430,000 jackpots on the first day of Zombie Daughter..This year's best opening → best comedy record ever
Jul 31, 2025
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According to the integrated computer network for movie theater admission tickets on the 31st, 'Zombie Daughter' topped the box office overwhelmingly with 430,000 people on the 30th, the first day of its release.
After the premiere, 'Zombie Daughter', which attracted attention as a No. 1 comedy this summer, received much anticipation as it recorded the highest pre-booking among this year's releases thanks to explosive word of mouth from the media, critics, and audiences.
The opening performance of this 'Zombie Daughter' was surprising, surpassing the top box office hit 'Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning' (423,892) in 2025 and achieving the highest opening score for Korean comedy films ever, beating 'Extreme Job' (368,582).
In addition, it has easily surpassed the opening score of last summer's top box office hit 'pilot'(373,859), as well as the films of 'Pillot'(331,118)','Seoul Spring(203,813), and achieved the highest opening score among non-series Korean movies released in the past five years.
On top of that, the reactions of real-time visitors are also hot. It has a high rating of 91% for CGV's Egg Index, 9.1 for Lotte Cinema, and 9.08 for Naver. The audience who watched the movie expressed satisfaction with the superb combination of laughter and emotion. After 'Exit' and 'pilot', Cho Jung-seok, who once again proved to be a summer box office powerhouse, received generous praise.
A film adaptation of Lee Yun-chang's popular webtoon of the same name, 「Zombie Daughter」 is a story about a father who started top-secret training to protect his daughter, who became the last zombie in the world. Cho Jung-seok, Lee Jung-eun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Yoon Kyung-ho, and Choi Yu-ri appeared, and director Pil-sung of 'Humanity' took the megaphone.
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