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2021

2021
Rank		Release Date	Yearly Gross (Total)	Admissions	Number of Screens	Revenue Share
1	Escape from Mogadishu South Korea (Filmmaker R & K, Dexter Studios Co., Ltd., filmK)	Jul 28, 2021	$26,350,195	3,613,981	1,688	19.92%
2	Sinkhole South Korea (The Tower Pictures)	Aug 11, 2021	$16,313,879	2,195,683	1,603	12.33%
3	Hostage: Missing Celebrity South Korea (Filmmaker R & K,	Aug 18, 2021	$11,883,516	1,638,437	1,294	8.98%
4	On the Line South Korea (SOO FILM)	Sep 15, 2021	$10,694,279	1,426,357	1,296	8.08%
5	HARD HIT South Korea (TPS Company, CJ ENM Corp.)	Jun 23, 2021	$6,940,783	955,809	1,010	5.24%
6	The Medium South Korea	Jul 14, 2021	$6,587,553	834,338	1,403	4.98%
7	Spiritwalker South Korea (K-MOVIE ENTERTAINMENT)	Nov 24, 2021	$6,017,092	810,673	1,215	4.55%
8	Miracle South Korea (BLOSSOM Pictures Corp.)	Sep 15, 2021	$5,059,054	715,877	1,198	3.82%
9	Nothing Serious South Korea (CJ ENM Corp.,	Nov 24, 2021	$4,666,749	603,013	967	3.52%
10	Perhaps Love South Korea	Nov 17, 2021	$3,954,827	518,070	1,193	2.99%
11	MISSION: POSSIBLE South Korea (kt alpha)	Feb 17, 2021	$3,099,250	447,111	930	2.34%
12	Waiting For Rain South Korea	Apr 28, 2021	$2,780,524	400,958	957	2.1%
13	SEOBOK South Korea (CJ ENM Corp.)	Apr 15, 2021	$2,766,433	385,409	1,382	2.09%
14	The Book of Fish South Korea (M-Line Distribution)	Mar 31, 2021	$2,299,662	342,538	1,250	1.73%
15	Recalled South Korea (Finecut Co., Ltd.)	Apr 21, 2021	$2,315,087	335,025	957	1.75%
16	Tomb of the River South Korea (K-MOVIE ENTERTAINMENT)	Nov 10, 2021	$2,417,012	306,314	760	1.82%
17	The Cursed: Dead Man’s Prey South Korea (CJ ENM Corp., keyeast, Studio Dragon,	Jul 28, 2021	$1,186,474	175,578	838	0.89%
18	NEW YEAR BLUES South Korea (ACEMAKER MOVIEWORKS)	Feb 10, 2021	$1,198,506	171,451	906	0.9%
19	Pipeline South Korea (Finecut Co., Ltd.)	May 26, 2021	$927,503	139,818	777	0.7%
20	The Box South Korea	Mar 24, 2021	$725,348	122,469	372	0.54%
21	A YEAR-END MEDLEY South Korea (Hive Media Corp.)	Dec 29, 2021	$771,219	114,046	832	0.58%
22	Chun Tae-il South Korea (Myung Films, Zealarabi-Pictures Co. Ltd.,	Dec 01, 2021	$708,700	111,917	458	0.53%
23	Midnight South Korea (Finecut Co., Ltd.)	Jun 30, 2021	$717,889	108,523	693	0.54%
24	WHISPERING CORRIDORS 6 : THE HUMMING South Korea (Film Production CINE2000)	Jun 17, 2021	$656,335	94,436	603	0.49%
25	GUIMOON: The Lightless Door South Korea (Jupiter Film, Ghostpictures)	Aug 25, 2021	$609,845	93,657	692	0.46%
26	Three Sisters South Korea (M-Line Distribution)	Jan 27, 2021	$537,177	83,678	569	0.4%
27	KONGSUNI the movie : Toy World Adventure South Korea	May 05, 2021	$519,500	77,990	690	0.39%
28	The Hypnosis South Korea (Smile Ent.)	Mar 24, 2021	$382,925	55,017	506	0.28%
29	I South Korea (Lotte Entertainment)	Feb 10, 2021	$227,107	37,692	504	0.17%
30	Young Adult Matters South Korea (Little Big Pictures)	Apr 15, 2021	$260,839	35,462	209	0.19%
31	A Long Way to School South Korea	May 05, 2021	$202,505	34,721	90	0.15%
32	괴기맨숀 South Korea (MCMC)	Jun 30, 2021	$251,902	32,752	131	0.19%
33	Go Back South Korea (Little Big Pictures)	Feb 24, 2021	$176,818	32,602	255	0.13%
34	The Man with High Hopes South Korea (Myung Films,	Oct 14, 2021	$204,396	31,021	154	0.15%
35	MONSTA X : THE DREAMING South Korea	Dec 08, 2021	$371,315	30,487	98	0.28%
36	The Recon South Korea	Sep 29, 2021	$145,611	26,794	218	0.11%
37	In the Name of the Son South Korea (HON Production)	May 12, 2021	$168,800	26,187	423	0.12%
38	Josée South Korea (K-MOVIE ENTERTAINMENT)	Dec 10, 2020	$170,223	25,792	472	0.12%
39	My lovely angel South Korea (More In Group, kt alpha)	May 12, 2021	$169,450	25,347	449	0.12%
40	F20 South Korea (KBS,	Oct 06, 2021	$124,259	23,372	218	0.09%
41	Stigma South Korea (PIONEER21)	Oct 08, 2020	$142,752	22,160	24	0.1%
42	Collectors South Korea (Siren Pictures)	Nov 04, 2020	$149,683	21,767	294	0.11%
43	KIDS ARE FINE South Korea (Woollim)	May 05, 2021	$136,432	21,473	445	0.1%
44	Shades of the Heart South Korea (kt alpha)	Mar 31, 2021	$136,610	21,193	374	0.1%
45	I Don’t Fire Myself South Korea (K-MOVIE ENTERTAINMENT)	Jan 28, 2021	$105,156	18,067	313	0.07%
46	Coming to you South Korea (Documentary Group 'PINKS&...)	Nov 17, 2021	$119,690	18,051	56	0.09%
47	Dongbaek South Korea (HAEORM ENTERTAINMENT INC.)	Oct 21, 2021	$98,235	17,672	60	0.07%
48	몬테크리스토: 더 뮤지컬 라이브 South Korea	Mar 19, 2021	$256,587	17,362	90	0.19%
49	JANNABI Fantastic Old-fashioned Returns! X Nonsense Ⅱ South Korea (CJ CGV)	Sep 09, 2021	$254,719	16,704	66	0.19%
50	송가인 더 드라마 South Korea	Feb 11, 2021	$133,628	16,251	117	0.1%