The Best Kim Sang-ho Movies, Ranked
51 credits from 2003 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Punch (2011) with $33.6M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Kim Sang-ho Box Office Hits
Kim Sang-ho's films have made $139M worldwide in total. Punch (2011) is the biggest hit at $33.6M, ahead of Mapado (2005) ($19.3M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Punch 2011 · Comedy $33.6M - 2
Mapado 2005 · Comedy $19.3M - 3
Fabricated City 2017 · Thriller $18.3M $105K dom. - 4
You Are My Sunshine 2005 · Romance $17.7M - 5
Sea Fog 2014 · Thriller $11.4M - 6
Running Man 2013 · Action $8.87M - 7
Will You Be There 2016 · Drama $7.76M - 8
The Golden Holiday 2020 · Comedy $4.36M - 9
By Quantum Physics: A Nightlife Venture 2019 · Crime $3.82M - 10
Between Love and Hate 2006 · Romance $3.46M
The Best Kim Sang-ho Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Kim Sang-ho has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 25 films, and Will You Be There (2016) is the pick of them.
- Drama 25 films Will You Be There 2016 · as Tae-ho
- Comedy 10 films Punch 2011 · as Annoyed Neighbor
- Crime 3 films By Quantum Physics: A Nightlife Venture 2019 · as Park Ki-hun
- Action 3 films Running Man 2013 · as Ahn Sang-ki
- Thriller 2 films Fabricated City 2017 · as Ma Deok-soo
- Romance 2 films You Are My Sunshine 2005 · as Dr. Kim Kyung-bae
The Best Kim Sang-ho Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Kim Sang-ho's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Kim Sang-ho Movies
The most recent films Kim Sang-ho is credited on, newest first — starting with Midnight Sun (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Midnight Sun 2026 · Drama -
Midnight Sun 2025 · Drama -
The Queen Who Crowns 2025 · Director -
ONE: High School Heroes 2025 · Kim Seok-tae -
The Haunted Palace 2025 · Poong-san -
Blood Free 2024 · Kim Sin-goo -
The Kidnapping Day 2023 · Park Cheol-won -
Not Others 2023 · Park Sang-goo -
Reborn Rich 2022 · Director -
Bad Prosecutor 2022 · Park Jae-kyung -
May It Please the Court 2022 · Shin Chi-shik -
Thirty-Nine 2022 · Director
The Best Kim Sang-ho Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kim Sang-ho films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Kim Sang-ho movie?
Punch (2011) made the most at the box office, with $33.6M worldwide, followed by Mapado (2005) with $19.3M. Together, Kim Sang-ho's films with box office figures have made $139M.
What is the best Kim Sang-ho drama movie?
Will You Be There (2016) is the best-rated of Kim Sang-ho's drama films. In other genres: Punch (comedy), By Quantum Physics: A Nightlife Venture (crime) and Running Man (action).
What is the newest Kim Sang-ho movie?
The newest film on Kim Sang-ho's filmography is Midnight Sun (2026).
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