South Korean 2009 Weekend 21
May 21-24, 2009
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Terminator Salvation | $7,537,453 | - | 793 | - | $9,504 | $8,904,747 | 1 | Lotte Entertainment |
| 2 | 1 | Angels & Demons | $1,788,529 | -50.5% | 521 | -97 | $3,432 | $7,180,489 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | 2 | My Girlfriend Is an Agent | $1,449,473 | -34.3% | 372 | -66 | $3,896 | $18,638,910 | 5 | Lotte Entertainment |
| 4 | 3 | Castaway on the Moon | $801,247 | -44.9% | 336 | -14 | $2,384 | $2,988,655 | 2 | Cinema Service |
| 5 | 4 | Star Trek | $509,358 | -63.8% | 315 | -50 | $1,617 | $5,428,428 | 3 | United International Pictures |
| 6 | - | Coraline | $505,467 | - | 286 | - | $1,767 | $522,486 | 1 | United International Pictures |
| 7 | 5 | Thirst | $268,640 | -65% | 298 | -32 | $901 | $11,493,361 | 4 | CJ Entertainment |
| 8 | 6 | Insadong Scandal | $100,061 | -78.8% | 169 | -168 | $592 | $5,979,314 | 4 | SK Telecom |
| 9 | 11 | Like You Know It All | $32,031 | -44.1% | 36 | +5 | $889 | $132,172 | 4 | N/A |
| 10 | 7 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | $24,082 | -91% | 82 | -254 | $293 | $6,703,650 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 11 | 13 | Yakuza: Like a Dragon 2009 Re-release | $22,740 | -48.2% | 44 | -28 | $516 | $1,009,896 | 4 | N/A |
| 12 | 9 | Monsters vs. Aliens | $16,354 | -82.3% | 24 | -86 | $681 | $3,607,426 | 5 | CJ Entertainment |
| 13 | 14 | Calling | $15,712 | -20.3% | 16 | +4 | $982 | $198,796 | 8 | N/A |
| 14 | - | Detroit Metal City | $13,064 | - | 12 | - | $1,088 | $16,120 | 1 | N/A |
| 15 | - | Boat | $12,828 | - | 7 | - | $1,832 | $12,828 | - | Showbox Entertainment |
| 16 | 12 | Halloween | $10,447 | -78.1% | 57 | -22 | $183 | $106,727 | 2 | N/A |
| 17 | 10 | Cyborg She | $7,325 | -88.3% | 41 | -94 | $178 | $106,124 | 2 | Next Entertainment World (NEW) |
| 18 | 8 | Ong Bak 2 | $6,611 | -93.4% | 85 | -145 | $77 | $154,275 | 2 | KD Media |
| 19 | - | Boy A | $6,053 | - | 1 | - | $6,053 | $7,646 | 4 | N/A |
| 20 | 15 | Breathless | $4,695 | -65.2% | 16 | -15 | $293 | $664,709 | 6 | N/A |
| 21 | - | Before the Devil Knows You're Dead | $4,454 | - | 1 | - | $4,454 | $21,249 | 2 | N/A |
| 22 | 21 | Missing | $4,253 | +14.9% | 2 | -1 | $2,126 | $3,475,067 | 10 | Synergy |
| 23 | - | One Step More to the Sea | $3,290 | - | 6 | - | $548 | $3,901 | 1 | N/A |
| 24 | - | Journey Through the Universe with the Hubble Space Telescope | $2,099 | - | 2 | - | $1,049 | $106,711 | 47 | N/A |
| 25 | - | Modern French Comedies | $2,030 | - | 1 | - | $2,030 | $2,996 | 1 | N/A |
| 26 | 16 | Mèche Blanche, les aventures du petit castor | $1,921 | -81.3% | 10 | -20 | $192 | $567,471 | 4 | N/A |
| 27 | 19 | Old Partner | $1,717 | -65.3% | 2 | -2 | $858 | $15,287,483 | 19 | - |
| 28 | 17 | Paris | $1,702 | -75.1% | 3 | -14 | $567 | $38,943 | 3 | N/A |
| 29 | 18 | Sisters on the Road | $1,633 | -74% | 8 | -3 | $204 | $109,567 | 5 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 30 | 26 | The Reader | $1,479 | +11.6% | 2 | +1 | $739 | $2,349,978 | 9 | SK Telecom |
| 31 | 24 | Hong Sang Soo Film Festival: A Tale of the Cinema Film Festival | $1,303 | -28.1% | 1 | - | $1,303 | $4,583 | 2 | N/A |
| 32 | 22 | Son of Rambow | $1,026 | -64.6% | 5 | -14 | $205 | $61,019 | 6 | N/A |
| 33 | 25 | District 13: Ultimatum | $956 | -39.8% | 1 | - | $956 | $2,683,990 | 6 | KD Media |
| 34 | 20 | State of Play | $938 | -75.6% | 1 | -4 | $938 | $784,644 | 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 35 | - | Thomas & Friends: The Great Discovery - The Movie | $860 | - | 1 | - | $860 | $184,462 | 7 | N/A |
| 36 | 28 | Wild Exploration Alive | $685 | -25.2% | 1 | - | $685 | $2,271 | 2 | N/A |
| 37 | - | Knowing | $665 | - | 2 | - | $332 | $5,502,635 | 6 | Next Entertainment World (NEW) |
| 38 | 27 | Cherry Blossoms | $606 | -49.4% | 2 | - | $303 | $160,803 | 31 | N/A |
| 39 | - | Antonia's Line | $575 | - | 1 | - | $575 | $21,046 | - | N/A |
| 40 | - | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $518 | - | 2 | - | $259 | $357,372 | 6 | Prime Entertainment |
| 41 | - | No Country for Old Men | $498 | - | 1 | - | $498 | $350,831 | 66 | CJ Entertainment |
| 42 | - | A History of Violence | $376 | - | 1 | - | $376 | $15,900 | 96 | N/A |
| 43 | 37 | Silver Film Exhibition: Her Youth | $321 | +29.4% | 1 | - | $321 | $951 | 2 | N/A |
This chart only reflects 98 percent of total screens in South Korea.
