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Korea Box Office: Lim Young-woong Concert Film Takes Weekend Honors Ahead of ‘Alien: Romulus’


At the Korean box office, concert film 'Lim Young-woong IM HERO The Stadium" took top position, powered by high ticket prices and enthusiastic fans.

With good looks and a wholesome, healthy image, he has since acquired superstar status and a Taylor Swift-like fan following in Korea. A re-release of Derek Tsang’s Hong Kong and China-made youth film “Better Days” earned $343,000 over the weekend and took seventh place. The latest data confirms how the once mighty Korean box office has retreated this summer and, more generally, struggled to recover in the post-COVID era.

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