Zip Cinema (영화사 집) is a South Korean film production company operating as a subsidiary of Kakao Entertainment. Producer Lee Yoo-jin established the company in December 2005, and its inaugural production was the 2007 film, Voice of a Murderer. The company's recent high-profile project is Hirokazu Kore-eda's Broker (2022). After its world premiere in the main competition at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on May 26, the film garnered both the Ecumenical Jury Award and the Best Actor Award for Song Kang-ho. CJ E&M subsequently released Broker theatrically in South Korea on June 8.
History
Zip Cinema was established in December 2005 by Lee Yoo-jin. Zip Cinema saw a hit with rom-com All About My Wife, which took in over 4.5 million admissions and grossed more than $30.2m (KW34.1bn). In January 2012, Zip Cinema was acquired by Singapore based company Spackman Entertainment. In 2020, Spackman Entertainment received a non-binding takeover offer for its Zip Cinema subsidiary from an undisclosed Korean content production company, facilitated by Charm Accounting Corporation. On September 16, 2021, Zip Cinema was acquired by Kakao Entertainment.
Filmography Film +Film(s) produced by Zip CinemaYearTitleDirectorAssociated producerDistributorAdmissions2007Voice of a MurdererPark Jin-pyoCJ Entertainment3,143,247HappinessHur Jin-hoLiye FilmShowbox (주)Media Plex1,239,7892008Antique Min Kyu-dongSoo Film1,181,3322009Closer to Heaven Park Jin-pyoCJ Entertainment 2,135,509 Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard Choi Dong-hoon 6,136,928 2010Haunters Kim Min-sukNEW / United Pictures 2,164,805 2012All About My Wife Min Kyu-dong Soo Film 4,598,985 2013Cold Eyes Cho Ui-seok, Kim Byung-seo5,509,019 2014My Brilliant Life E J-yongCJ Entertainment 1,624,601 2015The Priests Jang Jae-hyun 5,443,232 2016Master Cho Ui-seok 7,150,586 2018Golden Slumber Noh Dong-seok1,387,508Default Choi Kook-hee 3,755,233 2019Crazy Romance Kim Han-gyulNEW2,924,563 2020#Alive Perspective Picture Lotte Entertainment 1,729,826 2022BrokerHirokazu Kore-edaCJ Entertainment1,260,7402023The Plot Lee Yo-seopNEW 2025Dark Nuns Kwon Hyeok-jae NEW
Series
+Series(s) produced by Zip CinemaYearTitleDirectorWriterAssociated producerNetwork 2026 Cho Young-min Baek Jae-young Kakao Entertainment MBC TV 2027 Park Shin-woo Kwon Jong-gwan Kakao EntertainmentStudio DragonNext Scene tvN
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