[HanCinema's Digest] Cinema Snippets

Find out why "Spirits' Homecoming" was a "small miracle", check out the top Korean films on IMDb, Film Doo analysis Korea's film industry in relation to VOD, and visit KOBIZ's website to discover the highest-grossing films released in Korea this year.

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"Miracle Began with One Picture"

KOBIZ's Song Soon-jin takes a closer look at Cho Jung-rae's drama "Spirits' Homecoming" starring Kang Ha-na and Choi Ri. The film sold 3.5 million admissions during its theatrical run earlier this year: "A small miracle took place in Korean cinema in February 2016. It belonged to Spirits' Homecoming, by Cho Jung-rae, a film depicting the girls taken to the battlefields as Japanese comfort women during WWII..."

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"Most Popular Korean-Language Feature Films"

Can you guess the most popular Korean films on IMDb? It should come as no surprise to Korean cinephiles that Park Chan-wook's films are right up there, but "Oldboy" isn't top at the moment...

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"THE SUCCESS OF THE SOUTH KOREAN FILM INDUSTRY: CREATING A SYNERGY BETWEEN CINEMA AND VOD"

Weerada Sucharitkul examines an interesting intersection between Korea's thriving film industry and the rise of video on demand: "Although cinemas continue to be a strong distribution channel, popularity in VOD among mass Korean consumer is on the rise. In 2014 to 2015, at 217 million people, the number of cinema attendees in South Korea increased by 1%. It is the highest on record and reached over 200 million patrons three years in a row".

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"[Box Office] Yearly"

It's interesting to see what films have been performing especially well in Korea and know what films have been drawing the crowds and making waves. Thankfully, KOBIZ has up-to-date statistics in one place for us to browse. Do you know what Korea's highest-grossing film is so far for 2016? It's sold over 9.7 million admissions and was released early February...

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