August in South Korea was the month of Korean films.
South Korean Box Office information in August, 2017.
Rank / Film(Country) / Release Date / Monthly Gross (Total) / Admissions (Total)
1 / A Taxi Driver (South Korea) / Aug 02, 2017 / $80,206,703 ($80,710,666) / 11,538,498 (11,625,211)
2 / Midnight Runners (South Korea) / Aug 09, 2017 / $35,119,159 ($35,242,770) / 5,074,511 (5,091,522)
3 / The Battleship Island (South Korea) / Jul 26, 2017 / $13,839,149 ($44,491,786) / 2,039,414 (6,574,775)
4 / WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES / Aug 15, 2017 / $14,539,771 ($14,542,638) / 2,004,300 (2,004,706)
5 / Annabelle: Creation / Aug 10, 2017 / $13,582,255 ($13,582,255) / 1,918,095 (1,918,095)
6 / Despicable Me 3 / Jul 26, 2017 / $11,675,062 ($21,303,180) / 1,823,998 (3,313,927)
7 / The Mimic (South Korea) / Aug 17, 2017 / $8,420,263 ($8,428,794) / 1,208,071
(1,209,364)
8 / V.I.P. (South Korea) / Aug 23, 2017 / $8,290,405 ($8,290,405) / 1,179,984
(1,179,984)
9 / Dunkirk / Jul 20, 2017 / $4,278,204 ($21,511,691) / 498,403 (2,774,313)
10 / Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter / Aug 02, 2017 / $2,870,420 ($2,882,175) / 447,861 (449,523)
Source: http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/boxOffice_Main.jsp?mode=BOXOFFICE_MAIN
*A Taxi Driver is the 15th Korean Movie to cross the famous 10 million viewers barrier.
*A Taxi Driver : http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/newfilm.jsp?pageIndex=1&blbdComCd=601011&seq=276&mode=VIEW&returnUrl=&searchKeyword=