Lotte Entertainment

{{Short description|South Korean entertainment company under Lotte Cultureworks}}

{{Infobox company

|name = Lotte Entertainment

|logo =

| image = South Korea’s Charlotte Theater.jpg

| image_caption = Exterior of Lotte’s Charlotte Theater in Songpa district

|native_name = 롯데엔터테인먼트

|native_name_lang = ko

|type = Private

|hq_location_country = South Korea

|location_city = Songpa District, Seoul

|foundation = {{Start date|2003|09}}{{cite web |title=Company: Lotte Entertainment |url=https://www.lotteent.com/ |website=Lotte Entertainment |access-date=7 May 2023 |date=7 May 2023}}

|industry = Film, TV Series, Musicals

|services = film production, exhibition, distribution, television production, financing

|owner = Lotte Corporation (aka Lotte Group)

|num_employees =

|parent = Lotte Cultureworks

|divisions =

|subsid =

|homepage = {{URL|https://www.lotteent.com/|lotteent.com}}

|footnotes =

|intl =

}}

Lotte Entertainment ({{langx|ko|롯데엔터테인먼트}}) is a South Korean film producer and distributor and entertainment division under Lotte Cultureworks ({{langx|ko|롯데컬처웍스}}), which is a Republic of Korea company that also houses Lotte Cinema ({{langx|ko|롯데시네마}}).{{cite news |first=Liz |last=Shackleton |newspaper=Deadline |date=April 3, 2023 |url=https://deadline.com/2023/04/lotte-cultureworks-korean-adaptation-yes-studios-israeli-series-on-the-spectrum-1235317245/ |title=Lotte Cultureworks to Produce Korean Adaptation of Yes Studios' Israeli Series 'On the Spectrum'}}

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.{{cite web |title=Lotte Cinema and Lotte Entertainment Introduce a New Independent Corporate Body, Lotte Cultureworks |url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=4787&blbdComCd=601006 |website=Korean Film Council |access-date=8 May 2023 |date=8 May 2023}}

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.{{cite news |last=Park |first=Jin-hai |work=The Korea Times |date=June 8, 2018 |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2023/03/689_250348.html |title=Big 4 Wary of New Distributors}}

In 2006, Lotte Entertainment established the Charlotte Theater in Songpa district in Seoul, which was Korea's first venue solely dedicated to musicals.{{cite news |first=Chang-hyun |last=Ahn |newspaper=The Hankyoreh News |date=March 27, 2016 |url=https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/culture/music/737095.html |title=What are the Characteristics of Private Theaters?}}

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.{{cite news |first=Hyo-won |last=Lee |newspaper=Hollywood Reporter |date=June 10, 2015 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/paramount-south-koreas-lotte-distribution-801508/ |title=Paramount, South Korea's Lotte in Distribution Deal}}

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.{{cite news |first=Tom |last=Grater |newspaper=Deadline |date=July 22, 2020 |url=https://deadline.com/2020/07/globalgate-local-language-ip-international-box-office-hits-1202991688/ |title=How Globalgate Is Spinning Local-Language IP Into International Box Office Hits}}

Production Studio

In 2019, Lotte Entertainment launched its own TV series production studio. Its first series premiered on JTBC in February 2022 called "Thirty-Nine" ({{langx|ko|서른,아홉}}). The series was later distributed though TVING and Netflix streaming services.{{cite news |first=Ji-yoon |last=Ryu |newspaper=Dailian News |date=February 16, 2022 |url=https://dailian.co.kr/news/view/1083728 |title=Lotte Cultureworks produces its first drama '30,9' starring Son Ye-jin}}

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.{{cite news |first=Jean |last=Noh |newspaper=Screen Daily |date=January 22, 2018 |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/along-with-the-gods-the-two-worlds-becomes-koreas-third-biggest-all-time-box-office-hit/5125790.article |title='Along With The Gods: The Two Worlds' becomes Korea's third biggest all-time box office hit}} 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.{{cite news |first=Won-jeong |last=Na |newspaper=JoongAng News |date=September 9, 2020 |url=https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/23870155#home |title=Yoo Ah-in's zombie series '#Alive' and 'Kingdom 2' rank #1 on Netflix}}

"Escape from Mogadishu" (released in 2021) was the highest grossing Korean film in 2021 and a Korean Oscar Contender for 2022.{{cite news |first=Yoo-jin |last=Jeong |newspaper=News1 Korea |date=December 20, 2021 |url=https://www.fnnews.com/news/202112190601566580 |title=Movies of the Year Viewed by Box Office Performance}}

=Television series=

class="wikitable"
Year ! Title ! Original title ! Network ! Associated production ! Ref.
rowspan="2"\|2019 \| Joseon Survival Period \| 조선 생존기 \| TV Chosun \| Huayi Brothers Korea HIGROUND \| {{Cite web \|title=#tv조선 #드라마 #조선생존기 #유복이 최선을 다하겠습니다😭 {{!}} Instagram \|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BvdqvHtBRdv/ \|url-access=limited \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BvdqvHtBRdv \|archive-date=2021-12-24 \|language=ko \|via=Instagram}}{{cbignore}}
The Great Show \| 위대한 쇼 \| tvN \| Huayi Brothers Korea Studio Dragon \| {{Cite web\|url=http://www.newsa.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=229137#09Xb\|title = TVN '위대한 쇼' 송승헌, '사남매 父' 되다! - 뉴스에이}}
2021 \|Joseon Exorcist \|조선구마사 \|SBS TV \|Studio S (SBS) YG STUDIOPLEX Crave Works \|{{cite web \|url=https://www.msn.com/ko-kr/entertainment/tv/%EC%A1%B0%EC%84%A0%EA%B5%AC%EB%A7%88%EC%82%AC-%EA%B0%90%EC%9A%B0%EC%84%B1%C2%B7%EC%9E%A5%EB%8F%99%EC%9C%A4%C2%B7%EB%B0%95%EC%84%B1%ED%9B%88-%ED%8C%90%ED%83%80%EC%A7%80-%EC%95%A1%EC%85%98-%EC%82%AC%EA%B7%B9-%EC%8B%A0%EC%84%B8%EA%B3%84plus%EA%B0%93%EB%B2%BD%ED%95%9C-%EB%9D%BC%EC%9D%B8%EC%97%85-%EA%B3%B5%EC%8B%9D/ar-BB1b6JFs \|title='조선구마사' 감우성·장동윤·박성훈, 판타지 액션 사극 신세계+갓벽한 라인업 [공식] \|website=www.msn.com \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124194411/https://www.msn.com/ko-kr/entertainment/tv/%EC%A1%B0%EC%84%A0%EA%B5%AC%EB%A7%88%EC%82%AC-%EA%B0%90%EC%9A%B0%EC%84%B1%C2%B7%EC%9E%A5%EB%8F%99%EC%9C%A4%C2%B7%EB%B0%95%EC%84%B1%ED%9B%88-%ED%8C%90%ED%83%80%EC%A7%80-%EC%95%A1%EC%85%98-%EC%82%AC%EA%B7%B9-%EC%8B%A0%EC%84%B8%EA%B3%84plus%EA%B0%93%EB%B2%BD%ED%95%9C-%EB%9D%BC%EC%9D%B8%EC%97%85-%EA%B3%B5%EC%8B%9D/ar-BB1b6JFs \|archive-date=2020-11-24}}
2023 \| Pale Moon \| 종이달 \| ENA \| Big Ocean ENM \|{{cite web\|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=408&aid=0000184094\|author=Yoo Jung-min\|title='종이달' 김서형, 횡령 끝 추락 예고? "인생이 아름답게 무너졌다"\|publisher=MBC Entertainment\|via=Naver\|date=March 27, 2023\|access-date=March 30, 2023\|language=ko}}

class="wikitable"

Year

! Title

! Original title

! Network

! Associated production

! Ref.

rowspan="2"|2019

| Joseon Survival Period

| 조선 생존기

| TV Chosun

| Huayi Brothers Korea
HIGROUND

| {{Cite web |title=#tv조선 #드라마 #조선생존기 #유복이 최선을 다하겠습니다😭 {{!}} Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BvdqvHtBRdv/ |url-access=limited |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BvdqvHtBRdv |archive-date=2021-12-24 |language=ko |via=Instagram}}{{cbignore}}

The Great Show

| 위대한 쇼

| tvN

| Huayi Brothers Korea
Studio Dragon

| {{Cite web|url=http://www.newsa.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=229137#09Xb|title = TVN '위대한 쇼' 송승헌, '사남매 父' 되다! - 뉴스에이}}

2021

|Joseon Exorcist

|조선구마사

|SBS TV

|Studio S (SBS)
YG STUDIOPLEX
Crave Works

|{{cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/ko-kr/entertainment/tv/%EC%A1%B0%EC%84%A0%EA%B5%AC%EB%A7%88%EC%82%AC-%EA%B0%90%EC%9A%B0%EC%84%B1%C2%B7%EC%9E%A5%EB%8F%99%EC%9C%A4%C2%B7%EB%B0%95%EC%84%B1%ED%9B%88-%ED%8C%90%ED%83%80%EC%A7%80-%EC%95%A1%EC%85%98-%EC%82%AC%EA%B7%B9-%EC%8B%A0%EC%84%B8%EA%B3%84plus%EA%B0%93%EB%B2%BD%ED%95%9C-%EB%9D%BC%EC%9D%B8%EC%97%85-%EA%B3%B5%EC%8B%9D/ar-BB1b6JFs |title='조선구마사' 감우성·장동윤·박성훈, 판타지 액션 사극 신세계+갓벽한 라인업 [공식] |website=www.msn.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124194411/https://www.msn.com/ko-kr/entertainment/tv/%EC%A1%B0%EC%84%A0%EA%B5%AC%EB%A7%88%EC%82%AC-%EA%B0%90%EC%9A%B0%EC%84%B1%C2%B7%EC%9E%A5%EB%8F%99%EC%9C%A4%C2%B7%EB%B0%95%EC%84%B1%ED%9B%88-%ED%8C%90%ED%83%80%EC%A7%80-%EC%95%A1%EC%85%98-%EC%82%AC%EA%B7%B9-%EC%8B%A0%EC%84%B8%EA%B3%84plus%EA%B0%93%EB%B2%BD%ED%95%9C-%EB%9D%BC%EC%9D%B8%EC%97%85-%EA%B3%B5%EC%8B%9D/ar-BB1b6JFs |archive-date=2020-11-24}}

2023

| Pale Moon

| 종이달

| ENA

| Big Ocean ENM

|{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=408&aid=0000184094|author=Yoo Jung-min|title='종이달' 김서형, 횡령 끝 추락 예고? "인생이 아름답게 무너졌다"|publisher=MBC Entertainment|via=Naver|date=March 27, 2023|access-date=March 30, 2023|language=ko}}

References

External links

{{official website|https://www.lotteent.com/Main/Company/ComProfile3.asp}}

Category:Film distributors of South Korea

Category:Film production companies of South Korea

Category:Television production companies of South Korea

Entertainment

Category:Companies based in Seoul

Category:Mass media companies established in 2003

Category:South Korean brands

Category:International sales agents

Category:Home video companies of South Korea

Category:Home video companies established in 2003

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