South Korean Box Office For August 2008
| Rank | Release | Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | $20,172,478 | 724 | $26,443,920 | Jul 30 | United International Pictures |
| 2 | The Dark Knight | $20,125,216 | 551 | $24,701,822 | Aug 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | The Good, the Bad, the Weird | $13,089,120 | 949 | $36,008,317 | Jul 17 | CJ Entertainment |
| 4 | Eye for an Eye | $10,221,525 | 555 | $12,358,100 | Jul 31 | Lotte Entertainment |
| 5 | Death Bell | $8,103,993 | 366 | $9,274,859 | Aug 7 | SK Telecom |
| 6 | WALL·E | $5,341,291 | 418 | $6,046,597 | Aug 7 | - |
| 7 | Sunny | $3,661,248 | 433 | $11,093,628 | Jul 24 | Showbox Entertainment |
| 8 | Dachimawa Lee | $3,066,323 | 342 | $3,715,997 | Aug 14 | Showbox Entertainment |
| 9 | Baby and I | $2,059,188 | 244 | $2,399,660 | Aug 14 | Prime Entertainment |
| 10 | CJ7 | $1,522,001 | 336 | $1,733,984 | Aug 21 | Studio 2.0 |
| 11 | The Midnight Meat Train | $1,422,508 | 298 | $1,729,568 | Aug 21 | Lotte Entertainment |
| 12 | The Divine Weapon | $1,382,630 | 673 | $19,991,573 | Sep 4 | CJ Entertainment |
| 13 | The X Files: I Want to Believe | $1,157,852 | 264 | $1,568,011 | Aug 14 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 14 | Mamma Mia! | $867,922 | 523 | $24,181,130 | Sep 3 | United International Pictures |
| 15 | Sergeant Keroro the Super Movie 3: Keroro vs. Keroro Great Sky Duel De Arimasu! | $769,046 | 84 | $909,122 | Aug 7 | - |
| 16 | Nim's Island | $662,245 | 346 | $4,044,638 | Jul 17 | Lotte Entertainment |
| 17 | Superhero Movie | $638,325 | 240 | $806,790 | Aug 21 | Sidus |
| 18 | Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's New Great Adventure into the Underworld | $631,553 | 99 | $1,889,300 | Jul 17 | Daewon Media |
| 19 | What Happened Last Night? | $393,440 | 190 | $399,832 | Aug 14 | M Plus |
| 20 | Space Chimps | $349,093 | 226 | $1,565,556 | Jul 17 | Sungwon I Com |
| 21 | Smart People | $238,639 | 48 | $280,191 | Aug 21 | CJ Entertainment |
| 22 | Red Cliff | $193,178 | 542 | $8,139,965 | Jul 10 | Showbox Entertainment |
| 23 | Spare | $193,055 | 782 | $269,972 | Aug 28 | - |
| 24 | Noodle | $185,135 | 19 | $203,854 | Aug 14 | - |
| 25 | Solstice | $146,226 | 186 | $284,989 | Aug 28 | - |
| 26 | Public Enemy Returns | $74,977 | 806 | $27,221,855 | Jun 19 | CJ Entertainment |
| 27 | The Last Mistress | $45,334 | 5 | $52,000 | Jul 31 | - |
| 28 | Jellyfish | $41,958 | 5 | $24,899 | Aug 14 | - |
| 29 | A Gentle Breeze in the Village | $40,421 | 6 | $63,193 | Jul 24 | - |
| 30 | 100 Feet | $36,884 | 84 | $481,671 | Jul 24 | Sidus |
| 31 | A Better Tomorrow | $35,874 | 62 | $74,799 | Aug 8 | - |
| 32 | Shine a Light | $19,268 | 7 | $48,578 | Aug 28 | CJ Entertainment |
| 33 | The Valet | $17,876 | 6 | $22,419 | Aug 21 | - |
| 34 | Ladies in Lavender 2008 Re-release | $15,346 | 1 | $44,055 | Jul 3 | - |
| 35 | Action Boys | $15,313 | 13 | $49,052 | Aug 28 | - |
| 36 | Ride Away | $15,123 | 4 | $18,144 | Aug 7 | - |
| 37 | The U.S. vs. John Lennon | $12,295 | 3 | $15,858 | Jul 24 | - |
| 38 | Crossing | $11,943 | 400 | $5,419,301 | Jun 26 | - |
| 39 | Rudy: The Return of the Racing Pig | $9,767 | 14 | $16,455 | Aug 28 | - |
| 40 | I'm Not There | $9,458 | 8 | $116,744 | May 29 | - |
| 41 | Lemon Tree | $8,162 | 2 | $25,722 | Jul 10 | - |
| 42 | Life Is Cool | $7,992 | 14 | $28,100 | Jun 12 | - |
| 43 | Nowhere to Turn 2008 Re-release | $7,684 | 4 | $10,499 | Aug 21 | - |
| 44 | Welcome to the Quiet Room | $6,444 | 2 | $21,004 | Aug 28 | - |
| 45 | The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker | $6,188 | 3 | $17,889 | Aug 28 | - |
| 46 | The Mission 2008 Re-release | $4,800 | 21 | $141,112 | Dec 24 | Warner Bros. |
| 47 | Boys Over Flowers: Final | $4,327 | 190 | $731,233 | Sep 11 | Lotte Entertainment |
| 48 | Asian Corridor in Heaven | $2,747 | 10 | $5,743 | Aug 28 | - |
| 49 | Shaolin Girl | $2,698 | 24 | $164,586 | Jul 24 | - |
| 50 | Adrift in Tokyo | $2,587 | 9 | $79,400 | Sep 11 | - |
| 51 | The Counterfeiters | $2,404 | 11 | $100,178 | Jul 3 | - |
| 52 | Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest | $2,276 | 18 | $51,413 | Feb 21 | - |
| 53 | Impy's Island | $2,041 | 70 | $167,852 | Jun 26 | - |
| 54 | Turtles Swim Faster Than Expected 2006 Re-release | $1,820 | 2 | $3,005 | Oct 19 | - |
| 55 | Café de los maestros | $1,519 | 3 | $52,550 | Nov 6 | - |
| 56 | Summer Days with Coo | $1,406 | 27 | $210,399 | Jun 26 | Megabox |
| 57 | Redbelt | $1,370 | 1 | $3,448 | Aug 21 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 58 | Once Upon a Time | $1,186 | 394 | $10,618,993 | Jan 31 | - |
| 59 | Election 2007 Re-release | $1,058 | 1 | $1,058 | Aug 1 | - |
| 60 | Let the Right One In | $1,044 | 114 | $501,900 | Nov 13 | - |
| 61 | Simple Men 2008 Re-release | $1,029 | 1 | $1,456 | Jul 31 | - |
| 62 | Trust 2008 Re-release | $884 | 1 | $1,278 | Jul 30 | - |
| 63 | In the Pool | $867 | 2 | $1,497 | Nov 1 | - |
| 64 | Mulholland Drive | $828 | 25 | $163,550 | - | - |
| 65 | The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 2008 Re-release | $810 | 1 | $3,992 | Jul 15 | - |
| 66 | Persepolis | $771 | 9 | $77,342 | May 8 | - |
| 67 | Once Upon a Time in the West | $629 | 1 | $5,103 | Jul 11 | - |
| 68 | Whisper of the Heart | $628 | 1 | $51,201 | Nov 22 | - |
| 69 | The Girl from Monday | $621 | 1 | $921 | Jul 31 | - |
| 70 | Fast Food Nation | $619 | 3 | $14,754 | Jul 3 | - |
| 71 | Planet Terror | $595 | 146 | $121,452 | Jul 3 | - |
| 72 | Innocent Voices 2007 Re-release | $571 | 1 | $1,459 | Nov 1 | - |
| 73 | Broken English | $527 | 2 | $25,181 | Jul 2 | - |
| 74 | Epitaph | $510 | 251 | $4,398,570 | Aug 1 | Studio 2.0 |
| 75 | Like Father, Like Son | $490 | 13 | $27,718 | Jun 12 | - |
| 76 | Nightmare Detective | $445 | 1 | $1,026 | Aug 1 | - |
| 77 | Tony Takitani | $402 | 1 | $73,713 | Sep 22 | - |
| 78 | REC | $401 | 117 | $533,810 | Jul 10 | United International Pictures |
| 79 | Milky Way Liberation Front | $322 | 6 | $31,300 | Nov 29 | - |
| 80 | The Girl Who Leapt Through Time | $303 | 13 | $17,848 | Jun 14 | - |
| 81 | Away from Her | $301 | 5 | $103,002 | Mar 27 | - |
| 82 | The Romance of Astrea and Celadon | $286 | 1 | $3,818 | Jun 19 | - |
| 83 | Eo-neu-nal Geu Gil-e-seo | $224 | 3 | $19,882 | Mar 27 | - |
| 84 | Useless | $118 | 2 | $9,888 | May 22 | - |
| 85 | Megane | $112 | 6 | $48,360 | Nov 29 | - |
| 86 | The Diving Bell and the Butterfly | $112 | 12 | $174,560 | Feb 6 | - |
| 87 | The Edge of Heaven | $109 | 1 | $3,544 | Jun 19 | - |
| 88 | Vitus | $107 | 18 | $267,144 | Apr 9 | - |
| 89 | Callas Forever 2007 Re-release | $103 | 1 | $26,150 | Dec 27 | - |
| 90 | Death Proof | $68 | 195 | $733,424 | Sep 6 | Chungeorahm Film |
| 91 | The Page Turner | $33 | 3 | $11,178 | Oct 3 | - |
| 92 | 13 Tzameti | $20 | 2 | $6,310 | Jun 29 | - |
This chart only reflects 98 percent of total screens in South Korea.
