South Korea · 2026-11-04

Chiikawa still leads South Korea and has an FDI of 24.4

Heart of the Beast climbed from sixth to second after rising 13.8 points in a week.

• Heart of the Beast rose 13.8 points in a week, the biggest move in South Korea.
• Final Interview is the top local production with an FDI of 6.2.
• Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island sold 000,000Unlock tickets last weekend.

Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island remains South Korea’s most in-demand film, but Heart of the Beast has turned the race into a two-title contest. Kei Oikawa’s animated family adventure has an FDI of 24.4 after falling 10.9 points in a week, with 000,000Unlock tickets sold in the last 7 days. The SEATmio Film Demand Index (FDI) measures a film’s percentage share of all tickets SEATmio tracks in a country, including the last 7 days of screenings and advance tickets for upcoming screenings.

Heart of the Beast is the clear challenger. David Ayer’s survival thriller, from the director of The Beekeeper and Fury, climbed from sixth to second after overtaking Paradise Lost, The Assassin(s), Tazza: The Song of Beelzebub and Clayface. Led by Brad Pitt and J.K. Simmons, the story of a stranded Special Forces officer and his combat dog has an FDI of 19.5 after rising 13.8 points, with 000,000Unlock tickets sold in the last 7 days.

The local story is led by Final Interview, Kim Joung-hoon’s mystery about six job candidates forced into suspicion when only one can be hired. The film has an FDI of 6.2, rose 6.2 points in a week and holds third place on the back of 000,000Unlock advance tickets. Ticket counts are rounded SEATmio estimates.

South Korean productions fill out the next tier. Ugly Duckling Ms. Maeng, Lee Yong-jae’s comedy about a teacher drawn into the high-security world of national exam writing, climbed from seventh to fourth and has an FDI of 5.9 after rising 2.9 points. The Assassin(s), Hur Jin-ho’s 1974 political thriller led by Yoo Hai-jin, Park Hae-il and Lee Min-ho, slipped from third to fifth with an FDI of 4.7 after falling 3.0 points.

Last weekend, Chiikawa sold the most tickets over the October 30 to November 1 frame, with 000,000Unlock despite falling 32% from the previous weekend. Heart of the Beast opened in second place with 000,000Unlock, while Ugly Duckling Ms. Maeng also opened strongly enough for third place with 000,000Unlock. The Assassin(s) followed with 000,000Unlock after falling 39%, and Attack on Titan: Crimson Bow and Arrow opened with 000,000Unlock.

The next wave is already visible. Detective Conan: The Counterfeit Case of Ultra 30 opens November 5 and has an FDI of 2.4, backed by 000,000Unlock advance tickets. Other incoming titles are smaller for now: 투어스 브이알 콘서트 : 러쉬로드 opens November 13 with an FDI of 0.7, while Fall 2: Deadpoint opens November 11 with an FDI of 0.6.

Most wanted films

#	Film	FDI	7 days
1	Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island	24.4	-10.9
2	Heart of the Beast	19.5	+13.8
3	Final Interview Local production	6.2	+6.2
4	Ugly Duckling Ms. Maeng Local production	5.9	+2.9
5	The Assassin(s) Local production	4.7	-3.0
6	Attack on Titan: Crimson Bow and Arrow	3.8	+1.6
7	Tazza: The Song of Beelzebub Local production	3.1	-2.9
8	극장판 마법소녀 마도카 마기카 ＜발푸르기스의 회천＞	2.9
9	Detective Conan: The Counterfeit Case of Ultra 30	2.4
10	Clayface	2.0	-3.9

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<h1>Chiikawa still leads South Korea and has an FDI of 24.4</h1> <p><strong>Heart of the Beast climbed from sixth to second after rising 13.8 points in a week.</strong></p> <p>Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island remains South Korea’s most in-demand film, but Heart of the Beast has turned the race into a two-title contest. Kei Oikawa’s animated family adventure has an FDI of 24.4 after falling 10.9 points in a week, with [figure on filmdemandindex.com] tickets sold in the last 7 days. The SEATmio Film Demand Index (FDI) measures a film’s percentage share of all tickets SEATmio tracks in a country, including the last 7 days of screenings and advance tickets for upcoming screenings.</p> <p>Heart of the Beast is the clear challenger. David Ayer’s survival thriller, from the director of The Beekeeper and Fury, climbed from sixth to second after overtaking Paradise Lost, The Assassin(s), Tazza: The Song of Beelzebub and Clayface. Led by Brad Pitt and J.K. Simmons, the story of a stranded Special Forces officer and his combat dog has an FDI of 19.5 after rising 13.8 points, with [figure on filmdemandindex.com] tickets sold in the last 7 days.</p> <p>The local story is led by Final Interview, Kim Joung-hoon’s mystery about six job candidates forced into suspicion when only one can be hired. The film has an FDI of 6.2, rose 6.2 points in a week and holds third place on the back of [figure on filmdemandindex.com] advance tickets. Ticket counts are rounded SEATmio estimates.</p> <p>South Korean productions fill out the next tier. Ugly Duckling Ms. Maeng, Lee Yong-jae’s comedy about a teacher drawn into the high-security world of national exam writing, climbed from seventh to fourth and has an FDI of 5.9 after rising 2.9 points. The Assassin(s), Hur Jin-ho’s 1974 political thriller led by Yoo Hai-jin, Park Hae-il and Lee Min-ho, slipped from third to fifth with an FDI of 4.7 after falling 3.0 points.</p> <p>Last weekend, Chiikawa sold the most tickets over the October 30 to November 1 frame, with [figure on filmdemandindex.com] despite falling 32% from the previous weekend. Heart of the Beast opened in second place with [figure on filmdemandindex.com], while Ugly Duckling Ms. Maeng also opened strongly enough for third place with [figure on filmdemandindex.com]. The Assassin(s) followed with [figure on filmdemandindex.com] after falling 39%, and Attack on Titan: Crimson Bow and Arrow opened with [figure on filmdemandindex.com].</p> <p>The next wave is already visible. Detective Conan: The Counterfeit Case of Ultra 30 opens November 5 and has an FDI of 2.4, backed by [figure on filmdemandindex.com] advance tickets. Other incoming titles are smaller for now: 투어스 브이알 콘서트 : 러쉬로드 opens November 13 with an FDI of 0.7, while Fall 2: Deadpoint opens November 11 with an FDI of 0.6.</p> <p>Source: <a href="https://filmdemandindex.com/news/199-chiikawa-still-leads-south-korea-and-has-an-fdi-of-24-4">SEATmio Film Demand Index (FDI)</a></p> Copy

This story was produced automatically from index data and checked against it by software. Figures are SEATmio estimates.