This is a complete list of South Korean films that received a domestic theatrical release in 2007.
Source for release dates and box-office admission results (except where cited otherwise): Koreanfilm.org.[1]
Box office
editThe highest-grossing South Korean films released in 2007, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows:[2]
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D-War | Showbox | $40,097,590 |
| 2 | May 18 | CJ Entertainment | $35,838,135 |
| 3 | Le Grand Chef | CJ Entertainment | $15,428,321 |
| 4 | Voice of a Murderer | $14,302,005 | |
| 5 | Miracle on 1st Street | $12,591,729 | |
| 6 | Going by the Book | $11,332,735 | |
| 7 | Seven Days | Prime Entertainment | $11,150,245 |
| 8 | Sex Is Zero 2 | CJ Entertainment | $10,943,906 |
| 9 | A Love | Lotte Cultureworks | $10,927,377 |
| 10 | Paradise Murdered | MK Pictures | $10,247,351 |
Released
edit| English/Korean Title | Director | Cast | Released | Admissions | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack on the Pin-Up Boys 꽃미남 연쇄 테러 사건 |
Lee Kwon | Super Junior | 26 July | 110,905 | The first film to be produced by SM Pictures.[3] |
| The Bank Attack 마을금고연쇄습격사건 |
Park Sang-joon | Baek Yoon-sik Lee Moon-sik |
14 November | 123,770 | |
| A Battle of Wits 묵공 |
Jacob Chang | Andy Lau Ahn Sung-ki |
10 January[4] | 191,308[4] | A joint-production between China, Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea. |
| Beautiful Sunday 뷰티풀 선데이 |
Jin Kwang-gyo | Park Yong-woo Namkoong Min |
29 March | 180,178 | |
| Before the Summer Passes Away 여름이 가기 전에 |
Sung Ji-hae | Kim Bo-kyung Lee Hyun-woo |
25 January | 4,552 | |
| Beyond the Years 천년학 |
Im Kwon-taek | Jo Jae-hyun Oh Jung-hae |
12 April | 145,271 | |
| Big Bang 쏜다 |
Park Jung-woo | Kam Woo-sung Kim Su-ro |
14 March | 365,684 | |
| Black House 검은집 |
Shin Terra | Hwang Jung-min Kang Shin-il |
21 June | 1,408,882 | |
| Boys of Tomorrow 우리에게 내일은 없다 |
Noh Dong-seok | Yoo Ah-in Kim Byeong-seok |
17 May | 3,500 | |
| Bravo My Life 브라보 마이 라이프 |
Park Young-hoon | Baek Yoon-sik Im Ha-ryong |
6 September | 73,034 | |
| Breath 숨 |
Kim Ki-duk | Chang Chen Zia |
26 April | 12,293 | Entered into the 2007 Cannes Film Festival |
| Bunt 날아라 허동구 |
Park Kyu-tae | Jung Jin-young Choi Woo-hyuk |
26 April | 396,811 | |
| Champion Mabbak 챔피언 마빡이 |
Kim Hyun-soo | Jeong Jong-cheol Park Joon-hyeong |
8 August[5] | Also known as Mappak the Champion. | |
| Cheaters 내 여자의 남자친구 |
Park Seong-beom | Choi Won-young Ko Da-mi |
22 March | 5,587 | |
| The Cut 해부학교실 |
Son Tae-woong | Han Ji-min On Joo-wan |
11 July | 622,400 | |
| D-War 디 워 |
Shim Hyung-rae | Jason Behr Amanda Brooks Robert Forster |
1 August | 8,426,973 | The most expensive South Korean film (as of 2007), with a budget of $33 million.[6] |
| Desert Dream 경계 |
Zhang Lu | Bat-ulzii Suh Jung Shin Dong-ho |
8 November | 973 | A co-production between South Korea, Mongolia and France. |
| Digital Short Films by Three Filmmakers 2006 디지털 삼인 삼색 2006 |
Darezhan Omirbaev Eric Khoo Pen-Ek Ratanaruang |
Ainur Turgambayeva Syamsiah Ananda Everingham |
4 January | 358 | Three 30-minute films commissioned by the Jeonju International Film Festival. |
| Driving with My Wife's Lover 아내의 애인을 만나다 |
Kim Tae-shik | Park Kwang-jeong Jeong Bo-seok |
26 April | 6,999 | |
| An Elephant on the Bike 파란 자전거 |
Kwon Yong-guk | Yang Jin-woo Kim Jung-hwa |
19 April | 2,355 | |
| Eleventh Mom 열한번째 엄마 |
Kim Jin-seong | Kim Hye-soo Kim Young-chan |
29 November | 350,204 | Also known as My 11th Mother. |
| Epitaph 기담 |
Jeong Brothers | Jin Goo Kim Tae-woo |
1 August | 678,546 | |
| Evil Twin 전설의 고향 |
Kim Ji-hwan | Park Shin-hye Jae Hee |
23 May | 402,117 | |
| Fantastic Parasuicides 판타스틱 자살 소동 |
Park Su-young Cho Chang-ho Kim Seong-ho |
Han Yeo-reum Kim Nam-jin Jeong Jae-jin |
8 November | 1,702 | Omnibus feature composed of three short films made by three directors. |
| Femme Fatale 죽어도 해피 엔딩 |
Kang Gyeong-hun | Ye Ji-won Im Won-hee |
22 August | 192,686 | |
| For Eternal Hearts 별빛 속으로 |
Hwang Qu-dok | Jung Kyung-ho Kim Min-sun |
9 August | 6,724 | |
| Girl by Girl 소녀X소녀 |
Park Dong-hoon | Kwak Ji-min Im Seong-eon |
25 January | 1,952 | |
| Going by the Book 바르게 살자 |
Ra Hee-chan | Jung Jae-young Son Byong-ho |
18 October | 2,190,250 | |
| A Good Day to Have an Affair 바람피기 좋은날 |
Jang Moon-il | Kim Hye-soo Yoon Jin-seo |
8 February | 1,847,875 | |
| Le Grand Chef 식객 |
Jeon Yun-su | Kim Kang-woo Im Won-hee |
1 November | 3,038,868 | |
| Hansel and Gretel 헨젤과 그레텔 |
Yim Pil-sung | Chun Jung-myung Shim Eun-kyung |
27 December | 314,304 | |
| Happiness 행복 |
Hur Jin-ho | Im Soo-jung Hwang Jung-min |
3 October | 1,239,789 | |
| The Happy Life 즐거운 인생 |
Lee Joon-ik | Jung Jin-young Kim Yoon-seok |
12 September | 1,263,835 | |
| Heavenly Path 천상고원 |
Kim Eung-su | Lee Jae-won Kim Eung-su |
31 May | 918 | |
| Herb 허브 |
Heo In-mu | Kang Hye-jung Bae Jong-ok |
11 January | 1,406,199 | |
| HERs 허스 |
Kim Jeong-joong | Kim Hye-na Elizabeth Weisbaum |
2 August | 597 | |
| Highway Star 복면 달호 |
Kim Sang-chan, Kim Hyun-soo | Cha Tae-hyun Im Chae-moo |
14 February | 1,611,192 | |
| Hotel M: Gangster's Last Draw 마강호텔 |
Choi Seong-cheol | Kim Suk-hoon Kim Seong-eun |
22 February | 237,183 | |
| Hwang Jin Yi 황진이 |
Chang Yoon-hyun | Song Hye-kyo Yoo Ji-tae |
6 June | 1,270,644 | |
| In Between Days 방황의 날들 |
Kim So-yong | Jiseon Kim Taegu Andy Kang |
6 September | 1,285 | A joint production between the US, Canada and South Korea. |
| Jeonju Digital Project 2007: Memories | Eugene Green Pedro Costa Harun Farocki |
Delphine Hecquet Francois Riviere Alfredo Mendes |
29 November | 280 | Three 30-minute films commissioned by the Jeonju International Film Festival. |
| Let's Not Cry | Min Boung-hun | Muhamad Rahimov | 30 August | 1,813 | |
| A Love 사랑 |
Kwak Kyung-taek | Joo Jin-mo Park Si-yeon |
19 September | 2,123,815 | |
| Love Exposure 어깨너머의 연인 |
Lee Eon-hee | Lee Mi-yeon Lee Tae-ran |
18 October | 301,153 | |
| Love Now 지금 사랑하는 사람과 살고 있습니까? |
Jeong Yun-soo | Uhm Jung-hwa Park Yong-woo Han Chae-young |
15 August | 1,095,119 | Also known as Changing Partners. |
| M 엠 |
Lee Myung-se | Kang Dong-won Lee Yeon-hee |
25 October | 448,350 | |
| The Mafia, the Salesman 상사부일체 – 두사부일체 3 |
Shim Seung-bo | Lee Sung-jae Kim Seong-min |
10 September | 947,510 | The third film in the "My Boss, My Hero" series. |
| Mapado 2: Back to the Island 마파도 2 |
Lee Sang-hoon | Lee Moon-sik Yeo Woon-kye |
18 January | 1,560,297 | Sequel to the 2005 film Mapado. |
| Master Kims 김관장 대 김관장 대 김관장 |
Park Seong-gyun | Shin Hyun-joon Choi Sung-kook |
8 February | 1,025,618 | Also known as Three Kims. |
| May 18 화려한 휴가 |
Kim Ji-hoon | Kim Sang-kyung Ahn Sung-ki |
25 July | 7,307,993 | |
| Meet Mr. Daddy 눈부신 날에 |
Park Kwang-su | Park Shin-yang Seo Shin-ae |
19 April | 285,825 | Also known as Shiny Day. |
| Milky Way Liberation Front 은하해방전선 |
Yoon Seong-ho | Im Ji-kyu Park Hyuk-kwon |
29 November | 5,051 | |
| Miracle on 1st Street 1번가의 기적 |
Yoon Je-kyoon | Im Chang-jung Ha Ji-won |
14 February | 2,750,457 | |
| Miss Gold Digger 용의주도 미스 신 |
Park Yong-jib | Han Ye-seul Lee Jong-hyuk |
18 December | 595,862 | |
| Mission Possible: Kidnapping Granny K 권순분 여사 납치사건 |
Kim Sang-jin | Na Moon-hee Kang Sung-jin |
12 September | 1,619,190 | |
| Mother 어머니는 죽지 않는다 |
Ha Myeong-joon | Han Hye-sook Ha Myeong-joon |
12 September | 117,067 | |
| Mr. Lee vs Mr. Lee 이대근, 이댁은 |
Shim Kwang-jin | Lee Dae-geun Lee Doo-il |
1 May | 11,206 | Also known as Long Day's Journey into Night. |
| Mug Travel 빼꼼의 머그잔 여행 |
Lim Aaron | 22 March | 135,261 | Animation. | |
| Muoi: The Legend of a Portrait 므이 |
Kim Tae-kyung | Jo An Cha Ye-ryun Ahn Thu |
25 July | 180,999 | A joint production between South Korea and Vietnam. |
| My Father 마이 파더 |
Hwang Dong-hyuk | Daniel Henney Kim Yeong-cheol |
6 September | 902,090 | |
| My Love 내 사랑 |
Lee Han | Kam Woo-sung Choi Kang-hee |
18 December | 977,859 | |
| My Son 아들 |
Jang Jin | Cha Seung-won Ryu Deok-hwan |
1 May | 488,221 | |
| My Tutor Friend 2 동갑내기 과외하기 레슨 II |
Ji Ki-woong Kim Ho-jeong |
Lee Chung-ah Park Ki-woong |
19 April | 566,498 | Sequel to the 2003 film My Tutor Friend. |
| Never Forever 두 번째 사랑 |
Gina Kim | Vera Farmiga Ha Jung-woo |
21 June | 80,248 | A joint production between South Korea and the USA. |
| Off Road 오프 로드 |
Han Seung-ryong | Jo Han-cheol Baek Su-jang |
30 August | 561 | |
| The Old Garden 오래된 정원 |
Im Sang-soo | Ji Jin-hee Yum Jung-ah |
4 January | 296,532 | |
| Our School 우리 학교 |
Kim Myeong-joon | 29 March | 59,752 | Documentary. | |
| Our Town 우리 동네 |
Jeong Gil-yeong | Oh Man-seok Ryu Deok-hwan |
29 November | 377,591 | |
| Paradise Murdered 극락도 살인사건 |
Kim Han-min | Park Hae-il Park Sol-mi |
12 April | 2,259,511 | |
| People Crossing the River 강을 건너는 사람들 |
Kim Duk-chul | 30 November | 315 | Documentary. | |
| The Perfect Couple 최강 로맨스 |
Kim Jeong-woo | Hyun Young Lee Dong-wook |
25 January | 1,299,274 | |
| Pornmaking for Dummies 색화동 |
Gong Ja-kwan | Jo Jae-wan Kim Dong-soo |
15 November | 498 | |
| Project Makeover 언니가 간다 |
Kim Chang-rae | Ko So-young Jo An |
4 January | 174,543 | |
| Pruning the Grapevine 포도나무를 베어라 |
Min Byeong-hoon | Seo Jang-won Lee Min-jung |
22 February | 6,977 | |
| Punch Lady 펀치 레이디 |
Kang Hyo-jin | Do Ji-won Son Hyun-joo |
25 October | 38,254 | |
| The Railroad 경의선 |
Park Heung-sik | Kim Kang-woo Son Tae-young |
10 May | 4,025 | |
| Rainbow Eyes 가면 |
Yang Yun-ho | Kim Kang-woo Kim Min-sun |
27 December | 324,214 | |
| Resurrection of the Butterfly 그림자 |
Kim Min-sook Lee Jung-gook |
Lee Mu-saeng Jeon Bo-young |
11 October | 224 | |
| Robot Taekwon V 로보트 태권V |
Kim Cheong-gi | 18 January | 705,207 | Animation. Originally released in 1976. | |
| Scout 스카우트 |
Kim Hyun-seok | Im Chang-jung Uhm Ji-won |
14 November | 315,187 | |
| Secret Sunshine 밀양 |
Lee Chang-dong | Jeon Do-yeon Song Kang-ho |
23 May | 1,710,364 | Won "Best Film" at the 6th Korean Film Awards.[7] South Korea's submission to the 80th Academy Awards for "Best Foreign Language Film".[8] Entered at Cannes. |
| Seven Days 세븐 데이즈 |
Won Shin-yun | Yunjin Kim Park Hee-soon |
14 November | 2,107,849 | |
| Sex Is Zero 2 색즉시공 시즌 2 |
Yoon Tae-yoon | Im Chang-jung Song Ji-hyo |
12 December | 2,088,940 | Sequel to the 2002 film Sex Is Zero. |
| Shadows in the Palace 궁녀 |
Kim Mee-jeung | Park Jin-hee Yoon Se-ah |
18 October | 1,438,531 | |
| A Shark 상어 |
Kim Dong-hyun | Goo Seong-hwan Hong Seung-il |
10 May | 790 | |
| She Is 멋진 그녀들 |
Joo Hyeon-sook | 1 August[9] | Documentary. | ||
| The Show Must Go On 우아한 세계 |
Han Jae-rim | Song Kang-ho Oh Dal-su Park Ji-young |
5 April | 1,025,781 | Won "Best Picture" at the 2007 Blue Dragon Film Awards.[10] |
| Skeletons in the Closet 좋지 아니한가 |
Jeong Yoon-chul | Chun Ho-jin Kim Hye-soo |
28 February | 321,721 | Also known as Shim's Family. |
| Small Town Rivals 이장과 군수 |
Jang Gyu-seong | Cha Seung-won Yoo Hae-jin |
29 March | 1,269,142 | |
| Someone Behind You 두 사람이다 |
Oh Ki-hwan | Yoon Jin-seo Park Ki-woong |
22 August | 241,292 | Also released in the U.S in 2009 and also known as "Voices" |
| Soo 수 |
Choi Yang-il | Ji Jin-hee Kang Seong-yeon |
22 March | 218,314 | |
| Sorrow Even Up in Heaven 저 하늘에도 슬픔이 |
Han Myeong-gu | Kim Yu-na Park Nam |
17 May | 24,892[11] | |
| Swindler in My Mom's House 사랑방 선수와 어머니 |
Im Young-seong | Jung Joon-ho Kim Won-hee |
22 August | 541,236 | Also known as The Houseguest and My Mother. |
| Taxi Blues 택시 블루스 |
Choi-ha Dong-ha | 21 December | 420 | Documentary. | |
| Temptation of Eve: Angel 이브의 유혹 – 엔젤 |
Im Kyung-taek | Shin So-mi, Jeong Ui-gap | 30 July | 425 | |
| Temptation of Eve: A Good Wife 이브의 유혹 – 좋은 아내 |
Kwak Jeong-deok | Kim Tae-hyun Ahn Nae-sang |
6 August | 316 | |
| Temptation of Eve: Her Own Technique 이브의 유혹 – 그녀만의 테크닉 |
Ju Jae-wan | Kim Ji-wan Seo Young |
20 August | 317 | Also known as Temptation of Eve: Her Own Art. |
| Temptation of Eve: Kiss 이브의 유혹 – 키스 |
Nam Ki-woong | Kim Kyeong-ik Yoon Mi-kyeong |
13 August | 231 | |
| Texture of Skin 살결 |
Lee Sung-gang | Kim Yoon-tae Kim Ju-ryeong |
10 May | 840 | |
| Time Between Dog and Wolf 개와 늑대 사이의 시간 |
Jeon Soo-il | Ahn Gil-kang Kim Seon-jae |
21 June | 579 | |
| Two Faces of My Girlfriend 두 얼굴의 여친 |
Lee Seok-hoon | Bong Tae-gyu Jung Ryeo-won |
12 September | 762,112 | |
| Underground Rendezvous 만남의 광장 |
Kim Jong-jin | Im Chang-jung Park Jin-hee |
15 August | 1,306,434 | |
| Unstoppable Marriage 못말리는 결혼 |
Kim Seong-wook | Kim Soo-mi Eugene |
10 May | 1,304,431 | |
| Venus and Mars 싸움 |
Han Ji-seung | Sol Kyung-gu Kim Tae-hee |
12 December | 382,422 | |
| Virgin Snow 첫눈 |
Han Sang-hee | Lee Joon-gi Aoi Miyazaki |
1 November | 19,734 | A joint production between Japan and South Korea. |
| Voice of a Murderer 그놈 목소리 |
Park Jin-pyo | Sol Kyung-gu Kim Nam-joo |
1 February | 3,143,247 | |
| West 32nd 웨스트 32번가 |
Michael Kang | John Cho Jun-seong Kim Grace Park |
22 November | 8,321 | A joint production between South Korea and the USA. |
| Who's That Knocking At My Door? 저수지에서 건진 치타 |
Yang Hae-hoon | Im Ji-kyu Yoon So-si |
25 October | 2,551 | |
| Wide Awake 리턴 |
Lee Kyu-man | Kim Myung-min Kim Tae-woo |
8 August | 677,939 | |
| With a Girl of Black Soil 검은 땅의 소녀와 |
Jeon Soo-il | Yoo Yeon-mi Park Hyeon-woo Jo Yeong-jin |
15 November | 786 | Won the "Golden Durian" at the 10th Barcelona Asian Film Festival |
| The Wonder Years 열세살, 수아 |
Kim Hee-jung | Lee Se-young Chu Sang-mi |
14 June | 6,719 | |
| The Worst Guy Ever 내 생애 최악의 남자 |
Son Hyun-hee | Yum Jung-ah Tak Jae-hoon |
30 August | 470,548 | Also known as The Worst Man of My Life. |
| Yobi, the Five Tailed Fox 천년여우 여우비 |
Lee Sung-gang | Son Ye-jin Ryu Deok-hwan |
25 January | 482,992 | Animation. |
Notes and references
edit- ^ "Box-Office Admission Results" (2007). Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved on 30 November 2008.
- ^ "Yearly Box Office (2007)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ Garcia, Cathy Rose A. "Super Junior Hits Big Screen". The Korea Times, 8 July 2007. Retrieved on 2 March 2008.
- ^ a b Admissions as of 14 January 2007. "A Battle of Wits (2006) – 묵공 (墨攻)". HanCinema. Retrieved on 1 March 2008.
- ^ "Champion Mabbak (2007) – 챔피언 마빡이". HanCinema. Retrieved on 2 March 2007.
- ^ Yang Sung-jin. "'D-War' stomps box office to pieces". HanCinema, 6 August 2007; originally published by The Korea Herald. Retrieved on 2 March 2008.
- ^ "'Secret Sunshine' Wins 4 Film Awards". KBS Global, 2 December 2007. Retrieved on 2 March 2008.
- ^ "'Secret Sunshine' Heads to Academy Awards". KBS Global, 11 September 2007. Retrieved on 2 March 2008.
- ^ "She Is (2007) – 멋진 그녀들". HanCinema. Retrieved on 2 March 2007.
- ^ Paquet, Darcy. "Korea's Dragons roar for 'Show'". Variety, 25 November 2007. Retrieved on 2 March 2008.
- ^ Admissions as of May 17, 2007. "Sorrow Even Up in Heaven (2007) – 저 하늘에도 슬픔이". HanCinema. Retrieved on 9 April 2008.
See also
editExternal links
edit- South Korean films of 2007 at IMDb
- Theatrical Releases in 2007 at Koreanfilm.org