Films Released in 1998
Date of Release Title Seoul Admissions Seoul Screens Jan 1 Killer Story 40,380 10 Jan 24 Rub Love 7,844 4 Jan 24 Christmas in August 422,930 17 (+3) Feb 14 "Yesu" 21,051 1 Feb 14 Taekwondo 3,750 5 Feb 21 "Majimak sido" 7,933 6 Feb 23 Black Trio 115 1 Mar 21 "Mikki" 149 2 Mar 28 Bye June 4,662 9 Apr 4 The Power of Kangwon Province 15,967 6 (+2) Apr 4 The Story of a Man 11,997 9 Apr 11 Two Cops 3 117,186 21 (+4) Apr 18 "Gosu" 1,300 2 Apr 25 The Quiet Family 343,946 18 (+1) May 2 Saturday Afternoon, 2pm 23,020 12 (+2) May 16 Jjim 168,813 17 (+2) May 23 Blues 245 1 May 30 Whispering Corridors 621,032 16 (+5) May 30 A Night on the Water 90,854 13 (+3) Jun 10 Public Cemetery Under the Moon '98 39 2 Jul 11 Toto and Her Ghost Friends (co-prod) 3,543 1 (+1) Jul 17 Seventeen 52,389 12 Aug 1 Bedroom and Courtroom 147,037 15 (+1) Aug 8 Extra 82,114 7 (+2) Aug 15 The Soul Guardians 419,210 26 (+1) Aug 22 The Happenings 14,389 8 Sep 12 Scent of a Man 148,781 21 (+1) Sep 12 Paradise Lost ("Sillakwon") 46,328 15 (+2) Oct 3 Girls Night Out 290,502 15 Oct 3 An Affair 304,666 14 (+4) Oct 3 First Kiss 43,366 10 (+2) Oct 31 Birdcage Inn 5,827 8 Nov 14 A Promise 704,600* 21 (+3) Nov 21 Spring in My Hometown 98,753 14 (+1) Nov 21 Naked Being ("Kka") 16,448 16 Nov 21 American Dragon (co-prod) 5,434 8 Nov 28 Kazoku Cinema 7,367 10 Nov 28 Zzang 51,247 17 Nov 28 Too Tired To Die 1,008 4 Dec 19 If Snow Falls on Christmas 19,731 8 Dec 19 If the Sun Rises in the West 145,752* 13 (+1) Dec 19 Art Museum by the Zoo 412,472* 16 (+1) * Includes admissions from 1999. All figures are provided by KOFIC, and represent Seoul only (which may not be an accurate reflection of nationwide admissions). The number of screens are for the film's opening week only, and the number in parentheses indicates the number of screens added later. |