List of highest-grossing films in South Korea
Domestic films by admissions
This is listed by the tickets sold nationwide, as of March 18, 2019, according to the KOBIS (ticketing) statistics Korean Film Council (KOFIC).

List of highest-grossing films in South Korea

Section Title: Domestic films by admissions
Table Section Text: This is listed by the tickets sold nationwide, as of March 18, 2019, according to the KOBIS (ticketing) statistics Korean Film Council (KOFIC).

Rank	English title	Korean title	Director	Main Cast	Admissions	Year

1	The Admiral: Roaring Currents	명량	Kim Han-min	Choi Min-sik, Ryu Seung-ryong, Cho Jin-woong	17,615,437	2014

2	Extreme Job	극한직업	Lee Byeong-heon	Ryu Seung-ryong, Lee Hanee, Jin Seon-kyu, Lee Dong-hwi, Gong Myung	16,243,251	2019

3	Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds	신과함께-죄와 벌	Kim Yong-hwa	Ha Jung-woo, Cha Tae-hyun, Joo Ji-hoon, Kim Hyang-gi	14,411,502	2017

4	Ode to My Father	국제시장	Yoon Je-kyoon	Hwang Jung-min, Yunjin Kim, Oh Dal-su	14,262,922	2014

5	Veteran	베테랑	Ryoo Seung-wan	Hwang Jung-min, Yoo Ah-in, Yoo Hae-jin, Oh Dal-su	13,414,200	2015

6	The Thieves	도둑들	Choi Dong-hoon	Kim Yoon-seok, Lee Jung-jae, Kim Hye-soo, Jun Ji-hyun	12,983,976	2012

7	Miracle in Cell No. 7	7번방의 선물	Lee Hwan-kyung	Ryu Seung-ryong, Kal So-won, Park Shin-hye, Oh Dal-su	12,811,435	2013

8	Assassination	암살	Choi Dong-hoon	Jun Ji-hyun, Lee Jung-jae, Ha Jung-woo	12,706,819	2015

9	Masquerade	광해, 왕이 된 남자	Choo Chang-min	Lee Byung-hun, Ryu Seung-ryong, Han Hyo-joo	12,323,745	2012

10	Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days	신과함께-인과 연	Kim Yong-hwa	Ha Jung-woo, Joo Ji-hoon, Kim Hyang-gi, Ma Dong-seok, Kim Dong-wook	12,275,843	2018

11	A Taxi Driver	택시운전사	Jang Hoon	Song Kang-ho, Thomas Kretschmann, Yoo Hae-jin, Ryu Jun-yeol	12,189,195	2017

12	Taegukgi	태극기 휘날리며	Kang Je-gyu	Jang Dong-gun, Won Bin	11,746,135	2004

13	Train to Busan	부산행	Yeon Sang-ho	Gong Yoo, Jung Yoo-mi, Ma Dong-seok	11,566,874	2016

14	The Attorney	변호인	Yang Woo-suk	Song Kang-ho, Kim Young-ae, Oh Dal-su, Im Si-wan	11,374,892	2013

15	Haeundae (Tidal Wave)	해운대	Yoon Je-kyoon	Sol Kyung-gu, Ha Ji-won, Park Joong-hoon, Uhm Jung-hwa	11,324,791	2009

16	Silmido	실미도	Kang Woo-suk	Sol Kyung-gu, Jung Jae-young, Ahn Sung-ki, Heo Joon-ho	11,074,000	2003

17	The Host	괴물	Bong Joon-ho	Song Kang-ho, Bae Doona, Park Hae-il, Go Ah-sung	10,917,224	2006

18	King and the Clown	왕의 남자	Lee Joon-ik	Kam Woo-sung, Jung Jin-young, Lee Joon-gi	10,513,947	2005

19	A Violent Prosecutor	검사외전	Lee Il-hyung	Hwang Jung-min, Kang Dong-won	9,707,581	2016

20	Snowpiercer	설국열차	Bong Joon-ho	Chris Evans, Song Kang-ho	9,350,338	2013

21	The Face Reader	관상	Han Jae-rim	Song Kang-ho, Lee Jung-jae, Kim Hye-soo, Jo Jung-suk	9,135,806	2013

22	Inside Men	내부자들	Woo Min-ho	Lee Byung-hun, Cho Seung-woo, Baek Yoon-sik	9,126,532	2015

23	Take Off	국가 대표	Kim Yong-hwa	Ha Jung-woo, Kim Dong-wook, Kim Ji-seok, Sung Dong-il	8,845,330	2009

24	The Pirates	해적: 바다로 간 산적	Lee Seok-hoon	Kim Nam-gil, Son Ye-jin	8,666,208	2014

25	Miss Granny	수상한 그녀	Hwang Dong-hyuk	Na Moon-hee, Shim Eun-kyung	8,659,725	2014

26	D-War	디 워	Shim Hyung-rae	Jason Behr, Amanda Brooks	8,426,973	2007

27	Scandal Makers	과속 스캔들	Kang Hyeong-cheol	Cha Tae-hyun, Park Bo-young, Wang Suk-hyun	8,245,523	2008

28	Friend	친구	Kwak Kyung-taek	Jang Dong-gun, Yu Oh-seong	8,134,500	2001

29	Welcome to Dongmakgol	웰컴 투 동막골	Park Kwang-hyun	Jung Jae-young, Shin Ha-kyun, Kang Hye-jung	8,008,622	2005

30	Confidential Assignment	공조	Kim Sung-hoon	Hyun Bin, Yoo Hae-jin, Kim Joo-hyuk	7,817,618	2017

31	The Himalayas	히말라야	Lee Seok-hoon	Hwang Jung-min, Jung Woo	7,759,761	2015

32	The Age of Shadows	밀정	Kim Jee-woon	Song Kang-ho, Gong Yoo	7,500,457	2016

33	War of the Arrows	최종병기 활	Kim Han-min	Park Hae-il, Ryu Seung-ryong, Moon Chae-won, Kim Mu-yeol	7,482,180	2011

34	Sunny	써니	Kang Hyeong-cheol	Shim Eun-kyung, Kang So-ra, Yoo Ho-jeong, Jin Hee-kyung	7,453,393	2011

35	May 18	화려한 휴가	Kim Ji-hoon	Kim Sang-kyung, Ahn Sung-ki	7,307,993	2007

36	1987: When the Day Comes	1987	Jang Joon-hwan	Kim Yoon-seok, Ha Jung-woo, Yoo Hae-jin, Kim Tae-ri	7,232,527	2017

37	The Berlin File	베를린	Ryoo Seung-wan	Ha Jung-woo, Han Suk-kyu, Ryoo Seung-bum, Jun Ji-hyun	7,166,513	2013

38	Master	마스터	Cho Ui-seok	Lee Byung-hun, Kang Dong-won, Kim Woo-bin	7,147,924	2016

39	The Tunnel	터널	Kim Seong-hoon	Ha Jung-woo, Bae Doona, Oh Dal-su	7,120,508	2016

40	A Werewolf Boy	늑대 소년	Jo Sung-hee	Song Joong-ki, Park Bo-young	7,069,127	2012

41	Operation Chromite	인천상륙작전	John H. Lee	Lee Jung-jae, Lee Beom-soo, Liam Neeson, Jin Se-yeon	7,050,475	2016

42	Luck Key	럭키	Lee Gae-byok	Yoo Hae-jin	6,975,290	2016

43	Secretly, Greatly	은밀하게 위대하게	Jang Cheol-soo	Kim Soo-hyun, Park Ki-woong, Lee Hyun-woo	6,963,821	2013

44	The Outlaws	범죄도시	Kang Yoon-sung	Ma Dong-seok, Yoon Kye-sang	6,880,535	2017

45	The Wailing	곡성	Na Hong-jin	Kwak Do-won, Hwang Jung-min, Chun Woo-hee	6,879,989	2016

46	Tazza: The High Rollers	타짜	Choi Dong-hoon	Cho Seung-woo, Kim Hye-soo, Kim Yoon-seok, Baek Yoon-sik	6,847,777	2006

47	The Good, the Bad, the Weird	좋은 놈, 나쁜 놈, 이상한 놈	Kim Jee-woon	Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, Jung Woo-sung	6,686,949	2008

48	200 Pounds Beauty	미녀는 괴로워	Kim Yong-hwa	Kim Ah-joong, Joo Jin-mo	6,619,498	2006

49	The Battleship Island	군함도	Ryoo Seung-wan	Hwang Jung-min, So Ji-sub, Song Joong-ki	6,592,170	2017

50	The Man from Nowhere	아저씨	Lee Jeong-beom	Won Bin, Kim Sae-ron	6,282,774	2010

51	The Throne	사도	Lee Joon-ik	Song Kang-ho, Yoo Ah-in	6,247,651	2015

52	Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard	전우치	Choi Dong-hoon	Kang Dong-won, Kim Yoon-seok, Im Soo-jung	6,136,928	2009

53	My Boss, My Teacher	투사부일체	Kim Dong-won	Jung Joon-ho, Kim Sang-joong	6,105,431	2006

54	Northern Limit Line	연평해전	Kim Hak-soon	Kim Mu-yeol, Jin Goo, Lee Hyun-woo	6,044,965	2015

55	Joint Security Area	공동경비구역 JSA	Park Chan-wook	Lee Byung-hun, Song Kang-ho, Lee Young-ae	5,830,000	2000

56	Shiri	쉬리	Kang Je-gyu	Han Suk-kyu, Choi Min-sik	5,820,000	1999

57	Midnight Runners	청년경찰	Jason Kim	Park Seo-joon, Kang Ha-neul	5,653,444	2017

58	Marrying the Mafia II	가문의 위기	Jeong Yong-ki	Shin Hyun-joon, Kim Won-hee	5,635,266	2005

59	Hide and Seek	숨바꼭질	Huh Jung	Son Hyun-joo, Moon Jung-hee, Jeon Mi-seon	5,604,106	2013

60	The Last Princess	덕혜옹주	Hur Jin-ho	Son Ye-jin, Park Hae-il, Yoon Je-moon	5,599,655	2016

61	The Terror Live	더 테러 라이브	Kim Byung-woo	Ha Jung-woo	5,584,139	2013

62	Cold Eyes	감시자들	Cho Ui-seok	Sol Kyung-gu, Han Hyo-joo, Jung Woo-sung	5,508,017	2013

63	Secret Reunion	의형제	Jang Hoon	Song Kang-ho, Kang Dong-won	5,507,106	2010

64	The Priests	검은 사제들	Jang Jae-hyun	Kim Yoon-seok, Kang Dong-won	5,442,915	2015

65	The Great Battle	안시성	Kim Kwang-sik	Jo In-sung, Nam Joo-hyuk, Park Sung-woong	5,438,270	2018

66	The King	더 킹	Han Jae-rim	Jo In-sung, Jung Woo-sung	5,316,015	2017

67	Punch	완득이	Lee Han	Kim Yoon-seok, Yoo Ah-in	5,311,350	2011

68	Intimate Strangers	완벽한 타인	Lee Jae-kyoo	Yoo Hae-jin, Cho Jin-woong	5,294,119	2018

69	The Tower	타워	Kim Ji-hoon	Sol Kyung-gu, Kim Sang-kyung, Son Ye-jin	5,181,014	2012

70	My Wife Is a Gangster	조폭 마누라	Jo Jin-kyu	Shin Eun-kyung, Park Sang-myun	5,180,900	2001

71	Marathon	말아톤	Jeong Yoon-cheol	Cho Seung-woo, Kim Mi-sook	5,148,022	2005

72	Memories of Murder	살인의 추억	Bong Joon-ho	Song Kang-ho, Kim Sang-kyung	5,101,645	2003

73	The Chaser	추격자	Na Hong-jin	Kim Yoon-seok, Ha Jung-woo	5,071,619	2008

74	Believer	독전	Lee Hae-young	Cho Jin-woong, Ryu Jun-yeol, Kim Joo-hyuk	5,063,620	2018

75	Marrying the Mafia	가문의 영광	Jeong Heung-sun	Yoo Dong-geun, Jung Joon-ho, Kim Jung-eun	5,021,001	2002

76	The Spy Gone North	공작	Yoon Jong-bin	Hwang Jung-min, Lee Sung-min, Cho Jin-woong, Joo Ji-hoon	4,974,467	2018

77	The Grand Heist	바람과 함께 사라지다	Kim Joo-ho	Cha Tae-hyun, Oh Ji-ho	4,909,937	2012

78	My Sassy Girl	엽기적인 그녀	Kwak Jae-yong	Cha Tae-hyun, Jun Ji-hyun	4,852,845	2001

79	My Tutor Friend	동갑내기 과외하기	Kim Kyung-hyung	Kwon Sang-woo, Kim Ha-neul	4,809,871	2003

80	Detective K: Secret of the Virtuous Widow	조선명탐정: 각시투구꽃의 비밀	Kim Sok-yun	Kim Myung-min, Han Ji-min, Oh Dal-su	4,786,259	2011

81	Kundo: Age of the Rampant	군도: 민란의 시대	Yoon Jong-bin	Ha Jung-woo, Kang Dong-won	4,775,811	2014

82	Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time	범죄와의 전쟁: 나쁜놈들 전성시대	Choi Min-sik, Ha Jung-woo, Cho Jin-woong	4,720,050	2012

83	New World	신세계	Park Hoon-jung	Choi Min-sik, Lee Jung-jae, Hwang Jung-min	4,682,492	2013

84	Silenced	도가니	Hwang Dong-hyuk	Gong Yoo, Jung Yoo-mi	4,662,914	2011

85	All About My Wife	내 아내의 모든 것	Min Kyu-dong	Lee Sun-kyun, Im Soo-jung, Ryu Seung-ryong	4,598,985	2012

86	Pandora	판도라	Park Jung-woo	Kim Nam-gil	4,583,823	2016

87	Deranged	연가시	Kim Myung-min, Moon Jung-hee	4,515,833	2012

88	Steel Rain	강철비	Yang Woo-suk	Jung Woo-sung, Kwak Do-won	4,452,755	2017

89	Public Enemy Returns	강철중: 공공의 적 1-1	Kang Woo-suk	Sol Kyung-gu, Jung Jae-young	4,337,983	2008

90	The Handmaiden	아가씨	Park Chan-wook	Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, Ha Jung-woo	4,288,530	2016

91	The Suspect	용의자	Won Shin-yun	Gong Yoo, Park Hee-soon	4,131,338	2013

92	Architecture 101	건축학개론	Lee Yong-ju	Uhm Tae-woong, Han Ga-in, Lee Je-hoon, Suzy	4,112,364	2012

93	Typhoon	태풍	Kwak Kyung-taek	Jang Dong-gun, Lee Jung-jae, Lee Mi-yeon	4,094,395	2005

94	The Way Home	집으로...	Lee Jeong-hyang	Yoo Seung-ho, Kim Eul-boon	4,091,000	2002

95	Sex Is Zero	색즉시공	Yoon Je-kyoon	Im Chang-jung, Ha Ji-won	4,089,900	2002

96	My Girlfriend Is an Agent	7급 공무원	Shin Tae-ra	Kim Ha-neul, Kang Ji-hwan	4,078,293	2009

97	Dancing Queen	댄싱퀸	Lee Seok-hoon	Hwang Jung-min, Uhm Jung-hwa	4,058,225	2012

98	Forever the Moment	우리 생애 최고의 순간	Yim Soon-rye	Moon So-ri, Kim Jung-eun, Uhm Tae-woong	4,039,220	2008

99	The Swindlers	꾼	Jang Chang-won	Hyun Bin, Yoo Ji-tae	4,018,341	2017

100	Tazza: The Hidden Card	타짜: 신의 손	Kang Hyeong-cheol	Choi Seung-hyun (T.O.P), Yoo Hae-jin, Shin Se-kyung	4,015,361	2014

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Lee Joon-ik directed "King and the Clown" (2005).

final_sentence: Lee Joon-ik directed "King and the Clown" (2005).