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Hope Tops Korean Box Office, Hits 2 Million Admissions in Five Days

7/21/2026

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Na Hong-Jin’s film Hope led South Korea’s box office for the July 17–19 weekend.
Hope earned $11.3 million from 1,504,019 admissions, a 66.62 % market share, and reached 2 million admissions in five days, the fastest opening of 2024.
The Korean government offered a KRW 6,000 ($3.90) discount coupon per ticket a week before the film’s release.
Weekend box-office revenue was $17.1 million, up from $8.2 million, with Minions & Monsters second at $2.1 million and Moana third at $1.2 million.

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Na Hong-Jin’s film Hope led South Korea’s box office for the July 17–19 weekend.
Hope earned $11.3 million from 1,504,019 admissions, a 66.62 % market share, and reached 2 million admissions in five days, the fastest opening of 2024.
The Korean government offered a KRW 6,000 ($3.90) discount coupon per ticket a week before the film’s release.
Weekend box-office revenue was $17.1 million, up from $8.2 million, with Minions & Monsters second at $2.1 million and Moana third at $1.2 million.