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'My Daughter Is a Zombie' Leads Holiday Box Office Weekend

The Korean zombie drama attracted 4.5 million viewers, outperforming major Hollywood films and becoming the highest-grossing release in South Korea this year, officials said.

Summary by The Korea Times
"My Daughter is a Zombie," starring Jo Jung-suk, maintained its grip on the local box office during the holiday weekend, data showed Monday. According to the Korean Film Council, the zombie drama attracted over 762,000 moviegoers from Friday to Sunday, topping the weekend chart. Friday was the public holiday marking Liberation Day, the end of Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. Since its premiere on July 30, the film has bee…

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[Digital Daily Reporter Chae Seong-oh] "I completely trusted the director, actors, and staff during the production process and did not interfere, and I think that was the right decision." Writer Lee Yoon-chang

The local film "My Daughter Is A Zombie" kept place #1 at the Korean box office for a third weekend in a row, totaling $ 5.3 million of 763.403 admissions during August 15-17. According to Kobis, the Korean-operated follow-up service of the Film Council, the film has now raised $ 30.9 million since its release on July 30. Directed by Pil Gam-Sung and with Jo Jung-Seok, Lee Jung-Eun, Cho Yeo-Jeong, Yoon Kyung-Ho and Choi Yao-Ri, the film adapts t…

[Herald Economy = Reporter Son Mi-jeong] "Zombie Daughter" has finally done well. It has been running smoothly since its release and has already reached 4 million viewers. The box office heat of "F1: The Movie," which brought about a reverse craze, is also fierce. The double success of "Zombie Daughter" and "F1: The Movie" is greatly lifting the mood of the theaters that had been stagnant. According to the integrated computer network of the Kore…

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Koreaboo broke the news in Seoul, Korea, Republic of on Sunday, August 17, 2025.
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