South Korean Box Office For 2016
| Rank | Release | Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 458 | Granny's Got Talent | $1,454 | 422 | $3,535,083 | Mar 5 | - |
| 457 | Invasion of the Body Snatchers | $1,651 | 1 | $2,522 | Jun 16 | Warner Bros. |
| 456 | The DUFF | $1,747 | 3 | $6,168 | Feb 25 | - |
| 455 | The Immigrant | $1,857 | 1 | $107,647 | Sep 3 | - |
| 454 | Foxcatcher | $1,962 | 1 | $167,552 | Feb 5 | - |
| 453 | Men & Chicken | $2,106 | 6 | $8,465 | May 26 | - |
| 452 | Her | $2,349 | 167 | $2,443,434 | May 22 | United International Pictures |
| 451 | The Martian | $2,395 | 1,132 | $32,104,850 | Oct 8 | - |
| 450 | Green Dolphin Street Undated South Korea Release | $2,482 | 1 | $2,482 | - | - |
| 449 | Cruel State | $2,491 | 23 | $95,327 | Dec 3 | - |
| 448 | Dum Laga Ke Haisha | $2,568 | 10 | $3,064 | Nov 10 | - |
| 447 | Dare to Be Wild | $2,790 | 15 | $5,072 | Oct 27 | - |
| 446 | Vertigo | $2,861 | 1 | $6,403 | - | - |
| 445 | In the Heart of the Sea | $2,879 | 525 | $5,700,646 | Dec 3 | - |
| 444 | Unwanted Brother | $2,887 | 9 | $8,902 | Nov 30 | - |
| 443 | The Tall Men 2016 Re-release | $3,056 | 1 | $3,399 | Jun 9 | - |
| 442 | The Lobster | $3,125 | 69 | $388,497 | Oct 28 | - |
| 441 | Dear Grandma | $3,209 | 16 | $14,830 | Sep 29 | - |
| 440 | The Piano Teacher | $3,262 | 3 | $30,569 | Dec 20 | - |
| 439 | The Here After | $3,275 | 26 | $6,687 | May 12 | - |
| 438 | Bolshoi Babylon | $3,288 | 12 | $4,648 | Aug 25 | - |
| 437 | Burnt | $3,322 | 409 | $1,249,660 | Nov 5 | - |
| 436 | Hitchcock/Truffaut | $3,574 | 16 | $1,306 | Aug 25 | - |
| 435 | The Emperor in August | $3,807 | 7 | $7,748 | Aug 11 | - |
| 434 | Arpeggio of Blue Steel: Ars Nova - Cadenza | $3,970 | 23 | $5,549 | Aug 4 | - |
| 433 | A Korean in Paris | $4,038 | 23 | $10,006 | Jan 28 | - |
| 432 | The Neon Demon | $4,145 | 24 | $7,390 | Oct 20 | - |
| 431 | Beaten Black and Blue | $4,242 | 8 | $7,630 | Dec 8 | - |
| 430 | The Great Gilly Hopkins | $4,272 | 30 | $8,155 | Oct 26 | - |
| 429 | A Single Man | $4,416 | 27 | $5,373 | May 27 | - |
| 428 | Go Away Mr. Tumor | $4,781 | 72 | $13,374 | May 12 | - |
| 427 | Rabid Dogs | $4,845 | 43 | $10,228 | Jul 7 | - |
| 426 | Cold War 2 | $4,918 | 53 | $7,025 | Oct 13 | - |
| 425 | Midnight in Paris | $4,953 | 187 | $2,273,816 | Jul 5 | - |
| 424 | Race | $4,967 | 62 | $16,709 | May 25 | - |
| 423 | Love Guide for Dumpees | $4,987 | 434 | $2,199,663 | Dec 3 | - |
| 422 | Barça Dreams | $5,200 | 31 | $12,215 | May 4 | - |
| 421 | God's Pocket 2016 Re-release | $5,410 | 37 | $8,629 | Jan 28 | - |
| 420 | Baahubali: The Beginning 2016 Re-release | $5,593 | 30 | $18,963 | Nov 10 | - |
| 419 | Anesthesia | $5,799 | 27 | $11,145 | Mar 17 | - |
| 418 | Upside Down | $6,281 | 20 | $11,831 | Apr 14 | - |
| 417 | The Family Fang | $6,295 | 37 | $10,180 | May 12 | - |
| 416 | Hands of Stone | $6,350 | 69 | $8,537 | Dec 8 | - |
| 415 | Our Last Tango | $6,429 | 18 | $33,375 | Dec 31 | - |
| 414 | The Empire of Corpses | $6,438 | 41 | $8,959 | Feb 25 | - |
| 413 | Geuk-jang-pan An-nyeong Ja-du-ya | $6,834 | 4 | $9,067 | May 4 | - |
| 412 | The Boy and the Beast | $7,025 | 363 | $1,396,332 | Nov 25 | - |
| 411 | End of Winter | $7,378 | 28 | $10,509 | Apr 21 | - |
| 410 | Remember You | $7,433 | 21 | $2,830,310 | Jan 7 | CJ Entertainment |
| 409 | Viva | $7,524 | 69 | $16,346 | Oct 13 | - |
| 408 | Cats Don't Come When You Call | $7,583 | 32 | $17,184 | Jun 9 | - |
| 407 | Curtain Call | $7,639 | 78 | $26,964 | Dec 8 | Momentum Pictures |
| 406 | Weekends | $8,047 | 12 | $19,154 | Dec 22 | - |
| 405 | The Measure of a Man | $8,140 | 25 | $15,931 | Jan 28 | - |
| 404 | Nozokime | $8,171 | 49 | $16,861 | Aug 10 | - |
| 403 | Martyrs | $8,533 | 73 | $13,215 | Oct 20 | - |
| 402 | Love Live! The School Idol Movie | $8,673 | 26 | $13,067 | Sep 3 | - |
| 401 | Open Windows | $8,783 | 1 | $44,841 | - | - |
| 400 | Bakuman. | $8,785 | 69 | $21,363 | Apr 21 | - |
| 399 | The Crow's Egg | $8,839 | 16 | $13,983 | Jun 9 | - |
| 398 | Microbe & Gasoline | $9,093 | 29 | $12,314 | Mar 31 | - |
| 397 | If You Were Me | $9,151 | 28 | $13,542 | Jun 9 | M-Line Distribution |
| 396 | A Better Tomorrow | $9,805 | 62 | $74,799 | Aug 8 | - |
| 395 | Queen of the Desert | $10,274 | 44 | $18,837 | Apr 7 | - |
| 394 | Being Good | $10,281 | 51 | $22,396 | Mar 24 | - |
| 393 | Before Midnight | $10,282 | 275 | $1,355,747 | May 22 | - |
| 392 | The Lovers & the Despot | $10,542 | 75 | $27,996 | Sep 22 | - |
| 391 | Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV | $10,710 | 3 | $14,570 | Aug 25 | - |
| 390 | Rams | $12,066 | 23 | $37,002 | Nov 3 | - |
| 389 | Naruto Shippûden: The Movie | $12,767 | 109 | $83,110 | Jan 4 | - |
| 388 | Mustang | $13,083 | 26 | $41,974 | Mar 17 | - |
| 387 | A Tale of Love and Darkness | $13,231 | 37 | $20,062 | Sep 1 | - |
| 386 | Initiation Love | $13,537 | 120 | $21,671 | Mar 17 | - |
| 385 | Take This Waltz | $13,875 | 23 | $525,594 | Sep 27 | - |
| 384 | Francofonia | $13,963 | 25 | $20,157 | Jun 16 | - |
| 383 | Erased | $14,171 | 61 | $22,744 | Aug 17 | - |
| 382 | Whiskey Tango Foxtrot | $14,292 | 108 | $20,097 | Nov 10 | - |
| 381 | Macbeth | $14,472 | 135 | $4,825 | Dec 3 | - |
| 380 | The Follower, Ok Han-heum 2: Discipleship | $14,866 | 70 | $18,262 | Nov 10 | - |
| 379 | Love Actually | $15,058 | 105 | $1,957,915 | Dec 5 | - |
| 378 | The Beat That My Heart Skipped 2016 Re-release | $15,223 | 24 | $23,311 | Dec 15 | - |
| 377 | Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails | $15,329 | 54 | $24,626 | Feb 25 | - |
| 376 | Do You Believe? | $16,144 | 77 | $26,986 | Apr 21 | - |
| 375 | Wicker Park | $16,422 | 126 | $781,350 | Oct 14 | Showbox Entertainment |
| 374 | Love & Friendship | $16,562 | 87 | $26,464 | Nov 24 | - |
| 373 | Mini Force: The Beginning | $16,665 | 23 | $702,457 | Feb 4 | - |
| 372 | Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends - The Movie 2016 Re-release | $17,026 | 128 | $32,851 | Apr 13 | - |
| 371 | The Clan | $17,076 | 56 | $29,052 | May 12 | - |
| 370 | Man Up | $17,697 | 5 | $23,516 | Jan 28 | - |
| 369 | The Conformist 2016 Re-release | $17,731 | 10 | $29,953 | Jan 28 | - |
| 368 | The Third Way of Love | $17,865 | 136 | $29,163 | May 19 | - |
| 367 | Zoolander 2 | $19,107 | 150 | $42,723 | Aug 31 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 366 | The Benefactor | $19,604 | 144 | $27,523 | Mar 17 | - |
| 365 | 100 Yen Love | $19,615 | 26 | $27,491 | Jun 16 | - |
| 364 | The Monkey King: Havoc in Heaven's Palace 2016 Re-release | $19,821 | 52 | $23,852 | May 19 | - |
| 363 | Cell | $19,972 | 77 | $27,263 | Jun 29 | - |
| 362 | Yowamushi Pedal: The Movie | $20,111 | 51 | $33,845 | Jan 14 | - |
| 361 | The Ugly Duckling and Me! | $21,483 | 87 | $580,868 | Apr 3 | - |
| 360 | From Vegas to Macau III | $21,515 | 31 | $36,844 | Nov 30 | - |
| 359 | Breathing Underwater | $21,613 | 49 | $42,177 | Sep 29 | - |
| 358 | Return to Sender 2015 Re-release | $21,763 | 142 | $28,605 | Mar 10 | - |
| 357 | Absolutely Anything | $22,508 | 85 | $30,077 | Jan 14 | - |
| 356 | League of Gods | $22,712 | 155 | $34,754 | Sep 22 | - |
| 355 | Chronic | $23,729 | 40 | $31,387 | Apr 14 | - |
| 354 | Noma: My Perfect Storm | $23,864 | 13 | $30,169 | Jul 28 | - |
| 353 | The Infiltrator | $23,993 | 128 | $39,980 | Oct 6 | - |
| 352 | Backtrack | $24,348 | 90 | $35,986 | Jan 21 | - |
| 351 | New Initial D the Movie: Legend 3 - Dream | $24,387 | 55 | $33,110 | Aug 25 | - |
| 350 | Dragon Nest: Warriors' Dawn | $24,573 | 102 | $36,508 | Nov 17 | - |
| 349 | Dragon Force | $24,874 | 144 | $29,539 | Nov 17 | - |
| 348 | The Boys Who Cried Wolf | $24,962 | 54 | $36,539 | Jun 2 | M-Line Distribution |
| 347 | Creepy | $25,597 | 73 | $39,559 | Aug 18 | - |
| 346 | Tumbledown | $26,017 | 143 | $44,797 | Apr 27 | - |
| 345 | Song of the Sea | $26,948 | 141 | $36,703 | Jan 14 | - |
| 344 | Perfume: The Story of a Murderer | $28,556 | 227 | $4,967,838 | Mar 22 | - |
| 343 | Walking to School | $28,627 | 45 | $48,082 | Oct 27 | - |
| 342 | Overman | $28,768 | 28 | $37,409 | May 5 | - |
| 341 | Mr. Holmes | $28,829 | 58 | $35,408 | May 26 | - |
| 340 | Marguerite | $29,439 | 77 | $40,577 | Mar 17 | - |
| 339 | A Stitch of Life | $30,055 | 31 | $34,966 | May 19 | - |
| 338 | Sound! Euphonium: The Movie - Welcome to the Kitauji High School Concert Band | $30,209 | 72 | $36,476 | Sep 1 | - |
| 337 | Twenty Again | $31,395 | 175 | $51,064 | Nov 3 | M-Line Distribution |
| 336 | Kidan Piece of Darkness | $31,550 | 182 | $50,545 | Oct 19 | - |
| 335 | Hunger 2016 Re-release | $31,721 | 56 | $38,788 | Mar 17 | - |
| 334 | L'attesa | $32,285 | 31 | $42,115 | Jan 28 | - |
| 333 | The Lego Movie | $32,394 | 317 | $1,433,366 | Feb 6 | Warner Bros. |
| 332 | By the Sea | $32,646 | 40 | $36,704 | Apr 28 | - |
| 331 | Malice | $33,201 | 131 | $51,946 | Feb 11 | - |
| 330 | A Break Alone | $33,835 | 165 | $36,027 | Sep 22 | - |
| 329 | A Hard Day's Night 2015 Re-release | $33,883 | 38 | $47,811 | May 5 | - |
| 328 | Desierto | $34,054 | 113 | $75,793 | Oct 5 | - |
| 327 | Every Thing Will Be Fine | $34,189 | 45 | $50,714 | Dec 31 | - |
| 326 | The Tag-Along | $35,041 | 121 | $52,049 | Jul 21 | - |
| 325 | The Book of Love | $35,644 | 96 | $48,822 | Nov 30 | Lotte Entertainment |
| 324 | Raven the Little Rascal - The Big Race | $36,576 | 174 | $43,276 | Mar 24 | - |
| 323 | Chariots of Fire 2016 Re-release | $37,082 | 81 | $73,324 | Jun 16 | - |
| 322 | GARAKOWA - Restore the World | $37,777 | 57 | $43,416 | Apr 21 | - |
| 321 | Trenk, the Little Knight | $37,829 | 174 | $41,952 | Jun 16 | - |
| 320 | Everybody Wants Some!! | $37,997 | 61 | $49,619 | Jul 14 | - |
| 319 | 5 Centimeters per Second | $38,270 | 35 | $204,831 | Jun 21 | - |
| 318 | Maborosi | $38,721 | 21 | $130,864 | Jul 7 | - |
| 317 | Jungle Emperor: The Brave Can Change the Future | $39,440 | 107 | $176,277 | Feb 29 | - |
| 316 | The Garden of Words | $39,886 | 61 | $384,084 | Aug 15 | - |
| 315 | The Surprise | $41,778 | 56 | $52,966 | Jan 28 | - |
| 314 | Bagdad Cafe 2016 Re-release | $41,969 | 30 | $108,831 | Jul 14 | - |
| 313 | Sicario | $43,789 | 227 | $998,475 | Dec 3 | - |
| 312 | Pride and Prejudice and Zombies | $44,242 | 137 | $64,058 | May 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 311 | Up for Love | $44,706 | 64 | $77,665 | Dec 21 | - |
| 310 | Sinbad: The Flying Princess and the Secret Island Part 1 | $44,823 | 158 | $49,099 | Dec 1 | - |
| 309 | 3 Generations | $47,759 | 72 | $55,662 | Nov 24 | - |
| 308 | Julieta | $47,984 | 31 | $57,908 | Nov 17 | - |
| 307 | Tiny Giants 3D | $48,491 | 137 | $58,928 | Jan 28 | - |
| 306 | Goguryeo | $49,368 | 62 | $62,481 | Nov 24 | - |
| 305 | The Wave | $50,109 | 140 | $87,579 | Jul 13 | - |
| 304 | Oh! My Papa | $50,234 | 35 | $63,867 | Nov 10 | - |
| 303 | Blind Date | $51,231 | 121 | $57,378 | Apr 7 | - |
| 302 | You Are the Apple of My Eye | $53,830 | 56 | $272,255 | Aug 22 | - |
| 301 | Vroom! Vroom! Vroomiz | $56,784 | 194 | $65,478 | Dec 15 | - |
| 300 | The Mayor | $57,504 | 25 | $83,444 | Jun 16 | Contents Panda |
| 299 | Captain Fantastic | $57,792 | 82 | $91,614 | Nov 30 | - |
| 298 | Miles Ahead | $58,021 | 49 | $75,721 | Aug 10 | - |
| 297 | Louder Than Bombs | $58,595 | 53 | $70,223 | Oct 27 | - |
| 296 | Heist | $59,328 | 161 | $80,262 | Jan 14 | - |
| 295 | The Nutcracker Sweet | $60,342 | 96 | $67,244 | Dec 15 | - |
| 294 | Before I Wake | $60,983 | 199 | $60,983 | May 26 | - |
| 293 | Un + Une | $61,986 | 45 | $69,482 | Sep 1 | - |
| 292 | Mountain Cry | $63,408 | 105 | $83,878 | May 25 | - |
| 291 | Anomalisa | $66,034 | 92 | $81,861 | Mar 30 | - |
| 290 | Mr. Right | $68,522 | 79 | $79,539 | Jun 16 | - |
| 289 | Cezanne et Moi | $69,332 | 46 | $121,866 | Dec 15 | - |
| 288 | Secret in Their Eyes | $72,568 | 186 | $104,397 | Apr 27 | - |
| 287 | 99 Homes | $74,020 | 163 | $92,669 | Apr 7 | - |
| 286 | The Assassin | $74,927 | 51 | $91,089 | Feb 4 | - |
| 285 | Eye in the Sky | $75,292 | 201 | $96,934 | Jul 14 | - |
| 284 | Hana's Miso Soup | $76,076 | 104 | $91,560 | Apr 27 | - |
| 283 | The Nice Guys | $76,567 | 249 | $134,291 | Jul 6 | - |
| 282 | Twinsters | $77,962 | 126 | $100,575 | Mar 3 | - |
| 281 | HAIKYU!! The Winner and the Loser | $79,297 | 102 | $333,148 | Dec 28 | - |
| 280 | Skiptrace | $79,362 | 241 | $124,796 | Aug 31 | - |
| 279 | The Shimajiro Movie: Shimajiro in Bookland | $80,072 | 81 | $89,611 | Dec 8 | - |
| 278 | Born to Dance | $80,243 | 176 | $102,423 | Sep 22 | - |
| 277 | Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu | $82,372 | 69 | $104,462 | Oct 20 | - |
| 276 | Miracles from Heaven | $83,444 | 92 | $100,822 | May 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 275 | Bad Guys Always Die | $84,295 | 138 | $93,311 | Feb 4 | - |
| 274 | The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years | $84,314 | 150 | $116,696 | Oct 20 | - |
| 273 | Oasis: Supersonic | $84,432 | 35 | $122,185 | Nov 24 | - |
| 272 | A Bigger Splash | $85,234 | 40 | $102,950 | Aug 3 | - |
| 271 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 2016 Re-release | $85,764 | - | $85,764 | Oct 21 | - |
| 270 | Musudan | $86,341 | 228 | $86,953 | Mar 3 | - |
| 269 | Pawn Sacrifice | $89,192 | 186 | $123,489 | Jan 28 | - |
| 268 | Flying Colors | $89,915 | 128 | $113,077 | Sep 21 | - |
| 267 | Inside Men | $90,673 | 1,129 | $47,543,185 | Nov 12 | Showbox Entertainment |
| 266 | Where to Invade Next | $91,603 | 32 | $103,830 | Sep 8 | - |
| 265 | Bringing Tibet Home | $91,904 | 33 | $100,336 | Sep 1 | - |
| 264 | Eclipse | $92,360 | 190 | $107,139 | Mar 30 | - |
| 263 | Truth | $93,114 | 122 | $129,233 | Aug 24 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 262 | I Want to Let You Know That I Love You | $93,884 | 77 | $105,137 | Sep 29 | - |
| 261 | A Quiet Dream | $94,829 | 96 | $94,829 | Oct 13 | M-Line Distribution |
| 260 | Bergoglio, the Pope Francis | $96,256 | 184 | $104,373 | Mar 10 | - |
| 259 | Grand Father | $96,955 | 274 | $176,791 | Aug 31 | - |
This chart only reflects 98 percent of total screens in South Korea.
