Lotte Entertainment (Template:Lang-ko) is a division under Lotte Cultureworks (Template:Lang-ko), which is a Republic of Korea company that also houses Lotte Cinema (Template:Lang-ko).[1]
History
In September 2003, Lotte Entertainment was created under Lotte Shopping to manage film production, distribution, investment, and international sales. In 2018, Lotte Corporation spun-off the entertainment branch from Lotte Shopping as Lotte Cultureworks which includes both Entertainment and Cinema divisions.[2]
The Lotte Entertainment division was created to focus its operations in the motion pictures industry, and is often included in Korea's "Big 4" of the major film industry distributors along with CJ ENM, Showbox, and NEW.[3]
In 2006, Lotte Entertainment established the Charlotte Theater in Songpa district in Seoul, which was Korea's first venue solely dedicated to musicals.[4]
International Distribution
In 2015, the company signed an exclusive Korea theatrical distribution deal with Paramount Pictures which allowed Lotte to distribute a range of Paramount's films in Korea including the "Mission: Impossible" and "Transformers" franchises.[5]
In 2016, Lotte Entertainment joined the Globalgate consortium which is led by Lionsgate. As part of the agreement, Lotte represents the Korean and Vietnamese film markets.[6]
Production Studio
In 2019, Lotte Entertainment launched its own TV series production studio. Its first series premiered on JTBC (Template:Lang-ko; stylized as jtbc) in February 2022 and was called "Thirty-Nine" (Template:Lang-ko). The series was later distributed though TVING and Netflix streaming services.[7]
Releases
Films
"Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds" (released in 2017) and "Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days" (released in 2018) are considered the most successful film series in Korea. The first film still ranks as the third most watched Korean film of all time.[8] The franchise is based on a popular Korean web comic of the same title.
The zombie apocalypse thriller "#Alive" (released in 2020) was the first Korean film to be ranked No. 1 in the U.S. and Europe on Netflix streaming platform. The film also reached No. 1 on movie charts across 35 countries.[9]
"Escape from Mogadishu" (released in 2021) was the highest grossing Korean film in 2021 and a Korean Oscar Contender for 2022.[10]
Television series
| Year | Title | Original title | Network | Associated production | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Joseon Survival Period | 조선 생존기 | TV Chosun | Huayi Brothers Korea HIGROUND |
[11] |
| The Great Show | 위대한 쇼 | tvN | Huayi Brothers Korea Studio Dragon |
[12] | |
| 2021 | Joseon Exorcist | 조선구마사 | SBS TV | Studio S (SBS) YG STUDIOPLEX Crave Works |
[13] |
| 2023 | Pale Moon | 종이달 | ENA | Big Ocean ENM | [14] |
References
- ↑ Lotte Cultureworks to Produce Korean Adaptation of Yes Studios' Israeli Series 'On the Spectrum'. Deadline(April 3, 2023).
- ↑ Lotte Cinema and Lotte Entertainment Introduce a New Independent Corporate Body, Lotte Cultureworks. Korean Film Council(8 May 2023). Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ↑ Big 4 Wary of New Distributors. The Korea Times(June 8, 2018).
- ↑ What are the Characteristics of Private Theaters?. Hankyoreh News(March 27, 2016).
- ↑ Paramount, South Korea's Lotte in Distribution Deal. Hollywood Reporter(June 10, 2015).
- ↑ How Globalgate Is Spinning Local-Language IP Into International Box Office Hits. Deadline(July 22, 2020).
- ↑ Lotte Cultureworks produces its first drama '30,9' starring Son Ye-jin. Dailian News(February 16, 2022).
- ↑ 'Along With The Gods: The Two Worlds' becomes Korea's third biggest all-time box office hit. Screen Daily(January 22, 2018).
- ↑ Yoo Ah-in's zombie series '#Alive' and 'Kingdom 2' rank #1 on Netflix. JoongAng News(September 9, 2020).
- ↑ Movies of the Year Viewed by Box Office Performance. News1 Korea(December 20, 2021).
- ↑ Login • Instagram.Template:Cbignore
- ↑ TVN '위대한 쇼' 송승헌, '사남매 父' 되다! - 뉴스에이.
- ↑ '조선구마사' 감우성·장동윤·박성훈, 판타지 액션 사극 신세계+갓벽한 라인업 [공식]. www.msn.com.
- ↑ '종이달' 김서형, 횡령 끝 추락 예고? "인생이 아름답게 무너졌다". MBC Entertainment(March 27, 2023). Retrieved March 30, 2023.
External links
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