South Korean Box Office For May 2016
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Wailing | $48,609,277 | 1,481 | $13,105,150 | 27% | 1,481 | May 12 | - | 20th Century Fox International |
| 2 | X-Men: Apocalypse | $20,642,326 | 1,258 | $8,569,707 | 41.5% | 1,258 | May 25 | - | 20th Century Fox International |
| 3 | Phantom Detective | $9,682,304 | 761 | $3,616,113 | 37.3% | 761 | May 4 | - | CJ Entertainment |
| 4 | The Angry Birds Movie | $4,508,004 | 658 | $1,617,789 | 35.9% | 658 | May 19 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | Sing Street | $3,585,341 | 492 | $996,206 | 27.8% | 492 | May 19 | - | - |
| 6 | Canola | $3,131,694 | 525 | $1,133,076 | 36.2% | 525 | May 19 | - | - |
| 7 | Our Times | $2,776,950 | 201 | $270,010 | 9.7% | 128 | May 12 | - | - |
| 8 | Hello Jadoo | $1,795,749 | 490 | $767,848 | 42.8% | 490 | May 4 | - | CJ Entertainment |
| 9 | The Magic Brush 2016 Re-release | $1,096,960 | 431 | $454,196 | 41.4% | 431 | May 4 | - | - |
| 10 | The Divergent Series: Allegiant | $695,661 | 392 | $419,281 | 60.3% | 392 | May 11 | - | Joyncontents Group |
| 11 | A Man Called Ove | $648,662 | 244 | $183,385 | 28.3% | 244 | May 26 | - | - |
| 12 | DINO X Adventure Squad | $539,407 | 306 | $234,965 | 43.6% | 306 | May 4 | - | - |
| 13 | My New Sassy Girl | $479,605 | 385 | $270,103 | 56.3% | 385 | May 12 | - | - |
| 14 | Hardcore Henry | $339,626 | 234 | $177,448 | 52.2% | 234 | May 19 | - | - |
| 15 | Dou Kyu Sei: Classmates | $236,087 | 100 | $48,005 | 20.3% | 100 | May 19 | - | - |
| 16 | Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet | $156,575 | 299 | $313,522 | 200.2% | 299 | May 4 | - | - |
| 17 | 45 Years | $146,270 | 42 | $40,410 | 27.6% | 42 | May 5 | - | - |
| 18 | Miracles from Heaven | $100,822 | 92 | $27,448 | 27.2% | 92 | May 25 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 19 | Mountain Cry | $83,878 | 105 | $25,565 | 30.5% | 105 | May 25 | - | - |
| 20 | Pride and Prejudice and Zombies | $64,058 | 137 | $30,149 | 47.1% | 137 | May 25 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 21 | Before I Wake | $60,983 | 199 | $40,723 | 66.8% | 199 | May 26 | - | - |
| 22 | A Hard Day's Night 2015 Re-release | $47,811 | 38 | $18,805 | 39.3% | 38 | May 5 | - | - |
| 23 | Overman | $37,409 | 28 | $4,286 | 11.5% | 28 | May 5 | - | - |
| 24 | My King | $36,311 | - | - | - | - | May 26 | - | - |
| 25 | Mr. Holmes | $35,408 | 58 | $18,777 | 53% | 58 | May 26 | - | - |
| 26 | A Stitch of Life | $34,966 | 31 | $12,113 | 34.6% | 31 | May 19 | - | - |
| 27 | The Third Way of Love | $29,163 | 136 | $17,865 | 61.3% | 136 | May 19 | - | - |
| 28 | The Clan | $29,052 | 56 | $17,076 | 58.8% | 56 | May 12 | - | - |
| 29 | The Monkey King: Havoc in Heaven's Palace 2016 Re-release | $23,852 | 52 | $19,821 | 83.1% | 52 | May 19 | - | - |
| 30 | Race | $16,709 | 62 | $4,967 | 29.7% | 62 | May 25 | - | - |
| 31 | Go Away Mr. Tumor | $13,374 | 72 | $4,781 | 35.7% | 72 | May 12 | - | - |
| 32 | Barça Dreams | $12,215 | 31 | $5,200 | 42.6% | 31 | May 4 | - | - |
| 33 | The Family Fang | $10,180 | 37 | $6,295 | 61.8% | 37 | May 12 | - | - |
| 34 | Geuk-jang-pan An-nyeong Ja-du-ya | $9,067 | 4 | - | - | - | May 4 | - | - |
| 35 | Men & Chicken | $8,465 | 6 | - | - | - | May 26 | - | - |
| 36 | The Here After | $6,687 | 26 | $3,275 | 49% | 26 | May 12 | - | - |
This chart only reflects 98 percent of total screens in South Korea.
