South Korea’s box office held its midsummer shape as “My Daughter Is a Zombie” stayed No. 1 for a third straight weekend, while romantic comedy “Pretty Crazy” opened solidly behind holdover “F1.” According to Korean Film Council data, “Pretty Crazy” drew 269,873 admissions on its opening weekend after a midweek launch, slotting third as Brad Pitt’s racing drama placed second with 375,252. “My Daughter Is a Zombie,” adapted from a popular webtoon and led by Jo Jung-suk and Choi Yu-ri, continued to drive the market after setting the year’s best opening day with roughly 430,000 tickets on July 30.
Momentum for the zombie family drama has been steady since release. It cleared 3 million admissions in 11 days, the fastest pace in Korea this year, and has now logged multiple weekends on top while new titles enter the frame. The film’s local profile has been helped by word of mouth and a tone that skews warmer than typical genre fare; director Pil Gam-seong has described aiming for a fairy-tale register rather than grim apocalypse.
“Pretty Crazy,” from “Exit” director Lee Sang-geun and starring Im Yoon-ah and Ahn Bo-hyun, entered the market with a mid-August bow and daily tallies that placed it behind the leader but ahead of several import holdovers. Korean Film Council reporting shows the title at 177,671 admissions across its first measured frame following an Aug. 13 start, pointing to broad awareness from a summer campaign built around its odd-couple premise.
The results arrive as exhibitors look to reverse a soft first half. A recent industry update tallied a 33 percent year-over-year revenue decline in January–June, underscoring how a robust domestic performer can lift overall traffic. Earlier this month trade coverage noted “My Daughter Is a Zombie” delivered the biggest opening weekend of 2025, signaling renewed audience appetite for local commercial releases as late-summer programming mixes homegrown titles with Hollywood holdovers.
