According to the Korean Film Council, the comedy Western - Family drama My Daughter is a Zombie (Vietnamese title: Zombie, my fathers favorite) is leading the domestic box office.
On the first day of release, the film sold 430,101 tickets. This achievement not only surpassed the leading Korean box office film in 2025 of Incessible mission 8 - Professional Journal Part 2 with 423,892 tickets on the first day of release, but also set a record for the highest opening revenue of all time for a Korean comedy, surpassing Extreme Job with 368,582 tickets.
My fathers favorite Zombie also beat the opening revenue of the 10 million-view movie Exhuma with 330,118 tickets, September Seoul (December 12: The Day) with 203,813 tickets, and the movie with the highest revenue last summer The Female pilots (also starring Jo Jung Suk) with 373,859 tickets.
With these figures, Theost Favorite of the fathers Zombie has achieved the highest opening revenue among Korean films released in the past 5 years. Currently, the film has sold 702,998 tickets, with a pre-booking rate of 34.1%. It is likely that the film will reach 1 million tickets tomorrow - August 2.
Based on a famous webtoon (online comic), The precious Zombie of the fathers hearts story is about Jung Hwan (Jo Jung Suk), a devoted father who begins a secret training course to protect his daughter Soo Ah (Choi Yu Ri) - currently the last survivor on Earth.
Korea Herald (Korea) assessed the work as an interesting surprise at the summer box office when it brought the audience a feeling of comfort, filled with emotions about family affection and father-son relationships.
The highlight of the film is Jo Jung Suk's impressive acting. In the role of a clumsy but loving father, the actor flexibly transforms between somewhat cowardly jokes and strong emotions, keeping the film balanced even in the most stressful moments.
Previously, the actor said that he accepted to participate because the script was attractive. This is also the reason why he did not read the original comic before filming but only read it after filming was finished.
I feel attached to this character because like Jung Hwan, I would do anything for my daughter. I want to depict the emotions and feelings between father and daughter. The only challenge is how to control them in the most natural way, he said.
tou bas favorite Zombie will be released in Vietnamese theaters on August 8.
