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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Inga Parkel

Korean police allege box office manipulation of over 300 movies

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South Korean police claimed to have found evidence that over the past five years, box office performance for 323 films has been falsely inflated.

As a result, on Wednesday (16 August), Seoul’s Metropolitan Police said they had referred 69 individuals from major exhibition chains, along with 24 film distribution companies, to prosecutors, Variety reports. Prosecutors will then decide whether or not to pursue criminal charges.

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