Movie Starring Jo Jung-seok 'My Daughter is a Zombie' Attracts 430,000 Viewers on Opening Day

The comedy movie starring Jo Jung-seok, 〈My Daughter is a Zombie〉, has shown explosive audience attraction from its opening day, breaking the record for the best opening among releases in 2024.

According to the integrated ticket sales network on the 31st, 〈My Daughter is a Zombie〉 attracted over 430,000 viewers to theaters the previous day, recording a revenue share of 48.6%, placing it at the top of the daily box office. This is the highest number of viewers on the opening day among all films released in Korea this year.

It surpassed the previous record held by Tom Cruise's 〈Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning〉, which had 423,000 viewers on its opening day, setting a new milestone.

〈My Daughter is a Zombie〉 is a comedy that unfolds the touching story between a father, Jung-hwan (played by Jo Jung-seok), a beast specialist, and his daughter, Sua (played by Choi Yu-ri), who is infected with a zombie virus. Based on the webtoon of the same name by Lee Yoon-chang, it is directed by director Pil Gam-seong, who also directed 〈Hostage〉 (2021).

It has received a high score of 91% on the CGV Egg Index, which reflects actual audience evaluations, recognizing both its artistic quality and popularity. The solid performances of the cast, including Jo Jung-seok, Lee Jung-eun, Yoon Kyung-ho, and Choi Yu-ri, have been praised for capturing both laughter and emotion.

Meanwhile, 〈F1: The Movie〉, starring Brad Pitt, which had maintained the number one spot at the box office until last week, fell to second place with over 118,000 viewers the previous day. Released on the 25th of last month, this film is enjoying long-term success with a cumulative audience of over 2.637 million, thanks to steady word of mouth.

As of 10:30 AM on the 31st, the reservation rate for 〈My Daughter is a Zombie〉 is 36.1%, with approximately 197,000 reserved viewers, maintaining its first place and brightening its future box office prospects.