Avatar: Fire and Ash Dominates South Korea Box Office 2025 with 5M Record

5 million tickets in just 17 days. Avatar: Fire and Ash is rewriting the record books for the 2025 South Korean box office.

Disney's sci-fi epic has officially become the fastest film released in 2025 to cross the 5 million admissions milestone in South Korea. James Cameron's latest entry in the 16-year-old franchise is proving its massive pull in one of Asia's most critical movie markets.

Avatar: Fire and Ash South Korea Box Office 2025 Performance

Data from the Korean Film Council shows the tentpole drew approximately 358,000 moviegoers on Thursday alone. This translates to a commanding 50.7% revenue share. As of Friday morning, the film's cumulative total stood at 5.01 million. Reaching this mark in just 17 days makes it two days faster than the previous record-holder of the year, 'Zootopia 2'.

Disney's Dual Success in Korea

It's a Disney-dominated winter at the local cinemas. While Avatar 3 holds the crown, its stablemate 'Zootopia 2' continues to perform well in the second spot with 137,000 viewers on Thursday. Since its late November release, the animated sequel has attracted 7.84 million people, showing the strong market presence of Walt Disney Company Korea.