'Demon Slayer' 'F1' 'My Daughter is a Zombie' Box Office Hits Break August Theater Revenue and Audience Numbers, Setting a New High Since January 2024

The theater industry is experiencing a favorable wind.

The Korean Film Council (hereinafter referred to as KOFIC) announced on the 18th the '2025 August Korean Film Industry Settlement'. According to the announcement, the total revenue of theaters in August was 135.6 billion won, and the audience number was 13.45 million, marking the highest monthly figures since January 2024.

KOFIC stated that this phenomenon is due to the box office success of 〈My Daughter is a Zombie〉, 〈Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle〉, and 〈F1 The Movie〉. The film 〈My Daughter is a Zombie〉 topped the box office in August with a revenue of 44.8 billion won (audience number of 4.65 million). Released during the summer peak season, 〈My Daughter is a Zombie〉 succeeded at the box office with support from family audiences, recording a cumulative revenue of 50.7 billion won and a cumulative audience number of 5.35 million by August, becoming the first Korean film released this year to surpass 50 billion won in revenue and 5 million in audience numbers. 

Meanwhile, the Japanese animation 〈Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle〉 recorded a revenue of 34.1 billion won (audience number of 3.15 million) within 10 days of its release, ranking second in the overall box office for August. Additionally, 〈F1 The Movie〉, which was released on June 25, continued its box office success in August, recording a revenue of 22.2 billion won (audience number of 2.05 million), ranking third in the overall box office for August, and achieving a cumulative revenue of 51.1 billion won (cumulative audience number of 4.76 million), making it the highest-grossing film of the year. 〈F1 The Movie〉 recorded higher revenue than the cumulative revenue of 〈My Daughter is a Zombie〉 (cumulative revenue of 50.7 billion won, cumulative audience number of 5.35 million) as special screenings (4D, IMAX, ScreenX, DOLBY CINEMA) accounted for 30% of the total revenue.

Furthermore, despite the number of releases in August this year decreasing compared to the same month last year, the 1.43 million movie ticket discount coupons distributed by the government were used, resulting in an increase in the total audience number in August compared to the same month last year.