Lotte Entertainment
South Korean entertainment company under Lotte Cultureworks
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Lotte Entertainment (Korean: 롯데엔터테인먼트) is a South Korean film producer and distributor and entertainment division under Lotte Cultureworks (Korean: 롯데컬처웍스), which is a Republic of Korea company that also houses Lotte Cinema (Korean: 롯데시네마).[2]
Exterior of Lotte’s Charlotte Theater in Songpa district | |
Native name | 롯데엔터테인먼트 |
|---|---|
Company type | Private |
| Industry | Film, TV Series, Musicals |
| Founded | September 2003[1] |
| Headquarters | , |
| Services | film production, exhibition, distribution, television production, financing |
| Owner | Lotte Corporation (aka Lotte Group) |
| Parent | Lotte Cultureworks |
| Website | lotteent.com |
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.[3]
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.[4]
In 2006, Lotte Entertainment established the Charlotte Theater in Songpa district in Seoul, which was Korea's first venue solely dedicated to musicals.[5]
International distribution
In early 2015, the company signed a theatrical distribution deal with Paramount Pictures which allowed Lotte to distribute all of Paramount's films in South Korea, after Paramount ended its theatrical distribution deal with CJ Entertainment that year.[6]
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.[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] |