List of South Korean films of 2025

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The following is a list of South Korean films scheduled to be released in 2025.

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Box office

The highest-grossing South Korean films released in 2025, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows: [1]

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Highest-grossing films released in 2025
RankTitleDistributorDomestic gross
1Pororo Movie Underwater AdventureOCON Studios$1,469,226
2 Forbidden Fairytale Barunson E&A$737,767
3Cornell's BoxHive Filmworks Inc.$19,640
3(G)I-DLE WORLD TOUR [iDOL] CJ 4DPLEX$67,686

Released

January – March

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8 Forbidden Fairytale 동화지만 청불입니다Lee Jong-seok Park Ji-hyun, Choi Si-won, Sung Dong-il [2]
Cornell's Box코넬의 상자Lee Hyun-ji Dong Ha, Kim Su-min, Heo Ji-won [3]
15Crypto Man사업만 6번 망한 남자Haeri Hyun Song Jae-rim, Ahn Woo-yeon, So Hee-jung [4]
Silver Apricot은빛살구Jang Man-minNa Ae-jin, Ahn Suk-hwan, Kang Bong-sung, Kim Jin-young [5]
22 Hitman 2 히트맨 2Choi Won-seop Kwon Sang-woo, Jung Joon-ho, Lee Yi-kyung, Hwang Woo-seul-hye, Kim Sung-oh, Lee Ji-won [6]
24 Dark Nuns 검은 수녀들Kwon Hyeok-jae Song Hye-kyo, Jeon Yeo-been, Lee Jin-wook, Moon Woo-jin [7]
Thunderstruck Cop귀신경찰Kim Young-joon Shin Hyun-joon, Kim Soo-mi, Jung Joon-ho [8] [9] [10]
28Secret: Untold Melody말할 수 없는 비밀Seo Yoo-min Doh Kyung-soo, Won Jin-ah, Shin Ye-eun [11] [12]
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5Nocturnal브로큰Kim Jin-hwang Ha Jung-woo, Kim Nam-gil, Yoo Da-in, Jung Man-sik [13]
28 Mickey 17 Bong Joon-ho Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, Toni Collette, Mark Ruffalo [14]

April – June

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30Holy Night: Demon Hunters 거룩한 밤: 데몬 헌터스Lim Dae-hee Ma Dong-seok, Seo Hyun, Lee David, Kyung Soo-jin, Jung Ji-so [15]

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