Showbox

For the music venue in Seattle, see Showbox at the Market.

Showbox (Korean: 쇼박스 (주)미디어플렉스) is one of the largest film distribution companies in South Korea, founded in 2002. Showbox is the film investment and distribution branch of Mediaplex, Inc., entertainment arm of Orion Group. It is a sister company of Megabox, the theater chain in Korea. Its main competitor for domestic box office is CJ Entertainment. 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 2006's The Host and continues to have a series of hits.

Domestic Distribution (selected)

• Secret Reunion (2010)
• Running Turtle (2009)
• Dachimawa Lee (2008)
• Sunny (2008)
• The Battle of the Red Cliff (2008)
• The Chaser (2008)
• Happiness (2007)
• D-War (2007)
• 200 Pounds Beauty (2006)
• My Wife is a Gangster 3 (2006)
• The Host (2006)
• Running Wild (2006)
• Marrying the Mafia II (2005)
• Marrying the Mafia III (2006)
• Welcome to Dongmakgol (2005)
• Marathon (2005)
• Antarctic Journal (2005)
• Taegukgi (2003)
• Double Agent (2003)

External links

• Official Site (Korean)
• HanCinema Contact info and list of distributed films
• Twitter Account (Korean)