The following are lists of the highest-grossing domestic films in South Korea by admissions and gross nationwide.
Characteristics Story-wise, films with more than 10 million admissions tend to have a single protagonist, emotional bond with the audience, multi-layered conflicts, a central idea, and familiar stories. They also reflect the social situation and history of Korea. Power of the distributor and marketing, social issues, and summer and winter vacation release also affect performance.
Domestic films by admissions This is listed by the tickets sold nationwide, as of April 12, 2026, 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 Kim Han-min Choi Min-sik, Ryu Seung-ryong, Cho Jin-woong 17,616,661 2014 2 The King's Warden Jang Hang-jun Yoo Hae-jin, Park Ji-hoon, Yoo Ji-tae, Jeon Mi-do 16,918,111 2026 3 Extreme Job Lee Byeong-heon Ryu Seung-ryong, Lee Hanee, Jin Seon-kyu, Lee Dong-hwi, Gong Myung 16,266,641 2019 4 Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds Kim Yong-hwa Ha Jung-woo, Cha Tae-hyun, Joo Ji-hoon, Kim Hyang-gi 14,414,658 2017 5 Ode to My Father Yoon Je-kyoon Hwang Jung-min, Yunjin Kim, Oh Dal-su 14,265,007 2014 6 Veteran Ryoo Seung-wan Hwang Jung-min, Yoo Ah-in, Yoo Hae-jin, Oh Dal-su 13,414,484 2015 7 12.12: The Day Kim Sung-su Hwang Jung-min, Jung Woo-sung, Lee Sung-min, Park Hae-joon, Kim Sung-kyun 13,126,578 2023 8 Bong Joon-ho Song Kang-ho, Park Hae-il, Bae Doona, Go Ah-sung 13,019,740 2006 9 Choi Dong-hoon Kim Yoon-seok, Kim Hye-soo, Lee Jung-jae, Jun Ji-hyun 12,984,701 2012 10 Miracle in Cell No. 7 Lee Hwan-kyung Ryu Seung-ryong, Kal So-won, Park Shin-hye, Oh Dal-su 12,812,144 2013 11 Assassination Choi Dong-hoon Jun Ji-hyun, Lee Jung-jae, Ha Jung-woo 12,706,855 2015 12 The Roundup Lee Sang-yong Ma Dong-seok, Son Suk-ku 12,693,322 2022 13 Masquerade Choo Chang-min Lee Byung-hun, Ryu Seung-ryong, Han Hyo-joo 12,324,062 2012 14 King and the Clown Lee Joon-ik Kam Woo-sung, Jung Jin-young, Lee Joon-gi 12,302,831 2005 15 Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days Kim Yong-hwa Ha Jung-woo, Joo Ji-hoon, Kim Hyang-gi, Ma Dong-seok, Kim Dong-wook 12,278,010 2018 16 A Taxi Driver Jang Hoon Song Kang-ho, Thomas Kretschmann, Yoo Hae-jin, Ryu Jun-yeol 12,189,698 2017 17 Exhuma Jang Jae-hyun Choi Min-sik, Kim Go-eun, Yoo Hae-jin, Lee Do-hyun 11,914,798 2024 18 Taegukgi Kang Je-gyu Jang Dong-gun, Won Bin 11,746,135 2004 19 Train to Busan Yeon Sang-ho Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi, Ma Dong-seok, Kim Su-an 11,567,662 2016 20 The Roundup: Punishment 범죄도시4Heo Myung-haengMa Dong-seok, Kim Mu-yeol, Park Ji-hwan, Lee Dong-hwi 11,502,779 2024 21 The Attorney Yang Woo-suk Song Kang-ho, Kim Young-ae, Oh Dal-su, Yim Si-wan 11,375,223 2013 22 Tidal Wave Yoon Je-kyoon Sul Kyung-gu, Ha Ji-won, Park Joong-hoon, Uhm Jung-hwa 11,324,958 2009 23 Silmido Kang Woo-suk Sul Kyung-gu, Ahn Sung-ki, Jung Jae-young, Huh Joon-ho 11,074,000 2003 24 The Roundup: No Way Out Lee Sang-yong Ma Dong-seok, Lee Joon-hyuk, Munetaka Aoki 10,681,998 2023 25 Parasite Bong Joon-ho Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik 10,316,367 2019 26 A Violent Prosecutor Lee Il-hyung Hwang Jung-min, Kang Dong-won 9,707,581 2016 27 Exit Lee Sang-geun Jo Jung-suk, Im Yoon-ah 9,428,172 2019 28 Snowpiercer Bong Joon-ho Chris Evans, Song Kang-ho 9,353,799 2013 29 The Face Reader Han Jae-rim Song Kang-ho, Lee Jung-jae, Kim Hye-soo, Jo Jung-suk 9,135,806 2013 30 Take Off Kim Yong-hwa Ha Jung-woo, Kim Dong-wook, Kim Ji-seok, Sung Dong-il 8,845,330 2009 31 The Pirates Lee Seok-hoon Kim Nam-gil, Son Ye-jin 8,666,208 2014 32 Miss Granny Hwang Dong-hyuk Shim Eun-kyung, Na Moon-hee 8,660,651 2014 33 D-War Shim Hyung-rae Jason Behr, Amanda Brooks 8,426,973 2007 34 Ashfall Lee Hae-jun, Kim Byeong-seo Lee Byung-hun, Ha Jung-woo, Ma Dong-seok, Jeon Hye-jin, Suzy 8,252,909 2019 35 Scandal Makers Kang Hyeong-cheol Cha Tae-hyun, Park Bo-young, Wang Suk-hyun 8,245,523 2008 36 Friend Kwak Kyung-taek Jang Dong-gun, Yu Oh-seong 8,134,500 2001 37 Welcome to Dongmakgol Park Kwang-hyun Jung Jae-young, Shin Ha-kyun, Kang Hye-jung 8,008,622 2005 38 Confidential Assignment Kim Sung-hoon Hyun Bin, Yoo Hae-jin, Kim Joo-hyuk 7,817,654 2017 39 Lee Seok-hoon Hwang Jung-min, Jung Woo 7,759,761 2015 40 I, The Executioner Ryoo Seung-wan Hwang Jung-min, Jung Hae-in 7,523,315 2024 41 The Age of Shadows Kim Jee-woon Song Kang-ho, Gong Yoo 7,500,457 2016 42 War of the Arrows Kim Han-min Park Hae-il, Ryu Seung-ryong, Moon Chae-won, Kim Mu-yeol 7,482,180 2011 43 Sunny Kang Hyeong-cheol Shim Eun-kyung, Kang So-ra, Yoo Ho-jeong, Jin Hee-kyung 7,453,393 2011 44 May 18 Kim Ji-hoon Kim Sang-kyung, Ahn Sung-ki 7,307,993 2007 45 Hansan: Rising Dragon Kim Han-min Park Hae-il, Byun Yo-han, Ahn Sung-ki, Son Hyun-joo 7,264,572 2022 46 1987: When the Day Comes Jang Joon-hwan Kim Yoon-seok, Ha Jung-woo, Yoo Hae-jin, Kim Tae-ri 7,232,452 2017 47 The Berlin File Ryoo Seung-wan Ha Jung-woo, Han Suk-kyu, Ryoo Seung-bum, Jun Ji-hyun 7,166,513 2013 48 Master Cho Ui-seok Lee Byung-hun, Kang Dong-won, Kim Woo-bin 7,150,586 2016 49 Inside Men Woo Min-ho Lee Byung-hun, Cho Seung-woo, Baek Yoon-sik 7,126,925 2015 50 The Tunnel Kim Seong-hoon Ha Jung-woo, Bae Doona, Oh Dal-su 7,120,780 2016 51 A Werewolf Boy Jo Sung-hee Song Joong-ki, Park Bo-young 7,069,127 2012 52 Operation Chromite John H. Lee Lee Jung-jae, Lee Beom-soo, Liam Neeson, Jin Se-yeon 7,051,237 2016 53 Confidential Assignment 2: International Lee Seok-hoon Hyun Bin, Yoo Hae-jin, Im Yoon-ah, Daniel Henney, Jin Seon-kyu 6,982,8402022 54 Luck Key Lee Gae-byok Yoo Hae-jin 6,975,631 2016 55 Secretly, Greatly Jang Cheol-soo Kim Soo-hyun, Park Ki-woong, Lee Hyun-woo 6,963,8212013 56 The Outlaws Kang Yoon-sung Ma Dong-seok, Yoon Kye-sang 6,880,546 2017 57 The Wailing Na Hong-jin Kwak Do-won, Hwang Jung-min, Chun Woo-hee 6,879,989 2016 58 Tazza: The High Rollers Choi Dong-hoon Cho Seung-woo, Kim Hye-soo, Kim Yoon-seok, Baek Yoon-sik 6,847,777 2006 59 Kim Jee-woon Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, Jung Woo-sung 6,686,949 2008 60 200 Pounds Beauty Kim Yong-hwa Kim Ah-joong, Joo Jin-mo 6,619,498 2006 61 Ryoo Seung-wan Hwang Jung-min, So Ji-sub, Song Joong-ki 6,592,151 2017 62 Lee Jeong-beom Won Bin, Kim Sae-ron 6,282,774 2010 63 The Throne Lee Joon-ik Song Kang-ho, Yoo Ah-in 6,247,745 2015 64 Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard Choi Dong-hoon Kang Dong-won, Kim Yoon-seok, Im Soo-jung 6,136,928 2009 65 My Boss, My Teacher Kim Dong-won Jung Joon-ho, Kim Sang-joong 6,105,431 2006 66 Northern Limit Line Kim Hak-soon Kim Mu-yeol, Jin Goo, Lee Hyun-woo 6,045,199 2015 67 Colony Yeon Sang-ho Jun Ji-hyun, Koo Kyo-hwan, Ji Chang-wook, Kim Shin-rok, Shin Hyun-been, Go Soo 5,952,656 2026 68 Joint Security Area Park Chan-wook Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, Lee Young-ae 5,830,000 2000 69 Shiri Kang Je-gyu Han Suk-kyu, Choi Min-sik, Song Kang-ho 5,820,000 1999 70 Midnight Runners Jason Kim Park Seo-joon, Kang Ha-neul 5,653,444 2017 71 My Daughter Is a Zombie Pil Gam-sung Jo Jung-suk, Choi Yu-ri, Lee Jung-eun 5,640,223 2025 72 Marrying the Mafia II Jeong Yong-ki Shin Hyun-joon, Kim Won-hee 5,635,266 2005 73 Hide and Seek Huh Jung Son Hyun-joo, Moon Jeong-hee, Jeon Mi-seon 5,604,106 2013 74 The Last Princess Hur Jin-ho Son Ye-jin, Park Hae-il 5,599,995 2016 75 The Terror Live Kim Byung-woo Ha Jung-woo 5,584,295 2013 76 Cold Eyes Cho Ui-seok Sul Kyung-gu, Jung Woo-sung, Han Hyo-joo 5,509,019 2013 77 Secret Reunion Jang Hoon Song Kang-ho, Kang Dong-won 5,507,106 2010 78 The Priests Jang Jae-hyun Kim Yoon-seok, Kang Dong-won 5,443,232 2015 79 The Great Battle Kim Kwang-sik Zo In-sung, Nam Joo-hyuk, Park Sung-woong 5,441,020 2018 80 The King Han Jae-rim Zo In-sung, Jung Woo-sung, Bae Seong-woo, Ryu Jun-yeol 5,318,007 2017 81 Punch Lee Han Kim Yoon-seok, Yoo Ah-in 5,311,350 2011 82 Intimate Strangers Lee Jae-kyoo Yoo Hae-jin, Cho Jin-woong 5,294,154 2018 83 The Tower Kim Ji-hoon Sul Kyung-gu, Son Ye-jin, Kim Sang-kyung 5,181,244 2012 84 My Wife Is a Gangster Jo Jin-kyu Shin Eun-kyung, Park Sang-myun 5,180,900 2001 85 Marathon Jeong Yoon-cheol Cho Seung-woo, Kim Mi-sook 5,148,022 2005 86 Smugglers Ryoo Seung-wan Kim Hye-soo, Yum Jung-ah, Zo In-sung, Park Jeong-min 5,141,186 2023 87 Memories of Murder Bong Joon-ho Song Kang-ho, Kim Sang-kyung 5,101,645 2003 88 The Chaser Na Hong-jin Kim Yoon-seok, Ha Jung-woo 5,071,619 2008 89 Believer Lee Hae-young Cho Jin-woong, Ryu Jun-yeol, Kim Joo-hyuk 5,064,323 2018 90 Marrying the Mafia Jeong Heung-sun Jung Joon-ho, Kim Jung-eun, Yoo Dong-geun 5,021,001 2002 91 The Spy Gone North Yoon Jong-bin Hwang Jung-min, Lee Sung-min, Cho Jin-woong, Joo Ji-hoon 4,975,5172018 92 Harbin Woo Min-ho Hyun Bin, Park Jeong-min 4,910,181 2024 93 The Grand Heist Kim Joo-ho Cha Tae-hyun 4,909,937 2012 94 My Sassy Girl Kwak Jae-yong Jun Ji-hyun, Cha Tae-hyun 4,852,845 2001 95 My Tutor Friend Kim Kyung-hyung Kim Ha-neul, Kwon Sang-woo 4,809,871 2003 96 The Battle: Roar to Victory Won Shin-yun Yoo Hae-jin, Ryu Jun-yeol, Kazuki Kitamura 4,787,579 2019 97 Detective K: Secret of the Virtuous Widow Kim Sok-yun Kim Myung-min, Han Ji-min, Oh Dal-su 4,786,259 2011 98 Kundo: Age of the Rampant Yoon Jong-bin Ha Jung-woo, Kang Dong-won 4,775,811 2014 99 The Man Standing Next Woo Min-ho Lee Byung-hun, Lee Sung-min, Kwak Do-won 4,750,345 2020 100 Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time Yoon Jong-bin Choi Min-sik, Ha Jung-woo 4,720,172 2012
Foreign films by admissions Foreign films are listed by the tickets sold nationwide, as of December 9, 2022.