KBO: Man on the Edge Maintains its Edge (01/18-01/20, 2012)

Man on the Edge Maintains its Edge

	Title	Release Date	Market Share	Weekend	Total	Screens
1	Man on the Edge	13/01/09	31.40%	876,555	2,501,068	603
2	Jack Reacher (us)	13/01/17	14.00%	389,003	465,281	431
3	Hotel Transylvania (us)	13/01/17	11.50%	335,707	393,587	489
4	The Impossible (sp/us)	13/01/17	9.70%	277,529	339,730	408
5	Les Miserables (uk/us)	12/19/12	9.70%	271,876	5,317,090	373
6	The Tower	12/25/12	9.10%	259,016	4,941,668	406
7	Life of Pie (us)	13/01/09	8.50%	169,036	1,316,624	279
8	The Reef 2: High Tide (us/kr)	13/01/10	1.70%	51,573	248,266	235
9	Cloud Atlas (us)	13/01/09	1.80%	48,035	426,480	235
10	Love 911	12/19/12	0.60%	16,333	2,469,056	97

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KBO: The Tower Repeats to Ring in the New Year (01/04-01/06, 2013)

The Tower Repeats to Ring in the New Year

	Title	Release Date	Market Share	Weekend	Total	Screens
1	Tower	12/25/12	32.80%	812,841	3,539,879	638
2	Les Miserables (uk/us)	12/19/12	21.40%	525,258	4,207,834	587
3	Life of Pi (us)	1/1/13	17.70%	345,807	610,835	392
4	Love 911	12/19/12	10.00%	246,937	2,221,828	374
5	Wreck-It Ralph (us)	12/13/12	3.60%	92,471	802,151	279
6	The Hobbit (us)	12/13/12	3.50%	79,246	2,776,058	262
7	Zambezi (de)	12/25/12	2.90%	78,403	390,759	238
8	Niko 2: Little Brother (gr)	12/25/12	2.20%	60,030	371,661	226
9	Marrying the Mafia 5	12/19/12	2.00%	50,052	1,133,216	210
10	The Nutcrack 3D (us)	1/3/13	1.00%	26,933	34,821	132

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The Tower (타워, Taweo) 2012

Following the biggest ever year for Korean cinema, it is perhaps fitting that the very last work to be released in 2012 was a spectacle-driven disaster film highlighting the industry’s technical proficiency. Likened to previous blockbuster failures such as Sector 7 (2011), My Way (2011) and this year’s R2B: Return to Base, there was a danger that The Tower could have made for a sour note to conclude Korean cinema’s fortuitous year. Any such qualms were quickly dispelled however as the film registered the industry’s all time second-biggest opening day and is well on its way to an enormous finish.

It’s Christmas Eve and the brand new Tower Sky complex, a brilliant pair of skyscrapers soaring over Seoul’s skyline, is busily preparing for its glitzy holiday party. During the festivities, a helicopter dropping artificial snow crashes into the building and ignites a fierce blaze, threatening the lives of hundreds. Now, a building technician, his daughter, a restaurant manager and a legendary firefighter must brave the flames.

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KBO: The Tower Rises to First in Powerful Xmas Weekend (12/28-12/30, 2013)

The Tower Rises to First in Powerful Xmas Weekend

	Title	Release Date	Market Share	Weekend	Total	Screens
1	Tower	12/25/12	30.70%	873,155	1,694,650	617
2	Les Miserables (uk/us)	12/19/12	26.70%	751,684	2,955,910	621
3	Love 911	12/19/12	13.00%	370,787	1,596,902	427
4	The Hobbit (us)	12/13/12	8.40%	204,958	2,533,231	383
5	Marrying the Mafia 5	12/19/12	5.00%	144,316	961,275	338
6	Wreck-It Ralph (us)	12/13/12	3.90%	113,083	570,142	320
7	Niko 2: Little Brother (de)	12/25/12	3.20%	95,513	207,057	284
8	Zambezi (us)	12/25/12	3.00%	86,922	205,150	273
9	My P.S. Partner	12/6/12	2.20%	57,345	1,767,310	157
10	Pokemon (jp)	12/19/12	0.70%	38,781	316,515	164

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