Films Released in 1996
Date of Release Title Seoul Admissions Seoul Screens Jan 19 Armageddon 67,513 8 (+3) Jan 20 Broken Branches 8,489 1 Jan 20 Sea of Adultery 467 1 Feb 17 The Gingko Bed 452,580 6 Feb 17 Seven Reasons Why Beer... 86,597 7 Mar 1 Farewell My Darling 3,894 4 Mar 16 Karuna 20,583 4 Mar 16 A Woman's Diary 532 1 Mar 23 1996 Bbong 14,971 3 Mar 23 Come to Me 51,688 8 Mar 30 Chungmuro Don Quixote 3,297 3 Apr 5 A Petal 213,979 7 (+1) Apr 13 A Real Man 39,689 8 Apr 20 Born to Kill 132,261 9 Apr 27 Two Cops 2 636,047 8 May 4 The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well 37,103 3 (+1) May 4 Hello, Byun Kang-soi 70 1 May 11 Love Story 5,769 6 May 18 Jungle Story 6,621 5 May 24 Piano Man 89,744 8 (+1) Jun 6 Yuri 9,525 5 Jun 6 Festival 50,561 2 Jun 8 Corset 114,777 7 Jun 15 Two Men 23,875 6 (+1) Jun 15 Their Last Love Affair 94,971 7 (+1) Jun 22 Roasted Herrings 2,743 3 Jul 6 Boss 101,078 5 Jul 13 Albatross 9,714 1 Jul 20 Queen Esther 561 1 Jul 27 Baby Dinosaur Dooly 126,873** 4 Aug 10 Joy ("Hwanhui") 535 2 Aug 24 Channel 69 15,869 4 (+2) Aug 24 Why Women Have Fallen 589 1 Aug 31 Dark Lipstick 8,807 3 (+1) Sep 7 Collector 772 2 Sep 11 "Honja ddeuneun dal" 318 2 Sep 21 Do You Believe in Jazz? 41,257 3 (+4) Sep 21 Unfix 31,170 8 (+1) Sep 21 The Adventures of Mrs. Park 170,328 10 Oct 12 Ero X 4,255 4 Oct 12 Underground 4,334 4 (+2) Oct 12 The Gate of Destiny 200,570 9 (+3) Oct 19 Kill the Love 50,544 8 (+1) Oct 26 White Sunset 1,049 1 Oct 26 "Myo-hwa-gung" 1,423 1 Nov 2 Three Friends 24,758 4 (+1) Nov 16 Crocodile 3,284 5 Nov 16 '96 Yellow House 2,273 3 Dec 4 Eros 2 736 3 Dec 6 Killing Game 875 5 Dec 21 "7 Akdong" 500 1 Dec 21 Ambiguous Man ("Mijiwang") 10,403* 3 Dec 21 Ghost Mama 257,688* 4 (+3) Dec 21 Hoodlum Lessons 176,757* 7 (+2) Dec 22 Dragon Tucca 966* 1 * Includes admissions from 1997. 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. ** Includes screenings in non-theatrical venues (COEX auditorium, etc.) |