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List Of Highest-grossing Films In South Korea
The following are lists of the highest-grossing domestic films in South Korea, by receipts and the number of tickets nationwide. Domestic films by admissions This is listed by the tickets sold nationwide, as of December 9, 2022, according to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC). However, information on KOFIC was accrued since 2004, making some films that released before 2004 either not included or not accurate regarding number of admissions. Number of admissions for films that released before 2004 was collected from trusted articles or news. Foreign films by admissions Foreign films are listed by the tickets sold nationwide, as of December 9, 2022. Domestic films by gross This is a list of box office gross of domestic films in South Korea (adjusted for inflation) from 2004 to July 7, 2022, in South Korean won and US dollar according to the Korean Film Council. Highest grossing films by year The highest grossing films of each year, annually. References External lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean Film Council
The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) () is a state-supported, self-administered organization under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) of the Republic of Korea. History KOFIC was launched in 1973 as the Korean Motion Picture Promotion Corporation (KMPPC). It changed its name to Korean Film Commission in 1999, to be set up as a self-regulating body that could institute film policy without requiring the ratification of the Ministry of Culture. It changed its name once more to Korean Film Council in 2004 to avoid confusion with local film commissions that provide support for location shooting. Roles KOFIC is composed of nine commissioners, including one full-time chairman and 8 committee members appointed by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in order to discuss and decide on the main policies related to Korean films. It aims to promote and support Korean films both in Korea and abroad. Timeline (1973-2013) * April 1973 - Founded as Korea Motion Picture Promoti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ha Jung-woo
Kim Sung-hoon (born March 11, 1978), better known as Ha Jung-woo (), is a South Korean actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer. One of the highest grossing actors in South Korea, Ha's starring films have accumulated more than 100 million tickets. Only 3 other actors have reached this milestone, with Ha being nearly a decade younger than the rest when achieving this. His breakthrough to stardom came with the role in Na Hong-jin's serial killer film ''The Chaser'' (2008). One of the leading actors of his generation in Korean cinema, Ha showcased his versatility across films of various genres: road movie '' My Dear Enemy'' (2008), sports film '' Take Off'' (2009), action thriller '' The Yellow Sea'' (2010), gangster saga '' Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time'' (2012), romantic comedy ''Love Fiction'' (2012), spy actioner ''The Berlin File'' (2013), and action thriller ''The Terror Live'' (2013). Ha is also known for his role as grim reaper Gang-rim in the fantasy act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoo Ah-in , a pronoun
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Yoo may refer to: * Yoo (Korean surname), also spelled Ryu or Yu, a Korean family name * YOO, the IATA code for Oshawa Airport See also *You In Modern English, ''you'' is the second-person pronoun. It is grammatically plural, and was historically used only for the dative case, but in most modern dialects is used for all cases and numbers. History ''You'' comes from the Proto- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryoo Seung-wan
Ryoo Seung-wan (born December 15, 1973) is a South Korean film director. Early life Ryoo Seung-wan was born in 1973 in Onyang, a small town in South Chungcheong Province. With the choice of domestic films mostly limited to propaganda and hostess films due to extreme government censorship, young Ryoo often opted for the more kinetic and free-spirited action films from the Shaw Brothers canon. Watching Jackie Chan's ''Drunken Master'' turned him into a lifelong fan, and Ryoo spent his youth building his knowledge of and love for Hong Kong-style action films. Dreaming of becoming a film director someday, he took taekwondo lessons and saved lunch money for three years during middle school to buy an 8mm camera, with which he shot short films. Career Early years Ryoo became his family's sole breadwinner after he lost his parents while in middle school. He later dropped out of high school in 1992 and worked for six months to raise enough money to cover a year's worth of basic livin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veteran (2015 Film)
''Veteran'' () is a 2015 South Korean action comedy film written and directed by Ryoo Seung-wan. It drew 13.4 million admissions, making it the 5th all-time highest-grossing film in South Korean cinema history. ''Veteran'' also won the Casa Asia Award at the Sitges Film Festival. Plot Seo Do-cheol is a merciless police detective, who investigates the suicide of a truck driver named Bae, where he learns from Bae's son that Jo Tae-oh, the sadistic third-generation heir to powerful conglomerate ''Sinjin Group'' has assaulted Bae as Bae protested against the conglomerate for back-payment . Do-cheol personally begins the investigation. Threatened due to Do-cheol's interference, Tae-oh uses his influence and makes Do-cheol to handle another case. He also tries to bribe Do-cheol's wife with the help of his conglomerate's SVP Choi Dae-woong, but she refuses, where Do-cheol threatens Tae-oh after learning this. Do-cheol takes the help of a reporter to publish the news, but to no avail. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh Dal-su
Oh Dal-su (born 15 June 1968) is a South Korean actor. Career Oh Dal-su began his acting career in theater in Busan, and since 2001 has been the head of theater company ''Singiru Manhwagyeong'' ("Mirage and Kaleidoscope"). His rich experience on the stage, in local productions such as ''Ogu'', later made Oh an in-demand supporting/character actor on the big screen. Oh has starred in numerous successful films, in roles such as the owner of the organized crime-funded private jail in '' Oldboy'' (2003), a former gang boss in ''Mapado'' (2005), a weapons smuggler in ''A Bittersweet Life'' (2005), a transvestite in '' Foxy Festival'' (2010), a Chinese-Korean conman in ''The Thieves'' (2012), and a sympathetic inmate in '' Miracle in Cell No. 7''. He also dubbed the voice of the monster in '' The Host'' (2006). Sexual harassment allegations On 22 February 2018, Oh was accused of sexual harassment. He denied the accusation. On 26 February, further accusations against Oh were broadc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yunjin Kim
Yunjin Kim (Hangul: 김윤진), also known as Kim Yun-Jin (born November 7, 1973) is a South Korean-American film and theater actress. She is best known for her role as Sun-Hwa Kwon on the American television series ''Lost'', and as the North Korean spy Bang-Hee in the South Korean film '' Shiri''. She also starred as Dr. Karen Kim in the ABC drama series ''Mistresses''. Early life Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea. She immigrated to the United States with her family in 1983-1984. They lived in Staten Island, New York. She joined the middle school drama club in the 7th grade and performed in the musical ''My Fair Lady''. Kim attended high school at the prestigious Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, a public high school located in Manhattan. From there, she went on to study drama at the London Academy of Performing Arts and later earned her BFA degree in drama at Boston University. Kim has remarked that in her zeal to become Americanized qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hwang Jung-min
Hwang Jung-min (born September 1, 1970) is a South Korean actor. He is one of the highest-grossing actors in South Korea, and has starred in several box office hits such as ''Ode to My Father'' (2014), ''Veteran'' (2015), ''The Himalayas'' (2015), ''A Violent Prosecutor'' (2015) and '' The Wailing'' (2016). Hwang is the third actor in South Korea to be part of the "100 Million Viewer Club" in Chungmuro. Career 1995–2004: Beginnings and Transition to films Hwang Jung-min began his career in musical theatre, making his acting debut in '' Line 1'' in 1995. He then starred in various musicals and plays in Daehangno such as ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' and '' Cats''. Despite a career on stage, Hwang had difficulty transitioning to film. He went through a long struggle for recognition, with people saying he "didn't have the right face for film." He even considered giving up his dream, but stuck to his conviction about walking the path of acting. Hwang said, "After becoming intereste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoon Je-kyoon
Yoon Je-kyun (born 1969) is a South Korean film director . His debut ''My Boss, My Hero'' is about a gangster who is sent back to school, while ''Sex Is Zero'' has been compared with ''American Pie (film), American Pie''. However, his disaster movie ''Haeundae (film), Haeundae'' (2009), which has been billed as South Korea's first disaster film,Principal Photography Begins on Korean Tsunami Movie HAEUNDAE . ''SciFi Japan'', 24 August 2008. Retrieved on 26 May 2009. had a $16 million budget, ''Studiodaily.c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ode To My Father
''Ode to My Father'' (; "Gukje (International) Market") is a 2014 South Korean drama film directed by Yoon Je-kyoon. Starring Hwang Jung-min and Yunjin Kim, it depicts South Korean history from the 1950s to the present day through the life of an ordinary man, as he experiences events such as the Hungnam evacuation of 1950 during the Korean War, the government's decision to dispatch nurses and miners to West Germany in the 1960s, and the Vietnam War. It is currently the fourth highest-grossing film in the history of South Korean cinema, with 14.2 million tickets sold. Plot During the Hungnam Evacuation of 1950 in the Korean War, when thousands of refugees in what would become North Korea were transported south by U.S. Navy boats, a child, Deok-soo, loses his sister, Mak-soon. Deok-soo's father stays behind to search for her, telling his son to take the boy's mother and two younger siblings to the port city of Busan, where Deok-soo's aunt runs an imported goods store. Bef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |