# List of South Korean films of 2012

This is a list of South Korean films that received a domestic theatrical release in 2012.

## Box office

The highest-grossing South Korean films released in 2012, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows:
Highest-grossing films released in 2012 :
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic gross |
| 1 | The Thieves | Showbox | $76,125,446 |
| 2 | Masquerade | CJ Entertainment | $72,257,849 |
| 3 | A Werewolf Boy | CJ Entertainment | $37,866,570 |
| 4 | The Tower | CJ Entertainment | $30,602,201 |
| 5 | Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time | Showbox | $29,696,040 |
| 6 | The Grand Heist | Next Entertainment World | $28,130,614 |
| 7 | All About My Wife | Megabox Plus M | $27,813,464 |
| 8 | Deranged | CJ Entertainment | $26,149,168 |
| 9 | Architecture 101 | Lotte Cultureworks | $24,577,475 |
| 10 | Dancing Queen | CJ Entertainment | $24,486,612 |

## Released

| Released | English title | Korean title | Director | Cast |
| 5 January | Wonderful Radio | 원더풀 라디오 | Kwon Chil-in | Lee Min-jung, Lee Jung-jin |
| 12 January | Jesus Hospital | 밍크코트 | Lee Sang-cheol, Shin A-ga | Hwang Jeong-min, Kim Mi-hyang, Han Song-hee |
| 12 January | The Outback | 코알라 키드: 영웅의 탄생 | Lee Kyung-ho | (Korean dubbed) Lee Taemin, Sunny |
| 18 January | Dancing Queen | 댄싱 퀸 | Lee Seok-hoon | Uhm Jung-hwa, Hwang Jung-min |
| 18 January | Never Ending Story | 네버 엔딩 스토리 | Jung Yong-ju | Uhm Tae-woong, Jung Ryeo-won |
| 18 January | Pacemaker | 페이스메이커 | Kim Dal-joong | Kim Myung-min, Ahn Sung-ki, Go Ara |
| 18 January | Unbowed | 부러진 화살 | Chung Ji-young | Ahn Sung-ki, Park Won-sang |
| 26 January | Speckles: The Tarbosaurus | 점박이: 한반도의 공룡 | Han Sang-ho | Lee Hyung-suk, Shin Yong-woo, Gu Ja-hyeong |
| 1 February | Papa | 파파 | Han Ji-seung | Park Yong-woo, Go Ara |
| 2 February | Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time | 범죄와의 전쟁 | Yoon Jong-bin | Choi Min-sik, Ha Jung-woo |
| 2 February | 2 Lines | 두 개의 선 | Jimin | |
| 16 February | Howling | 하울링 | Yoo Ha | Song Kang-ho, Lee Na-young |
| 23 February | The Angel's Breath | 천사의 숨소리 | Han Ji-won | Kim Yeong-seon, Han Ji-won |
| 23 February | Bolts and Blip | 볼츠와 블립 | Peter Lepeniotis | (Korean dubbed) Kim Il, Choi Jeong-ho |
| 29 February | Comic Book Store 3D | 만화방3D | Heo Jae-hyeong | Lee Eun-mi, Jung Yi-kyul |
| 29 February | Love Fiction | 러브픽션 | Jeon Kye-soo | Ha Jung-woo, Gong Hyo-jin |
| 29 February | Welcome Back to the Beast Airline 3D | 비스트 앵콜 콘서트 3D | Son Seok | Beast |
| 1 March | Hoya (Eighteen and Nineteen) | 열여덟,열아홉 | Bae Kwang-su | Yoo Yeon-seok, Baek Jin-hee |
| 1 March | Stateless Things | 줄탁동시 | Kim Kyung-mook | Lee Paul, Yeom Hyun-joon |
| 8 March | Choked | 가시 | Kim Joong-hyeon | Uhm Tae-goo, Park Se-jin, Kil Hae-yeon |
| 8 March | The Dearest | 은실이 | Kim Sun-ah, Park Se-hee | Hwang Eun-jin, Han Hyo-jeong |
| 8 March | Helpless | 화차 | Byun Young-joo | Kim Min-hee, Lee Sun-kyun, Jo Sung-ha |
| 8 March | Mirage | 밀월도 가는 길 | Yang Jung-ho | Moon Jeong-woong, Shin Jae-seung, Kim Tae-yoon |
| 8 March | Romance Joe | 로맨스 조 | Lee Kwang-kuk | Kim Young-pil, Shin Dong-mi, Lee David, Lee Chae-eun |
| 8 March | Sympathy for Us | 태어나서 미안해 | Choi Young-seok | Im Joon-sik, Im Chae-seon, Kim Sang-ho |
| 8 March | Talking Architect | 말하는 건축가 | Jeong Jae-eun | Chung Guyon |
| 15 March | The Beat Goes On | 청춘 그루브 | Byun Sung-hyun | Bong Tae-gyu, Lee Yeong-hoon, Kwak Ji-min |
| 15 March | Gabi | 가비 | Chang Yoon-hyun | Kim So-yeon, Joo Jin-mo, Park Hee-soon |
| 15 March | Home Sweet Home | 홈 스위트 홈 | Moon Si-hyun | Kim Young-hoon, Yoo Ae-kyung |
| 15 March | Pink | 핑크 | Jeon Soo-il | Lee Seung-yeon, Seo Gap-sook |
| 22 March | Architecture 101 | 건축학개론 | Lee Yong-ju | Uhm Tae-woong, Han Ga-in, Lee Je-hoon, Bae Suzy |
| 22 March | Hand in Hand | 해로 - 偕老 | Choi Jong-tae | Joo Hyun, Ye Soo-jung |
| 22 March | Love Call | 러브콜 | Kim Sam-ryeok | Cha Soo-yeon, Yang Jin-woo, Choi Yu-hwa |
| 22 March | Planet of Snail | 달팽이의 별 | Yi Seung-jun | Cho Young-chan, Kim Soon-ho |
| 29 March | Over My Dead Body | 시체가 돌아왔다 | Woo Seon-ho | Lee Beom-soo, Ryoo Seung-bum, Kim Ok-vin |
| 5 April | Mother | 어머니 | Tae Jun-seek | Lee So-sun |
| 11 April | Doomsday Book | 인류멸망보고서 | Yim Pil-sung, Kim Jee-woon | ("A Brave New World") Ryoo Seung-bum, Go Joon-hee ("The Heavenly Creature") Kim Kang-woo, Kim Gyu-ri ("Happy Birthday") Jin Ji-hee, Song Sae-byeok |
| 11 April | The Scent | 간기남 | Kim Hyeong-jun | Park Hee-soon, Park Si-yeon |
| 19 April | Duet | 듀엣 | Lee Sang-bin | Go Ah-sung, James Page |
| 19 April | Forest of Time | 시간의 숲 | Song Il-gon | Park Yong-woo, Rina Takagi |
| 22 April | The Day | 더 데이 | | JYJ |
| 26 April | 48 Hours Deviation | 48시간의 일탈 | Lee Soong-hwan | Go Na-hye, Kim Jeong-ho |
| 26 April | A Muse | 은교 | Jung Ji-woo | Park Hae-il, Kim Go-eun, Kim Mu-yeol |
| 26 April | Father Is a Dog | 아버지는 개다 | Lee Sang-woo | Kwak Beom-taek, Lee Kwang-soo, Lee Si-ho, Kim Heon |
| 26 April | Red Maria | 레드 마리아 | Kyung-soon | |
| 26 April | Spring, Snow | 봄, 눈 | Kim Tae-gyun | Yoon Suk-hwa, Im Ji-kyu, Lee Geung-young |
| 26 April | Tropical Manila | 트로피컬 마닐라 | Lee Sang-woo | Kim Su-nam, Jerald de Vera |
| 3 May | As One | 코리아 | Moon Hyun-sung | Ha Ji-won, Bae Doona |
| 3 May | Just Friends | 저스트 프렌즈 | Ahn Chul-ho | Oh Yeon-seo, Lee Yeong-hoon |
| 10 May | Duresori: The Voice of the East | 두레소리 | Cho Jung-rae | Kim Seul-ki, Jo Ah-reum |
| 10 May | The Strangers | 이방인들 | Choi Yong-suk | Han Soo-yeon, Yeo Hyun-soo |
| 17 May | All About My Wife | 내 아내의 모든 것 | Min Kyu-dong | Im Soo-jung, Lee Sun-kyun, Ryu Seung-ryong |
| 17 May | Granny Goes to School | 할머니는 일학년 | Jin Kwang-gyo | Kim Jin-goo, Shin Chae-yeon |
| 17 May | The Taste of Money | 돈의 맛 | Im Sang-soo | Kim Kang-woo, Youn Yuh-jung, Kim Hyo-jin, Baek Yoon-sik |
| 24 May | Children of Heaven | 천국의 아이들 | Park Heung-sik | Yoo Da-in, Park Ji-bin |
| 24 May | Hello! | 안녕,하세요! | Lim Tai-hyung | Lee Sang-bong |
| 24 May | Monk Beopjeong's Chair | 법정 스님의 의자 | Im Seong-gu | Monk Beopjeong, Choi Bool-am (narration) |
| 24 May | U.F.O. | U.F.O. | Kong Quee-hyun | Lee Ju-seung, Jeong Young-ki, Park Sang-hyuk |
| 31 May | Don't Click | 미확인 동영상: 절대클릭금지 | Kim Tae-kyoung | Park Bo-young, Joo Won |
| 30 May | Runway Cop | 차형사 | Shin Tae-ra | Kang Ji-hwan, Sung Yu-ri |
| 31 May | In Another Country | 다른 나라에서 | Hong Sang-soo | Isabelle Huppert, Yoo Jun-sang |
| 31 May | Still Strange | 엄마에게 | Lee Hong-jae | Jang Si-won, Choi Ji-hye |
| 6 June | The Concubine | 후궁: 제왕의 첩 | Kim Dae-seung | Jo Yeo-jeong, Kim Dong-wook, Kim Min-jun |
| 7 June | Super Star | 슈퍼스타 | Lim Jin-sun | Kim Jung-tae, Song Sam-dong |
| 21 June | Two Doors | 두 개의 문 | Kim Il-ran, Hong Ji-you | |
| 21 June | The Heaven is Only Open to the Single! | 설마 그럴리가 없어 | David Cho | Choi Yoon-so, Lee Neung-ryong |
| 21 June | I AM.: SM Town Live World Tour in Madison Square Garden | 아이엠 | Choi Jin-sung | Kangta, BoA, TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls' Generation, Shinee, f(x) |
| 21 June | Miss Conspirator | 미쓰 GO | Park Chul-kwan | Go Hyun-jung, Yoo Hae-jin |
| 21 June | The Suck Up Project: Mr. XXX-Kisser | 아부의 왕 | Jeong Seung-koo | Song Sae-byeok, Sung Dong-il |
| 21 June | Two Weddings and a Funeral | 두 번의 결혼식과 한 번의 장례식 | Kim Jho Kwang-soo | Kim Dong-yoon, Ryu Hyun-kyung |
| 5 July | Deranged | 연가시 | Park Jung-woo | Kim Myung-min, Moon Jeong-hee, Kim Dong-wan |
| 12 July | Bloody Fight in Iron-Rock Valley | 철암계곡의 혈투 | Ji Ha-jean | Lee Moo-saeng, Yun Sang-hwa |
| 12 July | Dangerously Excited | 나는 공무원이다 | Koo Ja-hong | Yoon Je-moon, Sung Joon |
| 12 July | Sex, Lies, and Videotape | 섹스 거짓말 그리고 비디오 테이프 | Bong Man-dae | Lee Moo-saeng, Go Soo-hee, Shim Jae-kyoon |
| 12 July | The Sleepless | 두 개의 달 | Kim Dong-bin | Park Han-byul, Kim Ji-seok, Park Jin-joo |
| 12 July | Venus in Furs | 모피를 입은 비너스 | Song Yae-sup | Seo Jung, Baek Hyun-jin |
| 19 July | A Millionaire on the Run | 5백만불의 사나이 | Kim Ik-ro | Park Jin-young, Jo Sung-ha, Min Hyo-rin |
| 19 July | Ukulele Love Together | 우쿨렐레 사랑모임 | No Hyo-doo | Kim Ki-in, Oh Kyoung-ho, Lee Kook-pyo, Jo Mi-hwa, Kwak Sin-young |
| 25 July | Horror Stories | 무서운 이야기 | Min Kyu-dong, Im Dae-woong, Jung Bum-sik, Hong Ji-young, Kim Gok, Kim Sun | ("Beginning") Kim Ji-won, Yoo Yeon-seok ("Endless Flight") Choi Yoon-young, Jin Tae-hyun ("Don't Answer to the Door") Kim Hyun-soo, Noh Kang-min ("Secret Recipe") Nam Bo-ra, Jung Eun-chae, Bae Soo-bin ("Ambulance on the Death Zone") Kim Ye-won, Kim Ji-young, Jo Han-cheol |
| 25 July | Padak | 파닥파닥 | Lee Dae-hee | Kim Hyun-ji, Ahn Young-mi |
| 25 July | The Thieves | 도둑들 | Choi Dong-hoon | Kim Yoon-seok, Lee Jung-jae, Kim Hye-soo, Jun Ji-hyun |
| 26 July | An Escalator in World Order | 미국의 바람과 불 | Kim Kyung-man | |
| 27 July | Seo Taiji Record of the 8th - 398 | 서태지 8집: 398일의 기록 | Seo Taiji | Seo Taiji, Shim Eun-kyung (narration) |
| 8 August | AV Idol | AV아이돌 | Hideo Jojo | Yui Tatsumi, Yeo Min-jeong |
| 8 August | Chubby Revolution | 통통한 혁명 | Min Du-sik | Lee So-jung, Lee Hyun-jin |
| 8 August | The Grand Heist | 바람과 함께 사라지다 | Kim Joo-ho | Cha Tae-hyun, Oh Ji-ho |
| 8 August | I Am the King | 나는 왕이로소이다 | Jang Kyu-sung | Ju Ji-hoon, Park Yeong-gyu, Baek Yoon-sik, Byun Hee-bong, Kim Soo-ro |
| 8 August | Pengi and Sommi | 황제펭귄 펭이와 솜이 | Kim Jin-man, Kim Jae-yeong | Song Joong-ki (narration) |
| 15 August | R2B: Return to Base | R2B: 리턴 투 베이스 | Kim Dong-won | Rain, Shin Se-kyung |
| 22 August | The Neighbor | 이웃 사람 | Kim Hwi | Yunjin Kim, Kim Sae-ron, Chun Ho-jin, Kim Sung-kyun |
| 23 August | 90 Minutes | 90분 | Park Seon-uk | Joo Sang-wook, Jang Mi-inae |
| 23 August | Myselves: The Actress No Make-Up Project | 나 나 나: 여배우 민낯 프로젝트 | Boo Ji-young, Kim Kkot-bi, Seo Young-ju, Yang Eun-yong | Kim Kkot-bi, Seo Young-ju, Yang Eun-yong |
| 29 August | The Traffickers | 공모자들 | Lee Keun-woo | Im Chang-jung, Choi Daniel |
| 30 August | Project 577 | 577 프로젝트 | Lee Keun-woo | Ha Jung-woo, Gong Hyo-jin |
| 30 August | The Ugly Duckling | 미운 오리 새끼 | Kwak Kyung-taek | Kim Jun-gu, Oh Dal-su |
| 30 August | Young Gun in the Time | 영건 탐정 사무소 | Oh Young-doo | Hong Young-geun, Choi Song-hyun, Bae Yong-geun |
| 6 September | Grape Candy | 청포도 사탕: 17년 전의 약속 | Kim Hee-jung | Park Jin-hee, Park Ji-yoon |
| 6 September | Pietà | 피에타 | Kim Ki-duk | Lee Jung-jin, Jo Min-su |
| 6 September | Wedding Scandal | 웨딩스캔들 | Shin Dong-yeob | Kim Min-jun, Kwak Ji-min |
| 13 September | Han Kyung-jik | 한경직 | Cheon Jeong-hoon | |
| 13 September | Masquerade | 광해: 왕이 된 남자 | Choo Chang-min | Lee Byung-hun, Ryu Seung-ryong, Han Hyo-joo |
| 13 September | Too Old Hiphop Kid | 투 올드 힙합 키드 | Jung Dae-geon | |
| 20 September | The Spies | 간첩 | Woo Min-ho | Kim Myung-min, Yum Jung-ah, Byun Hee-bong, Jung Gyu-woon, Yoo Hae-jin |
| 27 September | Jinsuk & Me | 깔깔깔 희망버스 | Lee Soo-jung | Kim Yeo-jin |
| 3 October | Ghost Sweepers | 점쟁이들 | Shin Jung-won | Kim Soo-ro, Lee Je-hoon, Kang Ye-won, Kwak Do-won |
| 11 October | A Company Man | 회사원 | Im Sang-yoon | So Ji-sub, Lee Mi-yeon, Kwak Do-won, Kim Dong-jun |
| 11 October | Dangerous Liaisons | 위험한 관계 | Hur Jin-ho | Jang Dong-gun, Zhang Ziyi, Cecilia Cheung |
| 11 October | Hanaan | 하나안 | Pak Ruslan | Stanislav Tyan, Bahodir Musaev |
| 11 October | SM Town Live in Tokyo Special Edition 3D | SM타운 라이브 인 도쿄 스페셜 에디션 3D | Yoo Ho-jin | BoA, TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls' Generation, Shinee |
| 11 October | Star | 스타: 빛나는 사랑 | Han Sang-hee | Hwanhee, Kim Soo-yeon |
| 18 October | Bittersweet Joke | 미쓰 마마 | Paik Yeon-ah | Choi Hyoung-sook, Kim Hyun-jin |
| 18 October | The Great Flight | 위대한 비행 | Chin Jae-un | |
| 18 October | INFINITE Concert Second Invasion Evolution The Movie 3D | 인피니트 콘서트 세컨드 인베이전 에볼루션 더 무비 3D | Son Seok | Infinite |
| 18 October | Mac Korea | 맥코리아 | Kim Hyeong-ryeo | |
| 18 October | Perfect Number | 용의자 X | Bang Eun-jin | Ryoo Seung-bum, Lee Yo-won, Cho Jin-woong |
| 18 October | Remembrance of MB | MB의 추억 | Kim Jae-hwan | |
| 19 October | Beating Woman | 패는 여자 | Kim Choon-sik | Joo Joo-hyeon, Jeon Se-hyeon |
| 25 October | Almost Che | 강철대오: 구국의 철가방 | Yook Sang-hyo | Kim In-kwon, Yoo Da-in, Jo Jung-suk, Park Chul-min |
| 25 October | Barbie | 바비 | Lee Sang-woo | Lee Chun-hee, Kim Sae-ron |
| 25 October | Circle of Crime - Director's Cut | 비정한 도시 | Kim Mun-heum | Kim Suk-hoon, Jo Sung-ha, Seo Young-hee, Lee Ki-young |
| 25 October | A House with a View | 전망좋은 집 | Lee Soo-sung | Kwak Hyun-hwa, Ha Na-kyoung |
| 25 October | Open to You | 부귀영화 | In Jin-mee | Lee Yuly, Park Hae-rin |
| 31 October | The Peach Tree | 복숭아나무 | Ku Hye-sun | Ryu Deok-hwan, Cho Seung-woo, Nam Sang-mi |
| 31 October | A Werewolf Boy | 늑대 소년 | Jo Sung-hee | Song Joong-ki, Park Bo-young |
| 1 November | Dirty Blood | 나쁜 피 | Kang Hyo-jin | Yoon Joo, Im Dae-il |
| 1 November | The Window | 창 | Yeon Sang-ho | Lee Hwan, Lee Su-hyung |
| 8 November | Confession of Murder | 내가 살인범이다 | Jung Byung-gil | Jung Jae-young, Park Si-hoo |
| 8 November | Modern Family | 가족 시네마 | Shin Su-won; Hong Ji-young; Lee Soo-youn; Kim Sung-ho | ("Circleline") Jung In-gi ("E.D. 571") Sunwoo Sun ("In Good Company") Lee Myung-haeng ("Star Shaped Stain") Kim Ji-young |
| 8 November | Touch | 터치 | Min Byung-hun | Kim Ji-young, Yoo Jun-sang |
| 15 November | Code Name: Jackal | 자칼이 온다 | Bae Hyoung-jun | Kim Jaejoong, Song Ji-hyo |
| 15 November | Going South | 남쪽으로 간다 | Leesong Hee-il | Kim Jae-heung, Chun Shin-hwan |
| 15 November | Natural Burials | 수목장 | Park Kwang-chun | Lee Young-ah, On Joo-wan, Park Soo-jin |
| 15 November | Suddenly, Last Summer | 지난여름, 갑자기 | Leesong Hee-il | Kim Young-jae, Han Joo-wan |
| 15 November | White Night | 백야 | Leesong Hee-il | Won Tae-hee, Lee Yi-kyung |
| 15 November | The Winter of the Year Was Warm | 내가 고백을 하면 | David Cho | Kim Tae-woo, Ye Ji-won |
| 22 November | All Bark, No Bite | 개들의 전쟁 | Cho Byeong-ok | Kim Mu-yeol, Jin Seon-kyu |
| 22 November | Don't Cry Mommy | 돈 크라이 마미 | Kim Yong-han | Yoo Sun, Nam Bo-ra, Yu Oh-seong |
| 22 November | In Between | 사이에서 | Min Du-sik, Eo ll-seon | ("Time to Leave") Hwang Soo-jung, Ki Tae-young ("Mineral Water") Park Chul-min, Chun Woo-hee |
| 22 November | Juvenile Offender | 범죄소년 | Kang Yi-kwan | Seo Young-joo, Lee Jung-hyun |
| 22 November | National Security | 남영동 1985 | Chung Ji-young | Park Won-sang, Lee Geung-young |
| 22 November | Turn It Up to Eleven 2: Wild Days | 반드시 크게 들을 것 2: Wild Days | Baek Seung-hwa | Galaxy Express |
| 22 November | Woosoossi | 철가방 우수씨 | Yoon Hak-ryul | Choi Soo-jong, Gi Ju-bong |
| 29 November | 26 Years | 26년 | Cho Geun-hyun | Jin Goo, Han Hye-jin, Bae Soo-bin, Im Seulong |
| 29 November | Knock | 노크 | Lee Joo-heon | Seo Woo, Kim Hyun-sung, Joo Min-ha |
| 29 November | Tone-deaf Clinic | 음치클리닉 | Kim Jin-young | Park Ha-sun, Yoon Sang-hyun |
| 6 December | Ari Ari The Korean Cinema | 영화판 | Heo Chul | Chung Ji-young, Yoon Jin-seo |
| 6 December | My PS Partner | 나의 P.S. 파트너 | Baek Sung-hyun | Ji Sung, Kim Ah-joong |
| 6 December | Paradox Circle | 네모난원 | Kim Seong-hoon | Kim Jeong-hak, Kim Jeong-wook, Han Yeo-woon |
| 6 December | Role Play | 롤플레이 | Baek Sang-yeol | Lee Dong-gyu, Kim Jin-sun |
| 13 December | China Blue | 차이나 블루 | Kim Geon | Baek Sung-hyun, Kim Joo-young, Jung Joo-yeon |
| 19 December | Love 911 | 반창꼬 | Jeong Gi-hun | Go Soo, Han Hyo-joo |
| 19 December | Marrying the Mafia 5: Return of the Family | 가문의 영광5 - 가문의 귀환 | Jeong Yong-ki | Jung Joon-ho, Kim Min-jung |
| 19 December | The Tower | 타워 | Kim Ji-hoon | Sul Kyung-gu, Son Ye-jin, Kim Sang-kyung |
| 28 December | Day Trip | 청출어람 | Park Chan-wook, Park Chan-kyong | Song Kang-ho, Jeon Hyo-jung |