# The most-watched Korean films in cinemas

Korea's all-time box-office ranking by admissions, from number one The Admiral: Roaring Currents through the '10-million films'.

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- Dec 18, 2025 · subin_cinephile
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## Top 12

1. **The Admiral: Roaring Currents** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Kim Han-min, 2014. Choi Min-sik's Yi Sun-sin faces 330 ships with 12; about 17.61 million admissions, number one.
2. **Extreme Job** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Lee Byeong-heon, 2019. A narcotics squad posing as a fried-chicken shop; about 16.26 million.
3. **Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Kim Yong-hwa, 2017. Webtoon-based fantasy about trials in the afterlife; about 14.41 million.
4. **Ode to My Father** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Yoon Je-kyoon, 2014. A father's life from the Korean War to the present; about 14.26 million.
5. **Veteran** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Ryoo Seung-wan, 2015. Hwang Jung-min as a detective chasing a chaebol heir; about 13.41 million.
6. **12.12: The Day** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Kim Sung-su, 2023. Nine hours of the 12 December 1979 military coup; about 13.12 million.
7. **The Host** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Bong Joon-ho, 2006. A family fights the Han River monster; about 13.01 million.
8. **The Thieves** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Choi Dong-hoon, 2012. Thieves after a diamond in a Macau casino; about 12.98 million.
9. **Miracle in Cell No. 7** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Lee Hwan-kyung, 2013. A wrongly convicted father and his daughter; about 12.81 million.
10. **Assassination** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Choi Dong-hoon, 2015. A plot to kill collaborators under Japanese rule; about 12.70 million.
11. **The Roundup** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Lee Sang-yong, 2022. Ma Dong-seok's detective goes as far as Vietnam; about 12.69 million.
12. **Masquerade** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Choo Chang-min, 2012. Lee Byung-hun as a commoner who stands in for the king; about 12.32 million.
13. **Together with the Gods - Cause and Effect** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Along with the Gods Part 2 was released in 2018. It mobilized 12 million viewers.
14. **Taegeukgi waving** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A 2004 Korean War film directed by Kang Je-gyu. Starring Jang Dong-gun and Won Bin.
15. **Haeundae** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A 2009 disaster film directed by Yoon Je-kyun. Korea's first tsunami blockbuster.
16. **To Busan** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A 2016 zombie film directed by Yeon Sang-ho. It exceeded 11 million viewers.
17. **king's man** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A 2005 film directed by Lee Jun-ik. The story of the clown and Yeonsangun exceeded 12 million viewers.
18. **taxi driver** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A 2017 film directed by Jang Hoon. The story of a German reporter and taxi driver who covered Gwangju on May 18th.

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