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The King’s Warden’ Nears 10 Million Tickets After Surpassing 9 Million in Korea

The surge offers one of the clearest signs of Korea’s box office recovery since the pandemic.

Overview

  • The Korean Film Council reports 9,213,408 cumulative admissions as of Monday, confirming the film has cleared the 9 million mark less than a month after its Feb. 4 release.
  • Attendance spiked on the March 1 holiday with about 817,212 viewers in a single day, and the fourth weekend drew 1,750,998 moviegoers for a new all-time fourth‑weekend record.
  • KOBIS data show the film controlled 82.01% of weekend revenue for Feb. 27–Mar. 1, maintaining a dominant No. 1 position at the domestic box office.
  • Variety cites a cumulative gross of roughly $56 million from 8,484,426 admissions during its run toward the current 9 million‑plus tally.
  • Reaching 10 million admissions would mark the first Korean release to do so in two years, underscoring the milestone’s cultural weight in a market where only 33 films have ever achieved it.