In 2023, the historical action film "12.12: The Day", based on the December 12, 1979 military coup in the aftermath of the assassination of former president and dictator Park Chung Hee, was the most watched domestic movie in South Korea with around 11.9 million viewers. Other popular movies included the action crime movies "The Roundup: No Way Out" and "Smugglers".
Most viewed domestic movies in cinemas in South Korea in 2023 (in millions)
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KOFIC. (January 24, 2024). Most viewed domestic movies in cinemas in South Korea in 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/991139/south-korea-most-viewed-domestic-movies/
KOFIC. "Most viewed domestic movies in cinemas in South Korea in 2023 (in millions)." Chart. January 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/991139/south-korea-most-viewed-domestic-movies/
KOFIC. (2024). Most viewed domestic movies in cinemas in South Korea in 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/991139/south-korea-most-viewed-domestic-movies/
KOFIC. "Most Viewed Domestic Movies in Cinemas in South Korea in 2023 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/991139/south-korea-most-viewed-domestic-movies/
KOFIC, Most viewed domestic movies in cinemas in South Korea in 2023 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/991139/south-korea-most-viewed-domestic-movies/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Most viewed domestic movies in cinemas in South Korea in 2023 (in millions) [Graph], KOFIC, January 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/991139/south-korea-most-viewed-domestic-movies/