The following is a list of 2018 box office number-one films in South Korea. When the number-one film in gross is not the same as the number-one film in admissions, both are listed.
Number-one films †This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. # Date Film Gross Notes 1 Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds #1 spot for 3 consecutive weeks 2 1987: When the Day Comes Claimed the #1 spot on its third week of release 3 Maze Runner: The Death Cure Beat new releases Keys to the Heart and Coco 4 Keys to the Heart With positive reviews from audiences, the film rise to the #1 spot on its second week of release 5 Psychokinesis 6 Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead Dominated the weekend box office with 48% revenue share 7 Black Panther - Dominated the weekend box office with 51% revenue share- Beat Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead and new release Golden Slumber 8 First 2018 release to have topped the box office for 2 consecutive weeks 9 The Princess and the Matchmaker 10 The Vanished 11 Be with You Dominated the weekend box office with 45% revenue share 12 Pacific Rim Uprising 13 Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum Beat Ready Player One, and became the first Korean horror film to topped the weekend box office since The Wailing in 201614 The film topped Box Office by admissions with 513,648 attendance. Ready Player One The film topped Box Office by gross with higher gross than Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum 15 Rampage 16 17 Avengers: Infinity War - Highest-grossing film in South Korea's all-time weekend box office (second by admissions)- Dominated weekend box office with 95% revenue share- Became fastest film to reach 4 million admissions in South Korea's cinema history, and also the first film to reach 1.3 million admissions in a single day screening 18 Dominated weekend box office with 75% revenue share 19 - Fastest foreign film to reach 10 million admissions in South Korea. - Dominated box office with 57% revenue share- Became first 2018 release to have topped the weekend box office for 3 consecutive weeks 20 Deadpool 2 - Dominated the weekend box office with 64% revenue share- First R-rated film to top the box office in South Korea in 2018 21 Believer - Dominated weekend box office with 54% revenue share- Fastest domestic film to reach 1 million admissions in 2018 (to date). 22 - Dominated weekend box office with 63% revenue share- Fastest domestic film to reach 3 million admissions in 2018 (to date). 23 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom - Set new record as biggest opening day for a foreign film in South Korea with gross and 1.18 million admissions- Dominated weekend box office with 72% revenue share 24 The Accidental Detective 2: In Action 25 26 The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion 27 Ant-Man and the Wasp Dominated weekend box office with 69% revenue share 28 Marvel Cinematic Universe's films totaled 100 million admissions in South Korean with this film. 29 Incredibles 2 - Dominated weekend box office with 47% revenue share- Became first animated feature film to topped weekend box office in South Korea, since Your Name in January 2017- Highest opening gross for a Pixar film in South Korea, beating previous record set by Toy Story 3 30 Mission: Impossible – Fallout - Dominated weekend box office with 66% revenue share- Biggest opening day in July for a foreign film in South Korea with gross- Highest opening weekend gross in the Mission: Impossible film series 31 Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days † Dominated weekend box office with 71% revenue share. Set various records during its opening weekend in South Korea:
- Set a new record for the biggest opening day by admissions with 1.25 million admissions, beating the record set by Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (1.18 million admissions) - Set a new record for the biggest single day screening in both gross and admission (1.46 million admission with gross on its fourth day of release (August 4, 2018). Beat the record set by Avengers: Infinity War (1.33 million admissions and gross) - Set a new record for becoming the fastest film to reach 3 (3 days), 5 and 6 (5 days) million admissions, beating previous record set by Train to Busan in 2016 - Set a new record for all-time biggest opening weekend both in gross and admission, with gross. Became first film in South Korea to reach 6 million admissions during its opening week (Wednesday to Sunday). Beating Train to Busan in 2016 (5.31 million admissions). 32 - Set a new record for becoming the fastest film to reach 7, 8, and 9 million admissions in South Korea- Suffer 58% drop on its second weekend, due to competitive debut weekend for The Spy Gone North 33 The Witness Face competitive weekend with The Spy Gone North, which grossing around 34 On Your Wedding Day Dominated 30% of revenue share, while total 75% of revenue share dominated by domestic films. Local films take top four spots at weekend Box Office, for the first time since August last year in the same week (34th week) 35 Become first domestic romance film to have topped Box Office for 2 consecutive weeks, since Time Renegades in 2016. Also first romantic comedy film to have done so, since My Love, My Bride in 2014 36 Searching - Dominated weekend box office with 50% revenue share- Increased 62% in gross compared to its debut weekend, biggest second weekend increase for a foreign film that topped box office in South Korea, beat previous record (+18.9%) set by Frozen in 2014 - First foreign thriller film to topped box office since Gone Girl in 2014 37 - First foreign thriller film to have topped box office for 2 consecutive weeks, since Gone Girl in 2014- Managed to lead the box office despite the period blockbuster Monstrum and American sci-fi action The Predator debut on the same weekend 38 The Great Battle Dominated 42% of revenue share despite a competitive weekend with Fengshui, The Negotiation, and The Nun debut on the same weekend 39 - Dominated 43% of revenue share, local films are taking the top four spots at weekend box office- Becoming fastest Chuseok Holiday film to surpassed 3 million admissions, beat previous record set by Masquerade in 2012 40 Venom - Dominated 44% of revenue share, head-to-head with Dark Figure of Crime which released on the same day (grossed with 38% revenue share)- Biggest opening day for Marvel Character solo film in South Korea all-time- Fourth biggest opening day for a foreign film in South Korea all-time 41 Dark Figure of Crime - Rose to first place during its second weekend, though having 44% drop in gross compared to its debut weekend- Along with Venom (grossed ), the two films together accounted 70% of revenue share. 42 First Man - Dominated 29% of revenue share, head-to-head with Dark Figure of Crime which grossed with 25% revenue share- Lowest attendance for film that topped box office this year (349,875 attendance from 3 days weekend) 43 Rampant Dominated box office with 52% revenue share 44 Intimate Strangers - Dominated box office with 52% revenue share- Highest opening day and debut weekend for a domestic comedy film since Luck Key in 2016- Fastest comedy film to surpassed 1 million admissions this year 45 46 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald 47 Bohemian Rhapsody 48 Default 49 50 Bohemian Rhapsody 51 Aquaman 52
Highest-grossing films + Highest-grossing domestic films of 2018 (by admissions)* Rank Title Release date Admissions Domestic gross 1 Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days August 1, 2018 12,274,996 2 Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds December 20, 2017 5,872,007 3 The Great Battle September 19, 2018 5,440,186 4 Intimate Strangers October 31, 2018 5,293,435 5 1987: When the Day Comes December 27, 2017 5,290,310 6 Believer May 22, 2018 5,063,684 7 The Spy Gone North August 8, 2018 4,974,520 8 Dark Figure of Crime October 3, 2018 3,789,321 9 Default November 28, 2018 3,747,954 10 Keys to the Heart January 17, 2018 3,419,339
+ Highest-grossing foreign films of 2018 (by admissions)* Rank Title Release date Admissions Domestic gross 1 Avengers: Infinity War April 25, 2018 11,212,710 2 Bohemian Rhapsody October 31, 2018 9,224,587 3 Mission: Impossible – Fallout July 25, 2018 6,584,915 4 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom June 6, 2018 5,661,128 5 Ant-Man and the Wasp July 4, 2018 5,448,134 6 Black Panther February 14, 2018 5,399,227 7 Venom October 3, 2018 3,888,096 8 Deadpool 2 May 16, 2018 3,784,602 9 Coco January 11, 2018 3,510,017 10 Aquaman December 19, 2018 3,491,860
*Admissions and gross are only for the year 2018 and does not equate to the eventual admissions and gross of a film.
See also List of South Korean films of 2018
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