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My Daughter Is a Zombie Dominates Korean Box Office with Record-Breaking Weekend

The webtoon adaptation shatters speed milestones, extending its run into Asia after drawing over three million viewers in 11 days.

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Bam-soon brandishes her back scratcher at her zombie granddaughter, Soo-ah, in this still from "My Daughter is a Zombie," provided by NEW. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

Overview

  • Over the Aug. 8–10 weekend, the film led Korean cinemas with $5.9 million in ticket sales from 840,484 admissions.
  • Since its July 30 debut, it has grossed $22.7 million domestically, outpacing major summer blockbusters.
  • Directed by Pil Gam-seong, the adaptation became the fastest 2025 release to exceed three million admissions, reaching 3,055,800 viewers in 11 days.
  • Based on Lee Yoon-chang’s Naver webtoon, the horror-comedy follows a zookeeper’s quest to retrain his daughter, the last surviving zombie.
  • Following its domestic triumph, the film began rolling out in Taiwan on August 1 with further launches planned across Asia and Oceania.