In 2023, the most viewed movie in South Korea was the Korean historical action film "12.12: The Day", which is based on the December 12, 1979 military coup that took place in the aftermath of the assassination of former president and dictator Park Chung Hee. Despite being released in late November 2023, almost 12 million people went to see the movie in theaters. The sequel to the previous year's most watched movie, "The Roundup: No Way Out" followed with around 10.7 million viewers. Meanwhile, "Avatar: The Way of Water", having been released in December 2022, continued to draw a large number of people.
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KOFIC. (January 24, 2024). Most watched movies in South Korea in 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/625826/south-korea-most-viewed-movies/
KOFIC. "Most watched movies in South Korea in 2023 (in millions)." Chart. January 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/625826/south-korea-most-viewed-movies/
KOFIC. (2024). Most watched movies in South Korea in 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/625826/south-korea-most-viewed-movies/
KOFIC. "Most Watched Movies in South Korea in 2023 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/625826/south-korea-most-viewed-movies/
KOFIC, Most watched movies in South Korea in 2023 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/625826/south-korea-most-viewed-movies/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Most watched movies in South Korea in 2023 (in millions) [Graph], KOFIC, January 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/625826/south-korea-most-viewed-movies/