Industries / Korean Cinema / 2026
Korean Cinema hits and flops, 2026
Every Korean Cinema film released in 2026 with a cost and a gross on record, graded on gross against cost six weeks after release. Blockbuster is three times its cost and up, hit is one and a half, average is one, and anything under one is a flop. 5 of the year's releases have both figures.
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| # | Film | Cost | Took | Return | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The King's Warden2026-02-04 | $7M | $112M | 16.2× | Blockbuster |
| 2 |  Salmokji: Whispering Water2026-04-08 | $2M | $17M | 8.6× | Blockbuster |
| 3 |  The Eyes2026-06-24 | $5M | $11M | 2.2× | Hit |
| 4 |  Hope2026-07-15 | $46M | $41M | 0.9× | Flop |
| 5 |  Humint2026-02-11 | $16M | $13M | 0.8× | Flop |
How a verdict is reached
- Blockbuster
- Gross of at least 3× cost and up what the film cost to make.
- Hit
- Gross of at least 1.5× what the film cost to make.
- Average
- Gross of at least 1× what the film cost to make.
- Flop
- Anything that did not return its cost. under 1×.
Budget and gross as reported on TMDB A film is graded 42 days after release, so a run still in cinemas is not called early, and a film with no budget on record cannot be graded at all.