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by Lily Alice, April 11, 2026
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The historical K-movie The King’s Warden has become Korea's second biggest box office hit of all time.

According to the Korean Film Council, The King’s Warden recorded a total audience of 16,283,970 as of the morning of April 11, becoming the second Korean movie with the highest number of moviegoers. 

The previous No. 2 was the 2019 hit Extreme Job (16.26 million admissions). The Korean film with the highest number of box-office admissions so far is the 2014 hit The Admiral: Roaring Currents, which finished its theatrical run with a total of 17,613,682 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 of 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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