# List of highest-grossing films in South Korea

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

## Domestic films by admissions

This is listed by the tickets sold nationwide, as of December 29, 2024, according to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC). However, information on KOFIC was accrued since 2004, making some films that released before 2004 either not included or not accurate regarding number of admissions. Number of admissions for films that released before 2004 was collected from trusted articles or news.
| 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 | 17,615,686 | 2014 |
| 2 | Extreme Job | 극한직업 | Lee Byeong-heon | Ryu Seung-ryong, Lee Hanee, Jin Seon-kyu, Lee Dong-hwi, Gong Myung | 16,266,338 | 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 | 14,414,658 | 2017 |
| 4 | Ode to My Father | 국제시장 | Yoon Je-kyoon | Hwang Jung-min, Yunjin Kim, Oh Dal-su | 14,265,007 | 2014 |
| 5 | Veteran | 베테랑 | Ryoo Seung-wan | Hwang Jung-min, Yoo Ah-in, Yoo Hae-jin, Oh Dal-su | 13,414,484 | 2015 |
| 6 | 12.12: The Day | 서울의 봄 | Kim Sung-su | Hwang Jung-min, Jung Woo-sung, Lee Sung-min, Park Hae-joon, Kim Sung-kyun | 13,126,578 | 2023 |
| 7 | The Host | 괴물 | Bong Joon-ho | Song Kang-ho, Park Hae-il, Bae Doona, Go Ah-sung | 13,019,740 | 2006 |
| 8 | The Thieves | 도둑들 | Choi Dong-hoon | Kim Yoon-seok, Kim Hye-soo, Lee Jung-jae, Jun Ji-hyun | 12,984,701 | 2012 |
| 9 | Miracle in Cell No. 7 | 7번방의 선물 | Lee Hwan-kyung | Ryu Seung-ryong, Kal So-won, Park Shin-hye, Oh Dal-su | 12,812,144 | 2013 |
| 10 | Assassination | 암살 | Choi Dong-hoon | Jun Ji-hyun, Lee Jung-jae, Ha Jung-woo | 12,706,855 | 2015 |
| 11 | The Roundup | 범죄도시 2 | Lee Sang-yong | Ma Dong-seok, Son Suk-ku | 12,693,322 | 2022 |
| 12 | Masquerade | 광해, 왕이 된 남자 | Choo Chang-min | Lee Byung-hun, Ryu Seung-ryong, Han Hyo-joo | 12,324,062 | 2012 |
| 13 | King and the Clown | 왕의 남자 | Lee Joon-ik | Kam Woo-sung, Jung Jin-young, Lee Joon-gi | 12,302,831 | 2005 |
| 14 | 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 | 12,278,010 | 2018 |
| 15 | A Taxi Driver | 택시운전사 | Jang Hoon | Song Kang-ho, Thomas Kretschmann, Yoo Hae-jin, Ryu Jun-yeol | 12,189,698 | 2017 |
| 16 | Exhuma | 파묘 | Jang Jae-hyun | Choi Min-sik, Kim Go-eun, Yoo Hae-jin, Lee Do-hyun | 11,914,798 | 2024 |
| 17 | Taegukgi | 태극기 휘날리며 | Kang Je-gyu | Jang Dong-gun, Won Bin | 11,746,135 | 2004 |
| 18 | Train to Busan | 부산행 | Yeon Sang-ho | Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi, Ma Dong-seok, Kim Su-an | 11,567,662 | 2016 |
| 19 | The Roundup: Punishment | 범죄도시4 | Heo Myung-haeng | Ma Dong-seok, Kim Mu-yeol, Park Ji-hwan, Lee Dong-hwi | 11,502,779 | 2024 |
| 20 | The Attorney | 변호인 | Yang Woo-suk | Song Kang-ho, Kim Young-ae, Oh Dal-su, Im Si-wan | 11,375,223 | 2013 |
| 21 | Tidal Wave | 해운대 | Yoon Je-kyoon | Sul Kyung-gu, Ha Ji-won, Park Joong-hoon, Uhm Jung-hwa | 11,324,958 | 2009 |
| 22 | Silmido | 실미도 | Kang Woo-suk | Sul Kyung-gu, Ahn Sung-ki, Jung Jae-young, Huh Joon-ho | 11,074,000 | 2003 |
| 23 | The Roundup: No Way Out | 범죄도시3 | Lee Sang-yong | Ma Dong-seok, Lee Joon-hyuk, Munetaka Aoki | 10,681,998 | 2023 |
| 24 | Parasite | 기생충 | Bong Joon-ho | Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik | 10,313,201 | 2019 |
| 25 | A Violent Prosecutor | 검사외전 | Lee Il-hyung | Hwang Jung-min, Kang Dong-won | 9,707,581 | 2016 |
| 26 | Exit | 엑시트 | Lee Sang-geun | Jo Jung-suk, Im Yoon-ah | 9,426,421 | 2019 |
| 27 | Snowpiercer | 설국열차 | Bong Joon-ho | Chris Evans, Song Kang-ho | 9,353,799 | 2013 |
| 28 | The Face Reader | 관상 | Han Jae-rim | Song Kang-ho, Lee Jung-jae, Kim Hye-soo, Jo Jung-suk | 9,135,806 | 2013 |
| 29 | Take Off | 국가 대표 | Kim Yong-hwa | Ha Jung-woo, Kim Dong-wook, Kim Ji-seok, Sung Dong-il | 8,845,330 | 2009 |
| 30 | The Pirates | 해적: 바다로 간 산적 | Lee Seok-hoon | Kim Nam-gil, Son Ye-jin | 8,666,208 | 2014 |
| 31 | Miss Granny | 수상한 그녀 | Hwang Dong-hyuk | Na Moon-hee, Shim Eun-kyung | 8,660,651 | 2014 |
| 32 | D-War | 디 워 | Shim Hyung-rae | Jason Behr, Amanda Brooks | 8,426,973 | 2007 |
| 33 | Ashfall | 백두산 | Lee Hae-jun, Kim Byeong-seo | Lee Byung-hun, Ha Jung-woo, Ma Dong-seok, Jeon Hye-jin, Suzy | 8,252,909 | 2019 |
| 34 | Scandal Makers | 과속 스캔들 | Kang Hyeong-cheol | Cha Tae-hyun, Park Bo-young, Wang Suk-hyun | 8,245,523 | 2008 |
| 35 | Friend | 친구 | Kwak Kyung-taek | Jang Dong-gun, Yu Oh-seong | 8,134,500 | 2001 |
| 36 | Welcome to Dongmakgol | 웰컴 투 동막골 | Park Kwang-hyun | Jung Jae-young, Shin Ha-kyun, Kang Hye-jung | 8,008,622 | 2005 |
| 37 | Confidential Assignment | 공조 | Kim Sung-hoon | Hyun Bin, Yoo Hae-jin, Kim Joo-hyuk | 7,817,654 | 2017 |
| 38 | The Himalayas | 히말라야 | Lee Seok-hoon | Hwang Jung-min, Jung Woo | 7,759,761 | 2015 |
| 39 | I, The Executioner | 베테랑 2 | Ryoo Seung-wan | Hwang Jung-min, Jung Hae-in | 7,523,315 | 2024 |
| 40 | The Age of Shadows | 밀정 | Kim Jee-woon | Song Kang-ho, Gong Yoo | 7,500,457 | 2016 |
| 41 | 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 |
| 42 | Sunny | 써니 | Kang Hyeong-cheol | Shim Eun-kyung, Kang So-ra, Yoo Ho-jeong, Jin Hee-kyung | 7,453,393 | 2011 |
| 43 | May 18 | 화려한 휴가 | Kim Ji-hoon | Kim Sang-kyung, Ahn Sung-ki | 7,307,993 | 2007 |
| 44 | Hansan: Rising Dragon | 한산: 용의 출현 | Kim Han-min | Park Hae-il, Byun Yo-han, Ahn Sung-ki, Son Hyun-joo | 7,264,572 | 2022 |
| 45 | 1987: When the Day Comes | 1987 | Jang Joon-hwan | Kim Yoon-seok, Ha Jung-woo, Yoo Hae-jin, Kim Tae-ri | 7,232,452 | 2017 |
| 46 | The Berlin File | 베를린 | Ryoo Seung-wan | Ha Jung-woo, Han Suk-kyu, Ryoo Seung-bum, Jun Ji-hyun | 7,166,513 | 2013 |
| 47 | Master | 마스터 | Cho Ui-seok | Lee Byung-hun, Kang Dong-won, Kim Woo-bin | 7,150,586 | 2016 |
| 48 | Inside Men | 내부자들 | Woo Min-ho | Lee Byung-hun, Cho Seung-woo, Baek Yoon-sik | 7,126,925 | 2015 |
| 49 | The Tunnel | 터널 | Kim Seong-hoon | Ha Jung-woo, Bae Doona, Oh Dal-su | 7,120,780 | 2016 |
| 50 | A Werewolf Boy | 늑대 소년 | Jo Sung-hee | Song Joong-ki, Park Bo-young | 7,069,127 | 2012 |
| 51 | Operation Chromite | 인천상륙작전 | John H. Lee | Lee Jung-jae, Lee Beom-soo, Liam Neeson, Jin Se-yeon | 7,051,237 | 2016 |
| 52 | Confidential Assignment 2: International | 공조2: 인터내셔날 | Lee Seok-hoon | Hyun Bin, Yoo Hae-jin, Im Yoon-ah, Daniel Henney, Jin Seon-kyu | 6,982,840 | 2022 |
| 53 | Luck Key | 럭키 | Lee Gae-byok | Yoo Hae-jin | 6,975,631 | 2016 |
| 54 | Secretly, Greatly | 은밀하게 위대하게 | Jang Cheol-soo | Kim Soo-hyun, Park Ki-woong, Lee Hyun-woo | 6,963,821 | 2013 |
| 55 | The Outlaws | 범죄도시 | Kang Yoon-sung | Ma Dong-seok, Yoon Kye-sang | 6,880,546 | 2017 |
| 56 | The Wailing | 곡성 | Na Hong-jin | Kwak Do-won, Hwang Jung-min, Chun Woo-hee | 6,879,989 | 2016 |
| 57 | Tazza: The High Rollers | 타짜 | Choi Dong-hoon | Cho Seung-woo, Kim Hye-soo, Kim Yoon-seok, Baek Yoon-sik | 6,847,777 | 2006 |
| 58 | 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 |
| 59 | 200 Pounds Beauty | 미녀는 괴로워 | Kim Yong-hwa | Kim Ah-joong, Joo Jin-mo | 6,619,498 | 2006 |
| 60 | The Battleship Island | 군함도 | Ryoo Seung-wan | Hwang Jung-min, So Ji-sub, Song Joong-ki | 6,592,151 | 2017 |
| 61 | The Man from Nowhere | 아저씨 | Lee Jeong-beom | Won Bin, Kim Sae-ron | 6,282,774 | 2010 |
| 62 | The Throne | 사도 | Lee Joon-ik | Song Kang-ho, Yoo Ah-in | 6,247,745 | 2015 |
| 63 | Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard | 전우치 | Choi Dong-hoon | Kang Dong-won, Kim Yoon-seok, Im Soo-jung | 6,136,928 | 2009 |
| 64 | My Boss, My Teacher | 투사부일체 | Kim Dong-won | Jung Joon-ho, Kim Sang-joong | 6,105,431 | 2006 |
| 65 | Northern Limit Line | 연평해전 | Kim Hak-soon | Kim Mu-yeol, Jin Goo, Lee Hyun-woo | 6,045,199 | 2015 |
| 66 | Joint Security Area | 공동경비구역 JSA | Park Chan-wook | Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, Lee Young-ae | 5,830,000 | 2000 |
| 67 | Shiri | 쉬리 | Kang Je-gyu | Han Suk-kyu, Choi Min-sik, Song Kang-ho | 5,820,000 | 1999 |
| 68 | Midnight Runners | 청년경찰 | Jason Kim | Park Seo-joon, Kang Ha-neul | 5,653,444 | 2017 |
| 69 | Marrying the Mafia II | 가문의 위기 | Jeong Yong-ki | Shin Hyun-joon, Kim Won-hee | 5,635,266 | 2005 |
| 70 | Hide and Seek | 숨바꼭질 | Huh Jung | Son Hyun-joo, Moon Jeong-hee, Jeon Mi-seon | 5,604,106 | 2013 |
| 71 | The Last Princess | 덕혜옹주 | Hur Jin-ho | Son Ye-jin, Park Hae-il | 5,599,995 | 2016 |
| 72 | The Terror Live | 더 테러 라이브 | Kim Byung-woo | Ha Jung-woo | 5,584,295 | 2013 |
| 73 | Cold Eyes | 감시자들 | Cho Ui-seok | Sul Kyung-gu, Jung Woo-sung, Han Hyo-joo | 5,509,019 | 2013 |
| 74 | Secret Reunion | 의형제 | Jang Hoon | Song Kang-ho, Kang Dong-won | 5,507,106 | 2010 |
| 75 | The Priests | 검은 사제들 | Jang Jae-hyun | Kim Yoon-seok, Kang Dong-won | 5,443,232 | 2015 |
| 76 | The Great Battle | 안시성 | Kim Kwang-sik | Jo In-sung, Nam Joo-hyuk, Park Sung-woong | 5,441,020 | 2018 |
| 77 | The King | 더 킹 | Han Jae-rim | Jo In-sung, Jung Woo-sung, Bae Seong-woo, Ryu Jun-yeol | 5,318,007 | 2017 |
| 78 | Punch | 완득이 | Lee Han | Kim Yoon-seok, Yoo Ah-in | 5,311,350 | 2011 |
| 79 | Intimate Strangers | 완벽한 타인 | Lee Jae-kyoo | Yoo Hae-jin, Cho Jin-woong | 5,294,154 | 2018 |
| 80 | The Tower | 타워 | Kim Ji-hoon | Sul Kyung-gu, Son Ye-jin, Kim Sang-kyung | 5,181,244 | 2012 |
| 81 | My Wife Is a Gangster | 조폭 마누라 | Jo Jin-kyu | Shin Eun-kyung, Park Sang-myun | 5,180,900 | 2001 |
| 82 | Marathon | 말아톤 | Jeong Yoon-cheol | Cho Seung-woo, Kim Mi-sook | 5,148,022 | 2005 |
| 83 | Smugglers | 밀수 | Ryoo Seung-wan | Kim Hye-soo, Yum Jung-ah, Zo In-sung, Park Jeong-min | 5,141,186 | 2023 |
| 84 | Memories of Murder | 살인의 추억 | Bong Joon-ho | Song Kang-ho, Kim Sang-kyung | 5,101,645 | 2003 |
| 85 | The Chaser | 추격자 | Na Hong-jin | Kim Yoon-seok, Ha Jung-woo | 5,071,619 | 2008 |
| 86 | Believer | 독전 | Lee Hae-young | Cho Jin-woong, Ryu Jun-yeol, Kim Joo-hyuk | 5,064,323 | 2018 |
| 87 | Marrying the Mafia | 가문의 영광 | Jeong Heung-sun | Jung Joon-ho, Kim Jung-eun, Yoo Dong-geun | 5,021,001 | 2002 |
| 88 | The Spy Gone North | 공작 | Yoon Jong-bin | Hwang Jung-min, Lee Sung-min, Cho Jin-woong, Joo Ji-hoon | 4,975,517 | 2018 |
| 89 | The Grand Heist | 바람과 함께 사라지다 | Kim Joo-ho | Cha Tae-hyun | 4,909,937 | 2012 |
| 90 | My Sassy Girl | 엽기적인 그녀 | Kwak Jae-yong | Jun Ji-hyun, Cha Tae-hyun | 4,852,845 | 2001 |
| 91 | My Tutor Friend | 동갑내기 과외하기 | Kim Kyung-hyung | Kim Ha-neul, Kwon Sang-woo | 4,809,871 | 2003 |
| 92 | The Battle: Roar to Victory | 봉오동 전투 | Won Shin-yun | Yoo Hae-jin, Ryu Jun-yeol, Kazuki Kitamura | 4,787,579 | 2019 |
| 93 | 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 |
| 94 | Kundo: Age of the Rampant | 군도: 민란의 시대 | Yoon Jong-bin | Ha Jung-woo, Kang Dong-won | 4,775,811 | 2014 |
| 95 | The Man Standing Next | 남산의_부장들 | Woo Min-ho | Lee Byung-hun, Lee Sung-min, Kwak Do-won | 4,750,345 | 2020 |
| 96 | Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time | 범죄와의 전쟁: 나쁜놈들 전성시대 | Yoon Jong-bin | Choi Min-sik, Ha Jung-woo | 4,720,172 | 2012 |
| 97 | Pilot | 파일럿 | Kim Han-gyul | Cho Jung-seok, Lee Ju-myoung | 4,718,036 | 2024 |
| 98 | New World | 신세계 | Park Hoon-jung | Lee Jung-jae, Choi Min-sik, Hwang Jung-min | 4,689,539 | 2013 |
| 99 | Silenced | 도가니 | Hwang Dong-hyuk | Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi | 4,662,926 | 2011 |
| 100 | All About My Wife | 내 아내의 모든 것 | Min Kyu-dong | Im Soo-jung, Lee Sun-kyun, Ryu Seung-ryong | 4,598,985 | 2012 |

## Foreign films by admissions

Foreign films are listed by the tickets sold nationwide, as of December 9, 2022.
| Rank | English title | Title in Korean | Director | Admissions | Year |
| 1 | Avengers: Endgame | 어벤져스: 엔드게임 | Anthony Russo & Joe Russo | 13,977,602 | 2019 |
| 2 | Frozen II | 겨울왕국 2 | Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee | 13,747,792 | 2019 |
| 3 | Avatar | 아바타 | James Cameron | 13,351,368 | 2009 |
| 4 | Aladdin | 알라딘 | Guy Ritchie | 12,723,777 | 2019 |
| 5 | Avengers: Infinity War | 어벤져스: 인피니티 워 | Anthony Russo & Joe Russo | 11,233,176 | 2018 |
| 6 | Avatar: The Way of Water | 아바타: 물의 길 | James Cameron | 10,804,938 | 2022 |
| 7 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | 어벤져스: 에이지 오브 울트론 | Joss Whedon | 10,504,007 | 2015 |
| 8 | Interstellar | 인터스텔라 | Christopher Nolan | 10,326,240 | 2014 |
| 9 | Frozen | 겨울왕국 | Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee | 10,303,508 | 2014 |
| 10 | Bohemian Rhapsody | 보헤미안 랩소디 | Bryan Singer | 9,948,386 | 2018 |
| 11 | Iron Man 3 | 아이언맨 3 | Shane Black | 9,001,679 | 2013 |
| 12 | Captain America: Civil War | 캡틴 아메리카: 시빌 워 | Anthony Russo & Joe Russo | 8,678,117 | 2016 |
| 13 | Top Gun: Maverick | 탑건: 매버릭 | Joseph Kosinski | 8,173,617 | 2022 |
| 14 | Spider-Man: Far From Home | 스파이더맨: 파 프롬 홈 | Jon Watts | 8,023,606 | 2019 |
| 15 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | 트랜스포머 3 | Michael Bay | 7,785,189 | 2011 |
| 16 | Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | 미션 임파서블: 고스트 프로토콜 | Brad Bird | 7,552,324 | 2011 |
| 17 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | 스파이더맨: 노 웨이 홈 | Jon Watts | 7,551,990 | 2021 |
| 18 | Transformers | 트랜스포머 | Michael Bay | 7,440,531 | 2007 |
| 19 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | 트랜스포머: 패자의 역습 | Michael Bay | 7,437,602 | 2009 |
| 20 | Spider-Man: Homecoming | 스파이더맨: 홈커밍 | Jon Watts | 7,258,678 | 2017 |
| 21 | The Avengers | 어벤져스 | Joss Whedon | 7,087,068 | 2012 |
| 22 | Mission: Impossible – Fallout | 미션 임파서블: 폴아웃 | Christopher McQuarrie | 6,584,915 | 2018 |
| 23 | The Dark Knight Rises | 다크 나이트 라이즈 | Christopher Nolan | 6,428,574 | 2012 |
| 24 | Kingsman: The Secret Service | 킹스맨 : 시크릿 에이전트 | Matthew Vaughn | 6,129,681 | 2015 |
| 25 | Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation | 미션 임파서블: 로그네이션 | Christopher McQuarrie | 6,126,488 | 2015 |
| 26 | Inception | 인셉션 | Christopher Nolan | 5,998,647 | 2010 |
| 27 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | 반지의 제왕: 왕의 귀환 | Peter Jackson | 5,960,137 | 2003 |
| 28 | Les Misérables | 레 미제라블 | Tom Hooper | 5,938,769 | 2012 |
| 29 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | 닥터 스트레인지: 대혼돈의 멀티버스 | Sam Raimi | 5,884,595 | 2022 |
| 30 | Captain Marvel | 캡틴 마블 | Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck | 5,802,810 | 2019 |
| 31 | Mission: Impossible III | 미션 임파서블 3 | J. J. Abrams | 5,740,789 | 2006 |
| 32 | Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom | 쥬라기 월드: 폴른 킹덤 | J. A. Bayona | 5,661,128 | 2018 |
| 33 | Jurassic World | 쥬라기 월드 | Colin Trevorrow | 5,547,463 | 2015 |
| 34 | Ant-Man and the Wasp | 앤트맨과 와스프 | Peyton Reed | 5,448,134 | 2018 |
| 35 | Doctor Strange | 닥터 스트레인지 | Scott Derrickson | 5,447,269 | 2016 |
| 36 | 2012 | 2012 | Roland Emmerich | 5,431,440 | 2009 |
| 37 | Black Panther | 블랙 팬서 | Ryan Coogler | 5,399,327 | 2018 |
| 38 | Transformers: Age of Extinction | 트랜스포머: 사라진 시대 | Michael Bay | 5,295,836 | 2014 |
| 39 | Joker | 조커 | Todd Phillips | 5,255,308 | 2019 |
| 40 | World War Z | 월드 워 Z | Marc Forster | 5,244,336 | 2013 |
| 41 | Beauty and the Beast | 미녀와 야수 | Bill Condon | 5,156,372 | 2017 |
| 42 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | 반지의 제왕: 두 개의 탑 | Peter Jackson | 5,145,193 | 2002 |
| 43 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | 쿵푸팬더 2 | Jennifer Yuh Nelson | 5,064,796 | 2011 |
| 44 | Aquaman | 아쿠아맨 | James Wan | 5,041,187 | 2018 |
| 45 | Inside Out | 인사이드 아웃 | Pete Docter | 4,969,735 | 2015 |
| 46 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | 캐리비안의 해적: 세상의 끝에서 | Gore Verbinski | 4,966,571 | 2007 |
| 47 | Kingsman: The Golden Circle | 킹스맨: 골든 서클 | Matthew Vaughn | 4,945,484 | 2017 |
| 48 | Spider-Man 3 | 스파이더맨 3 | Sam Raimi | 4,935,660 | 2007 |
| 49 | The Martian | 마션 | Ridley Scott | 4,887,144 | 2015 |
| 50 | Thor: Ragnarok | 토르: 라그나로크 | Taika Waititi | 4,858,572 | 2017 |

## Animated films by admissions

| Rank | English title | Title in Korean | Admissions | Year | Country |
| 1 | Frozen II | 겨울왕국 2 | 13,750,668 | 2019 | United States |
| 2 | Frozen | 겨울왕국 | 10,305,051 | 2013 | United States |
| 3 | Inside Out 2 | 인사이드 아웃 2 | 8,785,741 | 2024 | United States |
| 4 | Elemental | 엘리멘탈 | 7,238,453 | 2023 | United States |
| 5 | Suzume | 스즈메의 문단속 | 5,542,245 | 2023 | Japan |
| 6 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | 쿵푸팬더 2 | 5,064,796 | 2011 | United States |
| 7 | Inside Out | 인사이드 아웃 | 4,971,192 | 2015 | United States |
| 8 | The Lion King | 라이온 킹 | 4,743,295 | 2019 | United States |
| 9 | Zootopia | 주토피아 | 4,707,962 | 2016 | United States |
| 10 | The First Slam Dunk | 더 퍼스트 슬램덩크 | 4,702,083 | 2023 | Japan |
| 11 | Kung Fu Panda | 쿵푸팬더 | 4,650,000 | 2008 | United States |
| 12 | Kung Fu Panda 3 | 쿵푸팬더 3 | 3,984,814 | 2016 | United States |
| 13 | Your Name | 너의 이름은 | 3,864,065 | 2016 | Japan |
| 14 | Coco | 코코 | 3,516,880 | 2017 | United States |
| 15 | Toy Story 4 | 토이 스토리 4 | 3,400,623 | 2019 | United States |
| 16 | Despicable Me 3 | 슈퍼배드 3 | 3,324,874 | 2017 | United States |
| 17 | Shrek 2 | 슈렉 2 | 3,300,000 | 2004 | United States |
| 18 | Incredibles 2 | 인크레더블 2 | 3,033,105 | 2018 | United States |
| 19 | How to Train Your Dragon 2 | 드래곤 길들이기 2 | 3,000,000 | 2014 | United States |
| 20 | Shrek the Third | 슈렉 3 | 2,840,000 | 2007 | United States |

### Korean domestic animated films

| Rank | English title | Title in Korean | Admissions | Year |
| 1 | Leafie, A Hen into the Wild | 마당을 나온 암탉 | 2,204,870 | 2011 |
| 2 | Heartsping: Teenieping of Love | 사랑의 하츄핑 | 1,232,364 | 2024 |
| 3 | The Dino king: Speckles the Tarbosaurus 3D | 점박이: 한반도의 공룡 3D | 1,051,710 | 2012 |
| 4 | Pororo, The Racing Adventure | 뽀로로 극장판 슈퍼썰매 대모험 | 931,953 | 2013 |
| 5 | The Haunted House: The Sky Ghost VS Jormungandr | 신비아파트 극장판 하늘도깨비 대 요르문간드 | 894,826 | 2019 |
| 6 | Hello Carbot: The Cretaceous Period | 극장판 헬로카봇: 백악기 시대 | 880,776 | 2018 |
| 7 | Pororo, Dinosaur Island Adventure | 뽀로로 극장판 공룡섬 대모험 | 827,338 | 2017 |
| 8 | Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs | 레드슈즈 | 817,729 | 2019 |
| 9 | Pororo: Treasure Island Adventure | 뽀로로 극장판 보물섬 대모험 | 762,000 | 2019 |
| 10 | The Haunted House: The Secret of the Cave | 신비아파트: 금빛 도깨비와 비밀의 동굴 | 678,264 | 2018 |

## Domestic films by gross

This is a list of box office gross of domestic films in South Korea (adjusted for inflation) from 2004 to July 7, 2022, in South Korean won and US dollar according to the Korean Film Council.
| Rank | Title | Genre | Number of Screens | Distributor | Gross (₩) | Gross ($) | Year |
| 1 | Extreme Job | Action comedy film | 2,003 | CJ Entertainment | 139,616,194,600 | 118,689,919 | 2019 |
| 2 | The Admiral: Roaring Currents | Historical war film | 1,587 | CJ Entertainment | 135,754,920,310 | 121,480,913 | 2014 |
| 3 | The Roundup | Crime action film | 2,521 | ABO Entertainment | 129,279,608,240 | 99,506,310 | 2022 |
| 4 | 12.12: The Day | Historical action drama | 2,463 | Megabox Plus M | 119,139,145,117 | 90,911,213 | 2023 |
| 5 | Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds | Fantasy drama film | 1,912 | Lotte Entertainment | 115,706,188,137 | 103,540,502 | 2017 |
| 6 | Exhuma | Supernatural horror | 2,367 | Showbox | 114,768,824,260 | 83,128,633 | 2024 |
| 7 | Ode to My Father | Drama film | 1,044 | CJ Entertainment | 110,937,282,730 | 99,272,736 | 2014 |
| 8 | The Roundup: Punishment | Crime action film | 2,980 | ABO Entertainment | 110,032,719,817 | 79,337,169 | 2024 |
| 9 | Veteran | Action crime comedy | 1,115 | CJ Entertainment | 105,169,264,250 | 94,111,198 | 2015 |
| 10 | Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days | Fantasy drama film | 2,235 | Lotte Entertainment | 102,659,157,909 | 91,861,637 | 2018 |
| 11 | Assassination | Espionage action film | 1,519 | Showbox | 98,467,187,781 | 88,113,815 | 2015 |
| 12 | A Taxi Driver | Drama film | 1,906 | Showbox | 95,868,830,649 | 85,789,845 | 2017 |
| 13 | The Thieves | Heist film | 1,091 | Showbox | 93,667,250,500 | 83,818,569 | 2012 |
| 14 | Train to Busan | Zombie apocalypse thriller | 1,788 | Next Entertainment World | 93,182,579,048 | 83,384,858 | 2016 |
| 15 | Miracle in Cell No. 7 | Comedy drama film | 866 | Next Entertainment World | 91,433,282,670 | 81,819,492 | 2013 |
| 16 | Masquerade | Historical drama film | 1,001 | CJ Entertainment | 88,909,157,769 | 79,560,973 | 2012 |
| 17 | Parasite | Comedy crime drama thriller film | 1,948 | CJ Entertainment | 87,460,503,095 | 79,799,729 | 2019 |
| 18 | The Attorney | Courtroom drama film | 925 | Next Entertainment World | 82,872,378,800 | 74,158,728 | 2013 |
| 19 | Tidal Wave | Disaster film | 764 | CJ Entertainment | 81,025,841,000 | 72,506,345 | 2009 |
| 20 | Exit | Action comedy film | 1,660 | Filmmaker R & K | 79,234,922,162 | 72,294,637 | 2019 |
| 21 | A Violent Prosecutor | Crime film | 1,812 | Showbox | 77,320,403,264 | 69,190,517 | 2016 |
| 22 | Inside Men | Political crime drama | 1,129 | Showbox | 73,578,935,864 | 65,842,529 | 2015 |
| 23 | Snowpiercer | Science fiction film | 1,128 | CJ Entertainment | 67,012,370,200 | 59,966,401 | 2013 |
| 24 | The Host | Monster film | 647 | Showbox | 66,716,104,300 | 59,701,285 | 2006 |
| 25 | The Pirates | Period adventure film | 910 | Lotte Entertainment | 66,372,140,706 | 59,393,415 | 2014 |
| 26 | King and the Clown | Historical drama | 313 | CJ Entertainment | 66,015,436,600 | 59,074,290 | 2005 |
| 27 | The Face Reader | Historical drama | 1,240 | Showbox | 66,009,791,500 | 59,069,196 | 2013 |
| 28 | Confidential Assignment | Action film | 1,392 | CJ Entertainment | 63,783,051,326 | 57,076,809 | 2017 |
| 29 | Miss Granny | Comedy drama film | 1,027 | CJ Entertainment | 62,714,008,819 | 56,121,653 | 2014 |
| 30 | The Age of Shadows | Action spy film | 1,444 | Warner Bros | 61,270,079,831 | 54,827,812 | 2016 |
| 31 | The Himalayas | Drama film | 1,095 | CJ Entertainment | 60,175,363,015 | 53,848,200 | 2015 |
| 32 | 1987: When the Day Comes | Drama film | 1,299 | CJ Entertainment | 58,166,910,145 | 52,051,008 | 2017 |
| 33 | Master | Crime action film | 1,501 | CJ Entertainment | 58,068,236,865 | 51,947,863 | 2016 |
| 34 | Take Off | Drama action comedy | 570 | Showbox | 57,570,773,000 | 51,517,470 | 2009 |
| 35 | Tunnel | Survival drama film | 1,105 | Showbox | 57,530,028,417 | 51,481,010 | 2016 |
| 36 | Luck Key | Comedy film | 1,234 | Showbox | 56,445,023,256 | 50,510,088 | 2016 |
| 37 | The Outlaws | Crime action film | 1,315 | Megabox Plus M | 56,322,098,349 | 50,400,137 | 2017 |
| 38 | The Wailing | Horror film | 1,485 | 20th Century Fox | 55,864,308,382 | 49,990,433 | 2016 |
| 39 | War of the Arrows | Period action film | 615 | Lotte Entertainment | 55,827,861,500 | 49,957,818 | 2011 |
| 40 | Operation Chromite | War drama film | 1,049 | CJ Entertainment | 55,105,606,303 | 49,311,505 | 2016 |
| 41 | Sunny | Comedy drama film | 546 | CJ Entertainment | 54,037,760,700 | 48,356,631 | 2011 |
| 42 | Scandal Makers | Comedy film | 408 | Lotte Entertainment | 53,801,341,400 | 48,144,377 | 2008 |
| 43 | The Berlin File | Spy thriller film | 894 | CJ Entertainment | 52,537,006,637 | 46,852,013 | 2013 |
| 44 | The Battleship Island | Action drama film | 2,027 | CJ Entertainment | 50,510,565,168 | 45,166,848 | 2017 |
| 45 | D-War | Fantasy action film | 622 | Showbox | 49,340,084,700 | 44,152,201 | 2007 |
| 46 | The Throne | Historical period drama | 1,210 | Showbox | 48,845,771,500 | 43,710,108 | 2015 |
| 47 | Secretly, Greatly | Action comedy film | 1,341 | Showbox | 48,700,887,413 | 43,580,212 | 2013 |
| 48 | The Man from Nowhere | Action thriller film | 501 | CJ Entertainment | 47,103,592,500 | 42,151,283 | 2010 |
| 49 | A Werewolf Boy | Fantasy romance film | 854 | CJ Entertainment | 46,594,767,400 | 41,695,583 | 2012 |
| 50 | The Great Battle | Period war film | 1,538 | Next Entertainment World | 46,306,495,026 | 41,438,652 | 2018 |

## Highest grossing films by year

The highest grossing films of each year, annually.
| Year | English title | Title in Korean | Distributor |
| 1990 | Ghost | 사랑과 영혼 | United International Pictures |
| 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgement Day | 터미네이터 2 | |
| 1992 | Basic Instinct | 원초적 본능 | |
| 1993 | Cliffhanger | |
| 1994 | The Lion King | 라이온 킹 | Buena Vista International |
| 1995 | Die Hard with a Vengeance | 다이하드 3 | 20th Century Fox |
| 1996 | Independence Day | 인디펜던스 데이 | 20th Century Fox |
| 1997 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | 쥬라기 공원 2: 잃어버린 세계 | United International Pictures |
| 1998 | Titanic | 타이타닉 | 20th Century Fox |
| 1999 | Shiri | 쉬리 | Samsung Entertainment |
| 2002 | Marrying the Mafia | 가문의 영광 | Cinema Service |
| 2003 | My Tutor Friend | 동갑내기 과외하기 | CJ Entertainment |
| 2004 | No data | | |
| 2005 | Welcome to Dongmakgol | 웰컴 투 동막골 | Showbox |
| 2006 | The King and the Clown | 왕의 남자 | Cinema Service |
| 2007 | Transformers | | CJ Entertainment |
| 2008 | The Good, the Bad, and the Weird | 좋은 놈, 나쁜 놈, 이상한 놈 | CJ Entertainment |
| 2009 | Tidal Wave | 해운대 | CJ Entertainment |
| 2010 | Avatar | | 20th Century Fox |
| 2011 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | | CJ Entertainment |
| 2012 | Masquerade | 광해, 왕이 된 남자 | CJ Entertainment |
| 2013 | Miracle in Cell No. 7 | 7번방의 선물 | Next Entertainment World |
| 2014 | The Admiral: Roaring Currents | 명량 | CJ Entertainment |
| 2015 | Veteran | 베테랑 | CJ Entertainment |
| 2016 | Train to Busan | 부산행 | Next Entertainment World |
| 2017 | A Taxi Driver | 택시운전사 | Showbox |
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2019 | Extreme Job | 극한직업 | CJ Entertainment |
| 2020 | The Man Standing Next | 남산의 부장들 | Hive Media Corp. |
| 2021 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 2022 | The Roundup | 범죄도시2 | ABO Entertainment, Megabox |
| 2023 | 12.12: The Day | 서울의 봄 | Megabox |
| 2024 | Exhuma | 파묘 | Showbox |