The King's Warden has officially become the No. 1 audience choice during the Lunar New Year holiday.
According to the Korean Film Council’s integrated box office system on Feb. 18, The King's Warden attracted 663,661 moviegoers in a single day, maintaining its No. 1 position. Its cumulative audience total reached 4,174,934.
After surpassing 3 million admissions in just 14 days and quickly crossing its break-even point, The King's Warden exceeded 4 million viewers on its 15th day in theaters, Feb. 18. This is faster than The King and the Clown, which reached the milestone in 17 days and remains the first historical Korean film to surpass 10 million admissions.
The film also reached 4 million faster than Zombie Daughter, which ranked No. 1 at last year’s Korean box office.
The King's Warden tells the story of a village chief who voluntarily enters exile in Cheongnyeongpo in 1457 to revive his village, and a young deposed king who is exiled after losing his throne. The film is the latest work from storyteller director Jang Hang-jun and features a strong ensemble cast including Yoo Hae-jin, Park Ji-hoon, Yoo Ji-tae, Jeon Mi-do, and Kim Min.
Humint ranked second with 184,965 admissions in a single day, bringing its cumulative total to 1,284,871.
Humint follows individuals with different agendas who clash in Vladivostok, where both secrets and truths sink beneath an icy sea. Directed by Ryoo Seung-wan, known for Mogadishu, Smugglers, and the Veteran series, the film stars Zo In-sung, Park Jung-min, Shin Se-kyung, and Park Hae-joon.
Choir of God held third place with 30,613 admissions, bringing its total to 1,299,223.
Choir of God tells the story of a fake praise troupe created in North Korea to earn foreign currency.
Number One (2025) ranked fourth with 26,304 admissions in a single day, for a cumulative total of 187,845.
Number One (2025) follows Ha-min, played by Choi Woo-shik, who begins to see numbers decreasing each time he eats his mother’s food and realizes that when the number reaches zero, his mother Eun-sil, played by Jang Hye-jin, will die. He then struggles to protect her.
App the Horror entered the chart at No. 5 on its opening day with 18,265 admissions, bringing its cumulative total to 18,905.
App the Horror follows high school club students who create a ghost-detecting app called Young for fun, only to unleash strange phenomena after breaking a forbidden seal.
Reported by News Culture M.J._mj94070777@nc.press
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