South Korea's Lotte Cinema-Megabox merger collapses as parent JoongAng Group's financial crisis triggers rehabilitation filings.

Lotte Cinema and Megabox, South Korea's No. 2 and 3 cinema chains, will no longer pursue a merger, Lotte Shopping announced Wednesday. In the company's corporat

South Korea's Lotte Cinema-Megabox merger collapses as parent JoongAng Group's financial crisis triggers rehabilitation filings.

The long-gestating tie-up would have created Korea's largest theater chain, but talks stalled as Megabox owner JoongAng Group slid into a liquidity crisis.