South Korean Box Office For 2016
| Rank | Release | Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 281 | HAIKYU!! The Winner and the Loser | $79,297 | 102 | $333,148 | Dec 28 | - |
| 114 | Pokemon Deo Mu-bi XY&Z Bolkenion: Gigyewanggukui Bimil | $1,073,451 | 480 | $1,824,859 | Dec 22 | - |
| 256 | Egon Schiele: Death and the Maiden | $102,729 | 49 | $336,645 | Dec 22 | - |
| 406 | Weekends | $8,047 | 12 | $19,154 | Dec 22 | - |
| 13 | Master | $26,755,298 | 1,501 | $51,005,701 | Dec 21 | CJ Entertainment |
| 60 | Sing | $4,839,659 | 795 | $11,053,196 | Dec 21 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 189 | Doraemon the Movie: Nobita and the Birth of Japan | $303,641 | 282 | $398,800 | Dec 21 | - |
| 311 | Up for Love | $44,706 | 64 | $77,665 | Dec 21 | - |
| 228 | Snowtime! | $170,288 | 259 | $174,927 | Dec 15 | - |
| 289 | Cezanne et Moi | $69,332 | 46 | $121,866 | Dec 15 | - |
| 295 | The Nutcracker Sweet | $60,342 | 96 | $67,244 | Dec 15 | - |
| 301 | Vroom! Vroom! Vroomiz | $56,784 | 194 | $65,478 | Dec 15 | - |
| 378 | The Beat That My Heart Skipped 2016 Re-release | $15,223 | 24 | $23,311 | Dec 15 | - |
| 47 | Will You Be There? | $7,064,493 | 767 | $7,762,907 | Dec 14 | Lotte Entertainment |
| 245 | Life Risking Romance | $128,697 | 382 | $298,900 | Dec 14 | United Pictures |
| 105 | One Piece Film: Gold | $1,236,620 | 445 | $1,418,529 | Dec 8 | - |
| 183 | I, Daniel Blake | $317,201 | 62 | $575,285 | Dec 8 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 279 | The Shimajiro Movie: Shimajiro in Bookland | $80,072 | 81 | $89,611 | Dec 8 | - |
| 407 | Curtain Call | $7,639 | 78 | $26,964 | Dec 8 | Momentum Pictures |
| 416 | Hands of Stone | $6,350 | 69 | $8,537 | Dec 8 | - |
| 431 | Beaten Black and Blue | $4,242 | 8 | $7,630 | Dec 8 | - |
| 12 | Pandora | $26,903,278 | 1,184 | $30,896,701 | Dec 7 | - |
| 310 | Sinbad: The Flying Princess and the Secret Island Part 1 | $44,823 | 158 | $49,099 | Dec 1 | - |
| 44 | Missing Woman | $7,343,830 | 790 | $7,356,458 | Nov 30 | M-Line Distribution |
| 67 | Jack Reacher: Never Go Back | $3,940,958 | 667 | $3,856,365 | Nov 30 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 156 | Underworld: Blood Wars | $479,873 | 183 | $479,873 | Nov 30 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 203 | Derailed | $241,543 | 397 | $390,756 | Nov 30 | M-Line Distribution |
| 299 | Captain Fantastic | $57,792 | 82 | $91,614 | Nov 30 | - |
| 325 | The Book of Love | $35,644 | 96 | $48,822 | Nov 30 | Lotte Entertainment |
| 360 | From Vegas to Macau III | $21,515 | 31 | $36,844 | Nov 30 | - |
| 444 | Unwanted Brother | $2,887 | 9 | $8,902 | Nov 30 | - |
| 19 | My Annoying Brother | $19,097,865 | 993 | $19,104,124 | Nov 24 | - |
| 138 | Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary | $679,769 | 82 | $789,392 | Nov 24 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 164 | Der kleine Medicus - Geheimnisvolle Mission im Körper 2016 Re-release | $427,332 | 291 | $438,691 | Nov 24 | - |
| 230 | Tale of Tales | $167,996 | 100 | $193,818 | Nov 24 | - |
| 273 | Oasis: Supersonic | $84,432 | 35 | $122,185 | Nov 24 | - |
| 306 | Goguryeo | $49,368 | 62 | $62,481 | Nov 24 | - |
| 309 | 3 Generations | $47,759 | 72 | $55,662 | Nov 24 | - |
| 374 | Love & Friendship | $16,562 | 87 | $26,464 | Nov 24 | - |
| 186 | Blair Witch | $312,205 | 172 | $312,205 | Nov 23 | - |
| 202 | Obedience | $254,277 | 103 | $325,632 | Nov 17 | - |
| 237 | Our Love Story | $140,846 | 36 | $145,907 | Nov 17 | M-Line Distribution |
| 308 | Julieta | $47,984 | 31 | $57,908 | Nov 17 | - |
| 349 | Dragon Force | $24,874 | 144 | $29,539 | Nov 17 | - |
| 350 | Dragon Nest: Warriors' Dawn | $24,573 | 102 | $36,508 | Nov 17 | - |
| 11 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | $28,942,806 | 1,431 | $33,300,000 | Nov 16 | Warner Bros. |
| 75 | Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned | $3,224,668 | 823 | $3,268,916 | Nov 16 | Showbox Entertainment |
| 199 | Haikyu!! The Movie: Ending and Beginning | $264,327 | 124 | $634,583 | Nov 16 | - |
| 232 | At Cafe 6 | $159,140 | 126 | $160,421 | Nov 16 | - |
| 136 | Air Bound | $702,968 | 400 | $745,929 | Nov 10 | - |
| 258 | Yourself and Yours | $97,611 | 151 | $115,570 | Nov 10 | Finecut |
| 304 | Oh! My Papa | $50,234 | 35 | $63,867 | Nov 10 | - |
| 380 | The Follower, Ok Han-heum 2: Discipleship | $14,866 | 70 | $18,262 | Nov 10 | - |
| 382 | Whiskey Tango Foxtrot | $14,292 | 108 | $20,097 | Nov 10 | - |
| 420 | Baahubali: The Beginning 2016 Re-release | $5,593 | 30 | $18,963 | Nov 10 | - |
| 448 | Dum Laga Ke Haisha | $2,568 | 10 | $3,064 | Nov 10 | - |
| 62 | Split | $4,558,942 | 702 | $5,227,278 | Nov 9 | Opus Pictures |
| 91 | Ouija: Origin of Evil | $1,975,626 | 313 | $2,257,288 | Nov 9 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 169 | If Cats Disappeared from the World | $406,224 | 175 | $419,647 | Nov 9 | - |
| 92 | Storks | $1,896,711 | 538 | $366,291 | Nov 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 160 | Hell or High Water | $456,878 | 354 | $522,922 | Nov 3 | - |
| 170 | Shuriken Sentai Ninninger vs. ToQger the Movie: Ninjas in Wonderland | $401,015 | 406 | $421,189 | Nov 3 | - |
| 217 | The Little Mermaid: Attack of the Pirates | $193,447 | 262 | $202,890 | Nov 3 | - |
| 224 | The Man Who Knew Infinity | $182,816 | 309 | $211,672 | Nov 3 | - |
| 337 | Twenty Again | $31,395 | 175 | $51,064 | Nov 3 | M-Line Distribution |
| 390 | Rams | $12,066 | 23 | $37,002 | Nov 3 | - |
| 165 | The Teacher's Diary 2016 Re-release | $413,841 | 163 | $411,301 | Nov 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 297 | Louder Than Bombs | $58,595 | 53 | $70,223 | Oct 27 | - |
| 343 | Walking to School | $28,627 | 45 | $48,082 | Oct 27 | - |
| 447 | Dare to Be Wild | $2,790 | 15 | $5,072 | Oct 27 | - |
| 8 | Doctor Strange | $39,338,491 | 1,500 | $41,325,970 | Oct 26 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 99 | Hide and Never Seek | $1,576,325 | 498 | $1,919,930 | Oct 26 | Finecut |
| 106 | Mu-hyeon, Du Do-si I-ya-gi | $1,211,114 | 136 | $1,296,433 | Oct 26 | - |
| 222 | Kubo and the Two Strings | $183,965 | 98 | $183,965 | Oct 26 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 430 | The Great Gilly Hopkins | $4,272 | 30 | $8,155 | Oct 26 | - |
| 271 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 2016 Re-release | $85,764 | - | $85,764 | Oct 21 | - |
| 147 | Queen of Walking | $588,684 | 462 | $603,699 | Oct 20 | - |
| 274 | The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years | $84,314 | 150 | $116,696 | Oct 20 | - |
| 277 | Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu | $82,372 | 69 | $104,462 | Oct 20 | - |
| 403 | Martyrs | $8,533 | 73 | $13,215 | Oct 20 | - |
| 432 | The Neon Demon | $4,145 | 24 | $7,390 | Oct 20 | - |
| 57 | Inferno | $4,991,673 | 755 | $5,013,643 | Oct 19 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 250 | Nine Lives | $121,711 | 241 | $154,722 | Oct 19 | - |
| 336 | Kidan Piece of Darkness | $31,550 | 182 | $50,545 | Oct 19 | - |
| 6 | Luck-Key | $48,330,929 | 1,234 | $48,366,216 | Oct 13 | Showbox Entertainment |
| 123 | Spy Nation | $905,552 | 152 | $944,558 | Oct 13 | - |
| 150 | The Take | $563,962 | 422 | $666,946 | Oct 13 | - |
| 167 | The Accountant | $411,184 | 375 | $492,000 | Oct 13 | Warner Bros. |
| 208 | Geuk-jang-pan Peu-ri-pa-ra Mo-du Mo-yeo-ra! Peu-ri-jeum Tu-eo-jeu | $226,888 | 157 | $228,903 | Oct 13 | - |
| 234 | Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave 2016 Re-release | $151,748 | 291 | $160,354 | Oct 13 | - |
| 261 | A Quiet Dream | $94,829 | 96 | $94,829 | Oct 13 | M-Line Distribution |
| 409 | Viva | $7,524 | 69 | $16,346 | Oct 13 | - |
| 426 | Cold War 2 | $4,918 | 53 | $7,025 | Oct 13 | - |
| 140 | The Bacchus Lady | $670,177 | 313 | $744,487 | Oct 6 | M-Line Distribution |
| 184 | The Net | $316,071 | 381 | $370,314 | Oct 6 | Finecut |
| 353 | The Infiltrator | $23,993 | 128 | $39,980 | Oct 6 | - |
| 43 | Don't Breathe | $7,561,527 | 668 | $7,592,979 | Oct 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 328 | Desierto | $34,054 | 113 | $75,793 | Oct 5 | - |
| 178 | Bai Xue Gong Zhu Zhi Ai Ren Li Liang 2016 Re-release | $360,686 | 209 | $369,381 | Sep 29 | - |
| 214 | Things to Come | $202,253 | 28 | $216,246 | Sep 29 | - |
| 262 | I Want to Let You Know That I Love You | $93,884 | 77 | $105,137 | Sep 29 | - |
| 359 | Breathing Underwater | $21,613 | 49 | $42,177 | Sep 29 | - |
| 441 | Dear Grandma | $3,209 | 16 | $14,830 | Sep 29 | - |
| 20 | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | $18,686,518 | 899 | $18,686,518 | Sep 28 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 23 | Asura | $18,107,685 | 1,278 | $18,120,183 | Sep 28 | CJ Entertainment |
| 53 | Bridget Jones's Baby | $6,016,259 | 349 | $6,027,546 | Sep 28 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 64 | Sully | $4,464,963 | 573 | $4,483,609 | Sep 28 | Warner Bros. |
| 128 | Pete's Dragon | $780,205 | 163 | $780,205 | Sep 28 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 227 | Duel: Final Round | $173,697 | 366 | $220,234 | Sep 22 | - |
| 252 | Children of Men 2016 Re-release | $119,752 | 51 | $139,694 | Sep 22 | - |
| 278 | Born to Dance | $80,243 | 176 | $102,423 | Sep 22 | - |
| 330 | A Break Alone | $33,835 | 165 | $36,027 | Sep 22 | - |
| 356 | League of Gods | $22,712 | 155 | $34,754 | Sep 22 | - |
| 392 | The Lovers & the Despot | $10,542 | 75 | $27,996 | Sep 22 | - |
| 98 | I Am a Hero | $1,595,389 | 263 | $1,477,284 | Sep 21 | Warner Bros. |
| 268 | Flying Colors | $89,915 | 128 | $113,077 | Sep 21 | - |
| 33 | Ben-Hur | $10,015,088 | 641 | $10,029,919 | Sep 14 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 55 | The Magnificent Seven | $5,726,553 | 579 | $6,829,877 | Sep 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 104 | Rock Dog | $1,245,326 | 399 | $1,602,054 | Sep 14 | - |
| 120 | Café Society | $928,516 | 188 | $934,963 | Sep 14 | - |
| 168 | Aikatsu! Music Award: Minna de Shou wo MoracchaimaShow! 2016 Re-release | $408,350 | 344 | $408,350 | Sep 14 | - |
| 266 | Where to Invade Next | $91,603 | 32 | $103,830 | Sep 8 | - |
| 4 | The Age of Shadows | $53,916,132 | 1,444 | $53,926,613 | Sep 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 48 | The Map Against the World | $6,977,771 | 756 | $7,001,778 | Sep 7 | CJ Entertainment |
| 72 | Alice Through the Looking Glass | $3,472,925 | 515 | $3,728,329 | Sep 7 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 119 | Lost in the Moonlight | $940,547 | 425 | $998,898 | Sep 7 | - |
| 121 | Underdogs 2016 Re-release | $927,700 | 294 | $993,221 | Sep 7 | - |
| 126 | The Wild Life | $864,643 | 329 | $922,167 | Sep 7 | - |
| 265 | Bringing Tibet Home | $91,904 | 33 | $100,336 | Sep 1 | - |
| 293 | Un + Une | $61,986 | 45 | $69,482 | Sep 1 | - |
| 338 | Sound! Euphonium: The Movie - Welcome to the Kitauji High School Concert Band | $30,209 | 72 | $36,476 | Sep 1 | - |
| 387 | A Tale of Love and Darkness | $13,231 | 37 | $20,062 | Sep 1 | - |
| 76 | Mechanic: Resurrection | $3,153,124 | 320 | $4,012,989 | Aug 31 | Joyncontents Group |
| 159 | Equals | $466,170 | 160 | $467,098 | Aug 31 | - |
| 192 | Money Monster | $283,001 | 151 | $331,768 | Aug 31 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 259 | Grand Father | $96,955 | 274 | $176,791 | Aug 31 | - |
| 280 | Skiptrace | $79,362 | 241 | $124,796 | Aug 31 | - |
| 367 | Zoolander 2 | $19,107 | 150 | $42,723 | Aug 31 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 71 | Ghostbusters | $3,685,607 | 511 | $3,693,843 | Aug 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 151 | Worst Woman | $533,681 | 198 | $540,926 | Aug 25 | - |
| 174 | Detour | $368,240 | 337 | $467,670 | Aug 25 | 9ers Entertainment |
| 204 | The Queen of Crime | $239,570 | 270 | $297,209 | Aug 25 | - |
| 233 | Girls und Panzer der Film | $153,610 | 55 | $153,936 | Aug 25 | - |
| 351 | New Initial D the Movie: Legend 3 - Dream | $24,387 | 55 | $33,110 | Aug 25 | - |
| 391 | Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV | $10,710 | 3 | $14,570 | Aug 25 | - |
| 436 | Hitchcock/Truffaut | $3,574 | 16 | $1,306 | Aug 25 | - |
| 438 | Bolshoi Babylon | $3,288 | 12 | $4,648 | Aug 25 | - |
| 38 | Lights Out | $7,909,591 | 659 | $7,923,193 | Aug 24 | Warner Bros. |
| 134 | Florence Foster Jenkins | $727,834 | 378 | $955,773 | Aug 24 | - |
| 263 | Truth | $93,114 | 122 | $129,233 | Aug 24 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 40 | Star Trek Beyond | $7,730,162 | 703 | $9,126,493 | Aug 18 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 116 | Seoul Station | $1,021,735 | 440 | $1,021,735 | Aug 18 | Finecut |
| 347 | Creepy | $25,597 | 73 | $39,559 | Aug 18 | - |
| 209 | Ratchet & Clank | $226,137 | 237 | $303,329 | Aug 17 | - |
| 235 | Kai | $150,619 | 172 | $156,431 | Aug 17 | - |
| 383 | Erased | $14,171 | 61 | $22,744 | Aug 17 | - |
| 124 | The BFG | $893,962 | 128 | $894,413 | Aug 11 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 143 | King of Prism by PrettyRhythm | $638,001 | 45 | $931,652 | Aug 11 | - |
| 435 | The Emperor in August | $3,807 | 7 | $7,748 | Aug 11 | - |
| 5 | Tunnel | $51,295,204 | 1,091 | $51,299,527 | Aug 10 | Showbox Entertainment |
| 58 | Take Off 2 | $4,923,247 | 538 | $4,936,960 | Aug 10 | M-Line Distribution |
| 149 | Bling | $572,995 | 254 | $584,849 | Aug 10 | - |
| 298 | Miles Ahead | $58,021 | 49 | $75,721 | Aug 10 | - |
| 404 | Nozokime | $8,171 | 49 | $16,861 | Aug 10 | - |
| 434 | Arpeggio of Blue Steel: Ars Nova - Cadenza | $3,970 | 23 | $5,549 | Aug 4 | - |
| 24 | The Secret Life of Pets | $17,491,430 | 726 | $17,494,325 | Aug 3 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 34 | Suicide Squad | $9,600,982 | 817 | $14,300,000 | Aug 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 66 | The Last Princess | $4,081,068 | 964 | $4,101,483 | Aug 3 | Lotte Entertainment |
| 84 | Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare | $2,436,333 | 442 | $3,462,484 | Aug 3 | - |
| 272 | A Bigger Splash | $85,234 | 40 | $102,950 | Aug 3 | - |
| 354 | Noma: My Perfect Storm | $23,864 | 13 | $30,169 | Jul 28 | - |
| 26 | Jason Bourne | $15,707,923 | 826 | $19,102,134 | Jul 27 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 101 | Battle for Incheon: Operation Chromite | $1,446,212 | 1,048 | $1,465,302 | Jul 27 | Finecut |
| 130 | Norm of the North | $761,069 | 321 | $1,059,878 | Jul 27 | - |
| 139 | After the Storm | $672,818 | 71 | $672,818 | Jul 27 | - |
| 251 | Irrational Man | $120,271 | 38 | $134,097 | Jul 21 | - |
| 326 | The Tag-Along | $35,041 | 121 | $52,049 | Jul 21 | - |
| 1 | Train to Busan | $80,451,924 | 1,785 | $80,466,363 | Jul 20 | Contents Panda |
| 73 | Ice Age: Collision Course | $3,430,269 | 579 | $3,665,148 | Jul 20 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 89 | Yo-kai Watch Movie: It's the Secret of Birth, Meow! 2016 Re-release | $2,085,212 | 402 | $2,207,657 | Jul 20 | - |
| 153 | I'm Off Then 2015 Re-release | $518,718 | 83 | $540,600 | Jul 14 | - |
| 285 | Eye in the Sky | $75,292 | 201 | $96,934 | Jul 14 | - |
| 314 | Bagdad Cafe 2016 Re-release | $41,969 | 30 | $108,831 | Jul 14 | - |
| 320 | Everybody Wants Some!! | $37,997 | 61 | $49,619 | Jul 14 | - |
| 17 | Now You See Me 2 | $21,704,401 | 1,200 | $21,711,248 | Jul 13 | Lotte Entertainment |
| 86 | The Shallows | $2,404,940 | 518 | $2,793,517 | Jul 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 198 | Demolition | $265,266 | 196 | $329,617 | Jul 13 | - |
| 255 | Trick | $103,643 | 373 | $209,686 | Jul 13 | 9ers Entertainment |
| 305 | The Wave | $50,109 | 140 | $87,579 | Jul 13 | - |
| 223 | The Inerasable | $183,540 | 280 | $252,641 | Jul 7 | - |
| 318 | Maborosi | $38,721 | 21 | $130,864 | Jul 7 | - |
| 427 | Rabid Dogs | $4,845 | 43 | $10,228 | Jul 7 | - |
| 22 | Finding Dory | $18,175,847 | 1,091 | $18,175,847 | Jul 6 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 29 | Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River | $14,670,082 | 942 | $14,680,505 | Jul 6 | CJ Entertainment |
| 283 | The Nice Guys | $76,567 | 249 | $134,291 | Jul 6 | - |
| 239 | Big Bang Made the Movie | $135,483 | 53 | $399,639 | Jun 30 | YG Entertainment |
| 243 | Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu | $130,375 | 74 | $162,141 | Jun 30 | - |
| 30 | Familyhood | $14,669,799 | 839 | $14,826,168 | Jun 29 | Showbox Entertainment |
| 56 | The Legend of Tarzan | $5,383,563 | 593 | $6,297,340 | Jun 29 | Warner Bros. |
| 78 | The Hunt | $2,910,513 | 690 | $4,221,961 | Jun 29 | Lotte Entertainment |
This chart only reflects 98 percent of total screens in South Korea.
