Domestic vs. foreign films market share in South Korea 2004-2024

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 15, 2025

In 2024, around 58 percent of films screened in South Korean cinemas were of domestic origin. The past few years cinema screens tended to show slightly more Korean films, with the notable exception of 2021, where around 70 percent of screened films were of foreign origin.

Distribution of films screened in cinemas in South Korea from 2004 to 2024, by origin

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January 2025

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South Korea

Survey time period

2004 to 2024

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