The most-watched Korean films in cinemas
The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: The Admiral: Roaring Currents · Extreme Job · Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds. (Updated Jun 9, 2026.)
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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Top 12
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The Admiral: Roaring Currents
Kim Han-min, 2014. Choi Min-sik's Yi Sun-sin faces 330 ships with 12; about 17.61 million admissions, number one.
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Extreme Job
Lee Byeong-heon, 2019. A narcotics squad posing as a fried-chicken shop; about 16.26 million.
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Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds
Kim Yong-hwa, 2017. Webtoon-based fantasy about trials in the afterlife; about 14.41 million.
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Ode to My Father
Yoon Je-kyoon, 2014. A father's life from the Korean War to the present; about 14.26 million.
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Veteran
Ryoo Seung-wan, 2015. Hwang Jung-min as a detective chasing a chaebol heir; about 13.41 million.
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12.12: The Day
Kim Sung-su, 2023. Nine hours of the 12 December 1979 military coup; about 13.12 million.
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The Host
Bong Joon-ho, 2006. A family fights the Han River monster; about 13.01 million.
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The Thieves
Choi Dong-hoon, 2012. Thieves after a diamond in a Macau casino; about 12.98 million.
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Miracle in Cell No. 7
Lee Hwan-kyung, 2013. A wrongly convicted father and his daughter; about 12.81 million.
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Assassination
Choi Dong-hoon, 2015. A plot to kill collaborators under Japanese rule; about 12.70 million.
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The Roundup
Lee Sang-yong, 2022. Ma Dong-seok's detective goes as far as Vietnam; about 12.69 million.
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Masquerade
Choo Chang-min, 2012. Lee Byung-hun as a commoner who stands in for the king; about 12.32 million.
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Together with the Gods - Cause and Effect
Along with the Gods Part 2 was released in 2018. It mobilized 12 million viewers.
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Taegeukgi waving
A 2004 Korean War film directed by Kang Je-gyu. Starring Jang Dong-gun and Won Bin.
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15
Haeundae
A 2009 disaster film directed by Yoon Je-kyun. Korea's first tsunami blockbuster.
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To Busan
A 2016 zombie film directed by Yeon Sang-ho. It exceeded 11 million viewers.
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king's man
A 2005 film directed by Lee Jun-ik. The story of the clown and Yeonsangun exceeded 12 million viewers.
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taxi driver
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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