South Korean Box Office For 2009

RankRelease GrossTheatersTotal GrossRelease DateDistributor
1Tidal Wave$67,967,787893$67,988,064Jul 23CJ Entertainment
2Take Off$52,093,152747$52,109,102Jul 29Showbox Entertainment
3Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen$39,044,8751,214$43,392,124Jun 24CJ Entertainment
4Avatar$37,636,245991$108,305,197Dec 1720th Century Fox International
52012$31,815,514917$33,396,775Nov 12Sony Pictures Releasing
6Terminator Salvation$23,353,191793$23,353,191May 21Lotte Entertainment
7My Girlfriend Is an Agent$20,448,981555$20,452,287Apr 22Lotte Entertainment
8Scandal Makers$18,679,845524$41,281,917Dec 4Lotte Entertainment
9Running Turtle$16,517,145510$16,859,018Jun 11Showbox Entertainment
10Good Morning President$16,035,520670$16,054,888Oct 22CJ Entertainment
11Jeon Woochi$15,373,573683$38,615,945Dec 23CJ Entertainment
12Old Partner$15,287,483308$15,287,483Jan 15-
13Mother$15,108,413764$16,283,879May 28CJ Entertainment
14A Frozen Flower$14,647,612590$18,476,503Dec 30Showbox Entertainment
15G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra$14,569,142526$15,940,289Aug 6CJ Entertainment
16Red Cliff II$14,155,135507$14,191,605Jan 22Showbox Entertainment
17Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince$13,458,390824$15,627,084-Warner Bros.
18Closer to Heaven$12,621,037554$13,301,443Sep 24CJ Entertainment
19The Twilight Saga: New Moon$11,963,482622$12,011,262Dec 2Next Entertainment World (NEW)
20Thirst$11,950,322633$11,950,322Apr 30CJ Entertainment
21Agile$11,367,947441$11,813,617Jul 29Synergy
22Chaw$10,500,441516$10,521,795Jul 15Lotte Entertainment
23Bulkkocheolum Nabicheolum$10,470,759512$10,499,992Sep 24Showbox Entertainment
24Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian$9,819,667669$9,819,667Jun 420th Century Fox International
25Private Eye$9,707,309441$10,096,836Apr 2CJ Entertainment
26Angels & Demons$9,398,105618$9,887,278May 14Sony Pictures Releasing
27Valkyrie$8,497,793465$8,501,030Jan 2220th Century Fox International
28The Curious Case of Benjamin Button$8,357,956384$10,533,860Feb 12Warner Bros.
29Ninja Assassin$8,149,447401$8,752,317Nov 26Warner Bros.
30Fortune Salon$8,139,090465$8,362,014Nov 11Next Entertainment World (NEW)
31City of Damnation$7,541,086493$7,545,744Jan 22CJ Entertainment
32The Scam$7,157,788485$7,486,498Feb 12Showbox Entertainment
33Lifting King Kong$7,134,258521$7,192,813Jul 1Next Entertainment World (NEW)
34Secret$6,873,753474$6,883,251Dec 3CJ Entertainment
35Insadong Scandal$6,165,928408$6,177,474Apr 29SK Telecom
36X-Men Origins: Wolverine$6,099,188573$6,631,942Apr 2920th Century Fox International
37Slumdog Millionaire$5,841,826244$6,193,387Mar 19CJ Entertainment
38Sherlock Holmes$5,827,043409$13,652,798Dec 23Warner Bros.
39White Night$5,744,241481$6,095,018Nov 19Cinema Service
40Up$5,604,093484$5,524,557Jul 29-
41Knowing$5,492,123432$5,502,635Apr 16Next Entertainment World (NEW)
42Star Trek$5,442,372502$5,686,001May 7United International Pictures
43Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa$5,427,400456$5,427,400Jan 8CJ Entertainment
44District 9$5,253,009357$5,536,209Oct 15CJ Entertainment
45Law Abiding Citizen$4,732,588391$5,090,798Dec 10Synergy
46He's Just Not That Into You$4,729,096451$4,731,638Feb 12Next Entertainment World (NEW)
47Surrogates$4,634,863270$5,052,553Oct 1Walt Disney Pictures
48Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs$4,589,718461$5,166,601Aug 1220th Century Fox International
49The Time Traveler's Wife$4,270,692343$4,657,881Oct 28Next Entertainment World (NEW)
50Transporter 3$4,140,406320$4,454,269Jan 8Synergy
51Marine Boy$3,917,711395$3,923,970Feb 5CJ Entertainment
52Castaway on the Moon$3,712,279350$3,718,480May 14Cinema Service
53Fame$3,669,038393$3,798,631Sep 24Lotte Entertainment
54The Righteous Thief$3,591,950468$3,642,532Nov 26SK Telecom
55Push$3,526,889314$3,528,520Mar 19Lotte Entertainment
56Monsters vs. Aliens$3,525,965370$3,526,735Apr 23CJ Entertainment
57Fast & Furious$3,467,968334$3,616,904Apr 2United International Pictures
58Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser$3,276,361285$3,624,571Jul 30-
59Missing$3,273,719321$3,441,159Mar 19Synergy
60More Than Blue$3,216,745443$3,463,423Mar 12Showbox Entertainment
61A Blood Pledge: Broken Promise$3,177,298425$3,392,086Jun 18Lotte Entertainment
62Orphan$3,078,994222$3,078,994Aug 20Warner Bros.
63Where the Truth Lies$2,936,370292$3,337,582Sep 10Showbox Entertainment
64Actresses$2,933,765349$3,400,282Dec 10Showbox Entertainment
65Handphone$2,901,090442$3,137,411Feb 19SK Telecom
66Watchmen$2,803,399397$3,053,729Mar 5United International Pictures
67Bolt$2,665,717343$3,600,363Dec 31Walt Disney Pictures
68District 13: Ultimatum$2,520,138289$2,650,165Apr 16KD Media
69Changeling$2,491,592215$2,562,470Jan 22United International Pictures
70Inkheart$2,455,757298$2,665,476Jan 29Lotte Entertainment
71Yes Man$2,364,666314$6,771,041Dec 18Warner Bros.
72The Reader$2,321,019285$2,321,258Mar 26SK Telecom
73The Executioner$2,313,753343$2,525,218Nov 5Silver Spoon
74Public Enemies$2,264,440375$2,752,181Aug 12United International Pictures
75A Christmas Carol$2,203,847215$2,306,411Nov 26Walt Disney Pictures
76Five Senses of Eros$2,200,711403$2,484,095Jul 9Synergy
77A Million$2,042,540309$2,456,417Aug 6Sidus
78The Ugly Truth$2,016,938242$2,026,095Sep 10Sony Pictures Releasing
79Dragonball Evolution$2,012,008343$2,013,402Mar 1220th Century Fox International
80Gamer$1,978,053310$1,980,881Oct 1Synergy
81Inglourious Basterds$1,968,566303$2,135,174Oct 28United International Pictures
82The Proposal$1,872,397203$2,045,349Sep 3Walt Disney Pictures
83The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus$1,856,415345$2,879,175Dec 23Sungwon I Com
84The Tale of Despereaux$1,829,093225$1,869,901Feb 12United International Pictures
85The Weird Missing Case of Mr. J$1,810,022303$1,959,138Oct 8Lotte Entertainment
86The Final Destination$1,752,032246$1,956,726Oct 1Warner Bros.
87Transformers$1,726,846851$36,079,196Jun 28CJ Entertainment
88Black
2009 Re-release
$1,716,319256$5,424,328Aug 27Next Entertainment World (NEW)
89The Taking of Pelham 123$1,689,186337$1,840,625Jun 11Sony Pictures Releasing
90A Perfect Getaway$1,670,842291$1,881,457Aug 20Synergy
91Ju-on: White Ghost$1,656,012208$1,656,012Jul 9Showbox Entertainment
92Season of Good Rain$1,619,999419$1,826,417Oct 8Next Entertainment World (NEW)
93Ice Age: The Meltdown$1,545,138234$5,301,013Apr 2020th Century Fox International
94Confessions of a Shopaholic$1,506,002213$1,517,220Mar 26Walt Disney Pictures
95The Secret of Moonacre$1,469,386314$1,587,362Feb 19Sungwon I Com
96Drag Me to Hell$1,449,507305$40,042Jun 11KD Media
97Yoga Class$1,396,134328$1,402,791Aug 20Sidus
98Possessed$1,361,570291$1,361,570Aug 13Showbox Entertainment
99Twilight$1,349,164441$7,918,638Dec 11Next Entertainment World (NEW)
100I Come with the Rain$1,339,296255$1,339,296Oct 15CJ Entertainment
101Ponyo$1,307,886504$6,941,531Dec 17Showbox Entertainment
102Doraemon the Movie: The New Records of Nobita's Spaceblazer$1,216,285190$1,242,671Jul 15-
103The Accidental Husband$1,164,284272$1,231,952Mar 12Sidus
104Coraline$1,132,281286$1,149,300May 21United International Pictures
105Journey to the Center of the Earth$1,128,920438$6,784,224Dec 18Lotte Entertainment
106Yakuza: Like a Dragon
2009 Re-release
$1,101,546195$1,120,857Apr 30-
107Friday the 13th$1,088,598175$1,089,479Mar 12CJ Entertainment
108Why Did You Come to My House?$1,046,207284$1,127,017Apr 9-
109Defiance$1,043,792201$1,108,965Jan 8-
110The International$1,025,329242$1,152,151Feb 26Sony Pictures Releasing
111Chaos$1,012,777210$1,012,777Mar 26Sidus
112Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life$971,718549$3,432,040Dec 24Lotte Entertainment
113Pandorum$964,358216$1,036,192Oct 22Synergy
114The Unborn$961,806216$1,059,905Feb 26United International Pictures
115My Bloody Valentine$958,882289$962,057Jul 23Next Entertainment World (NEW)
116Seven Pounds$950,873230$1,090,854Feb 5Sony Pictures Releasing
117Marley & Me$948,073257$1,012,861Feb 1920th Century Fox International
118Bedtime Stories$904,849259$949,389Jan 22Sony Pictures Releasing
119Goodbye, Dragon Inn
2009 Re-release
$902,999242$992,897Oct 15Sidus
120Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky$870,272227$1,002,940Aug 27-
121Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! The Hero of Kinpoko
2009 Re-release
$863,073122$866,414Sep 24-
122Searching for the Elephant$799,955279$915,943Nov 5Synergy
123State of Play$784,644254$784,644Apr 30Universal Pictures International (UPI)
124This Is It$728,568210$825,115Oct 28Sony Pictures Releasing
125Gran Torino$720,438133$720,438Mar 19Warner Bros.
126Summer Wars$707,963118$690,274Aug 12CJ Entertainment
127Paju$689,566215$818,676Oct 28Warner Bros.
128The Soloist$678,646206$741,959Nov 19United International Pictures
129Breathless$667,90184$668,323Apr 16-
130Echelon Conspiracy$646,572233$719,388Mar 26Sungwon I Com
131My Sister's Keeper$635,314211$714,715Sep 10Warner Bros.
132Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel$609,919266$3,604,600Dec 3020th Century Fox International
133The Missing Lynx$607,211220$628,517Jun 24-
134The Day the Earth Stood Still$603,153554$7,467,940Dec 2520th Century Fox International
135Arthur and the Invisibles
2009 Re-release
$596,253285$638,084Jul 9Lotte Entertainment
136Seagulls$590,76469$590,764Sep 26-
137Girlfriends$565,214229$659,597Dec 17Next Entertainment World (NEW)
138High Lane$557,919197$666,715Sep 9CJ Entertainment
139Mèche Blanche, les aventures du petit castor$557,594220$562,159Apr 30-
140Wind$553,979148$572,811Nov 26-
141New York, I Love You$550,927107$550,927Oct 22KD Media
142Spread$546,684245$610,567Sep 17Sidus
1439$541,270226$599,609Sep 9SK Telecom
144The Naked Kitchen$522,241228$624,620Feb 5Silver Spoon
145Ip Man$509,089208$548,647Apr 16CJ Entertainment
146Calling$502,85828$503,804Apr 2-
147Sophie's Revenge$490,707235$606,524Aug 20CJ Entertainment
148Oh! My God 2$490,558296$550,997Feb 26CJ Entertainment
149Bride Wars$488,185258$488,185Apr 220th Century Fox International
150Alpha Dog$488,100208$488,100Jan 29Sidus
151Blood: The Last Vampire$463,206303$544,647Jun 11Sidus
152Suspect X$461,351184$497,358Apr 9Next Entertainment World (NEW)
153The Last House on the Left$458,135161$505,282Sep 3United International Pictures
154Garfield's Fun Fest$412,031109$431,096Feb 19KD Media
155Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance$402,43539$435,562Dec 3-
156Bandslam$396,171179$435,397Sep 3KD Media
157My Life in Ruins$355,052122$397,591Aug 27Sungwon I Com
158The Haunting in Connecticut$350,497203$432,568Jul 29CJ Entertainment
159New in Town$350,197168$392,361Apr 9Showbox Entertainment
160The Brothers Bloom$343,450184$387,924Jun 18Synergy
161Postman to Heaven$335,730127$543,710Nov 12-
162The Flock$324,456208$366,198Jan 29Prime Entertainment
163Vicky Cristina Barcelona$324,050163$357,372Apr 16Prime Entertainment
164The Relation of Face, Mind and Love$307,689147$336,919Nov 5-
165The Wrestler$295,619175$296,753Mar 5Next Entertainment World (NEW)
166Kiss Me, Kill Me$291,636197$325,185Nov 5Sidus
1674th Period Mystery$275,903217$360,944Aug 12Lotte Entertainment
168Revolutionary Road$260,57893$284,229Feb 19CJ Entertainment
169In Bruges$259,84897$278,619Mar 5Synergy
170Admiral$234,03994$234,039Apr 23-
171The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch$222,966219$315,159Aug 20Prime Entertainment
172Underworld: Rise of the Lycans$218,34663$218,346Apr 30Sony Pictures Releasing
173The Uninvited$212,749116$235,646Apr 9CJ Entertainment
174Duplicity$210,494156$235,848Apr 16United International Pictures
175Like You Know It All$208,86736$208,867May 1-
176The Echo$201,988174$225,751May 28-
177Be Kind Rewind$201,875109$216,970Jan 8Sidus
178Open Season 2$198,51888$199,915Mar 12-
179Shinjuku Incident$197,765135$222,306Jun 18Walt Disney Pictures
180Burn After Reading$196,59861$213,154Mar 26United International Pictures
181Forever Enthralled$187,694215$211,555Apr 9SK Telecom
182Emergency$187,61427$187,614Dec 14-
183Thomas & Friends: The Great Discovery - The Movie$180,11184$188,317Apr 9-
184Beyblade: The Movie - Fierce Battle
2009 Re-release
$169,467135$169,467Jan 15Lotte Entertainment
185Nocturna
2009 Re-release
$166,935152$182,244Aug 27-
186Julie & Julia$164,38237$222,472Dec 10Sony Pictures Releasing
187Wedding Daze
2009 Re-release
$162,548211$198,390Sep 10Lotte Entertainment
188Impy's Wonderland$161,95779$164,546Jun 11-
189The Unknown Woman$159,80021$180,958Jul 2-
190Naruto Shippûden: The Lost Tower$157,87180$162,757Oct 22-
191Look for a Star$157,036173$175,047Mar 5Lotte Entertainment
192Cherry Blossoms$153,31412$158,124Oct 22-
193Heat Wave$144,48711$594,603Dec 3-
194Pandemic$143,343147$166,747Feb 26-
195Daytime Drinking$140,61715$140,617Feb 5-
196We Will Rock You: Queen Live in Concert$138,95713$157,310Jul 30-
197Ong Bak 2$137,935230$154,275May 14KD Media
198The Fly Up$135,484197$141,392Dec 3-
199Fighting$131,821177$146,864Oct 22-
200Head in the Clouds
2008 Re-release
$131,04341$154,253Dec 31-
This chart only reflects 98 percent of total screens in South Korea.