#1 of 6 #1 Korean-language movie of December 2019
2019 · Adventure, Action
$61.4M worldwide · 60% of the chart's total
$372.6K US & Canada · <1% $61M elsewhere · 99%
Korean box office · December 2019
Korean Box Office, December 2019: Top-Grossing Releases
Ashfall (2019) is the highest-grossing Korean-language movie released in December 2019, with $61.4M worldwide, ahead of Start-Up (2019) at $24.1M and Forbidden Dream (2019) at $13.9M. 6 Korean-language films released in December 2019 report a worldwide gross, $102.6M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 144% on November 2019, whose releases took $42M. By genre, Action leads with $85.5M across 2 Korean releases.
- December 2019 releases with a gross
- 6
- combined worldwide
- $102.6M
- Ashfall (2019), the #1
- $61.4M
- vs November 2019
- +144%
#1 of 6 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Korean Hits of December 2019?
Ashfall (2019) leads with $61.4M, 60% of the total. The top 5 together took $102.6M, almost all of what the 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Korean Release of December 2019, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in December 2019.
- 1 Dec 19, 2019 US and Canada: $372.6K Rest of the world: $61M Worldwide: $61.4M
- 2 Dec 18, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $24.1M
- 3 Dec 26, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.9M
- 4 Dec 4, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.1M
- 5 Dec 8, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $110.9K
- 6
Dec 4, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $25.1K
By release week
Which Week of December 2019 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 51 (Dec 15–21) took $85.5M, led by Ashfall (2019). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 49 Wk 49 Dec 1–7 A Little Princess (2019) $3.1M A Little Princess (2019)
- Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 8–14 Pinkfong & Baby Shark’s Space Adventure (2019) $110.9K Pinkfong & Baby Shark’s Space Adventure (2019)
- Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 15–21 Ashfall (2019) $85.5M Ashfall (2019)
- Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 22–28 Forbidden Dream (2019) $13.9M Forbidden Dream (2019)
- Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 29–31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years
How Does December 2019 Compare With December in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, December 2017 earned the most: $225.7M from 4 films, led by Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017). December 2019 took $102.6M.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2010 3 films | 3 | $41.5M | – | Hello Ghost (2010) $19.8M |
| December 2011 3 films · +5% | 3 | $43.6M | +5% | Spellbound (2011) $18.9M |
| December 2012 4 films · −15% | 4 | $37M | −15% | Love 911 (2012) $16.8M |
| December 2013 2 films · −44% | 2 | $20.8M | −44% | Way Back Home (2013) $17.7M |
| December 2014 3 films · −83% | 3 | $3.5M | −83% | A Dynamite Family (2014) $1.4M |
| December 2015 4 films · +1506% | 4 | $55.5M | +1506% | The Himalayas (2015) $50.5M |
| December 2016 4 films · +63% | 4 | $90.6M | +63% | Master (2016) $51.6M |
| December 2017 4 films · +149% | 4 | $225.7M | +149% | Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017) $109.4M |
| December 2018 6 films · −74% | 6 | $57.9M | −74% | The Drug King (2018) $14.4M |
| December 2019 6 films · +77% | 6 | $102.6M | +77% | Ashfall (2019) $61.4M |
Archive
Korean Box Office in 2019, Month by Month
The months of 2019 with their totals: October leads with $322.9M, led by Parasite (2019).
- January $150.3M #1 Extreme Job (2019)
- February $29.2M #1 Innocent Witness (2019)
- March $2.2M #1 Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage (2019)
- April $9.4M #1 Pororo: Treasure Island Adventure (2019)
- May $42.5M #1 Svaha: The Sixth Finger (2019)
- June $33.6M #1 The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil (2019)
- July $3.2M #1 Homme Fatale (2019)
- August $63.9M #1 The Battle: Roar to Victory (2019)
- September $34.1M #1 Tazza: One Eyed Jack (2019)
- October $322.9M #1 Parasite (2019)
- November $42M #1 Black Money (2019)
- December $102.6M #1 Ashfall (2019)
FAQ
Korean Box Office December 2019: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 6 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing Korean-language movie in December 2019?
Ashfall (2019) leads with $61.4M worldwide, $372.6K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Start-Up (2019) at $24.1M and Forbidden Dream (2019) at $13.9M.
How much did Korean-language movies released in December 2019 earn?
6 Korean-language films released in December 2019 report a worldwide gross, $102.6M in all, or $17.1M per film on average. November 2019 releases took $42M.
How many Korean-language movies released in December 2019 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Ashfall (2019), earned $61.4M.
How is the December 2019 Korean box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in December 2019. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.
How often is the December 2019 Korean box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.