No Other Choice (어쩔수가없다) (2025)

No Other Choice
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $10,011,859Details
International Box Office $28,323,078
Worldwide Box Office $38,334,937
Further financial details...

Synopsis

When a man is abruptly laid off by the paper company where he has worked tirelessly for many years, he grows increasingly desperate in his hunt.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$332,653 (3.3% of total gross)
Legs:4.50 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:26.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$12,200,000 (worldwide box office is 3.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:13 opening theaters/697 max. theaters, 3.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $10,011,859

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 2025 (Limited) by Neon, released as No Other Choice
January 16th, 2026 (Expands Wide) by Neon, released as No Other Choice
International Releases: January 15th, 2025 (Limited), released as La Única Opción (Mexico)
September 24th, 2025 (Limited) (South Korea)
November 27th, 2025 (Limited), released as Není jiná možnost (Czech Republic)
December 4th, 2025 (Limited), released as No Other Choice (Метод исключения) (Russia (CIS))
January 1st, 2026 (Limited), released as No Other Choice (Italy)
Video Release: February 17th, 2026 by Neon, released as No Other Choice
MPA Rating: R for violence, language and some sexual content.
(Rating bulletin 2912 (cert #55787), 11/19/2025)
Running Time: 139 minutes
Film festival: Venice Film Festival 2025
Geographical setting: South Korea
Plot point: Addiction, Dysfunctional Family, Fired, Infidelity, Money Troubles, Relationships Gone Wrong
Subgenre: Black Comedy
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: CJ Entertainment, KG Productions, Moho Films
Production Countries: Republic of Korea
Languages: Korean

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 26, 2025 - $332,653   13 $25,589   $645,622 1
Jan 2, 2026 - $1,001,122 +201% 45 $22,247   $1,990,093 2
Jan 9, 2026 - $1,376,080 +37% 147 $9,361   $3,742,317 3
Jan 16, 2026 13 $2,225,527 +62% 697 $3,193   $6,531,942 4
Jan 23, 2026 - $659,647 -70% 682 $967   $8,291,502 5
Jan 30, 2026 - $412,042 -38% 323 $1,276   $9,105,644 6
Feb 6, 2026 - $206,917 -50% 196 $1,056   $9,500,806 7
Feb 13, 2026 - $94,637 -54% 76 $1,245   $9,819,417 8
Feb 20, 2026 - $77,033 -19% 50 $1,541   $9,952,387 9
Feb 27, 2026 - $23,096 -70% 25 $924   $10,011,859 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 25, 2025 - $312,969     13 $24,075   $312,969 1
Dec 26, 2025 - $109,251 -65%   13 $8,404   $422,220 2
Dec 27, 2025 - $111,494 +2%   13 $8,576   $533,714 3
Dec 28, 2025 - $111,908 n/c   13 $8,608   $645,622 4
Dec 29, 2025 - $97,194 -13%   13 $7,476   $742,816 5
Dec 30, 2025 - $86,953 -11%   13 $6,689   $829,769 6
Dec 31, 2025 - $63,039 -28%   13 $4,849   $892,808 7
Jan 1, 2026 - $96,163 +53% -69% 13 $7,397   $988,971 8
Jan 2, 2026 - $477,589 +397% +337% 45 $10,613   $1,466,560 9
Jan 3, 2026 - $300,881 -37% +170% 45 $6,686   $1,767,441 10
Jan 4, 2026 - $222,652 -26% +99% 45 $4,948   $1,990,093 11
Jan 5, 2026 - $78,641 -65% -19% 45 $1,748   $2,068,734 12
Jan 6, 2026 - $96,849 +23% +11% 45 $2,152   $2,165,583 13
Jan 7, 2026 - $108,833 +12% +73% 45 $2,419   $2,274,416 14
Jan 8, 2026 - $91,821 -16% -5% 45 $2,040   $2,366,237 15
Jan 9, 2026 - $538,240 +486% +13% 147 $3,661   $2,904,477 16
Jan 10, 2026 - $492,104 -9% +64% 147 $3,348   $3,396,581 17
Jan 11, 2026 - $345,736 -30% +55% 147 $2,352   $3,742,317 18
Jan 12, 2026 - $129,420 -63% +65% 147 $880   $3,871,737 19
Jan 13, 2026 - $174,259 +35% +80% 147 $1,185   $4,045,996 20
Jan 14, 2026 - $152,242 -13% +40% 147 $1,036   $4,198,238 21
Jan 15, 2026 - $108,177 -29% +18% 147 $736   $4,306,415 22
Jan 16, 2026 9 $888,789 +722% +65% 697 $1,275   $5,195,204 23
Jan 17, 2026 - $711,031 -20% +44% 697 $1,020   $5,906,235 24
Jan 18, 2026 - $625,707 -12% +81% 697 $898   $6,531,942 25
Jan 19, 2026 - $450,509 -28% +248% 697 $646   $6,982,451 26
Jan 20, 2026 10 $265,801 -41% +53% 697 $381   $7,248,252 27
Jan 21, 2026 10 $217,956 -18% +43% 697 $313   $7,466,208 28
Jan 22, 2026 - $165,647 -24% +53% 697 $238   $7,631,855 29
Jan 23, 2026 - $228,299 +38% -74% 682 $335   $7,860,154 30
Jan 24, 2026 - $305,921 +34% -57% 682 $449   $8,166,075 31
Jan 25, 2026 - $125,427 -59% -80% 682 $184   $8,291,502 32
Jan 26, 2026 - $75,186 -40% -83% 682 $110   $8,366,688 33
Jan 27, 2026 - $132,327 +76% -50% 682 $194   $8,499,015 34
Jan 28, 2026 - $112,478 -15% -48% 682 $165   $8,611,493 35
Jan 29, 2026 - $82,109 -27% -50% 682 $120   $8,693,602 36
Jan 30, 2026 - $96,303 +17% -58% 323 $298   $8,789,905 37
Jan 31, 2026 - $186,828 +94% -39% 323 $578   $8,976,733 38
Feb 1, 2026 - $128,911 -31% +3% 323 $399   $9,105,644 39
Feb 2, 2026 - $38,673 -70% -49% 323 $120   $9,144,317 40
Feb 3, 2026 - $59,944 +55% -55% 323 $186   $9,204,261 41
Feb 4, 2026 - $50,353 -16% -55% 323 $156   $9,254,614 42
Feb 5, 2026 - $39,275 -22% -52% 323 $122   $9,293,889 43
Feb 6, 2026 - $57,496 +46% -40% 196 $293   $9,351,385 44
Feb 7, 2026 - $102,343 +78% -45% 196 $522   $9,453,728 45
Feb 8, 2026 - $47,078 -54% -63% 196 $240   $9,500,806 46
Feb 9, 2026 - $28,717 -39% -26% 196 $147   $9,529,523 47
Feb 10, 2026 - $45,374 +58% -24% 196 $232   $9,574,897 48
Feb 11, 2026 - $123,870 +173% +146% 196 $632   $9,698,767 49
Feb 12, 2026 - $26,013 -79% -34% 196 $133   $9,724,780 50
Feb 13, 2026 - $20,277 -22% -65% 76 $267   $9,745,057 51
Feb 14, 2026 - $38,932 +92% -62% 76 $512   $9,783,989 52
Feb 15, 2026 - $35,428 -9% -25% 76 $466   $9,819,417 53
Feb 16, 2026 - $25,154 -29% -12% 76 $331   $9,844,571 54
Feb 17, 2026 - $12,325 -51% -73% 76 $162   $9,856,896 55
Feb 18, 2026 - $8,874 -28% -93% 76 $117   $9,865,770 56
Feb 19, 2026 - $9,584 +8% -63% 76 $126   $9,875,354 57
Feb 20, 2026 - $20,258 +111% n/c 50 $405   $9,895,612 58
Feb 21, 2026 - $32,818 +62% -16% 50 $656   $9,928,430 59
Feb 22, 2026 - $23,957 -27% -32% 50 $479   $9,952,387 60
Feb 23, 2026 - $4,073 -83% -84% 50 $81   $9,956,460 61
Feb 24, 2026 - $9,408 +131% -24% 50 $188   $9,965,868 62
Feb 25, 2026 - $9,784 +4% +10% 50 $196   $9,975,652 63
Feb 26, 2026 - $13,111 +34% +37% 50 $262   $9,988,763 64
Feb 27, 2026 - $7,346 -44% -64% 25 $294   $9,996,109 65
Feb 28, 2026 - $9,844 +34% -70% 25 $394   $10,005,953 66
Mar 1, 2026 - $5,906 -40% -75% 25 $236   $10,011,859 67

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 19, 2025 20 $312,969   13 $24,075   $312,969 1
Dec 26, 2025 12 $676,002 +116% 13 $52,000   $988,971 2
Jan 2, 2026 12 $1,377,266 +104% 45 $30,606   $2,366,237 3
Jan 9, 2026 12 $1,940,178 +41% 147 $13,198   $4,306,415 4
Jan 16, 2026 10 $3,325,440 +71% 689 $4,826   $7,631,855 5
Jan 23, 2026 15 $1,061,747 -68% 682 $1,557   $8,693,602 6
Jan 30, 2026 19 $600,287 -43% 323 $1,858   $9,293,889 7
Feb 6, 2026 21 $430,891 -28% 196 $2,198   $9,724,780 8
Feb 13, 2026 34 $150,574 -65% 76 $1,981   $9,875,354 9
Feb 20, 2026 31 $113,409 -25% 50 $2,268   $9,988,763 10

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Synopsis

When a man is abruptly laid off by the paper company where he has worked tirelessly for many years, he grows increasingly desperate in his hunt.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$332,653 (3.3% of total gross)
Legs:4.50 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:26.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$12,200,000 (worldwide box office is 3.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:13 opening theaters/697 max. theaters, 3.2 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $10,011,859

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 2025 (Limited) by Neon, released as No Other Choice
January 16th, 2026 (Expands Wide) by Neon, released as No Other Choice
International Releases: January 15th, 2025 (Limited), released as La Única Opción (Mexico)
September 24th, 2025 (Limited) (South Korea)
November 27th, 2025 (Limited), released as Není jiná možnost (Czech Republic)
December 4th, 2025 (Limited), released as No Other Choice (Метод исключения) (Russia (CIS))
January 1st, 2026 (Limited), released as No Other Choice (Italy)
Video Release: February 17th, 2026 by Neon, released as No Other Choice
MPA Rating: R for violence, language and some sexual content.
(Rating bulletin 2912 (cert #55787), 11/19/2025)
Running Time: 139 minutes
Film festival: Venice Film Festival 2025
Geographical setting: South Korea
Plot point: Addiction, Dysfunctional Family, Fired, Infidelity, Money Troubles, Relationships Gone Wrong
Subgenre: Black Comedy
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Black Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: CJ Entertainment, KG Productions, Moho Films
Production Countries: Republic of Korea
Languages: Korean

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 26, 2025 - $332,653   13 $25,589   $645,622 1
Jan 2, 2026 - $1,001,122 +201% 45 $22,247   $1,990,093 2
Jan 9, 2026 - $1,376,080 +37% 147 $9,361   $3,742,317 3
Jan 16, 2026 13 $2,225,527 +62% 697 $3,193   $6,531,942 4
Jan 23, 2026 - $659,647 -70% 682 $967   $8,291,502 5
Jan 30, 2026 - $412,042 -38% 323 $1,276   $9,105,644 6
Feb 6, 2026 - $206,917 -50% 196 $1,056   $9,500,806 7
Feb 13, 2026 - $94,637 -54% 76 $1,245   $9,819,417 8
Feb 20, 2026 - $77,033 -19% 50 $1,541   $9,952,387 9
Feb 27, 2026 - $23,096 -70% 25 $924   $10,011,859 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 25, 2025 - $312,969     13 $24,075   $312,969 1
Dec 26, 2025 - $109,251 -65%   13 $8,404   $422,220 2
Dec 27, 2025 - $111,494 +2%   13 $8,576   $533,714 3
Dec 28, 2025 - $111,908 n/c   13 $8,608   $645,622 4
Dec 29, 2025 - $97,194 -13%   13 $7,476   $742,816 5
Dec 30, 2025 - $86,953 -11%   13 $6,689   $829,769 6
Dec 31, 2025 - $63,039 -28%   13 $4,849   $892,808 7
Jan 1, 2026 - $96,163 +53% -69% 13 $7,397   $988,971 8
Jan 2, 2026 - $477,589 +397% +337% 45 $10,613   $1,466,560 9
Jan 3, 2026 - $300,881 -37% +170% 45 $6,686   $1,767,441 10
Jan 4, 2026 - $222,652 -26% +99% 45 $4,948   $1,990,093 11
Jan 5, 2026 - $78,641 -65% -19% 45 $1,748   $2,068,734 12
Jan 6, 2026 - $96,849 +23% +11% 45 $2,152   $2,165,583 13
Jan 7, 2026 - $108,833 +12% +73% 45 $2,419   $2,274,416 14
Jan 8, 2026 - $91,821 -16% -5% 45 $2,040   $2,366,237 15
Jan 9, 2026 - $538,240 +486% +13% 147 $3,661   $2,904,477 16
Jan 10, 2026 - $492,104 -9% +64% 147 $3,348   $3,396,581 17
Jan 11, 2026 - $345,736 -30% +55% 147 $2,352   $3,742,317 18
Jan 12, 2026 - $129,420 -63% +65% 147 $880   $3,871,737 19
Jan 13, 2026 - $174,259 +35% +80% 147 $1,185   $4,045,996 20
Jan 14, 2026 - $152,242 -13% +40% 147 $1,036   $4,198,238 21
Jan 15, 2026 - $108,177 -29% +18% 147 $736   $4,306,415 22
Jan 16, 2026 9 $888,789 +722% +65% 697 $1,275   $5,195,204 23
Jan 17, 2026 - $711,031 -20% +44% 697 $1,020   $5,906,235 24
Jan 18, 2026 - $625,707 -12% +81% 697 $898   $6,531,942 25
Jan 19, 2026 - $450,509 -28% +248% 697 $646   $6,982,451 26
Jan 20, 2026 10 $265,801 -41% +53% 697 $381   $7,248,252 27
Jan 21, 2026 10 $217,956 -18% +43% 697 $313   $7,466,208 28
Jan 22, 2026 - $165,647 -24% +53% 697 $238   $7,631,855 29
Jan 23, 2026 - $228,299 +38% -74% 682 $335   $7,860,154 30
Jan 24, 2026 - $305,921 +34% -57% 682 $449   $8,166,075 31
Jan 25, 2026 - $125,427 -59% -80% 682 $184   $8,291,502 32
Jan 26, 2026 - $75,186 -40% -83% 682 $110   $8,366,688 33
Jan 27, 2026 - $132,327 +76% -50% 682 $194   $8,499,015 34
Jan 28, 2026 - $112,478 -15% -48% 682 $165   $8,611,493 35
Jan 29, 2026 - $82,109 -27% -50% 682 $120   $8,693,602 36
Jan 30, 2026 - $96,303 +17% -58% 323 $298   $8,789,905 37
Jan 31, 2026 - $186,828 +94% -39% 323 $578   $8,976,733 38
Feb 1, 2026 - $128,911 -31% +3% 323 $399   $9,105,644 39
Feb 2, 2026 - $38,673 -70% -49% 323 $120   $9,144,317 40
Feb 3, 2026 - $59,944 +55% -55% 323 $186   $9,204,261 41
Feb 4, 2026 - $50,353 -16% -55% 323 $156   $9,254,614 42
Feb 5, 2026 - $39,275 -22% -52% 323 $122   $9,293,889 43
Feb 6, 2026 - $57,496 +46% -40% 196 $293   $9,351,385 44
Feb 7, 2026 - $102,343 +78% -45% 196 $522   $9,453,728 45
Feb 8, 2026 - $47,078 -54% -63% 196 $240   $9,500,806 46
Feb 9, 2026 - $28,717 -39% -26% 196 $147   $9,529,523 47
Feb 10, 2026 - $45,374 +58% -24% 196 $232   $9,574,897 48
Feb 11, 2026 - $123,870 +173% +146% 196 $632   $9,698,767 49
Feb 12, 2026 - $26,013 -79% -34% 196 $133   $9,724,780 50
Feb 13, 2026 - $20,277 -22% -65% 76 $267   $9,745,057 51
Feb 14, 2026 - $38,932 +92% -62% 76 $512   $9,783,989 52
Feb 15, 2026 - $35,428 -9% -25% 76 $466   $9,819,417 53
Feb 16, 2026 - $25,154 -29% -12% 76 $331   $9,844,571 54
Feb 17, 2026 - $12,325 -51% -73% 76 $162   $9,856,896 55
Feb 18, 2026 - $8,874 -28% -93% 76 $117   $9,865,770 56
Feb 19, 2026 - $9,584 +8% -63% 76 $126   $9,875,354 57
Feb 20, 2026 - $20,258 +111% n/c 50 $405   $9,895,612 58
Feb 21, 2026 - $32,818 +62% -16% 50 $656   $9,928,430 59
Feb 22, 2026 - $23,957 -27% -32% 50 $479   $9,952,387 60
Feb 23, 2026 - $4,073 -83% -84% 50 $81   $9,956,460 61
Feb 24, 2026 - $9,408 +131% -24% 50 $188   $9,965,868 62
Feb 25, 2026 - $9,784 +4% +10% 50 $196   $9,975,652 63
Feb 26, 2026 - $13,111 +34% +37% 50 $262   $9,988,763 64
Feb 27, 2026 - $7,346 -44% -64% 25 $294   $9,996,109 65
Feb 28, 2026 - $9,844 +34% -70% 25 $394   $10,005,953 66
Mar 1, 2026 - $5,906 -40% -75% 25 $236   $10,011,859 67

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 19, 2025 20 $312,969   13 $24,075   $312,969 1
Dec 26, 2025 12 $676,002 +116% 13 $52,000   $988,971 2
Jan 2, 2026 12 $1,377,266 +104% 45 $30,606   $2,366,237 3
Jan 9, 2026 12 $1,940,178 +41% 147 $13,198   $4,306,415 4
Jan 16, 2026 10 $3,325,440 +71% 689 $4,826   $7,631,855 5
Jan 23, 2026 15 $1,061,747 -68% 682 $1,557   $8,693,602 6
Jan 30, 2026 19 $600,287 -43% 323 $1,858   $9,293,889 7
Feb 6, 2026 21 $430,891 -28% 196 $2,198   $9,724,780 8
Feb 13, 2026 34 $150,574 -65% 76 $1,981   $9,875,354 9
Feb 20, 2026 31 $113,409 -25% 50 $2,268   $9,988,763 10

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.