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“My Daughter is a Zombie” maintained its grip on the Korean box office over the Aug. 8–10 weekend, earning $5.9 million from 840,484 admissions.

According to Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, the film has grossed $22.7 million since its July 30 debut. Directed by Pil Gam-sung, the film is based on the webtoon of the same name. The comedy follows a doting father who embarks on a top-secret training mission to protect his daughter – the last remaining zombie in the world. The film features a star-studded cast including Cho Jung-seok (“Pilot”), Lee Jung-eun (“Parasite”), Cho Yeo-jeong (“Parasite”), Yoon Kyung-ho (“The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call”), and Choi Yu-ri (“Alienoid”). The film set a 2025 opening-day admissions record, surpassing “Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning.”

In second place, Brad Pitt racing drama “F1” added $2.6 million, bringing its cumulative total to $28.1 million. New entry “Ballerina,” a “John Wick” universe film, debuted in third place with...

So-called “lost places” or, more precisely, modern ruins are historically and culturally significant sites with a unique atmosphere. It’s no surprise that they have become central to countless true crime and haunted house videos on platforms like YouTube. Thus, the idea of influencers playing with forces they do not quite understand or underestimate has given birth to a plethora of horror movies over the years with Jung Bum-shik’s “Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum” being one of the most commercially successful entries. Son Dong-wan’s “The Ghost Game” aims to follow in the footsteps of these features with a story and characters that will feel very familiar to those who regularly watch horror movies.

The Ghost Game is screening at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival

Ever since the death of her sister, Ja-yeong (Kim Ye-rim) has been haunted by recurring nightmares. To face her feelings of guilt and possibly connect to her sister’s spirit,...