Domestic movies see increased audience in April: report

SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean movies were greeted by an increased number
of local audiences last month, a report said Friday, signaling renewed hope for
the domestic film industry hit by an ongoing economic downturn and a deluge of
Hollywood blockbusters.

Backed by two local box office hits -- "My Girlfriend Isn't an Agent" and
"Private Eye" -- domestic movies took up 47.4 percent of the April film market
with some 3.7 million in ticket sales, according to CJ CGV, South Korea's largest
film distributor and multiplex chain.
The market share of local movies increased by 24.3 percentage points from the
same period last year and 9.6 percentage points from March, the report added.
"Private Eye" and "My Girlfriend Isn't an Agent" drew the largest number of
moviegoers last month, seeing accumulated ticket sales of 1.8 million and 1
million, respectively.
hayney@yna.co.kr
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