The following is a list of 2016 box office number-one films in South Korea . When the number-one film in gross is not the same as the number-one film in admissions, both are listed.
# | Date | Film | Gross | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | January 3, 2016 | The Himalayas | US$8.55 million | [1] |
2 | January 10, 2016 | The Good Dinosaur | US$3.34 million | [2] |
3 | January 17, 2016 | The Revenant | US$4.7 million | [3] |
4 | January 24, 2016 | US$2.81 million | [4] | |
5 | January 31, 2016 | Kung Fu Panda 3 | US$9.11 million | [5] |
6 | February 7, 2016 | A Violent Prosecutor | US$15.73 million | [6] |
7 | February 14, 2016 | US$9.02 million | [7] | |
8 | February 21, 2016 | Deadpool | US$7.42 million | [8] |
9 | February 28, 2016 | Spirits’ Homecoming | US$6.4 million | [9] |
10 | March 6, 2016 | US$4.01 million | [10] | |
11 | March 13, 2016 | Zootopia | US$2.3 million | [11] |
12 | March 20, 2016 | US$2.5 million | [12] | |
13 | March 27, 2016 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | US$8.4 million | [13] |
14 | April 3, 2016 | US$2.5 million | [14] | |
15 | April 10, 2016 | Insane | US$2.3 million | [15] |
16 | April 17, 2016 | Time Renegades | US$2.5 million | [16] |
17 | April 24, 2016 | US$1.7 million | [17] | |
18 | May 1, 2016 | Captain America: Civil War | US$21 million | [18] |
19 | May 8, 2016 | US$11.7 million | [19] | |
20 | May 15, 2016 | The Wailing | US$13.1 million | [20] |
21 | May 22, 2016 | US$9.5 million | [21] | |
22 | May 29, 2016 | X-Men: Apocalypse | US$8.5 million | [22] |
23 | June 5, 2016 | The Handmaiden | US$9.1 million | [23] |
24 | June 12, 2016 | The Jungle Book | US$5.7 million | [24] |
25 | June 19, 2016 | US$4.6 million | [25] | |
26 | June 26, 2016 | Independence Day: Resurgence | US$5.2 million | [26] |
27 | July 3, 2016 | Familyhood | US$4.8 million | [27] |
28 | July 10, 2016 | Finding Dory | US$6.2 million | [28] |
29 | July 17, 2016 | Now You See Me 2 | US$8.0 million | [29] |
30 | July 24, 2016 | Train to Busan | US$24.0 million | [30] |
31 | July 31, 2016 | Operation Chromite | US$13.5 million | [31] |
32 | August 7, 2016 | The Last Princess | US$8.8 million | [32] |
33 | August 14, 2016 | The Tunnel | US$13.8 million | [33] |
34 | August 21, 2016 | US$8.5 million | [34] | |
35 | August 28, 2016 | US$5 million | [35] | |
36 | September 4, 2016 | US$2.6 million | [36] | |
37 | September 11, 2016 | The Age of Shadows | US$12 million | [37] |
38 | September 18, 2016 | US$15.4 million | [38] | |
39 | September 25, 2016 | US$3.5 million | [39] | |
40 | October 2, 2016 | Asura: The City of Madness | US$8.3 million | [40] |
41 | October 9, 2016 | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | US$5.6 million | [41] |
42 | October 16, 2016 | Luck Key | US$12.1 million | [42] |
43 | October 23, 2016 | US$10.9 million | [43] | |
44 | October 30, 2016 | Doctor Strange | US$18 million | [44] |
45 | November 6, 2016 | US$8.2 million | [45] | |
46 | November 13, 2016 | US$4.4 million | [46] | |
47 | November 20, 2016 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | US$10.6 million | [47] |
48 | November 27, 2016 | US$6.7 million | [48] | |
49 | December 4, 2016 | My Annoying Brother | US$20.6 million | [49] |
50 | December 11, 2016 | Pandora | US$7.9 million | [50] |
51 | December 18, 2016 | US$6.9 million | [51] | |
52 | December 25, 2016 | Master | US$15.8 million | [52] |
53 | January 1, 2017 | US$9.7 million | [53] |
Rank | Title | Country | Admissions | Domestic gross |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Train to Busan | South Korea | 11,565,479 | US$81.6 million |
2. | A Violent Prosecutor | 9,707,581 | US$67.7 million | |
3. | Captain America: Civil War | United States | 8,677,249 | US$63.7 million |
4. | The Age of Shadows | South Korea | 7,500,420 | US$53.7 million |
5. | The Tunnel | 7,120,508 | US$50.4 million | |
6. | Operation Chromite | 7,049,643 | US$48.3 million | |
7. | Luck Key | 6,975,291 | US$49.4 million | |
8. | The Wailing | 6,879,908 | US$48.9 million | |
9. | The Last Princess | 5,599,229 | US$38.9 million | |
10. | Doctor Strange | United States | 5,446,241 | US$41.6 million |
Rank | Title | Admissions | Domestic gross |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Train to Busan | 11,565,479 | US$81.6 million |
2. | A Violent Prosecutor | 9,707,581 | US$67.7 million |
3. | The Age of Shadows | 7,500,420 | US$53.7 million |
4. | The Tunnel | 7,120,508 | US$50.4 million |
5. | Operation Chromite | 7,049,643 | US$48.3 million |
6. | Luck Key | 6,975,291 | US$49.4 million |
7. | The Wailing | 6,879,908 | US$48.9 million |
8. | The Last Princess | 5,599,229 | US$38.9 million |
9. | Master | 4,935,297 | US$34.9 million |
10. | Pandora | 4,313,566 | US$29.7 million |
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