sister company CJ E&M, Lotte Group's Lotte Cinema and Lotte Entertainment, Orion Group's Showbox, and JoongAng Media Network's Megabox. Responding to the criticisms, Little Big Pictures CEO Kwon Ji-won said that "the exclusive release of Cheese in the Trap on CGV theatres were part of the company's distribution strategy". Reception According to Korean Film Council, Cheese in the Trap came in third place at the local box office on its opening day by attracting 32,805 moviegoers. The film was shown 1,636 times on 346 screens in CGV theatres. During the first weekend since the film was released, it drew 106,196 viewers and placed in top five at the weekend box office. References External links 2018 films 2010s Korean-language films South Korean romantic drama films 2018 romantic drama films Films based on South Korean webtoons Little Big Pictures films 2010s South Korean films