List of 2020 box office number-one films in South Korea

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The following is a list of 2020 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.

The box office dropped in February after the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea. Some films were postponed. [1]

#DateFilmGrossNotes
1January 5, 2020 Ashfall US$4.1 million [2]
2January 12, 2020 Dolittle US$5.1 million [3]
3January 19, 2020 Secret Zoo US$4.1 million [4]
4January 26, 2020 The Man Standing Next US$15.1 million [5]
5February 2, 2020US$3.7 million [6]
6February 9, 2020 The Closet US$3.6 million [7]
7February 16, 2020 Honest Candidate US$4.8 million [8]
8February 23, 2020 Beasts Clawing at Straws US$1.7 million [9]
9March 1, 2020 The Invisible Man US$0.8 million [10]
10March 8, 2020US$0.6 million [11]
11March 15, 2020US$0.4 million [12]
12March 22, 2020US$0.3 million [13]
13March 29, 2020 Judy US$0.2 million [14]
14April 5, 2020 Ip Man 4: The Finale US$0.1 million [15]
15April 12, 2020 1917 US$0.1 million [16]
16April 19, 2020 La La Land US$0.1 million [17]
17April 26, 2020US$0.1 million [18]
18May 3, 2020 Trolls World Tour US$0.2 million [19]
19May 10, 2020 A Rainy Day in New York US$0.3 million [20]
20May 17, 2020 Escape from Pretoria US$0.2 million [21]
21May 24, 2020 The Greatest Showman US$0.2 million [22]
22May 31, 2020 Underwater US$0.3 million [23]
23June 7, 2020 Intruder US$1.9 million [24]
24June 14, 2020 Innocence US$1.9 million [25]
25June 21, 2020US$1.1 million [26]
26June 28, 2020 #Alive US$5.3 million [27]
27July 5, 2020US$1.9 million [28]
28July 12, 2020US$1.0 million [29]
29July 19, 2020 Peninsula US$9.2 million [30]
30July 26, 2020US$4.5 million [31]
31August 2, 2020 Steel Rain 2: Summit US$5.0 million [32]
32August 9, 2020 Deliver Us from Evil US$10.6 million [33]
33August 16, 2020US$7.1 million [34]
34August 23, 2020US$1.5 million [35]
35August 30, 2020 Tenet US$3.0 million [36]
36September 6, 2020US$1.9 million [37]
37September 13, 2020US$1.4 million [38]
38September 20, 2020US$1.0 million [39]
39September 27, 2020US$0.8 million [40]
40October 4, 2020 Pawn US$4.0 million [41]
41October 11, 2020US$2.1 million [42]
42October 18, 2020 Voice of Silence US$1.5 million [43]
43October 25, 2020 Samjin Company English Class US$2.2 million [44]
44November 1, 2020US$3.4 million [45]
45November 8, 2020 Collectors US$3.7 million [46]
46November 15, 2020US$2.3 million [47]
47November 22, 2020US$1.3 million [48]
48November 29, 2020Best FriendUS$1.0 million [49]
49December 6, 2020US$0.5 million [50]
50December 13, 2020 Josée US$0.5 million [51]
51December 20, 2020US$0.3 million [52]
52December 27, 2020 Wonder Woman 1984 US$1.8 million [53]

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