'A Man Living With the King' Tops 12 Million Admissions, Holds No. 1 Spot

By Choi Songhee Posted : March 12, 2026, 09:00 Updated : March 12, 2026, 09:00
Still from "A Man Living With the King" [Photo=Showbox]
The film "A Man Living With the King" has surpassed 12 million admissions.

According to the Korean Film Council’s integrated box office database, the film drew 171,426 moviegoers on March 11, holding the No. 1 spot. Its cumulative total reached 12,055,448.

Set in Cheongnyeongpo in 1457, the film follows a village chief who volunteers to live in exile to revive his town and a young deposed king sent into exile. The film has won broad support from both critics and audiences.

Disney and Pixar’s animated film "Hoppers," directed by Daniel Chong, ranked No. 2 the same day with 11,605 admissions, bringing its cumulative total to 348,380.

The film centers on Pixar’s imagined "hopping" technology, which transfers human consciousness into animal robots, as a girl named Mabel becomes a robot beaver and infiltrates the animal world on an unexpected adventure.

"Samakdo," directed by Chae Gi-jun, opened that day and drew 11,185 moviegoers. Its cumulative total stood at 12,000.

The film depicts a hellish ordeal witnessed in a sealed-off village where prophecies and secrets surround a pseudo-religion that disappeared after Japan’s colonial rule. It stars Jo Yoon-seo and Kwak Si-yang.




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