#1 of 4 #1 Korean-language movie of Week 42, 2022
2022 · Drama, Mystery
$21.7M worldwide · 89% of the chart's total
$2.2M US & Canada · 10% $19.5M elsewhere · 90%
Korean box office · Week 42 · Oct 9–15, 2022
Korean Box Office, Week 42 of 2022: Korean Releases of Oct 9–15
Decision to Leave (2022) is the highest-grossing Korean-language movie released in week 42 of 2022 (Oct 9–15), with $21.7M worldwide, ahead of Birth (2022) at $2.4M and Greenhouse (2022) at $245K. 4 Korean-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $24.4M in all, 9% of it from the US & Canada. That is 5.8 times the total of Week 41, 2022, whose releases took $4.2M.
- week 42 releases with a gross
- 4
- combined worldwide
- $24.4M
- Decision to Leave (2022), the #1
- $21.7M
- vs Week 41, 2022
- ×5.8
#1 of 4 Top 4
What Were the Biggest Korean Hits of Week 42 of 2022?
Decision to Leave (2022) leads with $21.7M, 89% of the total. The top 4 together took $24.4M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1
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Number 2 -
Number 3 -
Number 4
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Korean Release of Week 42 of 2022, 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 week 42 of 2022 (Oct 9–15).
- 1 Oct 14, 2022 US and Canada: $2.2M Rest of the world: $19.5M Worldwide: $21.7M
- 2 Oct 10, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4M
- 3 Oct 9, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $245K
- 4 Oct 9, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $86.2K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 42 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 42 releases took $24.4M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 37 (Sep 4–10) with $54.5M, led by Confidential Assignment 2: International (2022).
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 28–Sep 3 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 4–10 Confidential Assignment 2: International (2022) $54.5M Confidential Assignment 2: International (2022)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 11–17 Walk Up (2022) $42.2K Walk Up (2022)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 18–24 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 25–Oct 1 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 2–8 Project Wolf Hunting (2022) $4.2M Project Wolf Hunting (2022)
- Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 9–15 Decision to Leave (2022) $24.4M Decision to Leave (2022)
- Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 16–22 Devil in the Lake (2022) $433.3K Devil in the Lake (2022)
- Week 44 Wk 44 Oct 23–29 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years
How Does Week 42 of 2022 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 42, 2016 earned the most: $49M from 3 films, led by Luck-Key (2016). Week 42, 2022 took $24.4M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 42, 2013 Oct 13–19 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 42, 2014 Oct 12–18 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 42, 2015 Oct 11–17 1 film | 1 | $12.5K | – | Another Way (2015) $12.5K |
| Week 42, 2016 Oct 9–15 3 films · +391798% | 3 | $49M | +391798% | Luck-Key (2016) $48.9M |
| Week 42, 2017 Oct 15–21 6 films · −90% | 6 | $5M | −90% | Man of Will (2017) $2.6M |
| Week 42, 2018 Oct 14–20 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 42, 2019 Oct 13–19 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 42, 2020 Oct 11–17 2 films | 2 | $9.9M | – | Spiritwalker (2020) $6.6M |
| Week 42, 2021 Oct 10–16 5 films · −98% | 5 | $163.4K | −98% | The Apartment with Two Women (2021) $41.1K |
| Week 42, 2022 Oct 9–15 4 films · +14836% | 4 | $24.4M | +14836% | Decision to Leave (2022) $21.7M |
Archive
Korean Box Office in 2022, Week by Week
31 weeks of 2022 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 21 (May 15–21) with $101.2M, led by The Roundup (2022).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 $6M
- Week 3 $3.6M
- Week 4 $43.7K
- Week 5 $6M
- Week 6 No grosses
- Week 7 No grosses
- Week 8 $186.7K
- Week 9 $559.9K
- Week 10 $10.3M
- Week 11 $4M
- Week 12 No grosses
- Week 13 $2.9M
- Week 14 No grosses
- Week 15 No grosses
- Week 16 No grosses
- Week 17 No grosses
- Week 18 $5M
- Week 19 $39.4K
- Week 20 No grosses
- Week 21 $101.2M
- Week 22 $1.4M
- Week 23 No grosses
- Week 24 $1M
- Week 25 $23.1M
- Week 26 No grosses
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 $817.2K
- Week 29 $24.7K
- Week 30 $26.7K
- Week 31 $57.5M
- Week 32 No grosses
- Week 33 No grosses
- Week 34 No grosses
- Week 35 $34.4M
- Week 36 No grosses
- Week 37 $54.5M
- Week 38 $42.2K
- Week 39 No grosses
- Week 40 No grosses
- Week 41 $4.2M
- Week 42 $24.4M
- Week 43 $433.3K
- Week 44 No grosses
- Week 45 $1.6M
- Week 46 $7.2M
- Week 47 $3.8M
- Week 48 $202.5K
- Week 49 $4.6M
- Week 50 No grosses
- Week 51 No grosses
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 $18.9M
FAQ
Korean Box Office Week 42 of 2022: 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 4 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing Korean-language movie in week 42 of 2022 (Oct 9–15)?
Decision to Leave (2022) leads with $21.7M worldwide, $2.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Birth (2022) at $2.4M and Greenhouse (2022) at $245K.
How much did Korean-language movies released in week 42 of 2022 (Oct 9–15) earn?
4 Korean-language films released in week 42 of 2022 (Oct 9–15) report a worldwide gross, $24.4M in all, or $6.1M per film on average. Week 41, 2022 releases took $4.2M.
How many Korean-language movies released in week 42 of 2022 (Oct 9–15) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Decision to Leave (2022), earned $21.7M.
How is the week 42, 2022 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 week 42 of 2022 (Oct 9–15). 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 week 42, 2022 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.