South Korean Box Office For 2008

RankRelease GrossMax ThOpening% of Total Open ThOpenCloseDistributor
1Scandal Makers$41,281,917524$2,140,3565.2%470Dec 4-Lotte Entertainment
2The Good the Bad the Weird$36,008,317949$10,899,84130.3%949Jul 17-CJ Entertainment
3The Chaser$35,760,133507$3,914,84710.9%507Feb 14-Showbox Entertainment
4Forever the Moment$27,259,300494$4,407,64316.2%494Jan 10-Sidus
5Public Enemy Returns$27,221,855806$7,295,71226.8%806Jun 19-CJ Entertainment
6Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull$26,498,442848$8,664,36632.7%848May 22-CJ Entertainment
7The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor$26,443,920724$9,337,58235.3%724Jul 30-United International Pictures
8Kung Fu Panda$26,142,533633$7,175,77027.4%632Jun 5-CJ Entertainment
9Iron Man$25,169,783679$5,943,18123.6%679Apr 30-CJ Entertainment
10The Dark Knight$24,701,822551$5,042,73820.4%551Aug 7-Warner Bros.
11Mamma Mia!$24,181,130523$3,287,90913.6%519Sep 3-United International Pictures
12The Divine Weapon$19,991,573673$3,715,99918.6%673Sep 4-CJ Entertainment
13Wanted$19,114,634629$5,379,93528.1%629Jun 26-United International Pictures
14A Frozen Flower$18,476,503590$3,861,43320.9%590Dec 30-Showbox Entertainment
15Hancock$17,387,872687$6,264,14336%687Jul 2-Sony Pictures Releasing
16Taken$15,471,329364$2,031,09413.1%326Apr 9-Studio 2.0
17Eye for an Eye$12,358,100555$3,891,74731.5%555Jul 31-Lotte Entertainment
18Portrait of a Beauty$11,833,931546$2,349,39419.9%546Nov 13-CJ Entertainment
19Quantum of Solace$11,562,123613$3,338,34728.9%574Nov 5-Sony Pictures Releasing
20Jumper$11,157,155429$4,019,01036%429Feb 14-20th Century Fox International
21Open City$11,095,236414$3,255,72829.3%414Jan 10-CJ Entertainment
22Sunny$11,093,628433$4,157,33537.5%-Jul 24-Showbox Entertainment
23Eagle Eye$10,660,310441$2,821,28826.5%390Oct 9-CJ Entertainment
24Once Upon a Time$10,618,993394$1,971,47318.6%394Jan 31--
25The Devil's Game$10,287,987441$2,550,49924.8%441Jan 31-Prime Entertainment
26Death Bell$9,274,859366$2,370,78525.6%366Aug 7-SK Telecom
27The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian$8,943,448671$3,422,07938.3%671May 15-Walt Disney Pictures
28My Wife Got Married$8,789,900499$2,025,44523%499Oct 23-CJ Entertainment
29Red Cliff$8,139,965542$4,288,21952.7%542Jul 10-Showbox Entertainment
30The Forbidden Kingdom$8,065,700439$3,144,83039%439Apr 24-Cinema Service
31Twilight$7,918,638441$2,173,27027.4%441Dec 11-Next Entertainment World (NEW)
32Bee Movie$7,832,889334$1,824,98323.3%334Jan 3-CJ Entertainment
33Lovers of 6 Years$7,780,316383$3,136,85440.3%383Feb 5-Studio 2.0
3410,000 BC$7,570,138401$3,096,08040.9%401Mar 13-Warner Bros.
35The Day the Earth Stood Still$7,467,940554$2,099,23328.1%554Dec 25-20th Century Fox International
36Rough Cut$7,202,140411$1,771,87024.6%411Sep 11-Studio 2.0
37Vantage Point$6,994,763353$2,481,41735.5%353Feb 28-Sony Pictures Releasing
38Ponyo$6,941,531504$1,734,38325%504Dec 17-Showbox Entertainment
39Journey to the Center of the Earth$6,784,224438$1,781,33826.3%438Dec 18-Lotte Entertainment
40Step Up 2: The Streets$6,778,011337$1,991,73329.4%337Mar 13-Studio 2.0
41Yes Man$6,771,041314$1,036,21715.3%314Dec 18-Warner Bros.
42Three Kingdoms$6,581,122385$2,064,75631.4%385Apr 3-SK Telecom
43Miracle of Giving Fool$6,450,178342$2,302,05835.7%342Feb 28-CJ Entertainment
44The Incredible Hulk$6,383,794529$2,869,29144.9%529Jun 12-United International Pictures
45The Guard Post$6,260,139411$2,262,74736.1%411Apr 3-Showbox Entertainment
46WALL·E$6,046,597418$1,505,05724.9%418Aug 7--
47Fate$5,797,801397$2,390,16641.2%397Mar 20-CJ Entertainment
48Sex and the City$5,751,305412$2,337,90640.7%412Jun 5-Cinema Service
49Antique$5,608,515549$1,495,18326.7%549Nov 13-Showbox Entertainment
50Crossing$5,419,301400$1,506,46527.8%400Jun 26--
51Speed Racer$5,057,193488$2,304,41045.6%488May 8-Warner Bros.
52Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street$4,966,370293$1,580,32531.8%293Jan 17-Warner Bros.
53Australia$4,724,980509$1,628,45434.5%509Dec 11-20th Century Fox International
54The Other Boleyn Girl$4,683,202186$906,76819.4%157Mar 20-United International Pictures
55Beastie Boys$4,631,383376$1,520,30732.8%376Apr 30-Lotte Entertainment
56What Happens in Vegas$4,494,297346$1,644,71636.6%346May 29-20th Century Fox International
57The Spiderwick Chronicles$4,165,329239$1,145,68927.5%207Feb 14-CJ Entertainment
58Nim's Island$4,044,638346$1,355,38233.5%346Jul 17-Lotte Entertainment
59Hellcats$4,006,637298$1,228,04130.7%291Jan 17-Cinema Service
60Cloverfield$3,942,003344$2,122,03753.8%344Jan 24-CJ Entertainment
61A Man Who Was Superman$3,848,034514$1,452,44137.7%514Jan 31-CJ Entertainment
62Modern Boy$3,839,780415$1,800,00246.9%415Oct 2-CJ Entertainment
63Horton Hears a Who!$3,739,423439$1,000,44426.8%439May 1-20th Century Fox International
64Dachimawa Lee$3,715,997342$1,504,49640.5%342Aug 14-Showbox Entertainment
65Bolt$3,600,363343$1,192,57133.1%343Dec 31-Walt Disney Pictures
66The Mist$3,596,628258$1,406,89439.1%258Jan 10-Chungeorahm Film
67Our School's E.T.$3,578,966388$1,195,44333.4%388Sep 11-SK Telecom
68Hello, Schoolgirl$3,550,487458$1,365,41038.5%458Nov 27-CJ Entertainment
69Blindness$3,312,141296$902,69127.3%286Nov 20-Sidus
70Awake$3,270,139275$1,429,18143.7%275Mar 27-Prime Entertainment
71Crazy Waiting$3,041,001306$981,80132.3%306Jan 1-Cinema Service
72Enchanted$2,953,144325$1,073,84136.4%325Jan 10-Sony Pictures Releasing
73Go Go 70s$2,940,780409$1,202,20240.9%409Oct 2-Showbox Entertainment
74Body of Lies$2,791,289301$973,38334.9%301Oct 23-Warner Bros.
7524 Hours to Die$2,733,790337$1,213,58544.4%337Sep 25--
76The Warlords$2,719,662293$856,63631.5%293Jan 31-Lotte Entertainment
77The Bank Job$2,643,105276$940,19835.6%276Oct 30-Sidus
78Crush and Blush$2,628,300351$1,042,23139.7%351Oct 16--
79Baby and I$2,399,660244$912,50538%244Aug 14-Prime Entertainment
80Lost & Found$2,306,800460$791,20434.3%460Dec 18-CJ Entertainment
81The Happening$2,294,074304$1,330,25558%304Jun 12-20th Century Fox International
82P.S. I Love You$2,265,760249$820,09936.2%249Jan 3-Showbox Entertainment
83Death Note: L Change the World$2,244,531299$1,063,29647.4%299Feb 21-SK Telecom
84Hellboy II: The Golden Army$2,190,030353$1,037,42547.4%353Sep 25-United International Pictures
85My Dear Enemy$2,109,678389$986,14146.7%389Sep 25-Lotte Entertainment
86Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem$1,985,094180$769,54038.8%164Jan 17-20th Century Fox International
87Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's New Great Adventure into the Underworld$1,889,30099$392,59820.8%99Jul 17-Daewon Media
88Happily N'Ever After$1,869,780240$736,54339.4%240Jan 24-Showbox Entertainment
89His Last Gift$1,857,015290$983,55553%290Feb 6-Showbox Entertainment
90The Bucket List$1,783,70590$301,42516.9%79Apr 9-Warner Bros.
9188 Minutes$1,777,484257$914,78251.5%257May 29-Prime Entertainment
92Street Kings$1,757,653313$732,51741.7%313Apr 17-20th Century Fox International
93My New Partner$1,736,012265$834,96548.1%265Mar 6-M Plus
94CJ7$1,733,984336$862,10249.7%292Aug 21-Studio 2.0
95The Midnight Meat Train$1,729,568298$740,77842.8%254Aug 21-Lotte Entertainment
96A Tale of Legendary Libido$1,720,621391$602,66335%391Apr 30-Showbox Entertainment
97Atonement$1,680,371173$605,69936%166Feb 21-Universal Pictures International (UPI)
9827 Dresses$1,597,364262$773,71748.4%262Mar 6-20th Century Fox International
99The X Files: I Want to Believe$1,568,011264$752,89948%264Aug 14-20th Century Fox International
100Space Chimps$1,565,556226$465,65129.7%226Jul 17-Sungwon I Com
101The Strangers$1,550,892232$494,21031.9%232Jul 2-Chungeorahm Film
102Girl Scout$1,523,142292$855,23856.1%292Jun 5-Lotte Entertainment
103Radio Dayz$1,479,798314$590,89039.9%314Jan 31-Sidus
104The Accidental Gangster and the Mistaken Courtesan$1,417,267401$644,08945.4%401Dec 4-Sidus
105Untraceable$1,351,491252$561,39341.5%252Apr 17-M Plus
106Penelope$1,334,326192$603,19845.2%160May 15-CJ Entertainment
107An Empress and the Warriors$1,275,103299$449,39735.2%299Apr 9-CJ Entertainment
108Charlie Wilson's War$1,219,075164$612,52050.2%164Feb 6-Universal Pictures International (UPI)
109Max Payne$1,217,541199$465,64638.2%199Nov 20-20th Century Fox International
110The Duchess$1,197,805242$468,30139.1%241Oct 16-Next Entertainment World (NEW)
111Babylon A.D.$1,197,672196$685,73957.3%174Oct 2-20th Century Fox International
112Mirrors$1,192,295248$669,32856.1%248Sep 18-20th Century Fox International
113Definitely, Maybe$1,189,897178$327,25827.5%178Apr 9-United International Pictures
114The Orphanage$1,181,233195$508,37343%195Feb 14-Prime Entertainment
115Daehani Minkssi$1,180,054197$437,36137.1%197Feb 14-Lotte Entertainment
116Dan in Real Life$1,153,041215$515,17944.7%215Mar 27-CJ Entertainment
117Earth$1,152,788218$402,00934.9%214Sep 4-M Plus
118Get Smart$1,141,691249$619,67154.3%249Jun 19-Warner Bros.
119Bangkok Dangerous$1,116,399238$517,30446.3%238Sep 11-Sidus
120Do Re Mi Fa So La Si Do$1,060,319204$443,48741.8%204Apr 3-Cinema Service
121My Blueberry Nights$1,001,535191$452,92445.2%191Mar 6-Showbox Entertainment
12220th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End$985,103273$417,52942.4%273Sep 11-Megabox
123Sergeant Keroro the Super Movie 3: Keroro vs. Keroro Great Sky Duel De Arimasu!$909,12284$290,67332%84Aug 7--
124Fly Me to the Moon 3D$908,112191$289,64931.9%191Oct 30-Synergy
125Connected$827,367266$288,57634.9%224Nov 20-SK Telecom
126Priceless$823,678125$347,53642.2%125May 8-KD Media
127Superhero Movie$806,790240$412,78951.2%236Aug 21-Sidus
128Death Defying Acts$800,505278$485,88660.7%278Mar 27-Lotte Entertainment
129Saw V$798,030191$365,25845.8%176Dec 4-Sungwon I Com
130Death Race$791,440183$324,60041%179Oct 16-United International Pictures
13121$776,48589$375,26548.3%87Jun 19-Sony Pictures Releasing
132The Air I Breathe$756,373209$278,02936.8%209Apr 9-Lotte Entertainment
133Never Back Down$751,298204$342,94245.6%204May 22-Studio 2.0
134Romantic Island$732,067253$219,09629.9%253Dec 24-Silver Spoon
135Boys Over Flowers: Final$731,233190$250,52734.3%186Sep 11-Lotte Entertainment
136Painted Skin$727,966206$327,12544.9%204Oct 23-Synergy
137The Flight Before Christmas$711,732193$238,50733.5%193Dec 24-Lotte Entertainment
138Rambo$706,405262$365,10051.7%262Feb 28--
139The Children of Huang Shi$693,359278$405,93258.5%278Sep 18-CJ Entertainment
140Body$683,912208$391,36857.2%208May 29-KD Media
141The Water Horse$660,93860$243,15036.8%60Mar 20-Sony Pictures Releasing
142Departures$659,714206$236,95235.9%206Oct 30-KD Media
14330 Days of Night$652,331145$332,45451%145Jan 10-KD Media
144Humming$624,912210$321,12351.4%210Mar 13-Lotte Entertainment
145Secret$620,45038$104,19316.8%38Jan 10--
146The Jacket
2008 Re-release
$607,005179$338,18355.7%179Jan 10-Lotte Entertainment
147Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street
2008 Re-release
$601,06149$163,19227.2%49May 1--
148The Ugly Duckling and Me!$580,86887$163,42228.1%78Apr 3--
149No Country for Old Men$570,94427$80,52814.1%19Feb 21-CJ Entertainment
150Star Wars: The Clone Wars$567,100263$280,39849.4%263Sep 4-Warner Bros.
151Doomsday$566,777264$351,66662%264Jun 19-Chungeorahm Film
152Pathology$562,459166$193,04134.3%166Apr 17-Lotte Entertainment
153REC$533,810117$267,02250%117Jul 10-United International Pictures
154The Eye$525,800123$339,76964.6%123Jun 5-Showbox Entertainment
155Little Prince$512,902205$175,84834.3%205Jan 17-Lotte Entertainment
156Let the Right One In$501,900114$83,52216.6%54Nov 13--
157How to Lose Friends & Alienate People$497,810239$245,07849.2%239Oct 16-Lotte Entertainment
158Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone$490,34931$172,37135.2%31Jan 24--
159100 Feet$481,67184$283,03858.8%-Jul 24-Sidus
160Assembly$472,950189$276,13458.4%189Mar 6-Cinema Service
161Juno$449,290203$221,79649.4%203Feb 21-Mirovision
162Dream$447,310121$203,48745.5%121Oct 9-Studio 2.0
163We Own the Night$444,632168$229,54751.6%168May 29-United International Pictures
164Heartbreak Library$428,455285$210,39749.1%285Oct 23-Sungwon I Com
165Once Upon a Time in Seoul$419,587241$249,31159.4%241Nov 6-Studio 2.0
166Yeitolyi$412,300241$254,34361.7%241Sep 18-Sungwon I Com
167Fool's Gold$406,710168$253,73362.4%168Feb 28-Warner Bros.
168What Happened Last Night?$399,832190$196,13949.1%190Aug 14-M Plus
169Heuk Sim Mo Nyo$366,287216$215,97459%216Jun 12-Showbox Entertainment
170Deception$364,520148$212,55458.3%148Oct 2-Synergy
171The Women$358,900151$175,72349%151Oct 9-M Plus
172Tropic Thunder$351,498131$198,95856.6%131Dec 11-CJ Entertainment
173War$338,401170$197,62858.4%170Feb 28-Lotte Entertainment
174Kung Fu Dunk$323,188190$216,12266.9%190Feb 28-Sidus
175Amazing Grace$321,00070$250,01777.9%70Mar 20-20th Century Fox International
1763:10 to Yuma$308,036176$191,11262%176Feb 21-Cinema Service
17726 Years Diary
2008 Re-release
$306,237190$123,43940.3%190Oct 30-Lotte Entertainment
178Santamaria$301,803183$190,90263.3%183Jul 10--
179Donkey Xote$301,45587$150,98950.1%87Sep 25-Yejilim Entertainment
180Do You See Seoul?$299,631166$133,96144.7%166May 8-Cinema Service
181Solstice$284,989186$146,22651.3%186Aug 28--
182Smart People$280,19148$126,01345%31Aug 21-CJ Entertainment
183Under the Same Moon$275,93982$119,87143.4%82Oct 16-UniKorea Pictures
184Sorry Apple$272,617131$123,62545.3%131Oct 16-Chungeorahm Film
185Spare$269,972782$124,28546%782Aug 28--
186Vitus$267,14418$27,33110.2%10Apr 9--
187Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day$262,76592$99,30337.8%92Oct 2--
188Sicko$236,47836$50,99721.6%36Apr 3-Sponge
189Summer Days with Coo$210,39927$51,77724.6%27Jun 26-Megabox
190Tokyo!$207,89460$53,14125.6%60Oct 23--
191Noodle$203,85419$52,67725.8%11Aug 14--
192Flash Point$203,824175$110,51754.2%175Jun 12-Studio 18
193The Secret$199,386115$61,68030.9%115Jan 1--
194Gou Gou, the Cat$194,23118$43,22522.3%13Oct 16--
195The Piano Forest
2008 Re-release
$182,88421$54,85230%19Oct 30--
196Brave Story
2007 Re-release
$176,76456$100,15556.7%56Mar 20-Yejilim Entertainment
197Bottle Shock$174,665128$62,03935.5%128Nov 13-Lotte Entertainment
198The Diving Bell and the Butterfly$174,56012$27,63515.8%4Feb 6--
199Impy's Island$167,85270$25,24215%13Jun 26--
200Shaolin Girl$164,58624$105,25864%-Jul 24--