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Showbox Co., Ltd. (Korean: 쇼박스) 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.
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Native name | |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | 쇼박스 |
Revised Romanization | Syobakseu |
McCune–Reischauer | Syobaksŭ |
Formerly | Showbox Mediaplex Co., Inc. (쇼박스㈜미디어플렉스) |
Company type | Joint-stock |
KRX: 086980 (July 7, 2006) | |
Industry | Entertainment, media |
Predecessor | Media Flex Co., Ltd. |
Founded | June 10, 1999 in Seoul, South Korea |
Founder | Yoo Jung-hoon |
Successor | Showbox Co., Ltd. |
Headquarters | Nambusunhwan, Gangnam, Seoul , South Korea |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Yoo Jung-hoon (CEO & founder) |
Services | Film distribution |
Revenue | 12,327,000,000 won (2014) |
2,086,000,000 won | |
20000,000 won | |
Total equity | 105,272,000,000 won (2014) |
Owner |
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Website | www |
Year | Title | Production Country | Release date[lower-alpha 1] | Production type | Notes |
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2002 | Addicted | South Korea | October 25, 2002 | Live action | Distribution[lower-alpha 2] |
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 |
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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 |
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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 | ||||
Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior | Thailand | May 26, 2004 |
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Dead Friend | South Korea | June 17, 2004 | Distribution | ||
One Missed Call | Japan | September 7, 2004 |
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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 |
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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 | ||
Blade: Trinity | December 15, 2004 |
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Shinsukki Blues | South Korea | December 30, 2004 | Provider |
Year | Title | Original title | Network | Associated production | Ref. |
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2020 | Itaewon Class | 이태원 클라쓰 | JTBC | Zium Content Itaewon Class Production Partners |
[10][11] |
TBA | Dolled Up | 대세녀 | TBA | [10] | |
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