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Cinema Builds Elderly Audience with Cheap Tickets and Relaxed Rules

Published December 31, 2025, 09:22
Cinema Builds Elderly Audience with Cheap Tickets and Relaxed Rules

An independent cinema in Seoul, Hollywood Classic, has successfully built a loyal elderly audience by offering affordable tickets and relaxed rules. Many seniors visit the cinema simply to pass the time, nap, or reminisce about the past. The owner, Kim Eun-joo, took over the cinema's operation in 2009, seeing it as an investment in her own future and a solution to the lack of entertainment options for the elderly in South Korea, a rapidly aging country. The cinema serves as a meeting place and a source of nostalgia, providing an alternative form of entertainment for a neglected age group.