Top 10 highest-grossing movies in Korea in 2022

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Decision To Leave

Decision To Leave Trailer

 

• Genre: Mystery, Romance
• Duration: 138 minutes
• Actors: Tang Wei, Park Hae-il
• Writer and Director: Park Chan-wook
• Cinematographer: Kim Ji-yong
• Release date: May 23, 2022 (Cannes Film Festival); June 29, 2022 (Korea)

As of August 31, Decision To Leave has grossed a total of $14,403,538 with 1,864,652 views, making it the sixth highest-grossing Korean film of 2022.

The main character of Decision to Leave is the youngest police detective in Korea named Hae Jun (Park Hae Il). He suffers from chronic insomnia due to sequelae from cases where the perpetrators cannot be found. One day, Hae Jun takes on the task of investigating the unusual death of a former official. His wife Seo Rae (Thang Duy) is not sad at all because of her husband's death. The more he investigates, the more Hae Jun develops feelings for Seo Rae. But the surprises kept coming.

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Alienoid

Alienoid trailer

 

• Genre: Action, Fantasy
• Time: 142 minutes
• Actors: Ryu Jun-yeol, Kim Woo-bin, Kim Tae-ri, So Ji-sun, YumJung-ah, Jo Woo-jin, Kim Eui-sung
• Writer-Director: Choi Dong-hoon
• Release date: July 20, 2022

Alienoid (2022), which opened on July 20 with respectable revenue, took the No. 1 box office spot. As of August 31, it has earned $11,884,761 with 1,534,001 views.

The story of the film mainly revolves around two main timelines: the present world and the Goryeo period. In reality, the alien robot duo including the Watchman (Kim Woo Bin) and Thunder are on a mission to transplant prisoners into Earth people and protect them every time the prisoners break out of prison to keep them safe. for humanity on both the parent planet and Earth. Things get complicated when the Prisoner of the Leader unfortunately escapes, sparking a war between the two factions and accidentally sending all time travelers back and forth between more than 600 years of time. Here, the strange couple Muruk (Ryu Jun Yeol) – EAN (Kim Tae Ri) with Madam Black (Yum Jung Ah) – Mr. Blue (Jo Woo Jin) and Jajang (Kim Eui Sung),… are also caught up in this never-ending battle.

 

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Broker

Broker Trailer

Broker (2022) opened with 146,221 tickets sold and reached 1 million spectators in 11 days. So far, it has earned a total of $9,630,042 and 1,260,646 views. The film also brought actor Song Kang Ho the Best Actor award. Called a Korean movie, The Broker was actually molded by a Japanese "monster" - director Kore-eda Hirokazu.

Sang-hyun (Song Kang Ho) is a laundromat owner steeped in debt. Dong-soo (Gang Dong Won) - was an orphan and now works for a facility that operates a "baby box". On a rainy night, Sang-hyun and Dong-soo sneak away a baby that has just been abandoned in a box. Ironically, young mother So-young (Lee Ji Eun) suddenly changes her mind and goes back to find her child. Though half doubtful, So-young decides to go on a strange journey to find a new family for her own child. Meanwhile, policewoman Soo-jin (Doona Bae) and her subordinate, police officer Lee (Lee Joo Young) have always followed and witnessed the whole process. They quietly watched the trio to gather decisive evidence. The journey to follow the brokers of the inspectors will take place in a direction that they themselves could not have foreseen. It all started with the "baby box".

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The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure

The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure trailer

 

• Genre: Period, Adventure
• Duration: 126 minutes
• Actors: Kang Ha-neul, Han Hyo-joo
• Screenwriter: Chun Sung-il
• Directed by: Kim Jeong-Hoon
• Release date: January 26, 2022 (Korea) March 2, 2022 (Netflix International)

The Pirates 2 (The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure, Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure) premiered on January 26 and reached 1 million viewers on the afternoon of February 5. So the film took about 10 days to "attract" more than 1 million moviegoers to support. In particular, The Pirates 2 officially set a record as the first Korean movie of 2022 attracting more than 1 million moviegoers. In total, it made $9,585,155. After a month, it was released on Netflix internationally and entered the list of Top 10 Global Movies in the Non-English category for 4 consecutive weeks. It entered the Top 10 in 67 countries and earned a total of 36.5 million watch hours.

The film tells the story of a pirate who accepts the risk of searching for lost treasure as well as finding his fortune. The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure attracts attention by gathering the famous Korean stars Kang Ha Neul, Han Hyo Joo, Lee Kwang Soo, Sehun (EXO), Chae Soo Bin, Kwon Sang Woo...

 

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Kingmaker

Kingmaker trailer

• Genre: Political Summary
• : A politician who dreams of changing the world with a brilliant campaign strategist behind him.
• Duration: 123 minutes
• Actors: Sol Kyung-gu, Lee Sun-kyun, Yoo Jae-myun
• Screenwriter: Byun Sung-Hyun
• Directed by: Byun Sung-Hyun
• Cinematographer: Jo Hyung-rae
• Distributor: Megabox JoongAng PlusUSA
• Release date: January 26, 2022

Kingmaker (2022) is one of the most talked about films in the first half of this year, opening with 58,974 viewers on January 26. earned a total of $5,634,383

Notably, Kingmaker (2022) won 7 nominations at the 58th Baeksang Arts Awards in May 2022. Byun Sung-hun won Best Director in the film, Sol Kyung-gu won the award. Best Actor in a Movie and Jo Woo-jin won Best Supporting Actor in a Movie.

Kingmaker: The Fox Of The Election is set in the 1960s and 1970s, following a group of people trying to overthrow a dictatorship and create a democracy. Kim Woon Beom (Sol Kyung Gu) is a politician of the Democratic Party, tough on his decisions, but ultimately he has to choose when standing between moral lines, between light and shadow. dark.

And Seo Chang Dae (Lee Sun Kyun) - naturalized North Korean, appeared with the desire to bring Kim Woon Beom to the top of the race to become president. However, the relationship of the two began to fracture when conflicts related to moral values and loyalty occurred.

Korean films are increasingly appreciated in terms of quality, content and staging. At the same time, Korean actors are the best introspective actors. Watching Korean movies always brings exciting details. Have you seen these movies? If not, watch it now. All hot movies this year.