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My Daughter Is a Zombie Breaks Opening-Day Ticket Sales Records in South Korea

Pre-release buzz built on its hybrid premise plus star-studded cast fueled over 48 percent of ticket sales on its first day.

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Jung-hwan, portrayed by Jo Jung-suk, uses his animal taming skills to train his zombie daughter, Soo-ah, in this still provided by NEW. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

Overview

  • The film sold 430,099 tickets on its first day, capturing 48.6 percent of the domestic box office market.
  • It surpassed Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’s previous opening-day total of 423,942 admissions.
  • The debut established the highest first-day audience for any Korean comedy by exceeding Extreme Job’s 368,582 tickets.
  • With a 36.5 percent advance reservation rate, it led pre-sales well ahead of competitors such as Brad Pitt’s F1.
  • Adapted from Lee Yoon-chang’s Naver webtoon, the movie stars Jo Jung-suk as a zookeeper training his zombified daughter Choi Yoo-ri with support from Lee Jung-eun, Cho Yeo-jeong and Yoon Kyung-ho.