'Avatar: Fire and Ash', Surpasses 5 Million Viewers in 17 Days... Box Office No. 1

Director James Cameron's film 〈Avatar: Fire and Ash〉 has surpassed a cumulative audience of 5 million and is expected to maintain its position at the top of the box office during the first weekend of 2026.

According to the integrated ticketing system on the 2nd, 〈Avatar: Fire and Ash〉 recorded 358,000 viewers (revenue share of 50.7%) the previous day, ranking first in the domestic box office. As of 7 AM that day, the cumulative audience count was reported to be over 5,011,000.

〈Avatar: Fire and Ash〉 demonstrated its strength by surpassing 5 million viewers in just 17 days, the shortest period among films released in 2025. This is 2 days faster than 〈Zootopia 2〉.

Disney's animated film 〈Zootopia 2〉 attracted 137,000 viewers (revenue share of 16.2%) the previous day, securing second place. The cumulative audience count stands at over 7,843,000.

The melodrama film 〈Once We Were Us〉, starring Koo Kyo-hwan and Moon Ga-young, attracted around 100,000 viewers, placing it third, while the film based on a Japanese novel, 〈Even If This Love Disappears from the World Tonight〉, recorded 53,000 viewers, ranking fourth.

The film 〈Choir of God〉, starring Park Si-hoo and Jung Jin-woon, which premiered on the 31st of last month, attracted around 29,000 viewers, placing it fifth.

As of 9 AM that day, 〈Avatar: Fire and Ash〉 maintained an overwhelming first place with a reservation rate of 49.4%, with 263,000 viewers having made reservations.

Second place in reservations is held by 〈Once We Were Us〉, with a reservation count of around 62,000 (reservation rate of 11.7%). 〈Zootopia 2〉 recorded around 51,000 (reservation rate of 9.6%) in third place.