Historical drama The King's Warden made cinematic history during the weekend of March 20–22, becoming the highest-grossing film of all time in South Korea.
According to data from KOBIS, the film's cumulative revenue reached $95.3 million, surpassing previous records held by the 2019 comedy Extreme Job ($93.7 million) and the 2014 war epic The Admiral: Roaring Currents ($91.1 million).
The King's Warden earned $5.3 million from 803,668 admissions over its seventh weekend, maintaining a dominant 52.2% market share. Directed by Jang Hang-jun and starring Yoo Hae-jin and Park Ji-hoon, the film has now reached 14,757,103 cumulative admissions. While it ranks first in total revenue, it remains third in all-time admissions behind The Admiral: Roaring Currents (17.61 million) and Extreme Job (16.26 million).
Hollywood science-fiction epic Project Hail Mary debuted in second place, earning $3.3 million over the weekend and securing a 32.49% revenue share. Hoppers took third place with $573,821, while Japanese anime Attack on Titan The Movie: The Last Attack placed fourth with $224,747.
The local comedy Method Acting debuted in fifth, earning $163,018. Horror-mystery Samakdo came sixth, followed by Japanese thriller Bakudan in seventh. The 1995 classic The Shawshank Redemption re-entered the charts in eighth after a special re-release, and Japanese drama The Keeper of the Camphor Tree and musical Choir of God rounded out the top ten.
The overall market collective gross for the weekend was $15.5 million, up from $10.8 million the previous week.
