In December of 2023, around 16.7 million movie tickets were sold in South Korea. Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the beginning of 2020, ticket sales in South Korea have been dropping. In January 2021, the number of sold tickets was at around 1.79 million, while around 16.84 million tickets were sold in the same period in the previous year. January 2022 saw some recovery compared to January 2021, but sales were still far below pre-pandemic levels. As of May 2022, ticket sales have drastically picked up again.
Monthly number of sold movie theater tickets in South Korea from January 2020 to December 2023 (in millions)
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KOFIC. (January 24, 2024). Monthly number of sold movie theater tickets in South Korea from January 2020 to December 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106029/south-korea-number-of-cinema-visitors-monthly/
KOFIC. "Monthly number of sold movie theater tickets in South Korea from January 2020 to December 2023 (in millions)." Chart. January 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106029/south-korea-number-of-cinema-visitors-monthly/
KOFIC. (2024). Monthly number of sold movie theater tickets in South Korea from January 2020 to December 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106029/south-korea-number-of-cinema-visitors-monthly/
KOFIC. "Monthly Number of Sold Movie Theater Tickets in South Korea from January 2020 to December 2023 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106029/south-korea-number-of-cinema-visitors-monthly/
KOFIC, Monthly number of sold movie theater tickets in South Korea from January 2020 to December 2023 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106029/south-korea-number-of-cinema-visitors-monthly/ (last visited June 05, 2024)
Monthly number of sold movie theater tickets in South Korea from January 2020 to December 2023 (in millions) [Graph], KOFIC, January 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106029/south-korea-number-of-cinema-visitors-monthly/