#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 401 to 450 of 1,192. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
Oct 3, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.1M
Oct 27, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.1M
Feb 13, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.1M
Nov 27, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9M
Jul 30, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9M
Aug 24, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9M
Aug 31, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9M
Dec 20, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9M
Dec 24, 2003 US and Canada: $298.3K Rest of the world: $4.6M Worldwide: $4.9M
Jun 4, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.8M
Aug 18, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.7M
Sep 1, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.7M
Apr 25, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.7M
Oct 25, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.7M
Dec 7, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.6M
Jan 21, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.6M
Aug 1, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.6M
Nov 30, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.6M
Jun 11, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.6M
Apr 5, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.5M
Apr 26, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.5M
Apr 12, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.5M
Sep 7, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.4M
Jan 22, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.4M
Aug 21, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.4M
Sep 5, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.4M
Sep 29, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.4M
Nov 17, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.3M
Jan 14, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.3M
Dec 7, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.1M
Aug 3, 2016 US and Canada: $29.3K Rest of the world: $4.1M Worldwide: $4.1M
Apr 12, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.1M
Oct 25, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.1M
Jan 17, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4M
Mar 9, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4M
Dec 18, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.9M
Nov 25, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.9M
Feb 5, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.9M
Jul 24, 1976 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.9M
Nov 6, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.9M
Jan 31, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.9M
Oct 7, 2022 US and Canada: $20.5K Rest of the world: $3.9M Worldwide: $3.9M
Aug 12, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.9M
Mar 22, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.9M
Dec 1, 2005 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.9M
Oct 2, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.8M
Sep 25, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.8M
2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.8M
Nov 16, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.8M
Sep 16, 2010 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.7M Every year from 1958 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $835.7M, led by Parasite (2019).