A Taxi Driver was released, "A Taxi Driver" surpassed 10 million viewers selling 10,068,708 tickets, earning a total of . "A Taxi Driver" also became the first film of 2017 and the fifteenth Korean film overall to surpass the 10 million milestone. It is also Song Kang-ho's third film to have sold more than 10 million tickets. The film topped the South Korean box office for three consecutive weekends. By August 28, the film had attracted 11.4 million viewers. According to the film's distributor Showbox, the total attendance of the film surpassed the 12 million mark as of September 9, becoming the tenth
A Taxi Driver to watch the film based on the true story of her late husband. On August 13, 2017, South Korea's President Moon Jae-in viewed "A Taxi Driver" with Edeltraut Brahmstaedt and her family. A Blue House official said, "The movie shows how a foreign reporter's efforts contributed to Korea's democratization, and President Moon saw the film to honor Hinzpeter in respect for what he did for the country." After watching the film, President Moon commented: "A Taxi Driver" received positive reviews upon its release. The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 95% based on 17