40 Korean films of 2012 ranked by box office. #1: Masquerade ($94.3 million).
| # | Film | Lead | Director | Budget | Box office | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masquerade | Choo Chang-min | $94.3 million | |||
| 2 | A Werewolf Boy | Jo Sung-hee | $46.3 million | |||
| 3 | The Tower | Kim Ji-hun | $9.3 million | $36.4 million | 3.91x | |
| 4 | Nameless Gangster | Yoon Jong-bin | $4 million | $33.6 million | 8.40x | |
| 5 | The Grand Heist | Joo-Ho Kim | $30.2 million | |||
| 6 | All About My Wife | Min Kyu-dong | $29.4 million | |||
| 7 | Deranged | Park Jung-woo | ₩10 million | $28.4 million | ||
| 8 | Architecture 101 | Lee Yong-ju | $26.7 million | |||
| 9 | Dancing Queen | Lee Seok-hoon | $26.4 million | |||
| 10 | Confession of Murder | Jung Byung-gil | $21.7 million | |||
| 11 | 26 Years | Cho Geun-hyeon | $19.5 million | |||
| 12 | Love 911 | Jeong Gi-hun | $16.8 million | |||
| 13 | The Concubine | Kim Dae-seung | $16.5 million | |||
| 14 | Helpless | Byun Young-joo | $16.2 million | |||
| 15 | The Neighbors | Hwi Kim | $13.8 million | |||
| 16 | Whatcha Wearin'? | Byun Sung-hyun | $12.5 million | |||
| 17 | As One | Moon Hyun-sung | $11.8 million | |||
| 18 | Love Fiction | Jeon Kye-soo | $1.8 million | $11.4 million | 6.33x | |
| 19 | Howling | Yoo Ha | $10.4 million | |||
| 20 | Perfect Number | Bang Eun-jin | $10.2 million | |||
| 21 | The Reef 2: High Tide | Mark A.Z. Dippé | $8.8 million | |||
| 22 | A Muse | Jung Ji-woo | $8.7 million | |||
| 23 | The Spy | Woo Min-ho | $8.3 million | |||
| 24 | The Scent | Kim Hyeong-jun | $8.2 million | |||
| 25 | R2B: Return to Base | Kim Dong-won | $8 million | $7.3 million | 0.91x | |
| 25 | A Company Man | Sang-yoon Lim | $7.3 million | |||
| 27 | Over My Dead Body | Woo Seon-ho | $2.6 million | $6.4 million | 2.46x | |
| 28 | Don't Cry Mommy | Kim Yong-han | $6.2 million | |||
| 29 | Ghost Sweepers | Shin Jung-won | $6 million | |||
| 30 | Wonderful Radio | Kwon Chil-in | $5.9 million | |||
| 31 | Don't Click | Kim Tae-kyeong | $5 million | |||
| 32 | I Am a King | Jang Gyu-seong | $4.4 million | |||
| 33 | Pietà | Kim Ki-duk | $3.6 million | |||
| 34 | Miss Conspirator | Cheol-kwan Park | $3.4 million | |||
| 35 | Papa | Han Ji-seung | $3.4 million | |||
| 36 | National Security | Chung Ji-young | $2.2 million | |||
| 37 | Dangerously Excited | Koo Ja-hong | $1.3 million | |||
| 38 | Code Name: Jackal | Hyeong-jun Bae | $1.3 million | |||
| 39 | White Night | Leesong Hee-il | $40,356 | |||
| Doomsday Book | Kim Ji-woon | $5 million | ₩704.6 million |
Figures are shown in the currency they were reported in (Wikipedia, Wikidata or TMDB); no conversion.