Theaters Turn Quiet Following Three Consecutive Holidays as Off-Peak Season Begins

Movie theaters, which had been packed with audiences during a three-week span featuring the Chuseok holiday, National Foundation Day, and Hangeul Day, have grown quiet.

According to the Korean Film Council's integrated box office ticket computer network on October 16, the total number of moviegoers who visited theaters on October 15 was tallied at 132,083. Attendance plummeted starting from the weekdays following the three consecutive holidays. Excluding October 14, which was Culture Day, daily theater attendance has remained under 200,000 throughout weekdays this week.

The top-ranking film for the day was the Japanese animation "Chiikawa the Movie: Secret of the Mermaid Island," drawing 35,423 viewers. Coming in second was "The Assassin(s)" with 23,151 viewers. Neither film managed to surpass 50,000 daily viewers.

New releases including "Paradise Lost" and "Still Brilliant" on October 21, and "CSAT, the Secret of Questioning" and "Heart of Beast" on October 28, are slated to hit theaters. Cinemas are anticipating that these new releases across various genres will inject vitality into the off-peak season.

 

(SBS Entertainment News, Reporter Kim Ji-hye)
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