The King’s Warden

Set in the Joseon Dynasty, and is said to tell the story of the 6th king of Joseon, Danjong, who was exiled to Yeongwol, Gangwon Province.

Grosses

South Korea
$108,060,078
Summary Details
Distributorn/a
Opening$44,590
16 theaters
Release DateJan 23, 2026
Running Time1 hr 56 min
GenresDrama History
Widest Release2,170 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Jan 23-2515$44,590-16-$2,786$73,1591
Jan 30-Feb 115$43,554-2.3%21+5$2,074$176,6592
Feb 6-81$5,046,632+11,487.1%1,724+1,703$2,927$6,567,0283
Feb 13-151$6,451,517+27.8%1,836+112$3,513$15,340,4164
Feb 20-221$9,595,866+48.7%2,142+306$4,479$39,188,8805
Feb 27-Mar 11$11,611,621+21%2,170+28$5,350$55,054,3786
Mar 6-81$11,300,000-2.7%---$74,300,0007
Mar 13-151$8,200,000-27.4%---$86,800,0008
Mar 20-221$5,300,000-35.4%---$95,300,0009
Mar 27-291$3,364,361-36.5%1,583-$2,125$99,622,35710
Apr 3-52$1,791,569-46.7%1,392-191$1,287$102,970,63811
Apr 10-123$1,190,614-33.5%1,052-340$1,131$107,482,01312
Apr 17-193$708,960-40.5%812-240$873$108,060,07813