Miracle 5 million like 10 million..Cho Jung-seok's zombie daughter broke this year's record.

By Jeeyoung, Jo

Aug 25, 2025

Miracle 5 million like 10 million..Cho Jung-seok's zombie daughter broke this year's record.
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The human comedy film 「Zombie Daughter" (directed by Pilgam-sung, produced by Studio N) has surpassed 5 million cumulative viewers.

According to the integrated computer network for movie theater admission tickets on the 25th, 'Zombie Daughter' mobilized 5,06,258 cumulative audiences as of 7 p.m. on the 24th, 26 days after its release.

This is the first domestic release in 2025 to exceed 5 million viewers, and 5 million news like welcome rain in the theater in about 11 months since Veteran 2(24, directed by Ryu Seung-wan).




In addition, it is faster than the 5 million mark (36 days) of the most popular movie in the summer of 2023 'Secrets' (directed by Ryu Seung-wan) and surpasses the final score (4.718,036) of the most popular movie 'pilot' (directed by Kim Hangyul).

Following this year's pre-booking record among Korean films, the zombie's daughter, which recorded the highest opening of any Korean comedy film of all time, overtook 'F1 the Movie' (directed by Joseph Kosinski) 'Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning' (directed by Christopher McQuarrie), to win the title of the top box office film of 2025. On top of that, he has been setting a new record every day, ranking No. 1 in the box office for the longest period (23 days) this year.

Miracle 5 million like 10 million..Cho Jung-seok's zombie daughter broke this year's record.
In commemoration of the 5 million mark of "Zombie Daughter", the handwritten message photos of directors Cho Jung-seok, Lee Jung-eun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Yoon Kyung-ho, Choi Yu-ri, and Pilgam-seong were released. Each actor expressed their gratitude to the audience through unique messages. Director Phil Sung said "It's all like a miracle. I believe that the true completion of the film is the audience. Thank you very much to the 5 million viewers for completing 'Zombie Daughter'"He expressed his sincere gratitude to the 5 million audience who visited 'Zombie Daughter' this summer.




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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