In 2022, non-South Korean films generated over 529.2 billion South Korean won in box office revenue. With the beginning of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020, box office revenue had collapsed. While the 2022 figure is still below pre-pandemic levels, box offices have begun to recover.
Box office revenue generated by foreign films in South Korea from 2004 to 2022 (in billion South Korean won)
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KOFIC. (February 20, 2023). Box office revenue generated by foreign films in South Korea from 2004 to 2022 (in billion South Korean won) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/625555/south-korea-foreign-films-ticket-sales-box-office-revenue/
KOFIC. "Box office revenue generated by foreign films in South Korea from 2004 to 2022 (in billion South Korean won)." Chart. February 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/625555/south-korea-foreign-films-ticket-sales-box-office-revenue/
KOFIC. (2023). Box office revenue generated by foreign films in South Korea from 2004 to 2022 (in billion South Korean won). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/625555/south-korea-foreign-films-ticket-sales-box-office-revenue/
KOFIC. "Box Office Revenue Generated by Foreign Films in South Korea from 2004 to 2022 (in Billion South Korean Won)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/625555/south-korea-foreign-films-ticket-sales-box-office-revenue/
KOFIC, Box office revenue generated by foreign films in South Korea from 2004 to 2022 (in billion South Korean won) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/625555/south-korea-foreign-films-ticket-sales-box-office-revenue/ (last visited December 09, 2023)
Box office revenue generated by foreign films in South Korea from 2004 to 2022 (in billion South Korean won) [Graph], KOFIC, February 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/625555/south-korea-foreign-films-ticket-sales-box-office-revenue/