Korean stars Hyun Bin, Kwon Sang-woo and Song Hye-kyo’s movies grabbed the first three places at the monthly box office for January 2025 in South Korea. The Korean Film Council (KOFIC), which tracks box office receipts, released the list of the top-grossing movies in South Korea for January. Based on total admissions, Hyun Bin’s “Harbin” grabbed first place at the monthly box office with 2 million and a monthly gross of $13.
6 million. Actor Kwon Sang-woo’s “Hitman 2,” released on Jan. 22, placed second with 1.
65 million in total admissions and gross of $10.68 million. The thriller “Dark Nuns,” starring Song Hye-kyo and Jeon Yeo-been, released on Jan.
24, placed third with 1.26 million in total admissions and gross of $8.41 million.
“Firefighters” is No. 4 with 533,709 in total admissions and gross of $3.48 million followed by “Pororo movie Underwater adventure” with 342,639 and gross of $2 million.
Hyun bin (center) in "Harbin" (KOFIC) Kwon Sang-woo in "Hitman 2" (KOFIC) Song Hye-kyo in "Dark Nuns" (KOFIC) Rank Title Release Date Monthly Gross (Total) Admissions (Total) Revenue Share 1 HARBIN South Korea Dec. 24, 2024 $13,640,053 ($31,639,808) 2,068,577 (4,823,815) 23.31% 2 HITMAN2 South Korea Jan.
22, 2025 $10,681,706 ($10,681,706) 1,654,447 (1,654,447) 18.25% 3 Dark Nuns South Korea Jan 24, 2025 $8,415,071 ($8,415,071) 1,267,826 (1,267,826) 14.38% 4 FIREFIGHTERS South Korea Dec.
4, 2024 $3,486,789 ($24,855,103) 533,709 (3,851,008) 5.96% 5 Pororo mo.
