Films Released in 1997


Date of Release               Title                           Seoul Admissions     Seoul Screens

    Jan 18                Inch'Allah                                 42,012            14
    Jan 18                Change                                    167,235             9 (+4)
    Feb 1                 "Bulsae"                                   22,970             9
    Feb 7                 Green Fish                                163,655             8 (+1)
    Feb 22                Lament ("Jisangmanga")                     33,857            10 (+1)
    Mar 1                 Ivan the Mercenary                         13,591             6 (+3)
    Mar 1                 Mister Condom                             157,032             9 (+4)
    Mar 15                Repechage                                  98,544             9
    Mar 15                Do the Right Thing                         72,561             9 (+1)
    Mar 15                Rocket Has Launched                           693             1 (+1)
    Mar 22                Holiday in Seoul                           36,474            10
    Mar 22                Time Lasts                                  3,609             2
    Apr 5                 Poison                                     10,870            11 (+1)
    Apr 19                Audition                                      937             5
    Apr 26                Park vs. Park                              21,741             8
    May 3                 Beat                                      349,781            14 (+1)
    May 10                He Asked Me If I Knew Zita                 11,813             3
    May 10                Father                                     33,860             8
    May 10                Barricade                                   3,194             5
    May 24                Trio                                       36,594             9
    May 31                Push! Push!                               110,640             6 (+6)
    May 31                Partner                                     4,000             6
    Jun 14                "Baeksu Story"                                471             1
    Jun 21                Baby Sale                                  52,763            14 (+3)
    Jun 21                Cue                                         1,867             5
    Jul 12                Crazy Dance                                 1,536             2
    Jul 19                Admiral's Diary                             1,831             3
    Jul 26                Angel Ryan                                  6,381             5
    Jul 26                "Uijeok Imggeokjeong"                         154             1
    Jul 28                "Bbilgu"                                    1,808             1
    Aug 2                 Timeless, Bottomless, Bad Movie           138,604            12 (+3)
    Aug 2                 No. 3                                     297,617             6 (+5)
    Aug 9                 "Proryu-ilgi"                              10,984             1
    Aug 9                 Hallelujah                                310,920             6 (+13)
    Aug 15                The Last Defence                           14,223             5 (+1)
    Aug 22                Habitual Sadness (docu)                     6,784             1
    Aug 23                Drama Inside a Skirt                          637             1
    Aug 30                California (co-prod)                        8,912             6 (+2)
    Aug 30                Terrorist 2                                   556             1
    Sep 13                Wanted                                     61,574             7 (+2)
    Sep 13                Maria and the Inn                          31,828             4
    Sep 13                Blackjack                                  39,065             9
    Sep 13                Downfallen ("Ch'ang")                     411,591            12 (+7)
    Sep 13                The Contact                               674,933             7 (+14)
    Oct 18                3pm Paradise                               16,258            10
    Oct 25                Motel Cactus                               23,147             7 (+5)
    Oct 25                Sky Doctor                                  3,538             6
    Oct 25                Wild Animals                                5,413             6 (+1)
    Oct 25                Wind Echoing In My Being                      468             1
    Nov 1                 The Trap                                  141,717            14
    Nov 8                 Man With a Flower                          21,024             9
    Nov 8                 KK Family List                              3,240             5
    Nov 8                 "Cyber Jeonsa"                              1,293             1
    Nov 15                Deep Blue                                  10,319             7
    Nov 22                1818                                        1,405             4
    Nov 22                The Letter                                724,474*           15 (+1)
    Dec 6                 The People in White                         6,668*            1
    Dec 19                Henequen                                      127             1
    Dec 25                Destiny ("Inyeon")                         74,875*            6 (+4)



* Includes admissions from 1998.  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.




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