South Korean 2008 Weekend 17
April 24-27, 2008
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | The Forbidden Kingdom | $3,144,830 | - | 439 | - | $7,163 | $3,600,151 | 1 | Cinema Service |
| 2 | 1 | Taken | $2,222,379 | +9.3% | 277 | -15 | $8,023 | $9,312,582 | 3 | Studio 2.0 |
| 3 | 2 | Street Kings | $399,000 | -45.5% | 232 | -81 | $1,719 | $1,622,583 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 4 | 4 | Untraceable | $374,124 | -33.4% | 231 | -21 | $1,619 | $1,302,834 | 2 | - |
| 5 | 6 | The Bucket List | $296,055 | +9.7% | 65 | -25 | $4,554 | $1,354,712 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | 3 | Three Kingdoms | $292,165 | -54.3% | 255 | -81 | $1,145 | $6,570,072 | 4 | SK Telecom |
| 7 | 5 | The Guard Post | $258,409 | -37.9% | 231 | -45 | $1,118 | $6,252,186 | 4 | Showbox Entertainment |
| 8 | 9 | The Chaser | $200,807 | +17% | 126 | -24 | $1,593 | $33,856,540 | 11 | Showbox Entertainment |
| 9 | 7 | Pathology | $159,321 | -17.5% | 156 | -10 | $1,021 | $506,492 | 2 | Lotte Entertainment |
| 10 | 10 | Definitely, Maybe | $129,251 | -11.1% | 134 | -43 | $964 | $1,118,382 | 3 | United International Pictures |
| 11 | 11 | The Other Boleyn Girl | $100,756 | -5.3% | 101 | -22 | $997 | $4,578,825 | 6 | United International Pictures |
| 12 | 8 | An Empress and the Warriors | $59,162 | -66.9% | 173 | -95 | $341 | $1,269,777 | 3 | CJ Entertainment |
| 13 | 14 | The Ugly Duckling and Me! | $58,486 | -8.3% | 44 | -22 | $1,329 | $541,847 | 4 | N/A |
| 14 | 13 | The Air I Breathe | $55,172 | -18.1% | 66 | -124 | $835 | $756,373 | 3 | Lotte Entertainment |
| 15 | 16 | Vitus | $43,095 | +99% | 17 | +9 | $2,535 | $129,877 | 3 | N/A |
| 16 | 12 | Do Re Mi Fa So La Si Do | $25,779 | -63.5% | 55 | -78 | $468 | $1,057,481 | 4 | Cinema Service |
| 17 | 17 | Sicko | $17,798 | -12.9% | 19 | -8 | $936 | $218,966 | 4 | - |
| 18 | - | The Mourning Forest | $14,747 | - | 4 | - | $3,686 | $19,895 | 1 | N/A |
| 19 | 15 | Awake | $11,944 | -69.8% | 33 | -60 | $361 | $3,268,802 | 5 | Prime Entertainment |
| 20 | 20 | The Water Horse | $11,718 | -5.3% | 14 | -12 | $837 | $625,511 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 21 | - | Beastie Boys | $9,392 | - | 9 | - | $1,043 | $57,271 | - | Lotte Entertainment |
| 22 | 19 | A Circus Romance | $7,215 | -43.4% | 11 | -18 | $655 | $75,437 | 3 | N/A |
| 23 | - | Horton Hears a Who! | $7,177 | - | 2 | - | $3,588 | $13,416 | - | 20th Century Fox International |
| 24 | 22 | Candy | $5,460 | -21.6% | 4 | - | $1,365 | $18,746 | 2 | N/A |
| 25 | 43 | Secret | $4,569 | +451.1% | 6 | +4 | $761 | $621,057 | 16 | N/A |
| 26 | 18 | Step Up 2: The Streets | $4,556 | -75.8% | 9 | -32 | $506 | $6,880,406 | 7 | Studio 2.0 |
| 27 | 25 | Away from Her | $4,549 | -18.8% | 3 | -2 | $1,516 | $93,937 | 5 | N/A |
| 28 | 77 | Bee Movie | $4,285 | +1,804.4% | 8 | +6 | $535 | $7,408,515 | 17 | CJ Entertainment |
| 29 | - | If You Were Me: Anima Vision 2 | $3,410 | - | 12 | - | $284 | $13,067 | 1 | N/A |
| 30 | - | Once | $2,963 | - | 5 | - | $592 | $1,477,779 | 32 | JinJin Pictures |
| 31 | 31 | Days of Being Wild 2008 Re-release | $2,556 | -5.1% | 3 | +1 | $852 | $37,363 | 4 | N/A |
| 32 | 88 | The Upside of Anger | $2,476 | +2,071.9% | 5 | +3 | $495 | $37,418 | 5 | N/A |
| 33 | 35 | Goya's Ghosts | $2,325 | +48.9% | 7 | +2 | $332 | $28,641 | 4 | N/A |
| 34 | - | A Tale of Legendary Libido | $2,236 | - | 3 | - | $745 | $15,306 | - | Showbox Entertainment |
| 35 | 44 | Alvin and the Chipmunks | $2,186 | +175.3% | 7 | +4 | $312 | $3,709,467 | 19 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 36 | 50 | Miracle of Giving Fool | $1,680 | +190.7% | 2 | +1 | $840 | $6,323,876 | 9 | CJ Entertainment |
| 37 | 47 | The Lives of Others | $1,518 | +115.9% | 3 | +2 | $506 | $293,176 | 58 | - |
| 38 | 28 | 10,000 BC | $1,499 | -52.4% | 7 | -7 | $214 | $7,454,988 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 39 | - | Yellow Tears | $1,487 | - | 4 | - | $371 | $272,367 | 46 | N/A |
| 40 | 29 | Dan in Real Life | $1,398 | -51.9% | 2 | -6 | $699 | $1,153,041 | 5 | CJ Entertainment |
| 41 | 41 | La maison de Himiko | $1,385 | +63.7% | 4 | +3 | $346 | $586,124 | 118 | N/A |
| 42 | - | Robot Taekwon V | $1,140 | - | 4 | - | $285 | $3,911,451 | 67 | N/A |
| 43 | 92 | Yobi, the Five Tailed Fox | $1,030 | +862.6% | 5 | +4 | $206 | $2,628,978 | 66 | N/A |
| 44 | 27 | Fate | $1,010 | -78.7% | 4 | -10 | $252 | $5,797,013 | 6 | CJ Entertainment |
| 45 | 32 | Amazing Grace | $1,009 | -51.1% | 3 | -2 | $336 | $320,346 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 46 | - | August Rush | $984 | - | 3 | - | $328 | $15,532,118 | 22 | CJ Entertainment |
| 47 | 38 | The Girl Who Leapt Through Time | $970 | -27.8% | 3 | - | $323 | $371,794 | 46 | N/A |
| 48 | 33 | No Country for Old Men | $904 | -47.7% | 2 | -1 | $452 | $437,022 | 10 | CJ Entertainment |
| 49 | 81 | Shara | $889 | +353.6% | 1 | - | $889 | $1,895 | 2 | N/A |
| 50 | 56 | Suzaku | $839 | +99.3% | 1 | - | $839 | $1,770 | 2 | N/A |
| 51 | 34 | The Diving Bell and the Butterfly | $834 | -47.4% | 2 | - | $417 | $174,442 | 12 | N/A |
| 52 | - | Little Miss Sunshine | $820 | - | 1 | - | $820 | $188,978 | 71 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 53 | 37 | The Spiderwick Chronicles | $796 | -43.6% | 2 | -3 | $398 | $4,165,329 | 11 | CJ Entertainment |
| 54 | 59 | Sad Vacation | $769 | +86.7% | 2 | +1 | $384 | $27,512 | 7 | N/A |
| 55 | - | Honey & Clover | $738 | - | 2 | - | $369 | $285,766 | 68 | N/A |
| 56 | - | Mala Noche | $724 | - | 1 | - | $724 | $13,183 | 57 | N/A |
| 57 | 45 | Transformers | $696 | -6.1% | 2 | +1 | $348 | $50,251,879 | 44 | CJ Entertainment |
| 58 | 66 | The Band's Visit | $623 | +87.7% | 3 | - | $207 | $22,072 | 7 | N/A |
| 59 | 78 | Shrek the Third | $575 | +181.9% | 2 | +1 | $287 | $19,245,701 | 47 | N/A |
| 60 | 55 | Ben-Hur 2008 Re-release | $571 | +27.2% | 1 | - | $571 | $3,346 | 4 | N/A |
| 61 | - | Yalkae, a Joker in High School | $559 | - | 1 | - | $559 | $648 | 1 | N/A |
| 62 | - | My Song Is... | $501 | - | 1 | - | $501 | $1,090 | 1 | N/A |
| 63 | - | Summer Days with Coo | $466 | - | 1 | - | $466 | $466 | - | Megabox |
| 64 | - | Paranoid Park | $447 | - | 1 | - | $447 | $57,292 | 23 | N/A |
| 65 | - | Kiki's Delivery Service 2007 Re-release | $432 | - | 2 | - | $216 | $168,645 | 23 | N/A |
| 66 | - | Josee, the Tiger and the Fish | $395 | - | 1 | - | $395 | $338,856 | 183 | N/A |
| 67 | - | Brave Story 2007 Re-release | $387 | - | 3 | - | $129 | $179,105 | 6 | - |
| 68 | 53 | Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone | $381 | -30% | 3 | +1 | $127 | $490,349 | 14 | N/A |
| 69 | - | Across a Gold Prairie | $378 | - | 1 | - | $378 | $38,403 | 83 | N/A |
| 70 | - | Last Days | $341 | - | 1 | - | $341 | $43,659 | 105 | N/A |
| 71 | - | Across the Universe | $341 | - | 1 | - | $341 | $147,544 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 72 | - | The Last Mimzy | $301 | - | 1 | - | $301 | $301 | 1 | N/A |
| 73 | 67 | Talk to Her 2002 Re-release | $295 | -3.3% | 1 | - | $295 | $5,159 | 263 | N/A |
| 74 | 70 | Happily N'Ever After | $293 | +2.1% | 2 | +1 | $146 | $1,866,788 | 14 | Showbox Entertainment |
| 75 | - | Nanami: The Inferno of First Love | $291 | - | 1 | - | $291 | $291 | 1 | N/A |
| 76 | 63 | Embracing | $290 | -19.2% | 1 | - | $290 | $1,269 | 2 | N/A |
| 77 | 39 | Lust, Caution | $276 | -76.8% | 1 | -5 | $276 | $13,083,701 | 25 | CJ Entertainment |
| 78 | - | Wings of Desire 1993 Re-release | $275 | - | 1 | - | $275 | $2,796 | - | N/A |
| 79 | 68 | Katatsumori | $273 | -6.8% | 1 | - | $273 | $1,055 | 2 | N/A |
| 80 | 40 | The Happy Life | $272 | -71.5% | 2 | - | $136 | $8,664,972 | 33 | CJ Entertainment |
| 81 | 75 | Eo-neu-nal Geu Gil-e-seo | $257 | +12.7% | 1 | - | $257 | $16,199 | 5 | N/A |
| 82 | 74 | Bad Education | $235 | +3.1% | 1 | - | $235 | $138,752 | 189 | N/A |
| 83 | 79 | With Her Outstretched Hand | $222 | +11.6% | 1 | - | $222 | $696 | 2 | N/A |
| 84 | 64 | Coffee and Cigarettes | $214 | -39.2% | 1 | - | $214 | $51,055 | 92 | N/A |
| 85 | 42 | Cloverfield | $202 | -75.9% | 1 | - | $202 | $3,942,003 | 14 | CJ Entertainment |
| 86 | 58 | The Bourne Ultimatum | $200 | -51.7% | 1 | - | $200 | $14,503,440 | 33 | United International Pictures |
| 87 | - | Bridge to Terabithia | $193 | - | 1 | - | $193 | $2,842,703 | 63 | N/A |
| 88 | 60 | Night and Day | $187 | -53.8% | 2 | -1 | $93 | $75,110 | 9 | N/A |
| 89 | 96 | Princess in an Iron Helmet | $186 | +141.6% | 1 | - | $186 | $4,311 | 6 | N/A |
| 90 | - | Sex Game | $185 | - | 1 | - | $185 | $271 | 1 | N/A |
| 91 | 84 | Volver | $175 | +10.8% | 1 | - | $175 | $187,699 | 84 | - |
| 92 | - | Female Student Guerrilla | $173 | - | 1 | - | $173 | $173 | 1 | N/A |
| 93 | 57 | Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom | $172 | -58.7% | 1 | - | $172 | $739 | 2 | N/A |
| 94 | - | A Pool Without Water | $161 | - | 1 | - | $161 | $161 | 1 | N/A |
| 95 | - | Resume of Love Affairs | $159 | - | 1 | - | $159 | $159 | 1 | N/A |
| 96 | 73 | The Kite Runner | $159 | -32.6% | 1 | - | $159 | $127,173 | 7 | United International Pictures |
| 97 | 85 | Birth Mother | $158 | +1.9% | 1 | - | $158 | $684 | 2 | N/A |
| 98 | 49 | Memories of Matsuko | $158 | -74.6% | 1 | - | $158 | $149,665 | 55 | N/A |
| 99 | 82 | Death Defying Acts | $147 | -12.5% | 1 | -1 | $147 | $800,505 | 5 | Lotte Entertainment |
| 100 | - | Copying Beethoven | $144 | - | 1 | - | $144 | $1,886,410 | 29 | - |
| 101 | - | Bad Boys | $143 | - | 1 | - | $143 | $143 | 1 | N/A |
| 102 | 89 | Clash of Egos | $130 | +18.2% | 1 | -2 | $130 | $8,572 | 9 | N/A |
| 103 | - | Hansel and Gretel | $130 | - | 1 | - | $130 | $2,101,678 | 18 | CJ Entertainment |
| 104 | 87 | The Firefly 2008 Re-release | $130 | -9.7% | 1 | - | $130 | $802 | 2 | N/A |
| 105 | - | Gushing Prayer: A 15-Year-Old Prostitute | $128 | - | 1 | - | $128 | $128 | 1 | N/A |
| 106 | 98 | 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days | $120 | +62.2% | 1 | - | $120 | $51,173 | 9 | N/A |
| 107 | - | Farewell 2008 Re-release | $112 | - | 1 | - | $112 | $7,319 | 5 | N/A |
| 108 | 69 | Me and You and Everyone We Know | $111 | -61.9% | 1 | - | $111 | $65,696 | 118 | N/A |
| 109 | - | Hula Girls | $107 | - | 1 | - | $107 | $355,103 | 61 | N/A |
| 110 | - | Don't Come Knocking | $100 | - | 1 | - | $100 | $26,845 | 114 | N/A |
| 111 | - | Forever the Moment | $96 | - | 1 | - | $96 | $27,259,300 | 16 | Sidus |
| 112 | - | How Much Is Too Much? | $91 | - | 1 | - | $91 | $14,725 | 127 | N/A |
| 113 | 104 | Mozart and the Whale | $84 | +115.4% | 1 | - | $84 | $13,757 | 44 | N/A |
| 114 | 72 | The Last Dining Table | $84 | -67.8% | 1 | - | $84 | $1,839 | 3 | N/A |
| 115 | 48 | Seven Days | $72 | -88.7% | 1 | -5 | $72 | $14,391,750 | 24 | Prime Entertainment |
| 116 | 86 | Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth | $70 | -54.5% | 1 | - | $70 | $424 | 2 | N/A |
| 117 | - | Dragon Wars: D-War | $67 | - | 1 | - | $67 | $55,187,480 | 39 | Showbox Entertainment |
| 118 | 105 | U-ri Hak-ko | $67 | +123.3% | 1 | - | $67 | $211,156 | 57 | N/A |
| 119 | 80 | Broken Flowers | $59 | -70.4% | 1 | - | $59 | $111,495 | 125 | - |
| 120 | 54 | Atonement | $58 | -88.1% | 1 | - | $58 | $1,365,199 | 10 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 121 | - | Wanbyeoghan domiyoli | $56 | - | 1 | - | $56 | $80 | 1 | N/A |
| 122 | - | A Walk in the Spring Rain | $52 | - | 1 | - | $52 | $52 | 1 | N/A |
| 123 | - | The Taste of Tea | $49 | - | 1 | - | $49 | $16,275 | 75 | N/A |
| 124 | 36 | My New Partner | $42 | -97.2% | 1 | -1 | $42 | $1,736,012 | 8 | - |
| 125 | 101 | Vantage Point | $40 | -40.3% | 1 | - | $40 | $6,994,763 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 126 | - | Bread and Milk 2008 Re-release | $38 | - | 1 | - | $38 | $50 | 1 | N/A |
| 127 | 62 | Gracie | $36 | -90.6% | 1 | -1 | $36 | $86,158 | 5 | - |
| 128 | 95 | 27 Dresses | $36 | -59.1% | 1 | - | $36 | $1,597,364 | 8 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 129 | 83 | King Kong | $35 | -78.4% | 1 | - | $35 | $24,777,357 | 124 | United International Pictures |
| 130 | - | Last Life in the Universe 2005 Re-release | $35 | - | 1 | - | $35 | $31,081 | 139 | N/A |
| 131 | 102 | Never Forever | $32 | -39.6% | 1 | - | $32 | $670,500 | 45 | N/A |
| 132 | - | Bright Future | $14 | - | 1 | - | $14 | $11,427 | 210 | N/A |
| 133 | 107 | The Distance 2008 Re-release | $12 | -58.6% | 1 | - | $12 | $133 | 3 | N/A |
| 134 | - | Rampo Noir | $11 | - | 1 | - | $11 | $135 | 68 | N/A |
| 135 | 106 | Mother Never Dies | $9 | -69% | 1 | - | $9 | $724,011 | 33 | N/A |
| 136 | 90 | Milky Way Liberation Front | $8 | -92.7% | 1 | -1 | $8 | $26,515 | 22 | N/A |
This chart only reflects 98 percent of total screens in South Korea.
