Initiative comes as ticket sales in Korea are at 1% of seating capacity due to the impact of the pandemic.
South Korea’s three major multiplex chains, Cj Cgv, Megabox and Lotte Cinema, have agreed to pay additional support funds to new films released in February.
The Korea Theater Association today (January 18) announced the plan aiming to encourage distributors to release fresh content to Covid-19 pandemic-stricken box offices.
In an appeal last week to public health authorities to relax social distancing measures for cinemas, the association stated: “Theatres are completely empty. Total admissions in the Republic of Korea have fallen to...
South Korea’s three major multiplex chains, Cj Cgv, Megabox and Lotte Cinema, have agreed to pay additional support funds to new films released in February.
The Korea Theater Association today (January 18) announced the plan aiming to encourage distributors to release fresh content to Covid-19 pandemic-stricken box offices.
In an appeal last week to public health authorities to relax social distancing measures for cinemas, the association stated: “Theatres are completely empty. Total admissions in the Republic of Korea have fallen to...
- 1/18/2021
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
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