The Wailing backdrop
The Wailing movie poster

The WailingFollow

2016 • Not Rated • 2h 36m • Drama, Horror, Mystery • Well Go USA

Never be tempted.

🍅 99% 81% MC 81 LB 3.98 IMDb 7.4

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$78K
3-day opening
Domestic total
$787K
Final
Worldwide total
$49.90M
$49.10M international
Domestic legs10.1x
Compare with other movies

Cast & crew

Full Hong-jin filmography
Na Hong-jin Na Hong-jin Director Hwang Jung-min Hwang Jung-min Starring Jun Kunimura Jun Kunimura Starring Well Go USA Studio
ScreenplayNa Hong-jin Produced bySuh Dong-hyun, Kim Ho-sung CinematographyHong Kyung-pyo Music byJang Young-gyu, Dalpalan StudioWell Go USA

Box office comparisons

Build your own comparison

No head-to-head comparisons featuring The Wailing yet — build one in seconds.

Build your own comparison →

Similar movies

Hope 2026 · Hong-jin $8.1M The Yellow Sea 2010 · Hong-jin The Babadook 2014 · Kent $951K Saint Maud 2019 · Glass $1.6M The Killing of a Sacred Deer 2017 · Lanthimos $2.3M The Invitation 2016 · Kusama $232K