#1 of 1,192 Highest-grossing Korean-language movie ever
2019 · Drama, Thriller
$262.6M worldwide
$53.8M US & Canada · 21% $208.8M elsewhere · 79%
Parasite (2019) is the highest-grossing Korean-language movie in our database, with $262.6M worldwide, ahead of Ode to My Father (2015) at $184.8M and The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014) at $138.3M. 1,192 Korean-language films in our database report a worldwide gross, $9.7B in all, 2% of it from the US & Canada. 6 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. By genre, Drama leads with $5.5B across 701 Korean releases.
#1 of 1,192 2019 · Drama, Thriller
$262.6M worldwide
Ranks 451 to 500 of 1,192. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
May 14, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.7M
Mar 11, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.7M
Aug 26, 1961 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.7M
Nov 26, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.6M
May 23, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.6M
Jan 12, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.6M
Nov 10, 2017 US and Canada: $37K Rest of the world: $3.6M Worldwide: $3.6M
Sep 11, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.6M
Feb 17, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.6M
Nov 27, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.6M
Aug 31, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.5M
Sep 7, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.5M
May 17, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.4M
Jul 2, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.4M
Jun 20, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.4M
Apr 29, 2005 US and Canada: $241.9K Rest of the world: $3.2M Worldwide: $3.4M
Jun 13, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.4M
Jul 6, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.4M
Mar 6, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.4M
Nov 10, 2016 US and Canada: $57.8K Rest of the world: $3.3M Worldwide: $3.3M
Oct 15, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.3M
Oct 26, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.3M
Sep 26, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.3M
Apr 28, 2021 US and Canada: $7.3K Rest of the world: $3.2M Worldwide: $3.2M
Aug 3, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.2M
Mar 5, 2015 US and Canada: $10.7K Rest of the world: $3.2M Worldwide: $3.2M
Apr 13, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.2M
Feb 14, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.1M
Feb 19, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.1M
May 19, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.1M
Nov 4, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.1M
Aug 13, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.1M
Dec 4, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.1M
Jun 9, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.1M
Apr 27, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.1M
Dec 29, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.1M
Nov 29, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3M
2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3M
Dec 18, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3M
Feb 10, 2026 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3M
Jun 28, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3M
Feb 14, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3M
Oct 2, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.9M
Mar 23, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.9M
Aug 10, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.9M
Mar 29, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.9M
Jan 28, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.9M
Oct 31, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.9M
Jul 25, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.9M
2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.9M Every year from 1958 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $835.7M, led by Parasite (2019).