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The historical K-movie The King’s Warden has finally surpassed 10 million moviegoers on March 6, just 31 days after its release.
On March 6, the Korean Film Council announced that the film had officially crossed the 10 million admissions mark.
It is the 34th film released in South Korea to exceed 10 million moviegoers, and the 25th Korean film to do so. It is also the sixth film to reach the milestone since the COVID-19 pandemic. Excluding the three installments of The Roundup franchise, it is only the third standalone film to hit 10 million, following 12.12: The Day and Exhuma. It has been 22 months since a Korean film last reached 10 million admissions, when The Roundup: Punishment achieved the feat in May 2024.
Director Jang Hang Joon has joined the ranks of directors whose films crossed the 10-million mark 24 years after making his debut with Break Out in 2002.
Whereas a film's opening weekend is typically its biggest, with attendance usually declining afterward, The King’s Warden continued to draw larger crowds over the weekends, suggesting that its box-office momentum is likely to continue even after surpassing 10 million admissions. It drew 760,000 moviegoers on its opening weekend, 950,000 on its second weekend, 1.41 million on its third, and 1.75 million on its fourth. If it maintains the momentum, the film is expected to surpass 12.12: The Day, which set the highest post-COVID box-office record with 13.12 million admissions.
Set in 1457, The King’s Warden tells the story of a headman who voluntarily makes the village an exile site to revive it and a young, former king who has been dethroned and sent into exile. The K-movie stars Yoo Hai Jin, Park Ji Hoon, Yoo Ji Tae, Jeon Mi Do, and Kim Min.
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