This is a list of South Korean films that received a domestic theatrical release in 2016.
The highest-grossing South Korean films released in 2016, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows:[1]
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic gross | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Train to Busan | Next Entertainment World | $75,780,595 | |
| 2 | A Violent Prosecutor | Showbox | $62,877,452 | |
| 3 | The Age of Shadows | Warner Bros. Korea | $49,825,226 | |
| 4 | Master | CJ Entertainment | $47,209,949 | |
| 5 | Tunnel | Showbox | $46,783,792 | |
| 6 | Luck Key | $45,901,702 | ||
| 7 | The Wailing | 20th Century Fox Korea | $45,429,217 | |
| 8 | Operation Chromite | CJ Entertainment | $44,817,631 | |
| 9 | The Last Princess | Lotte Cultureworks | $36,104,430 | |
| 10 | The Handmaiden | CJ Entertainment | $31,755,748 |
| Released | English title | Korean title | Director | Cast | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chasing | Korean: 잡아야 산다 | Oh In-chul | Kim Seung-woo, Kim Jung-tae, Hyuk | ||
| Don't Forget me | Korean: 나를 잊지 말아요 | Lee Yoon-jung | Jung Woo-sung, Kim Ha-neul | ||
| Like A French Film | Korean: 프랑스 영화처럼 | Shin Yeon-shik | Lee Young-ran, Jeon Ji-yoon, Kim Da-som | ||
| Mood of the Day | Korean: 그날의 분위기 | Jo Kyu-jang | Moon Chae-won, Yoo Yeon-seok, Jo Jae-yoon, Kim Seul-gi | ||
| A Melody to Remember | Korean: 오빠 생각 | Lee Han | Im Si-wan, Go Ah-sung | ||
| Half | Korean: 하프 | Kim Se-yeon | Ahn Yong-joon, Jung Yoo-seok, | ||
| Sori: Voice From The Heart | Korean: 로봇, 소리 | Lee Ho-jae | Lee Sung-min, Lee Hee-joon, Honey Lee | ||
| A Korean in Paris | Korean: 파리의 한국남자 | Jeon Soo-il | Cho Jae-hyun | ||
| Stay With Me | Korean: 울보 | Lee Jin-woo | |||
| A Violent Prosecutor | Korean: 검사외전 | Lee Il-hyung | Hwang Jung-min, Kang Dong-won, Lee Sung-min | ||
| Bad Guys Always Die | Korean: 나쁜놈은 반드시 죽는다 | Sun Hao | Son Ye-jin, Chen Bolin | ||
| Malice | Korean: 멜리스 | Kim Yong-woon | Hong Soo-ah | ||
| The Lightning Man's Secret | Korean: 번개맨 | Cho Keun-hyun | Jung Hyun-jin, Luna | ||
| Like for Likes | Korean: 좋아해줘 | Park Hyun-jin | Lee Mi-yeon, Choi Ji-woo, Yoo Ah-in | ||
| Korean: 동주 | Lee Joon-ik | Kang Ha-neul, Park Jung-min | |||
| Spirits' Homecoming | Korean: 귀향 | Cho Jung-rae | Kang Han-na, Choi Ri | ||
| Pure Love | Korean: 순정 | Lee Eun-hee | Do Kyung-soo, Kim So-hyun | ||
| A Man and A Woman | Korean: 남과 여 | Lee Yoon-ki | Jeon Do-yeon, Gong Yoo | ||
| El Condor Pasa | Korean: 엘꼰도르 빠사 | Song Jae-yong | Kang Ye-won | ||
| Elephant in the Room | Korean: 방 안의 코끼리 | Kwon Chil-in, Park Soo-young, Kwon Ho-young | Kwak Si-yang, Mi Ram, Kwon Yul | ||
| Musudan | Korean: 무수단 | Goo Mo | Lee Ji-ah, Kim Min-jun | ||
| No Tomorrow | Korean: 섬. 사라진 사람들 | Lee Ji-seung | |||
| Snow Paths | Korean: 설행_눈길을 걷다 | Kim Hee-jung | |||
| Hiya | Korean: 히야 | Kim Ji-yeon | Ahn Bo-hyun, Hoya, Park Chul-min | ||
| Missing You | Korean: 널 기다리며 | Mo Hong-jin | Shim Eun-kyung, Yoon Je-moo, Kim Sung-oh | ||
| Kkangchi | Korean: 깡치 | Jeon Pil-jin | Son Woo-hyuk, Kwon Yoo-jin, Park Jung-soo | ||
| One Way Trip | Korean: 글로리데이 | Choi Jeong-yeol | Ji Soo, Suho, Ryu Jun-yeol, Kim Hee-chan | ||
| Upstanding Man | Korean: (일어서는 인간) | Kim Mi-yung | Heo Ji-won, Jeon Soo-ji | ||
| Eclipse | Korean: 커터 | Jung Hee-sung | Choi Tae-joon, Kim Shi-hoo | ||
| Su Saek | Korean: 수색역 | Choi Seung-yeon | Maeng Se-chang, Gong Myung, Lee Tae-hwan, Lee Jin-sung | ||
| Insane | Korean: 날,보러와요 | Lee Chul-ha | Kang Ye-won, Lee Sang-yoon | ||
| Steel Flower | Korean: 스틸 플라워 | Park Suk-young | Jeong Ha-dam | ||
| Fourth Place | Korean: 4등 | Jung Ji-woo | Yoo Jae Sang, Park Hae-joon | ||
| Love, Lies | Korean: 해어화 | Park Heung-sik | Han Hyo-joo, Chun Woo-hee, Yoo Yeon-seok | ||
| Time Renegades | Korean: 시간이탈자 | Kwak Jae-young | Im Soo-jung, Jo Jung-suk, Lee Jin-wook | ||
| Two Rooms, Two Nights | Korean: 두 개의 연애 | David Cho | Kim Jae-wook, Chae Jung-an, Park Gyu-ri | ||
| The Last Ride | Korean: 위대한 소원 | Nam Dae-joong | Ryu Deok-hwan, Kim Dong-young, Ahn Jae-hong | ||
| End of Winter | Korean: 철원기행 | Kim Dae-hwan | Moon Chang-kil, Lee Young-ran | ||
| Midnight in Seoul | Korean: 서울야행 | Kwon Joong-mok | Seo Hyo-rim, Park Sang-hoon | ||
| Overman | Korean: 초인 | Seo Eun Young | Kim Go-woon, Kim Jung-hyun | ||
| Phantom Detective | Korean: 탐정 홍길동: 사라진 마을 | Jo Sung-hee | Lee Je-hoon, Kim Sung-kyun, Go Ara | ||
| I Am Trash | 나는 쓰레기다 | Lee Sang-woo | Kwan Bum-tack, Lee Sang-woo, Yang Myoung-hoen, Park Hyung-bin | ||
| The Wailing | 곡성 | ||||
| Canola | 계춘할망 | Youn Yuh-jung, Kim Go-eun | |||
| The Handmaiden | 아가씨 | ||||
| 23 June | The Truth Beneath | 비밀은 없다 | Lee Kyoung-mi | Son Ye-jin, Kim Joo-hyuk | |
| 6 July | 봉이 김선달 | Park Dae-min | Yoo Seung-ho | ||
| Train to Busan | 부산행 | Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi, Ma Dong-seok, Kim Su-an | |||
| 3 August | The Last Princess | 덕혜옹주 | Hur Jin-ho | Son Ye-jin, Park Hae-il | |
| The Tunnel | 터널 | ||||
| 13 October | Luck Key | 럭키 | Lee Gae-byok | Yoo Hae-jin, Lee Joon | |
| The Age of Shadows | 밀정 | ||||
| 아수라 | |||||
| 대결 | Lee Joo-seung, Oh Ji-ho, Lee Jung-jin, Shin Jung-geun | ||||
| Split | 스플릿 | Choi Kook-hee | Yoo Ji-tae, Lee Jung-hyun, Lee David | ||
| 가려진 시간 | Um Tae-hwa | ||||
| My Annoying Brother | 형 | Kwon Soo-kyung | |||
| 30 November | Missing | 미씽: 사라진 여자 | Lee Eon-hee | Uhm Ji-won, Gong Hyo-jin | |
| Derailed | 두 남자 | Lee Seong-tae | |||
| 14 December | Life Risking Romance | 목숨 건 연애 | Song Min-gyu | ||
| Master | 마스터 |