List of highest-grossing films in South Korea
Rank Title Genre Number of Screens Distributor Gross ( ₩ ) Gross ( $ ) Year
1 Parasite Comedy crime drama thriller film 1,948 CJ Entertainment 156,943,947,034 132,134,370 2019
2 Extreme Job Action comedy film 2,003 CJ Entertainment 139,616,194,600 118,689,919 2019
3 The Admiral : Roaring Currents Historical war film 1,587 CJ Entertainment 135,754,920,310 121,480,913 2014
4 Along With the Gods : The Two Worlds Fantasy drama film 1,912 Lotte Entertainment 115,706,188,137 103,540,502 2017
5 Ode to My Father Drama film 1,044 CJ Entertainment 110,937,282,730 99,272,736 2014
6 Veteran Action crime comedy 1,115 CJ Entertainment 105,169,264,250 94,111,198 2015
7 Along with the Gods : The Last 49 Days Fantasy drama film 2,235 Lotte Entertainment 102,659,157,909 91,861,637 2018
8 Assassination Espionage action film 1,519 Showbox 98,467,187,781 88,113,815 2015
9 A Taxi Driver Drama film 1,906 Showbox 95,868,830,649 85,789,845 2017
10 The Thieves Heist film 1,091 Showbox 93,667,250,500 83,818,569 2012
11 Train to Busan Zombie apocalypse thriller 1,788 Next Entertainment World 93,182,579,048 83,384,858 2016
12 Miracle in Cell No . 7 Comedy drama film 866 Next Entertainment World 91,433,282,670 81,819,492 2013
13 Masquerade Historical drama film 1,001 CJ Entertainment 88,909,157,769 79,560,973 2012
14 The Attorney Courtroom drama film 925 Next Entertainment World 82,872,378,800 74,158,728 2013
15 Tidal Wave Disaster film 764 CJ Entertainment 81,025,841,000 72,506,345 2009
16 Exit Action comedy film 1,660 Filmmaker R & K 79,132,018,962 65,997,607 2019
17 A Violent Prosecutor Crime film 1,812 Showbox 77,320,403,264 69,190,517 2016
18 Inside Men Political crime drama 1,129 Showbox 73,578,935,864 65,842,529 2015
19 Snowpiercer Science fiction film 1,128 CJ Entertainment 67,012,370,200 59,966,401 2013
20 The Host Monster film 647 Showbox 66,716,104,300 59,701,285 2006
Domestic films by gross
This is a list of box office gross of domestic films in South Korea ( adjusted for inflation ) from 2004 to September 1 , 2019 , in South Korean won and US dollar according to the Korean Film Council . [ 9 ]
The following are lists of the highest-grossing domestic films in South Korea, by receipts and the number of tickets sold nationwide.