South Korean 2008 Weekend 51
December 18-21, 2008
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Scandal Makers | $3,007,217 | +0.6% | 524 | +37 | $5,738 | $12,829,839 | 3 | Lotte Entertainment |
| 2 | - | Journey to the Center of the Earth | $1,781,338 | - | 438 | - | $4,066 | $2,167,282 | 1 | Lotte Entertainment |
| 3 | - | Ponyo | $1,734,383 | - | 504 | - | $3,441 | $2,063,605 | 1 | Showbox Entertainment |
| 4 | 2 | Twilight | $1,122,476 | -48.4% | 418 | -23 | $2,685 | $4,952,329 | 2 | Next Entertainment World (NEW) |
| 5 | - | Yes Man | $1,036,217 | - | 314 | - | $3,300 | $1,343,980 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | 3 | Australia | $832,425 | -48.9% | 451 | -58 | $1,845 | $3,738,581 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 7 | - | Lost & Found | $791,204 | - | 460 | - | $1,720 | $1,080,241 | 1 | CJ Entertainment |
| 8 | 4 | Portrait of a Beauty | $47,885 | -88.4% | 77 | -229 | $621 | $11,824,208 | 6 | CJ Entertainment |
| 9 | 6 | Tropic Thunder | $17,188 | -91.4% | 90 | -41 | $190 | $351,498 | 2 | CJ Entertainment |
| 10 | 13 | Eastern Promises | $15,146 | -40.5% | 16 | -2 | $946 | $71,172 | 2 | N/A |
| 11 | 16 | Mamma Mia! | $8,375 | -14.3% | 7 | -7 | $1,196 | $25,401,305 | 16 | United International Pictures |
| 12 | 5 | Hello, Schoolgirl | $7,809 | -96.2% | 22 | -266 | $354 | $3,550,487 | 4 | CJ Entertainment |
| 13 | 7 | The Accidental Gangster and the Mistaken Courtesan | $7,073 | -95.7% | 27 | -276 | $261 | $1,429,963 | 3 | Sidus |
| 14 | 9 | Saw V | $6,552 | -92% | 12 | -179 | $546 | $792,430 | 3 | Sungwon I Com |
| 15 | 17 | Let the Right One In | $5,483 | -42.9% | 6 | -5 | $913 | $391,191 | 6 | - |
| 16 | 10 | The Fourth Day | $5,061 | -92.7% | 27 | -133 | $187 | $137,199 | 2 | Mega Films Distribution |
| 17 | 18 | The Fall | $4,911 | -42.7% | 6 | -6 | $818 | $56,764 | 3 | N/A |
| 18 | - | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $4,531 | - | 2 | - | $2,265 | $4,531 | - | 20th Century Fox International |
| 19 | 37 | Journey Through the Universe with the Hubble Space Telescope | $3,336 | +276.1% | 3 | +2 | $1,112 | $43,676 | 25 | N/A |
| 20 | 8 | The Polar Express | $2,744 | -96.7% | 1 | - | $2,744 | $3,157,800 | 209 | Warner Bros. |
| 21 | - | The Flight Before Christmas | $2,566 | - | 2 | - | $1,283 | $4,414 | - | Lotte Entertainment |
| 22 | - | Crossing | $2,281 | - | 5 | - | $456 | $5,419,301 | 26 | - |
| 23 | - | Romantic Island | $2,155 | - | 2 | - | $1,077 | $4,318 | - | Silver Spoon |
| 24 | 19 | 26 Years Diary 2008 Re-release | $2,141 | -57.6% | 4 | -4 | $535 | $298,581 | 8 | Lotte Entertainment |
| 25 | 22 | Young@Heart | $1,959 | -30.6% | 4 | -1 | $489 | $37,980 | 4 | N/A |
| 26 | 20 | Lovers of the Arctic Circle 2008 Re-release | $1,925 | -60.2% | 4 | -3 | $481 | $29,075 | 3 | N/A |
| 27 | 29 | Waltz with Bashir | $1,584 | -0.2% | 1 | - | $1,584 | $26,311 | 5 | N/A |
| 28 | 12 | Blindness | $1,434 | -94.5% | 7 | -52 | $204 | $3,312,141 | 5 | Sidus |
| 29 | 15 | Antique | $1,244 | -88% | 2 | -37 | $622 | $5,608,515 | 6 | Showbox Entertainment |
| 30 | 11 | Quantum of Solace | $1,208 | -96.7% | 5 | -99 | $241 | $11,136,940 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 31 | 36 | Café de los maestros | $1,102 | +15.5% | 3 | - | $367 | $45,121 | 7 | N/A |
| 32 | 38 | Gou Gou, the Cat | $1,101 | +30.3% | 2 | - | $550 | $195,750 | 10 | N/A |
| 33 | 21 | The Piano Forest 2008 Re-release | $1,040 | -67.3% | 4 | - | $260 | $157,417 | 8 | N/A |
| 34 | 26 | I Just Didn't Do It 2008 Re-release | $945 | -60.9% | 3 | -2 | $315 | $5,691 | 2 | N/A |
| 35 | - | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2008 Re-release | $742 | - | 1 | - | $742 | $786 | 1 | N/A |
| 36 | 41 | Delays | $579 | -12.7% | 2 | - | $289 | $3,631 | 3 | N/A |
| 37 | 49 | Bottle Shock | $458 | +19.6% | 1 | - | $458 | $179,486 | 6 | Lotte Entertainment |
| 38 | 27 | Tokyo! | $457 | -74% | 3 | -1 | $152 | $207,923 | 9 | N/A |
| 39 | 40 | My Friend & His Wife | $438 | -45.6% | 4 | -2 | $109 | $15,519 | 4 | N/A |
| 40 | 28 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous 2005 Re-release | $366 | -78.7% | 1 | - | $366 | $34,464 | 141 | N/A |
| 41 | - | Taken | $333 | - | 2 | - | $166 | $15,470,410 | 37 | Studio 2.0 |
| 42 | - | Ten Nights of Dreams 2008 Re-release | $287 | - | 2 | - | $143 | $1,195 | 1 | N/A |
| 43 | 44 | Boy Meets Boy | $254 | -56.6% | 3 | -1 | $84 | $8,907 | 5 | N/A |
| 44 | 14 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $225 | -98.7% | 1 | -33 | $225 | $907,327 | 8 | Synergy |
| 45 | 34 | My Wife Got Married | $224 | -79.4% | 1 | -5 | $224 | $8,789,900 | 9 | CJ Entertainment |
| 46 | 50 | Sleuth | $213 | -36.2% | 1 | -1 | $213 | $78,411 | 5 | N/A |
| 47 | 35 | Departures | $207 | -80.2% | 1 | -1 | $207 | $650,568 | 8 | KD Media |
| 48 | 39 | The Bank Job | $135 | -83.8% | 2 | -1 | $67 | $2,643,105 | 8 | Sidus |
| 49 | 47 | Dream | $125 | -71.4% | 2 | - | $62 | $451,842 | 11 | Studio 2.0 |
| 50 | 25 | The Magic Hour | $116 | -95.2% | 1 | -8 | $116 | $87,420 | 4 | N/A |
| 51 | - | Once | $112 | - | 1 | - | $112 | $1,482,302 | 66 | JinJin Pictures |
| 52 | - | The Mission 2008 Re-release | $111 | - | 2 | - | $55 | $36,034 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 53 | 43 | Mermaid | $99 | -83.9% | 1 | - | $99 | $47,694 | 9 | N/A |
| 54 | 58 | My Dear Enemy | $47 | +235.7% | 1 | - | $47 | $2,022,401 | 13 | Lotte Entertainment |
This chart only reflects 98 percent of total screens in South Korea.
