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Highest-Grossing Korean Movies of All Time, Page 24

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.

films with a reported gross
1,192
combined worldwide
$9.7B
films crossed $100M
6
earned in the US & Canada
2%
Parasite (2019) movie poster #1 of 1,192
Highest-grossing Korean-language movie ever

Parasite (2019)

2019 · Drama, Thriller

$262.6M worldwide

$53.8M US & Canada · 21% $208.8M elsewhere · 79%
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All 1,192 Korean Movies, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 1,151 to 1,192 of 1,192. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.

  1. 1151 Hit the Night (2017) movie poster
    Hit the Night (2017) Oct 15, 2017 · Romance, Comedy $7K worldwide
    Oct 15, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7K
  2. 1152 Dust and Ashes (2020) movie poster
    Dust and Ashes (2020) May 28, 2020 · Drama $7K worldwide
    May 28, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7K
  3. 1153 Oseam (2003) movie poster
    Oseam (2003) May 1, 2003 · Drama, Animation $6.7K worldwide
    May 1, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.7K
  4. 1154 The Aggressives (2005) movie poster
    The Aggressives (2005) Jun 2, 2005 · Drama $6.5K worldwide
    Jun 2, 2005 US and Canada: $6.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.5K
  5. 1155 Plastic Tree (2003) movie poster
    Plastic Tree (2003) Aug 29, 2003 · Horror, Romance $6.3K worldwide
    Aug 29, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.3K
  6. 1156 Woman of Fire (1971) movie poster
    Woman of Fire (1971) Apr 1, 1971 · Crime, Drama $6.1K worldwide
    Apr 1, 1971 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.1K
  7. 1157 Evergreen (2018) movie poster
    Evergreen (2018) 2018 · Drama $6K worldwide
    2018 US and Canada: $6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6K
  8. 1158 Queer My Friends (2022) movie poster
    Queer My Friends (2022) May 3, 2022 · Documentary $5.9K worldwide
    May 3, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.9K
  9. 1159 Uprising (2013) movie poster
    Uprising (2013) Jan 11, 2013 · Action, History $5.8K worldwide
    Jan 11, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.8K
  10. 1160 Tale of Cinema (2005) movie poster
    Tale of Cinema (2005) May 19, 2005 · Drama $5.7K worldwide
    May 19, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.7K
  11. 1161 Journey to the Shore (2020) movie poster
    Journey to the Shore (2020) Sep 18, 2020 · Drama, Romance $5.7K worldwide
    Sep 18, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.7K
  12. 1162 Possible Faces (2017) movie poster
    Possible Faces (2017) Oct 14, 2017 · Drama $5.2K worldwide
    Oct 14, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.2K
  13. 1163 The President’s Barber (2004) movie poster
    The President’s Barber (2004) May 5, 2004 · Drama, History $5.2K worldwide
    May 5, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.2K
  14. 1164 Role Play (2012) movie poster
    Role Play (2012) Dec 5, 2012 · Thriller, Drama $5.1K worldwide
    Dec 5, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.1K
  15. 1165 Behind the Dark Night (2017) movie poster
    Behind the Dark Night (2017) Jul 16, 2017 · Comedy, Action $5K worldwide
    Jul 16, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5K
  16. 1166 Passing Summer (2018) movie poster
    Passing Summer (2018) Oct 5, 2018 · Family $4.7K worldwide
    Oct 5, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.7K
  17. 1167 Pawn (2013) movie poster
    Pawn (2013) Apr 19, 2013 · Thriller, Crime $4.1K worldwide
    Apr 19, 2013 US and Canada: $4.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.1K
  18. 1168 Hera Purple (2001) movie poster
    Hera Purple (2001) Oct 27, 2001 · Thriller $4.1K worldwide
    Oct 27, 2001 US and Canada: $4.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.1K
  19. 1169 Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors (2000) movie poster
    Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors (2000) May 27, 2000 · Romance, Drama $3.9K worldwide
    May 27, 2000 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.9K
  20. 1170 Time Between Dog and Wolf (2007) movie poster
    Time Between Dog and Wolf (2007) Jun 21, 2007 · Drama $3.7K worldwide
    Jun 21, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.7K
  21. 1171 Mrs. B., a North Korean Woman (2016) movie poster
    Mrs. B., a North Korean Woman (2016) Apr 30, 2016 · Documentary $3.4K worldwide
    Apr 30, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.4K
  22. 1172 Exhausted (2008) movie poster
    Exhausted (2008) Oct 3, 2008 · Horror $3.2K worldwide
    Oct 3, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.2K
  23. 1173 Two Weddings and a Funeral (2012) movie poster
    Two Weddings and a Funeral (2012) Jun 21, 2012 · Romance, Comedy $2.9K worldwide
    Jun 21, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.9K
  24. 1174 Yalkae, a Joker in High School (1976) movie poster
    Yalkae, a Joker in High School (1976) Jan 29, 1976 · Drama, Comedy $2.9K worldwide
    Jan 29, 1976 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.9K
  25. 1175 Kairos (2020) movie poster
    Kairos (2020) 2020 · Crime, Drama $2.8K worldwide
    2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.8K
  26. 1176 Farewell to the Duman River (1962) movie poster
    Farewell to the Duman River (1962) Apr 2, 1962 · War, Western $2.2K worldwide
    Apr 2, 1962 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2K
  27. 1177 To Catch a Virgin Ghost (2004) movie poster
    To Catch a Virgin Ghost (2004) Aug 13, 2004 · Horror, Comedy $2.1K worldwide
    Aug 13, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1K
  28. 1178 Arirang (2011) movie poster
    Arirang (2011) May 13, 2011 · Documentary, Drama $2.1K worldwide
    May 13, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1K
  29. 1179 Love Me Once Again (1968) movie poster
    Love Me Once Again (1968) Jul 20, 1968 · Drama $1.7K worldwide
    Jul 20, 1968 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.7K
  30. 1180 Fighter in the Wind (2004) movie poster
    Fighter in the Wind (2004) Aug 12, 2004 · Drama, Action $1.5K worldwide
    Aug 12, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5K
  31. 1181 Written (2008) movie poster
    Written (2008) Dec 25, 2008 $1.2K worldwide
    Dec 25, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2K
  32. 1182 Spy Girl (2004) movie poster
    Spy Girl (2004) Jan 30, 2004 · Comedy, Romance $1.2K worldwide
    Jan 30, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2K
  33. 1183 The Pot (2009) movie poster
    The Pot (2009) Aug 20, 2009 · Horror $1.2K worldwide
    Aug 20, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2K
  34. 1184 Mongrels (2024) movie poster
    Mongrels (2024) Sep 28, 2024 · Drama $1K worldwide
    Sep 28, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1K
  35. 1185 A Letter From Mars (2003) movie poster
    A Letter From Mars (2003) May 16, 2003 · Romance, Drama $959 worldwide
    May 16, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $959
  36. 1186 Land of Scarecrows (2009) movie poster
    Land of Scarecrows (2009) Apr 30, 2009 · Drama $880 worldwide
    Apr 30, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $880
  37. 1187 People in the Slum (1982) movie poster
    People in the Slum (1982) Jul 17, 1982 · Drama $700 worldwide
    Jul 17, 1982 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $700
  38. 1188 Convenience Store Fling (2021) movie poster
    Convenience Store Fling (2021) 2021 · Comedy $394 worldwide
    2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $394
  39. 1189 Karma (2025) movie poster
    Karma (2025) 2025 · Drama, Crime $347 worldwide
    2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $347
  40. 1190 Sopyonje (1993) movie poster
    Sopyonje (1993) Apr 10, 1993 · Drama $192 worldwide
    Apr 10, 1993 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $192
  41. 1191 Ticket (1986) movie poster
    Ticket (1986) Aug 23, 1986 · Drama $143 worldwide
    Aug 23, 1986 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $143
  42. 1192 Ticket (1986) movie poster
    Ticket (1986) Aug 23, 1986 · Drama $143 worldwide
    Aug 23, 1986 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $143
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Korean Box Office Year by Year

Every year from 1958 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $835.7M, led by Parasite (2019).

2020s 7 years · $1.7B
2010s 10 years · $5.7B
2000s 10 years · $2.1B
1990s 5 years · $16.3M
1980s 3 years · $12.4M
1970s 2 years · $3.9M
1960s 3 years · $4.5M
1950s 1 year · $8M