30.5m (WON34.5bn) $23.5m (WON26.5bn)


Release date Q1 box offi ce Feb 2, 2012 Jan 18, 2012 Jan 18, 2012


Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol Dec 15, 2011 Helpless


Puss In Boots Love Fiction Howling


Architecture 101 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island Source: Korean Film Council ■ 54 Screen International at Cannes May 19, 2012


$31.4m $25.8m $22.2m $16.8m


March 8, 2012 $15.12m Jan 12, 2012 Feb 29, 2012 Feb 16, 2012


$15.1m $11.3m $10.1m


March 22, 2012 $9.1m Jan 19, 2012


$8.4m


Total box offi ce Q1 admissions $31.4m $25.8m $22.2m $49.9m $15.11m $15.1m $11.3m $10.1m $9.1m $8.4m


4.7 million 4 million


3.4 million 2.5 million 2.3 million 2.1 million 1.7 million 1.6 million 1.4 million 1.1 million


Total admissions No. of screens Distribution company 4.7 million 4 million


3.4 million 7.6 million 2.3 million 2.1 million 1.7 million 1.6 million 1.4 million 1.1 million


710 543 529 697 547 593 615 549 593 397


Showbox CJ E&M N.E.W.


CJ E&M


Filament Pictures CJ E&M N.E.W.


CJ E&M


Lotte Entertainment Warner Brothers Korea


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