In 2023, the number of foreign films released in South Korea fell to 876 movies. This represents a decrease from the previous year and continues a trend of decline that began after hitting a peak in 2017. Despite this, the number of foreign films released in South Korea yearly is still far higher than it was at the beginning of the millennium, when only a few hundred movies would be released for Korean audiences per year.
Number of foreign movie releases in South Korea from 2004 to 2023
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KOFIC. (January 23, 2024). Number of foreign movie releases in South Korea from 2004 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/625547/south-korea-number-foreign-movie-releases/
KOFIC. "Number of foreign movie releases in South Korea from 2004 to 2023." Chart. January 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/625547/south-korea-number-foreign-movie-releases/
KOFIC. (2024). Number of foreign movie releases in South Korea from 2004 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/625547/south-korea-number-foreign-movie-releases/
KOFIC. "Number of Foreign Movie Releases in South Korea from 2004 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/625547/south-korea-number-foreign-movie-releases/
KOFIC, Number of foreign movie releases in South Korea from 2004 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/625547/south-korea-number-foreign-movie-releases/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Number of foreign movie releases in South Korea from 2004 to 2023 [Graph], KOFIC, January 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/625547/south-korea-number-foreign-movie-releases/