Korea’s multiplex chains are faltering as moviegoers turn their back on cinemas amid high ticket prices and the absence of tolerable low-budget films. The rise of streaming platforms during the pandemic is also playing a role.
A customer tries a climbing wall at Peakers in the CGV Piccadilly 1958 in Jongno, Seoul, on Thursday. The multiplex, one of the oldest cinemas in Korea, turned one of its theaters into an indoor playground for adults.
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