In December of 2024, around 13 million movie tickets were sold in South Korea. Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak at 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 2019 to December 2024
(in millions)
Characteristic
Number of visitors in million
Dec 2024
13
Nov 2024
6.99
Oct 2024
6.28
Sep 2024
10.11
Aug 2024
11.78
Jul 2024
12.03
Jun 2024
11.33
May 2024
11.36
Apr 2024
9.33
Mar 2024
11.7
Feb 2024
11.46
Jan 2024
7.75
Dec 2023
16.7
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KOFIC. (January 9, 2025). Monthly number of sold movie theater tickets in South Korea from January 2019 to December 2024 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2025, 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 2019 to December 2024 (in millions)." Chart. January 9, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106029/south-korea-number-of-cinema-visitors-monthly/
KOFIC. (2025). Monthly number of sold movie theater tickets in South Korea from January 2019 to December 2024 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2025. 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 2019 to December 2024 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jan 2025, 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 2019 to December 2024 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106029/south-korea-number-of-cinema-visitors-monthly/ (last visited May 13, 2025)
Monthly number of sold movie theater tickets in South Korea from January 2019 to December 2024 (in millions) [Graph], KOFIC, January 9, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106029/south-korea-number-of-cinema-visitors-monthly/
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