Korea's Weekly Box Office Dips 2.7% as Toy Story 5 Holds the Lead

South Korea’s theatrical market cooled in the twenty-seventh week of 2026, with total ticket revenue slipping 2.7 percent from the previous week even as a familiar sequel kept a firm hold on the number-one position. According to the Korean Film Council’s integrated ticketing network (KOBIS), Toy Story 5 led the chart with roughly 6.07 billion won and 601,165 admissions for the week, extending its cumulative audience past 2.2 million.

A Tight Race for the Top Two

The gap at the summit was narrow. The Korean-language release Nundongja (Pupil) placed second with about 5.47 billion won and 537,470 admissions, trailing the leader by fewer than 65,000 weekly viewers. With a cumulative audience of 842,692, it is still early in its run and remains the most credible challenger to the top spot in the coming week. Third place went to Gunche (Swarm), which drew 128,291 admissions for roughly 1.30 billion won; its cumulative tally of 5.84 million marks it as a durable hit now well into the tail of its release.

The Market Narrowed Even as It Shrank

The clearest structural shift this week was concentration. The three highest-grossing titles accounted for 74.0 percent of weekly revenue, up from 70.6 percent a week earlier—a 3.4-percentage-point tightening. In other words, the overall 2.7 percent decline was not spread evenly: money pooled at the top while the rest of the chart thinned out. No title climbed in rank during the week, and two slipped, underscoring a market coasting on its established leaders rather than reshuffling.

Four Debuts, All Landing Low

Fresh product arrived but made little immediate dent. Four new titles entered the top ten, none of them cracking the upper tier. Marty Supreme opened at fifth with 69,066 admissions and about 720 million won, while Doraemon the Movie: Nobita’s Undersea Secret Fortress debuted sixth on 39,156 admissions. Greenland 2: Migration entered eighth (35,155 admissions), and Assassination Classroom the Movie: Everyone’s Time rounded out the ten in tenth, its cumulative audience of 17,220 identical to its opening week. The pattern is telling: with every new release starting below the incumbents, the chart’s center of gravity stayed anchored to holdovers.

The Full Top Ten

• 1. Toy Story 5 — ₩6,073,868,870 · 601,165 admissions · 2,218,488 cumulative
• 2. Nundongja (Pupil) — ₩5,465,353,730 · 537,470 · 842,692
• 3. Gunche (Swarm) — ₩1,303,499,770 · 128,291 · 5,842,301
• 4. Wild Thing — ₩665,231,190 · 69,575 · 1,303,615
• 5. Marty Supreme — ₩720,123,350 · 69,066 · 70,263
• 6. Doraemon the Movie: Nobita’s Undersea Secret Fortress — ₩352,962,300 · 39,156 · 40,058
• 7. The Backrooms — ₩407,169,890 · 38,130 · 1,192,089
• 8. Greenland 2: Migration — ₩335,114,930 · 35,155 · 35,573
• 9. Supergirl — ₩256,112,060 · 26,699 · 138,547
• 10. Assassination Classroom the Movie: Everyone’s Time — ₩182,995,600 · 17,220 · 17,220

What the Numbers Point Toward

Two forces will shape next week’s chart. First, whether Nundongja can convert its narrow second-place standing and low cumulative base into a lead as Toy Story 5’s holdover momentum fades. Second, whether any of this week’s four debuts can build word of mouth from their modest starts—so far, none has shown the opening strength to break the top three’s widening dominance. Until one does, a shrinking market that keeps rewarding its biggest titles is the trend to watch.