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Disney's 'Wish' tops monthly box office for January in South Korea

Published Feb 1, 2024 12:44 am

Disney’s animated film “Wish,” featuring the voices of Ariana DeBose and Chris Pine, emerged as the No. 1 top-grossing movie in South Korea for the month of January.

The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) released the list of the top-grossing films in South Korea for January 2024.

“Wish,” which was released in South Korea on Jan. 3, is No. 1 with 1.35 million tickets sold, generating a gross of $9.71 million for the month.

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"Wish" (Disney)

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"Alienoid" (KOFIC) kofic_1212a.jpg

"12:12: The Day" (KOFIC) KOFIC-NORYANG.jpg"Noryang: Deadly Sea" (KOFIC)

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"Citizen of a Kind" (KOFIC)

The Korea movie “Alienoid,” released on Jan. 10 and starring Ryu Jun-yeol, Kim Woo-bin, Kim Tae-ri and So Ji-sub, placed second with 1.34 million in total admissions and monthly gross of $9.76 million.

The Korean movie “12.12: The Day,” released on Nov. 22 last year starring Hwang Jung-min, Jung Woo-sung, Lee Sung-min, Park Hae-joon, is in third place with 1.2 million in total admissions and $8.98 million in revenue.

As of January, “12.12: The Day” has sold 13 million tickets and grossed $95.58 million. It became the No. 1 movie in South Korea in 2023 and No. 9 top-grossing movie of all time.

The Korean historical film “Noryang: Deadly Sea,” released on Dec. 20 starring Kim Yoon-seok, Baek Yoon-sik, Jung Jae-young and Huh Joon-ho, is No. 4 in January with 1.12 million in total admissions and gross of $8.14 million.

“Citizen of a Kind,” released on Jan. 24 starring “Reply 1988” actress Ra Mi-ran, took fifth place with 661,988 in total admissions and gross of $4.58 million.

Here are the 10 top-grossing films in South Korea in January, according to KOFIC:

Rank

Title

Release Date

Monthly Gross

(Total)

Admissions

(Total)

Revenue Share

1

WISH

U.S.

Jan 03, 2024

$9,717,595

($9,725,357)

1,356,018

(1,357,100)

17.33%

2

Alienoid

South Korea

Jan 10, 2024

$9,767,946

($9,767,946)

1,348,747

(1,348,747)

17.42%

3

12.12: THE DAY

South Korea

Nov 22, 2023

$8,983,630

($95,583,220)

1,205,503

(13,060,289)

16.02%

4

Noryang: Deadly Sea

South Korea

Dec 20, 2023

$8,146,382

($33,694,635)

1,121,671

(4,559,480)

14.53%

5

Citizen of a Kind

South Korea

Jan 24, 2024

$4,589,906

($4,589,906)

661,988

(661,988)

8.18%

6

New Dimension! Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Battle of Supernatural Powers ~Flying Sushi~

Japan

Dec 22, 2023

$2,495,841

($6,629,639)

344,604

(912,860)

4.45%

7

Migration

U.S.

Jan 10, 2024

$2,125,867

($2,166,085)

310,166

(315,981)

3.79%

8

Wonka

U.S.

Jan 31, 2024

$1,132,863

($1,132,863)

181,229

(181,229)

2.02%

9

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

U.S.

Dec 20, 2023

$1,148,275

($6,748,505)

154,901

(877,874)

2.04%

10

Monster

Japan

Nov 29, 2023

$803,922

($3,650,733)

106,483

(493,910)

1.43%

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