In 2025, the sales revenue of movie theaters in South Korea amounted to approximately **** trillion South Korean won. In 2024,聽movie production in South Korea resulted in a total of *** released movies.
The success of Parasite
The South Korean movie industry is regaining attention from audiences all around the world. In the beginning of 2020, the movie "Parasite" by Bong Joon-ho won four Academy Awards, including Best Picture. "Parasite" was the first non-English movie to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. The movie was especially successful in Japan, France, and the United Kingdom.
Hallyu
The term "hallyu", literally meaning the Korean wave, refers to the popularity and success of South Korean culture around the world. While the current focus is mostly on K-pop and Korean dramas, the movie industry has been an integral part of the movement from early on. According to a government survey conducted in 2024, around **聽percent of respondents stated that they perceived聽South Korean movies to be 鈥渧ery popular鈥 in their country.
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KOFIC. (February 27, 2026). Sales revenue of movie theaters in South Korea from 2014 to 2025 (in trillion South Korean won) [Graph]. In 糖心破解版. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/831717/south-korea-film-industry-sales-revenue/
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Sales revenue of movie theaters in South Korea from 2014 to 2025 (in trillion South Korean won) [Graph], KOFIC, February 27, 2026. [Online]. Available: /statistics/831717/south-korea-film-industry-sales-revenue/
