List of highest-grossing films in South Korea

The following are lists of the highest-grossing films in South Korea, by receipts and the number of tickets sold nationwide.

Domestic films by admissions

This is listed by the tickets sold nationwide, as of November 27, 2016, according to the Korean Film Council.[1]

Rank English title Korean title Director Admissions Year
1 The Admiral: Roaring Currents 명량 Kim Han-min 17,614,679 2014
2 Ode to My Father 국제시장 Yoon Je-kyoon 14,262,139 2014
3 Veteran 베테랑 Ryoo Seung-wan 13,413,986 2015
4 The Host 괴물 Bong Joon-ho 13,019,740 2006
5 The Thieves 도둑들 Choi Dong-hoon 12,983,821 2012
6 Miracle in Cell No. 7 7번방의 선물 Lee Hwan-kyung 12,811,213 2013
7 Assassination 암살 Choi Dong-hoon 12,704,656 2015
8 Masquerade 광해, 왕이 된 남자 Choo Chang-min 12,323,555 2012
9 King and the Clown 왕의 남자 Lee Joon-ik 12,302,831 2005
10 Taegukgi 태극기 휘날리며 Kang Je-gyu 11,746,135 2004
11 Train to Busan 부산행 Yeon Sang-ho 11,563,794 2016
12 Haeundae 해운대 Yoon Je-kyoon 11,453,338 2009
13 The Attorney 변호인 Yang Woo-suk 11,374,861 2013
14 Silmido 실미도 Kang Woo-suk 11,081,000 2003
15 A Violent Prosecutor 검사외전 Lee Il-hyung 9,706,314 2016
16 Snowpiercer 설국열차 Bong Joon-ho 9,350,227 2013
17 The Face Reader 관상 Han Jae-rim 9,135,540 2013
18 Inside Men 내부자들 Woo Min-ho 9,126,532 2015
19 Take Off 국가 대표 Kim Yong-hwa 8,845,330 2009
20 The Pirates 해적: 바다로 간 산적 Lee Seok-hoon 8,666,046 2014
21 Miss Granny 수상한 그녀 Hwang Dong-hyuk 8,658,691 2014
22 D-War 디 워 Shim Hyung-rae 8,426,973 2007
23 Scandal Makers 과속 스캔들 Kang Hyeong-cheol 8,245,523 2008
24 Friend 친구 Kwak Kyung-taek 8,134,500 2001
25 Welcome to Dongmakgol 웰컴 투 동막골 Park Kwang-hyun 8,008,622 2005
26 The Himalayas 히말라야 Lee Seok-hoon 7,758,473 2015
27 The Age of Shadows 밀정 Kim Jee-woon 7,499,753 2016
28 War of the Arrows 최종병기 활 Kim Han-min 7,482,180 2011
29 Sunny 써니 Kang Hyeong-cheol 7,453,393 2011
30 May 18 화려한 휴가 Kim Ji-hoon 7,307,993 2007
31 The Berlin File 베를린 Ryoo Seung-wan 7,166,290 2013
32 The Tunnel 터널 Kim Seong-hoon 7,120,172 2016
33 A Werewolf Boy 늑대 소년 Jo Sung-hee 7,069,127 2012
34 Operation Chromite 인천상륙작전 John H. Lee (Lee Jae-han) 7,049,332 2016
35 Luck Key 럭키 Lee Gae-byok 6,969,199 2016
36 Secretly, Greatly 은밀하게 위대하게 Jang Cheol-soo 6,963,821 2013
37 The Wailing 곡성 Na Hong-jin 6,877,946 2016
38 Tazza: The High Rollers 타짜 Choi Dong-hoon 6,847,777 2006
39 The Good, the Bad, the Weird 좋은 놈, 나쁜 놈, 이상한 놈 Kim Jee-woon 6,686,949 2008
40 200 Pounds Beauty 미녀는 괴로워 Kim Yong-hwa 6,619,498 2006
41 The Man from Nowhere 아저씨 Lee Jeong-beom 6,282,774 2010
42 The Throne 사도 Lee Joon-ik 6,245,324 2015
43 Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard 전우치 Choi Dong-hoon 6,136,928 2009
44 My Boss, My Teacher 투사부일체 Kim Dong-won 6,105,431 2006
45 Northern Limit Line 연평해전 Kim Hak-soon 6,044,537 2015
46 Joint Security Area 공동경비구역 JSA Park Chan-wook 5,830,000 2000
47 Shiri 쉬리 Kang Je-gyu 5,820,000 1999
48 Marrying the Mafia II 가문의 위기 Jeong Yong-ki 5,635,266 2005
49 Hide and Seek 숨바꼭질 Huh Jung 5,604,106 2013
50 The Last Princess 덕혜옹주 Heo Jin-ho 5,597,055 2016

Films by admissions

This is listed by the tickets sold nationwide, as of August 31, 2015.

Rank English title Title in Korean Director Admissions Year
1 The Admiral: Roaring Currents 명량 Kim Han-min 17,607,820 2014
2 Ode to My Father 국제시장 Yoon Je-kyoon 14,254,955 2014
3 Avatar 아바타 James Cameron 13,624,328 2009
4 The Host 괴물 Bong Joon-ho 13,019,740 2006
5 The Thieves 도둑들 Choi Dong-hoon 12,983,330 2012
6 Miracle in Cell No. 7 7번방의 선물 Lee Hwan-kyung 12,810,776 2013
7 Masquerade 광해, 왕이 된 남자 Choo Chang-min 12,319,542 2012
8 King and the Clown 왕의 남자 Lee Joon-ik 12,302,831 2005
9 Assassination 암살 Choi Dong-hoon 12,192,697 2015
10 Taegukgi 태극기 휘날리며 Kang Je-gyu 11,746,135 2004
11 Haeundae 해운대 Yoon Je-kyoon 11,453,338 2009
12 The Attorney 변호인 Yang Woo-suk 11,375,954 2013
13 Silmido 실미도 Kang Woo-suk 11,081,000 2003
14 Veteran 베테랑 Ryoo Seung-wan 10,812,112 2015
15 Avengers: Age of Ultron 어벤져스: 에이지 오브 울트론 Joss Whedon 10,494,499 2015
16 Frozen 겨울왕국 Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee 10,295,483 2014
17 Interstellar 인터스텔라 Christopher Nolan 10,105,249 2014
18 Snowpiercer 설국열차 Bong Joon-ho 9,341,747 2013
19 The Face Reader 관상 Han Jae-rim 9,135,492 2013
20 Iron Man 3 아이언맨 3 Shane Black 9,001,309 2013
21 The Pirates 해적: 바다로 간 산적 Lee Seok-hoon 8,665,503 2014
22 Miss Granny 수상한 그녀 Hwang Dong-hyuk 8,656,417 2014
23 Take Off 국가 대표 Kim Yong-hwa 8,845,330 2009
24 D-War 디 워 Shim Hyung-rae 8,426,973 2007
25 Scandal Makers 과속 스캔들 Kang Hyeong-cheol 8,245,523 2008
26 Friend 친구 Kwak Kyung-taek 8,134,500 2001
27 Welcome to Dongmakgol 웰컴 투 동막골 Park Kwang-hyun 8,008,622 2005
28 Transformers: Dark of the Moon 트랜스포머 3 Michael Bay 7,784,807 2011
29 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol 미션 임파서블: 고스트 프로토콜 Brad Bird 7,575,899 2011
30 War of the Arrows 최종병기 활 Kim Han-min 7,482,180 2011
31 Sunny 써니 Kang Hyeong-cheol 7,453,029 2011
32 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 트랜스포머: 패자의 역습 Michael Bay 7,437,802 2009
33 Transformers 트랜스포머 Michael Bay 7,437,443 2007
34 May 18 화려한 휴가 Kim Ji-hoon 7,307,993 2007
35 The Berlin File 베를린 Ryoo Seung-wan 7,166,177 2013
36 The Avengers 어벤져스 Joss Whedon 7,074,867 2012
37 A Werewolf Boy 늑대 소년 Jo Sung-hee 7,068,920 2012
38 Secretly, Greatly 은밀하게 위대하게 Jang Cheol-soo 6,963,821 2013
39 Tazza: The High Rollers 타짜 Choi Dong-hoon 6,847,777 2006
40 The Good, the Bad, the Weird 좋은 놈, 나쁜 놈, 이상한 놈 Kim Jee-woon 6,686,949 2008
41 200 Pounds Beauty 미녀는 괴로워 Kim Yong-hwa 6,619,498 2006
42 The Dark Knight Rises 다크 나이트 라이즈 Christopher Nolan 6,396,615 2012
43 The Man from Nowhere 아저씨 Lee Jeong-beom 6,282,774 2010
44 Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard 전우치 Choi Dong-hoon 6,136,928 2009
45 Kingsman: The Secret Service 킹스맨: 시크릿 에이전트 Matthew Vaughn 6,129,681 2015
46 My Boss, My Teacher 투사부일체 Kim Dong-won 6,105,431 2006
47 Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation 미션 임파서블: 로그네이션 Christopher McQuarrie 6,075,860 2015
48 Northern Limit Line 연평해전 Kim Hak-soon 6,040,555 2015
49 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 반지의 제왕: 왕의 귀환 Peter Jackson 5,960,000 2003
50 Inception 인셉션 Christopher Nolan 5,926,948 2010

Domestic films by gross (in South Korean won)

This is a list of box office gross of domestic films, in South Korean won, in South Korea (not adjusted for inflation).

This film-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
Title Genre Screened
period (in weeks) 		Gross (₩) Year Ref
The Admiral: Roaring Currents historical war 7 115,940,037,913 2014 [2]
The Thieves heist film 10 91,400,903,346 2012 [3]
King and the Clown historical drama 12 72,612,933,980 2005 [4]
Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time gangster film noir 9 36,719,761,210 2012 [5]
The Crucible drama 10 35,564,092,274 2011 [6]
The Grand Heist historical comedy 5 33,693,067,319 2012 [7]
Deranged science fiction horror thriller 5 31,992,014,698 2012 [8]
Architecture 101 romantic drama 10 31,523,522,970 2012 [9]
Dancing Queen romantic comedy 7 29,424,263,225 2012 [10]
Unbowed drama 5 24,918,771,501 2012 [11]
Quick contemporary action comedy 7 22,916,786,835 2011 [12]
Spellbound supernatural romantic comedy 6 21,823,393,483 2011 [13]
Confession of Murder action thriller drama 6 19,955,985,636 2012 [14]
Le Grand Chef cookery drama 6 18,472,917,203 2007 [15]
The Client courtroom thriller 7 17,794,632,742 2011 [16]
A Better Tomorrow contemporary gangster drama 6 11,625,641,080 2010 [17]
Wonderful Radio romantic comedy 3 6,635,736,640 2012 [18]
I Am a King historical comedy 2 5,037,762,632 2012 [19]
You're My Pet romantic comedy 4 3,767,055,871 2011 [20]
Le Grand Chef 2: Kimchi Battle cookery drama 8 3,232,220,660 2010 [21]
Code Name: Jackal action comedy 2 1,351,848,104 2012 [22]

Domestic films by gross (in US Dollar)

This is a list of box office gross of domestic films in South Korea which were released from 2007 until 2014, in US Dollar (not adjusted for inflation).

This film-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
Rank Title Genre Gross (US$) Year Ref
1 The Admiral: Roaring Currents historical war 131,556,156 2014 [23]
2 The Thieves heist film 82,672,356 2012 [24]
3 Miracle in Cell No. 7 melodrama 81,876,222 2013 [25]
4 Masquerade historical film 81,829,156 2012 [24]
5 The Attorney courtroom drama 77,796,780 2013 [25]
6 Tidal Wave disaster film 67,988,064 2009 [26]
7 The Pirates period adventure 64,414,955 2014 [23]
8 The Face Reader historical drama 61,043,308 2013 [25]
9 Snowpiercer science fiction action 59,802,711 2013 [25]
10 Miss Granny comedy drama 58,260,947 2014 [23]
11 Take Off sport drama 52,109,102 2009 [26]
12 Sunny comedy drama 50,764,703 2011 [27]
13 War of the Arrows period action 50,295,031 2011 [27]
14 May 18 historical military drama 48,829,455 2007 [28]
15 The Berlin File spy thriller 48,146,202 2013 [25]
16 A Werewolf Boy fantasy romance 45,359,504 2012 [24]
17 Secretly, Greatly action comedy-drama 43,186,902 2013 [25]
18 The Man from Nowhere action thriller 42,484,155 2010 [29]
19 Scandal Makers comedy drama 41,281,917 2008 [30]
20 Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard fantasy action 38,615,945 2009 [26]
21 Secret Reunion action thriller 36,280,220 2010 [29]
22 The Good, the Bad, the Weird western film 36,008,317 2008 [30]
23 The Chaser crime thriller 35,760,133 2008 [30]
24 Kundo: Age of the Rampant period action 35,660,333 2014 [23]
25 The Terror Live thriller 35,659,824 2013 [25]
30 Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time gangster film noir 32,471,226 2012 [24]
34 The Crucible drama 30,723,856 2011 [27]
35 The Grand Heist historical comedy 30,158,762 2012 [24]
38 Deranged science fiction horror thriller 28,444,173 2012 [24]
43 Architecture 101 romantic drama 26,618,527 2012 [24]
45 Dancing Queen romantic comedy 26,411,266 2012 [24]
47 Unbowed drama 22,132,903 2012 [24]
48 Moss mystery thriller 21,922,944 2010 [29]
49 Quick contemporary action comedy 21,532,667 2011 [27]
50 The Front Line war film 20,618,627 2011 [27]
51 71: Into the Fire war drama 20,528,451 2010 [29]
52 Friend: The Great Legacy gangster drama 20,502,243 2013 [25]
53 My Girlfriend Is an Agent romantic action comedy 20,452,287 2009 [26]
54 Le Grand Chef cookery drama 20,028,922 2007 [28]

References

  1. ↑ "KOFIC". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  2. ↑ "South Korea Box Office: August 1–3, 2014". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
  3. ↑ "South Korea Box Office: September 28–30, 2012". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  4. ↑ "South Korea Box Office: March 17–19, 2006". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  5. ↑ "South Korea Box Office: March 30–April 1, 2012" Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-04-22
  6. ↑ "South Korea Box Office: November 25–27, 2011" Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-04-19
  7. ↑ "South Korea Box Office: September 7–9, 2012". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
  8. ↑ "South Korea Box Office: August 3–5, 2012". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
  9. ↑ "South Korea Box Office: May 25–27, 2012". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  10. ↑ "South Korea Box Office: March 2–4, 2012" Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-04-42
  11. ↑ "South Korea Box Office: February 17–19, 2012" Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-04-24
  12. ↑ "South Korea Box Office: September 2–4, 2011" Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-04-20
  13. ↑ "South Korea Box Office: January 6–8, 2012" Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-04-20
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  15. ↑ "South Korea Box Office: December 7–9, 2007". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
  16. ↑ "South Korea Box Office: November 11–13, 2011". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
  17. ↑ "South Korea Box Office: October 22–24, 2010" Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-04-19
  18. ↑ "South Korea Box Office: January 20–22, 2012" Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-04-24
  19. ↑ "South Korea Box Office: August 17–19, 2012". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
  20. ↑ "South Korea Box Office: December 2–4, 2011" Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-04-19
  21. ↑ "South Korea Box Office: March 19–21, 2010". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
  22. ↑ "South Korea Box Office: November 23–25, 2012". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
  23. 1 2 3 4 "South Korea Yearly Box Office: 2014". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
  24. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "South Korea Yearly Box Office: 2012". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
  25. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "South Korea Yearly Box Office: 2013". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
  26. 1 2 3 4 "South Korea Yearly Box Office: 2009". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
  27. 1 2 3 4 5 "South Korea Yearly Box Office: 2011". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
  28. 1 2 "South Korea Yearly Box Office: 2007". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
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