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Zip Cinema
Native name
영화사 집
Industry
FoundedDecember 7, 2005 (2005-12-07)
FounderLee Yoo-jin
Headquarters
2nd floor, 20 Seolleung-ro 119-gil, Gangnam-gu, Nonhyeon-dong, Seoul
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South Korea
Area served
South Korea
Key peopleLee Yoo-jin (Chief executive officer)
OwnerKakao Entertainment (100%)
ParentKakao Entertainment
Websitewww.zipcine.com

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.[1] 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.[2]

History

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  • Zip Cinema was established in December 2005 by Lee Yoo-jin.[1]
  • 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).[3]
  • In January 2012, Zip Cinema was acquired by Singapore based company Spackman Entertainment.[3]
  • 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.[4]
  • On September 16, 2021, Zip Cinema was acquired by Kakao Entertainment.[5]

Filmography

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Film

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Film(s) produced by Zip Cinema
Year Title Director Associated producer Distributor Admissions Ref.
2007 Voice of a Murderer Park Jin-pyo CJ Entertainment 3,143,247 [6]
Happiness Hur Jin-ho Liye Film Showbox (주)Media Plex 1,239,789 [7]
2008 Antique Min Kyu-dong Soo Film 1,181,332 [8]
2009 Closer to Heaven Park Jin-pyo CJ Entertainment 2,135,509 [9]
Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard Choi Dong-hoon 6,136,928 [10]
2010 Haunters Kim Min-suk NEW / United Pictures 2,164,805 [11]
2012 All About My Wife Min Kyu-dong Soo Film 4,598,985 [12]
2013 Cold Eyes Cho Ui-seok, Kim Byung-seo 5,509,019 [13]
2014 My Brilliant Life E J-yong CJ Entertainment 1,624,601 [14]
2015 The Priests Jang Jae-hyun 5,443,232 [15]
2016 Master Cho Ui-seok 7,150,586 [16]
2018 Golden Slumber Noh Dong-seok 1,387,508 [17]
Default Choi Kook-hee 3,755,233 [18]
2019 Crazy Romance Kim Han-gyul NEW 2,924,563 [19]
2020 #Alive Cho Il-hyung [wd] Perspective Picture Lotte Entertainment 1,729,826 [20]
2022 Broker Hirokazu Kore-eda CJ Entertainment

1,260,740

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2023 The Plot Lee Yo-seop NEW [22]
2025 Dark Nuns Kwon Hyeok-jae NEW [23]

Series

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Key
† Denotes television productions that have not yet been released
Series(s) produced by Zip Cinema
Year Title Director Writer Associated producer Network Ref.
2026 The Perfect Lie † Cho Young-min Baek Jae-young Kakao Entertainment MBC TV [24]
2027 My Ghostly Running Mate † Park Shin-woo Kwon Jong-gwan Kakao Entertainment
Studio Dragon
Next Scene		 tvN [25]

References

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  1. 1 2 영화사 '집' 이유진 대표. 스포츠경향. July 22, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  2. ↑ Kim, Na-yeon (April 28, 2022). 송강호→강동원·이지은 온다..'브로커', 6월 8일 개봉 확정 [Song Kang-ho → Kang Dong-won and Lee Ji-eun are coming... 'The Broker' is confirmed for release on June 8]. Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 27, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Noh, Jean. "Korea's Opus, Zip secure investment from Spackman Group". Screen. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  4. ↑ Frater, Patrick (July 8, 2020). "Spackman Receives Takeover Approach for Korean Producer Zip Cinema". Variety. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  5. ↑ Frater, Patrick (September 16, 2021). "Korean Internet Giant Kakao to Buy Prestige Film Producer Zip Cinema". Variety. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  6. ↑ Paquet, Darcy (February 5, 2007). "'Murderer' kills at S. Korea box office". Variety. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  7. ↑ Koehler, Robert (October 3, 2007). "Happiness". Variety. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  8. ↑ Shackleton, Liz. "Japanese buyers take Antique, Love First". Screen. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Closer To Heaven (2009) - Review". Far East Films. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Korean wizard reborn as a stylish hero". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. December 17, 2009. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  11. ↑ Edwards, Russell (April 13, 2011). "Haunters". Variety. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  12. ↑ LLP, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada (May 22, 2012). "Spackman Equities Subsidiary Zip Cinema Takes Top Spot in Korean Box Office With All About My Wife". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  13. ↑ Bechervaise, Jason. "Cold Eyes". Screen. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  14. ↑ Frater, Patrick (March 12, 2015). "Korea's 'My Brilliant Life' Set For Wide Release in China". Variety. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  15. ↑ Kil, Sonia (November 8, 2015). "Korea Box Office: 'The Priests' Opens Top in Quiet November". Variety. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  16. ↑ Kil, Sonia (December 18, 2015). "Lee Byung-hun Leads Star Trio in 'Master'". Variety. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Spackman Entertainment Group's Golden Slumber To Be Released On 14 February 2018". www.acnnewswire.com. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Spackman says new movie Default opens at No 1 in South Korea". The Straits Times. November 29, 2018. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  19. ↑ Lam, Fiona (October 9, 2019). "Spackman's South Korea film 'Crazy Romance' to debut in 22 markets". The Business Times. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Spackman Entertainment Group's #ALIVE the number one Asian film on Netflix U.S. in 2020". Media Outreach. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  21. ↑ "'Broker' tops 1 mln admissions". The Korea Herald. June 18, 2022. Archived from the original on August 30, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  22. ↑ Yoon-seo, Lee (April 29, 2024). ""The Plot," rife with unexpected twists, will showcase Gang Dong-won at his coldest". The Korea Herald. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  23. ↑ KTimes (November 5, 2024). "Song Hye-kyo becomes exorcist nun in 'The Priests 2: Dark Nuns'". The Korea Times. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  24. ↑ "Zip Cinema: Series". ZIP CINEMA (in Korean). Retrieved October 25, 2025.
  25. ↑ 의원님이 보우하사 [May the Congressman Protect You]. Zip Cinema Official Website (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 30, 2026. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
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