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]
Highest-grossing films
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Highest-grossing films of 2016 (by admissions)[ 54]
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
Highest-grossing domestic films of 2016 (by admissions)[ 55]
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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^ "South Korea Box Office April 22–24, 2016" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved April 26, 2016 .
^ "South Korea Box Office April 29–May 1, 2016" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved May 3, 2016 .
^ "South Korea Box Office May 6-8, 2016" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved May 10, 2016 .
^ "South Korea Box Office May 13-15, 2016" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved May 17, 2016 .
^ "South Korea Box Office May 20-22, 2016" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved May 25, 2016 .
^ "South Korea Box Office May 27-29, 2016" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved June 1, 2016 .
^ "South Korea Box Office June 3-5, 2016" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved June 7, 2016 .
^ "South Korea Box Office June 10-12, 2016" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved June 14, 2016 .
^ "South Korea Box Office June 17-19, 2016" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved June 22, 2016 .
^ "South Korea Box Office June 24-26, 2016" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved June 29, 2016 .
^ "South Korea Box Office July 1–3, 2016" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved August 1, 2016 .
^ "South Korea Box Office July 8–10, 2016" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved August 1, 2016 .
^ "South Korea Box Office July 15–17, 2016" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved August 1, 2016 .
^ "South Korea Box Office July 22–24, 2016" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved August 1, 2016 .
^ "South Korea Box Office July 29–31, 2016" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved August 2, 2016 .
^ "South Korea Box Office August 5–7, 2016" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved August 18, 2016 .
^ "South Korea Box Office August 12–14, 2016" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved August 18, 2016 .
^ "South Korea Box Office August 19–21, 2016" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved January 25, 2017 .
^ "South Korea Box Office August 26–28, 2016" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved January 25, 2017 .
^ "South Korea Box Office September 2–4, 2016" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved January 25, 2017 .
^ "South Korea Box Office September 9–11, 2016" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved January 25, 2017 .
^ "South Korea Box Office September 16–18, 2016" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved January 25, 2017 .
^ "South Korea Box Office September 23–25, 2016" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved January 25, 2017 .
^ "South Korea Box Office September 30– October 2, 2016" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved January 25, 2017 .
^ "South Korea Box Office October 7-9, 2016" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved January 25, 2017 .
^ "South Korea Box Office October 14-16, 2016" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved January 25, 2017 .
^ "South Korea Box Office October 21-23, 2016" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved January 25, 2017 .
^ "South Korea Box Office October 28-30, 2016" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved January 25, 2017 .
^ "South Korea Box Office November 4-6, 2016" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved January 25, 2017 .
^ "South Korea Box Office November 11-13, 2016" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved January 25, 2017 .
^ "South Korea Box Office November 18-20, 2016" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved January 26, 2017 .
^ "South Korea Box Office November 25-27, 2016" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved January 26, 2017 .
^ "South Korea Box Office December 2-4, 2016" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved January 26, 2017 .
^ "South Korea Box Office December 9-11, 2016" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved January 26, 2017 .
^ "South Korea Box Office December 16-18, 2016" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved January 26, 2017 .
^ "South Korea Box Office December 23-25, 2016" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved January 26, 2017 .
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