Showbox Explained
| Showbox Entertainment |
| Native Name: | | Child: | yes | | Hangul: | 쇼박스 | | Rr: | Syobakseu | | Mr: | Syobaksŭ |
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| Former Name: | Showbox Mediaplex Co., Inc. |
| Type: | Joint-stock |
| Industry: | Entertainment, media |
| Predecessor: | Media Flex Co., Ltd. |
| Successor: | Showbox Co., Ltd. |
| Founded: | in Seoul, South Korea |
| Founder: | Yoo Jung-hoon |
| Hq Location: | Nambusunhwan, Gangnam |
| Hq Location City: | Seoul |
| Hq Location Country: | South Korea |
| Area Served: | Worldwide |
| Key People: | Yoo Jung-hoon |
| Services: | Film distribution |
| Revenue: | 12,327,000,000 won |
| Revenue Year: | 2014 |
| Operating Income: | 2,086,000,000 won |
| Net Income: | 20000,000 won |
| Equity: | 105,272,000,000 won |
| Equity Year: | 2014 |
Showbox Co., Ltd. is a South Korean film distribution and production company. It is one of the largest film distribution companies in South Korea, founded in 1999.[1] Showbox is the film investment, production and distribution branch of Mediaplex, Inc., entertainment arm of Orion Group. Its main competitors for domestic box office are CJ Entertainment, Lotte Entertainment and Next Entertainment World. Despite having very short history in the industry, they managed to have top 6 of 10 blockbusters in Korean box office history, number 1 being 2012's The Thieves.
History
- June 1996: Establishment of Media Flex Co., Ltd. to enter the movie business.
- November 1999: Establishment of Megabox to enter the movie theater business.
- January 2002: Establishment of ShowBox brand and start of movie distribution investment.
- December 2002: Their first film Sex Is Zero premiers and becomes the fifth most popular film of 2002; selling 4 million tickets.
- February 2004: Taegukgi premiers and hits a new record of 11.74 million tickets sold.
- August 2005: Welcome to Dongmakgol premiers and becomes (at the time) as the fourth highest grossing South Korean film of all time; selling 8 million tickets.
- July 2006: The Host premiers and setting a new record of being (at the time) the highest grossing South Korean film of all time; selling 13 million tickets.
- July 2007: Megabox is sold to Macquarie Investment Fund.
- August 2007:D-War premiers and setting a new record of being (at the time) the highest-budgeted South Korean film of all time; selling 8.42 million tickets.
- February 2008: The Chaser premiers and sells 5 million tickets.
- July 2009: Take Off premiers and becomes the 2nd most attended film of the year in South Korea; selling 8.39 million tickets.
- February 2010: Secret Reunion premiers and becomes one of the highest grossing Korean films of 2010; selling 5.5 million tickets.
- January 2011: premiers and becomes the 4th best selling Korean film of 2011; selling 4.78 million tickets.
- February 2012: premiers and sells 4.71 million thousand tickets.
- July 2012: The Thieves premiers and becomes (at the time) as the fifth highest-grossing movie in Korean film history; selling 12.9 million tickets.
- May 2013: Secretly, Greatly premiers and breaks several box office records in South Korea: the highest single day opening for a domestic film, most tickets sold in one day for a domestic film, the biggest opening weekend, the highest-grossing webtoon-based film, and the fastest movie to reach the million, two million, three million, and four million marks in audience number; selling 4.71 million tickets.[2] [3]
- September 2013: The Face Reader premiers and became one of the highest-grossing films in South Korea in 2013; selling 9.1 million tickets.[4]
- May 2014: A Hard Day premiers and sells 3.44 million tickets.[5]
- February 2015: premiers and the 9th highest-grossing film of 2015; selling 3.87 million tickets.[6] [7]
- March 2015: entered into an exclusive partnership with one of the biggest Chinese entertainment companies, Huayi Brothers, and expanding its way to China and a co-produced partnership with the Hollywood genre movie studio Blumhouse.[8] [9]
- June 2015: Changed the company names from Showbox Mediaplex Co., Inc. to Showbox Co., Ltd., in a step to unify the brand name.
- March 2019: Showbox entered the drama production industry. It signed a consignment deal with generalist network JTBC, being the second film company to do so (the first being NEW).[10]
Releases
Films
| Year | Title | width=100 | Production Country | Release date | Production type | Notes |
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| 2002 | Addicted | South Korea | October 25, 2002 | Live action | Distribution |
| Sex Is Zero | December 12, 2002 |
| 2003 | Double Agent | January 24, 2003 |
| Garden of Heaven | April 4, 2003 |
| Adaptation | United States | May 5, 2003 |
| Oh Brothers | South Korea | September 5, 2003 |
| Underworld | United States | September 26, 2003 | |
| Silver Knife | South Korea | October 24, 2003 | Distribution |
| North Korean Guys | December 31, 2003 |
| 2004 | Ice Rain | January 16, 2004 |
| Spy Girl | January 30, 2004 | Provider |
| Taegukgi | February 5, 2004 |
| The Human Stain | United States | March 3, 2004 | |
| Dance with Solitude | South Korea | March 19, 2004 | Distribution |
| The Last Wolf | April 4, 2004 |
| The Big Swindle | April 15, 2004 |
| The President's Barber | May 5, 2004 |
| Thailand | May 26, 2004 | |
| Dead Friend | South Korea | June 17, 2004 | Distribution |
| One Missed Call | Japan | September 7, 2004 | |
| Temptation of Wolves | South Korea | July 22, 2004 | Distribution |
| To Catch a Virgin Ghost | August 13, 2004 |
| Around the World in 80 Days | United States | September 17, 2004 | |
| Crying Out Love in the Center of the World | Japan | October 10, 2004 | Distribution |
| The Scarlet Letter | South Korea | October 29, 2004 | Provider |
| The Butterfly Effect | United States | November 12, 2004 | Distribution |
| December 15, 2004 | |
| Shinsukki Blues | South Korea | December 30, 2004 | Provider |
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Television series
| Year | Title | Original title | Network | Associated production | Ref. |
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| 2020 | Itaewon Class | 이태원 클라쓰 | JTBC | Zium Content
Itaewon Class Production Partners | [11] |
| Dolled Up | 대세녀 | | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: ShowBox 회사연혁 . ko . www.showbox.co.kr . HOME > COMPANY . ShowBox History.
- Web site: Byun. hee-won. Secretly Greatly Blazes Trail at Box Office by Tapping Teen Audience. The Chosun Ilbo. June 10, 2013. June 10, 2013.
- Web site: Yun. Suh-young. Secretly success shows teen power at box office. The Korea Times. June 19, 2013. June 10, 2013.
- Web site: Lee. Hyo-won. The Face Reader Shines at South Korea's Dae Jong Film Awards. The Hollywood Reporter. November 5, 2013. November 1, 2013.
- Web site: A Hard Day (2014). Korean Film Biz Zone. June 12, 2015.
- Web site: Kim. Hee-eun. Detective K team returns to set. Korea JoongAng Daily. June 10, 2014. December 15, 2014.
- Web site: Tae. Sang-joon. DETECTIVE K: LABORER'S DAUGHTER to Crankin in June. Korean Film Biz Zone. December 15, 2014. June 16, 2014.
- News: Lee. Hyo-won. South Korea's Showbox and China's Huayi Bros. Ink Co-Production Deal. December 4, 2017. The Hollywood Reporter. March 25, 2015.
- News: Hand In Hand With China - Korea-Chinese Co-production Creates Global Demand. December 4, 2017. Business Korea. March 26, 2015.
- https://www.hankyung.com/entertainment/article/201903192100H [단독] 쇼박스 첫 드라마 '이태원클라쓰'·'대세녀', JTBC에서 본다
- http://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2019071809422098116&MS1 박서준X김다미X유재명 '이태원클라쓰' 캐스팅 확정(공식)
