List of South Korean films of 2007

This is a complete list of South Korean films that received a domestic theatrical release in 2007.

Source for release dates and box-office admission results (except where cited otherwise): Koreanfilm.org.^[1]

Box office

The highest-grossing South Korean films released in 2007, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows:^[2]

Highest-grossing films released in 2007
Rank	Title	Distributor	Domestic gross
1	D-War	Showbox	$40,097,590
2	May 18	CJ Entertainment	$35,838,135
3	Le Grand Chef	CJ Entertainment	$15,428,321
4	Voice of a Murderer		$14,302,005
5	Miracle on 1st Street		$12,591,729
6	Going by the Book		$11,332,735
7	Seven Days	Prime Entertainment	$11,150,245
8	Sex Is Zero 2	CJ Entertainment	$10,943,906
9	A Love	Lotte Cultureworks	$10,927,377
10	Paradise Murdered	MK Pictures	$10,247,351

Released

English/Korean Title	Director	Cast	Released	Admissions	Notes
Attack on the Pin-Up Boys 꽃미남 연쇄 테러 사건	Lee Kwon	Super Junior	26 July	110,905	The first film to be produced by SM Pictures.^[3]
The Bank Attack 마을금고연쇄습격사건	Park Sang-joon	Baek Yoon-sik Lee Moon-sik	14 November	123,770
A Battle of Wits 묵공	Jacob Chang	Andy Lau Ahn Sung-ki	10 January^[4]	191,308^[4]	A joint-production between China, Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea.
Beautiful Sunday 뷰티풀 선데이	Jin Kwang-gyo	Park Yong-woo Namkoong Min	29 March	180,178
Before the Summer Passes Away 여름이 가기 전에	Sung Ji-hae	Kim Bo-kyung Lee Hyun-woo	25 January	4,552
Beyond the Years 천년학	Im Kwon-taek	Jo Jae-hyun Oh Jung-hae	12 April	145,271
Big Bang 쏜다	Park Jung-woo	Kam Woo-sung Kim Su-ro	14 March	365,684
Black House 검은집	Shin Terra	Hwang Jung-min Kang Shin-il	21 June	1,408,882
Boys of Tomorrow 우리에게 내일은 없다	Noh Dong-seok	Yoo Ah-in Kim Byeong-seok	17 May	3,500
Bravo My Life 브라보 마이 라이프	Park Young-hoon	Baek Yoon-sik Im Ha-ryong	6 September	73,034
Breath 숨	Kim Ki-duk	Chang Chen Zia	26 April	12,293	Entered into the 2007 Cannes Film Festival
Bunt 날아라 허동구	Park Kyu-tae	Jung Jin-young Choi Woo-hyuk	26 April	396,811
Champion Mabbak 챔피언 마빡이	Kim Hyun-soo	Jeong Jong-cheol Park Joon-hyeong	8 August^[5]		Also known as Mappak the Champion.
Cheaters 내 여자의 남자친구	Park Seong-beom	Choi Won-young Ko Da-mi	22 March	5,587
The Cut 해부학교실	Son Tae-woong	Han Ji-min On Joo-wan	11 July	622,400
D-War 디 워	Shim Hyung-rae	Jason Behr Amanda Brooks Robert Forster	1 August	8,426,973	The most expensive South Korean film (as of 2007), with a budget of $33 million.^[6]
Desert Dream 경계	Zhang Lu	Bat-ulzii Suh Jung Shin Dong-ho	8 November	973	A co-production between South Korea, Mongolia and France.
Digital Short Films by Three Filmmakers 2006 디지털 삼인 삼색 2006	Darezhan Omirbaev Eric Khoo Pen-Ek Ratanaruang	Ainur Turgambayeva Syamsiah Ananda Everingham	4 January	358	Three 30-minute films commissioned by the Jeonju International Film Festival.
Driving with My Wife's Lover 아내의 애인을 만나다	Kim Tae-shik	Park Kwang-jeong Jeong Bo-seok	26 April	6,999
An Elephant on the Bike 파란 자전거	Kwon Yong-guk	Yang Jin-woo Kim Jung-hwa	19 April	2,355
Eleventh Mom 열한번째 엄마	Kim Jin-seong	Kim Hye-soo Kim Young-chan	29 November	350,204	Also known as My 11th Mother.
Epitaph 기담	Jeong Brothers	Jin Goo Kim Tae-woo	1 August	678,546
Evil Twin 전설의 고향	Kim Ji-hwan	Park Shin-hye Jae Hee	23 May	402,117
Fantastic Parasuicides 판타스틱 자살 소동	Park Su-young Cho Chang-ho Kim Seong-ho	Han Yeo-reum Kim Nam-jin Jeong Jae-jin	8 November	1,702	Omnibus feature composed of three short films made by three directors.
Femme Fatale 죽어도 해피 엔딩	Kang Gyeong-hun	Ye Ji-won Im Won-hee	22 August	192,686
For Eternal Hearts 별빛 속으로	Hwang Qu-dok	Jung Kyung-ho Kim Min-sun	9 August	6,724
Girl by Girl 소녀X소녀	Park Dong-hoon	Kwak Ji-min Im Seong-eon	25 January	1,952
Going by the Book 바르게 살자	Ra Hee-chan	Jung Jae-young Son Byong-ho	18 October	2,190,250
A Good Day to Have an Affair 바람피기 좋은날	Jang Moon-il	Kim Hye-soo Yoon Jin-seo	8 February	1,847,875
Le Grand Chef 식객	Jeon Yun-su	Kim Kang-woo Im Won-hee	1 November	3,038,868
Hansel and Gretel 헨젤과 그레텔	Yim Pil-sung	Chun Jung-myung Shim Eun-kyung	27 December	314,304
Happiness 행복	Hur Jin-ho	Im Soo-jung Hwang Jung-min	3 October	1,239,789
The Happy Life 즐거운 인생	Lee Joon-ik	Jung Jin-young Kim Yoon-seok	12 September	1,263,835
Heavenly Path 천상고원	Kim Eung-su	Lee Jae-won Kim Eung-su	31 May	918
Herb 허브	Heo In-mu	Kang Hye-jung Bae Jong-ok	11 January	1,406,199
HERs 허스	Kim Jeong-joong	Kim Hye-na Elizabeth Weisbaum	2 August	597
Highway Star 복면 달호	Kim Sang-chan, Kim Hyun-soo	Cha Tae-hyun Im Chae-moo	14 February	1,611,192
Hotel M: Gangster's Last Draw 마강호텔	Choi Seong-cheol	Kim Suk-hoon Kim Seong-eun	22 February	237,183
Hwang Jin Yi 황진이	Chang Yoon-hyun	Song Hye-kyo Yoo Ji-tae	6 June	1,270,644
In Between Days 방황의 날들	Kim So-yong	Jiseon Kim Taegu Andy Kang	6 September	1,285	A joint production between the US, Canada and South Korea.
Jeonju Digital Project 2007: Memories	Eugene Green Pedro Costa Harun Farocki	Delphine Hecquet Francois Riviere Alfredo Mendes	29 November	280	Three 30-minute films commissioned by the Jeonju International Film Festival.
Let's Not Cry	Min Boung-hun	Muhamad Rahimov	30 August	1,813
A Love 사랑	Kwak Kyung-taek	Joo Jin-mo Park Si-yeon	19 September	2,123,815
Love Exposure 어깨너머의 연인	Lee Eon-hee	Lee Mi-yeon Lee Tae-ran	18 October	301,153
Love Now 지금 사랑하는 사람과 살고 있습니까?	Jeong Yun-soo	Uhm Jung-hwa Park Yong-woo Han Chae-young	15 August	1,095,119	Also known as Changing Partners.
M 엠	Lee Myung-se	Kang Dong-won Lee Yeon-hee	25 October	448,350
The Mafia, the Salesman 상사부일체 – 두사부일체 3	Shim Seung-bo	Lee Sung-jae Kim Seong-min	10 September	947,510	The third film in the "My Boss, My Hero" series.
Mapado 2: Back to the Island 마파도 2	Lee Sang-hoon	Lee Moon-sik Yeo Woon-kye	18 January	1,560,297	Sequel to the 2005 film Mapado.
Master Kims 김관장 대 김관장 대 김관장	Park Seong-gyun	Shin Hyun-joon Choi Sung-kook	8 February	1,025,618	Also known as Three Kims.
May 18 화려한 휴가	Kim Ji-hoon	Kim Sang-kyung Ahn Sung-ki	25 July	7,307,993
Meet Mr. Daddy 눈부신 날에	Park Kwang-su	Park Shin-yang Seo Shin-ae	19 April	285,825	Also known as Shiny Day.
Milky Way Liberation Front 은하해방전선	Yoon Seong-ho	Im Ji-kyu Park Hyuk-kwon	29 November	5,051
Miracle on 1st Street 1번가의 기적	Yoon Je-kyoon	Im Chang-jung Ha Ji-won	14 February	2,750,457
Miss Gold Digger 용의주도 미스 신	Park Yong-jib	Han Ye-seul Lee Jong-hyuk	18 December	595,862
Mission Possible: Kidnapping Granny K 권순분 여사 납치사건	Kim Sang-jin	Na Moon-hee Kang Sung-jin	12 September	1,619,190
Mother 어머니는 죽지 않는다	Ha Myeong-joon	Han Hye-sook Ha Myeong-joon	12 September	117,067
Mr. Lee vs Mr. Lee 이대근, 이댁은	Shim Kwang-jin	Lee Dae-geun Lee Doo-il	1 May	11,206	Also known as Long Day's Journey into Night.
Mug Travel 빼꼼의 머그잔 여행	Lim Aaron		22 March	135,261	Animation.
Muoi: The Legend of a Portrait 므이	Kim Tae-kyung	Jo An Cha Ye-ryun Ahn Thu	25 July	180,999	A joint production between South Korea and Vietnam.
My Father 마이 파더	Hwang Dong-hyuk	Daniel Henney Kim Yeong-cheol	6 September	902,090
My Love 내 사랑	Lee Han	Kam Woo-sung Choi Kang-hee	18 December	977,859
My Son 아들	Jang Jin	Cha Seung-won Ryu Deok-hwan	1 May	488,221
My Tutor Friend 2 동갑내기 과외하기 레슨 II	Ji Ki-woong Kim Ho-jeong	Lee Chung-ah Park Ki-woong	19 April	566,498	Sequel to the 2003 film My Tutor Friend.
Never Forever 두 번째 사랑	Gina Kim	Vera Farmiga Ha Jung-woo	21 June	80,248	A joint production between South Korea and the USA.
Off Road 오프 로드	Han Seung-ryong	Jo Han-cheol Baek Su-jang	30 August	561
The Old Garden 오래된 정원	Im Sang-soo	Ji Jin-hee Yum Jung-ah	4 January	296,532
Our School 우리 학교	Kim Myeong-joon		29 March	59,752	Documentary.
Our Town 우리 동네	Jeong Gil-yeong	Oh Man-seok Ryu Deok-hwan	29 November	377,591
Paradise Murdered 극락도 살인사건	Kim Han-min	Park Hae-il Park Sol-mi	12 April	2,259,511
People Crossing the River 강을 건너는 사람들	Kim Duk-chul		30 November	315	Documentary.
The Perfect Couple 최강 로맨스	Kim Jeong-woo	Hyun Young Lee Dong-wook	25 January	1,299,274
Pornmaking for Dummies 색화동	Gong Ja-kwan	Jo Jae-wan Kim Dong-soo	15 November	498
Project Makeover 언니가 간다	Kim Chang-rae	Ko So-young Jo An	4 January	174,543
Pruning the Grapevine 포도나무를 베어라	Min Byeong-hoon	Seo Jang-won Lee Min-jung	22 February	6,977
Punch Lady 펀치 레이디	Kang Hyo-jin	Do Ji-won Son Hyun-joo	25 October	38,254
The Railroad 경의선	Park Heung-sik	Kim Kang-woo Son Tae-young	10 May	4,025
Rainbow Eyes 가면	Yang Yun-ho	Kim Kang-woo Kim Min-sun	27 December	324,214
Resurrection of the Butterfly 그림자	Kim Min-sook Lee Jung-gook	Lee Mu-saeng Jeon Bo-young	11 October	224
Robot Taekwon V 로보트 태권V	Kim Cheong-gi		18 January	705,207	Animation. Originally released in 1976.
Scout 스카우트	Kim Hyun-seok	Im Chang-jung Uhm Ji-won	14 November	315,187
Secret Sunshine 밀양	Lee Chang-dong	Jeon Do-yeon Song Kang-ho	23 May	1,710,364	Won "Best Film" at the 6th Korean Film Awards.^[7] South Korea's submission to the 80th Academy Awards for "Best Foreign Language Film".^[8] Entered at Cannes.
Seven Days 세븐 데이즈	Won Shin-yun	Yunjin Kim Park Hee-soon	14 November	2,107,849
Sex Is Zero 2 색즉시공 시즌 2	Yoon Tae-yoon	Im Chang-jung Song Ji-hyo	12 December	2,088,940	Sequel to the 2002 film Sex Is Zero.
Shadows in the Palace 궁녀	Kim Mee-jeung	Park Jin-hee Yoon Se-ah	18 October	1,438,531
A Shark 상어	Kim Dong-hyun	Goo Seong-hwan Hong Seung-il	10 May	790
She Is 멋진 그녀들	Joo Hyeon-sook		1 August^[9]		Documentary.
The Show Must Go On 우아한 세계	Han Jae-rim	Song Kang-ho Oh Dal-su Park Ji-young	5 April	1,025,781	Won "Best Picture" at the 2007 Blue Dragon Film Awards.^[10]
Skeletons in the Closet 좋지 아니한가	Jeong Yoon-chul	Chun Ho-jin Kim Hye-soo	28 February	321,721	Also known as Shim's Family.
Small Town Rivals 이장과 군수	Jang Gyu-seong	Cha Seung-won Yoo Hae-jin	29 March	1,269,142
Someone Behind You 두 사람이다	Oh Ki-hwan	Yoon Jin-seo Park Ki-woong	22 August	241,292	Also released in the U.S in 2009 and also known as "Voices"
Soo 수	Choi Yang-il	Ji Jin-hee Kang Seong-yeon	22 March	218,314
Sorrow Even Up in Heaven 저 하늘에도 슬픔이	Han Myeong-gu	Kim Yu-na Park Nam	17 May	24,892^[11]
Swindler in My Mom's House 사랑방 선수와 어머니	Im Young-seong	Jung Joon-ho Kim Won-hee	22 August	541,236	Also known as The Houseguest and My Mother.
Taxi Blues 택시 블루스	Choi-ha Dong-ha		21 December	420	Documentary.
Temptation of Eve: Angel 이브의 유혹 – 엔젤	Im Kyung-taek	Shin So-mi, Jeong Ui-gap	30 July	425
Temptation of Eve: A Good Wife 이브의 유혹 – 좋은 아내	Kwak Jeong-deok	Kim Tae-hyun Ahn Nae-sang	6 August	316
Temptation of Eve: Her Own Technique 이브의 유혹 – 그녀만의 테크닉	Ju Jae-wan	Kim Ji-wan Seo Young	20 August	317	Also known as Temptation of Eve: Her Own Art.
Temptation of Eve: Kiss 이브의 유혹 – 키스	Nam Ki-woong	Kim Kyeong-ik Yoon Mi-kyeong	13 August	231
Texture of Skin 살결	Lee Sung-gang	Kim Yoon-tae Kim Ju-ryeong	10 May	840
Time Between Dog and Wolf 개와 늑대 사이의 시간	Jeon Soo-il	Ahn Gil-kang Kim Seon-jae	21 June	579
Two Faces of My Girlfriend 두 얼굴의 여친	Lee Seok-hoon	Bong Tae-gyu Jung Ryeo-won	12 September	762,112
Underground Rendezvous 만남의 광장	Kim Jong-jin	Im Chang-jung Park Jin-hee	15 August	1,306,434
Unstoppable Marriage 못말리는 결혼	Kim Seong-wook	Kim Soo-mi Eugene	10 May	1,304,431
Venus and Mars 싸움	Han Ji-seung	Sol Kyung-gu Kim Tae-hee	12 December	382,422
Virgin Snow 첫눈	Han Sang-hee	Lee Joon-gi Aoi Miyazaki	1 November	19,734	A joint production between Japan and South Korea.
Voice of a Murderer 그놈 목소리	Park Jin-pyo	Sol Kyung-gu Kim Nam-joo	1 February	3,143,247
West 32nd 웨스트 32번가	Michael Kang	John Cho Jun-seong Kim Grace Park	22 November	8,321	A joint production between South Korea and the USA.
Who's That Knocking At My Door? 저수지에서 건진 치타	Yang Hae-hoon	Im Ji-kyu Yoon So-si	25 October	2,551
Wide Awake 리턴	Lee Kyu-man	Kim Myung-min Kim Tae-woo	8 August	677,939
With a Girl of Black Soil 검은 땅의 소녀와	Jeon Soo-il	Yoo Yeon-mi Park Hyeon-woo Jo Yeong-jin	15 November	786	Won the "Golden Durian" at the 10th Barcelona Asian Film Festival
The Wonder Years 열세살, 수아	Kim Hee-jung	Lee Se-young Chu Sang-mi	14 June	6,719
The Worst Guy Ever 내 생애 최악의 남자	Son Hyun-hee	Yum Jung-ah Tak Jae-hoon	30 August	470,548	Also known as The Worst Man of My Life.
Yobi, the Five Tailed Fox 천년여우 여우비	Lee Sung-gang	Son Ye-jin Ryu Deok-hwan	25 January	482,992	Animation.

Notes and references

^ "Box-Office Admission Results" (2007). Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved on 30 November 2008.
^ "Yearly Box Office (2007)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
^ Garcia, Cathy Rose A. "Super Junior Hits Big Screen". The Korea Times, 8 July 2007. Retrieved on 2 March 2008.
^ ^a ^b Admissions as of 14 January 2007. "A Battle of Wits (2006) – 묵공 (墨攻)". HanCinema. Retrieved on 1 March 2008.
^ "Champion Mabbak (2007) – 챔피언 마빡이". HanCinema. Retrieved on 2 March 2007.
^ Yang Sung-jin. "'D-War' stomps box office to pieces". HanCinema, 6 August 2007; originally published by The Korea Herald. Retrieved on 2 March 2008.
^ "'Secret Sunshine' Wins 4 Film Awards". KBS Global, 2 December 2007. Retrieved on 2 March 2008.
^ "'Secret Sunshine' Heads to Academy Awards". KBS Global, 11 September 2007. Retrieved on 2 March 2008.
^ "She Is (2007) – 멋진 그녀들". HanCinema. Retrieved on 2 March 2007.
^ Paquet, Darcy. "Korea's Dragons roar for 'Show'". Variety, 25 November 2007. Retrieved on 2 March 2008.
^ Admissions as of May 17, 2007. "Sorrow Even Up in Heaven (2007) – 저 하늘에도 슬픔이". HanCinema. Retrieved on 9 April 2008.

External links

South Korean films of 2007 at IMDb
Theatrical Releases in 2007 at Koreanfilm.org

[1] "Box-Office Admission Results" (2007). Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved on 30 November 2008.

[2] "Yearly Box Office (2007)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

[3] Garcia, Cathy Rose A. "Super Junior Hits Big Screen". The Korea Times, 8 July 2007. Retrieved on 2 March 2008.

[A_Battle_of_Wits-4] Admissions as of 14 January 2007. "A Battle of Wits (2006) – 묵공 (墨攻)". HanCinema. Retrieved on 1 March 2008.

[Champion_Mabbak-5] "Champion Mabbak (2007) – 챔피언 마빡이". HanCinema. Retrieved on 2 March 2007.

[6] Yang Sung-jin. "'D-War' stomps box office to pieces". HanCinema, 6 August 2007; originally published by The Korea Herald. Retrieved on 2 March 2008.

[7] "'Secret Sunshine' Wins 4 Film Awards". KBS Global, 2 December 2007. Retrieved on 2 March 2008.

[8] "'Secret Sunshine' Heads to Academy Awards". KBS Global, 11 September 2007. Retrieved on 2 March 2008.

[She_Is-9] "She Is (2007) – 멋진 그녀들". HanCinema. Retrieved on 2 March 2007.

[10] Paquet, Darcy. "Korea's Dragons roar for 'Show'". Variety, 25 November 2007. Retrieved on 2 March 2008.

[Sorrow_Even_Up_in_Heaven-11] Admissions as of May 17, 2007. "Sorrow Even Up in Heaven (2007) – 저 하늘에도 슬픔이". HanCinema. Retrieved on 9 April 2008.

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