| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Old Partner | - | - | - | $6,663,106 | 308 | $15,287,483 | Jan 15 | Indiestory Incorporation | false |
| 2 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | - | - | - | $4,453,820 | 384 | $10,533,860 | Feb 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 3 | Marine Boy | - | - | - | $3,910,268 | 395 | $3,923,970 | Feb 5 | CJ Entertainment | false |
| 4 | The Scam | - | - | - | $3,867,665 | 485 | $7,486,498 | Feb 12 | Showbox Entertainment | false |
| 5 | Scandal Makers | - | - | - | $3,238,286 | 524 | $41,281,917 | Dec 4 | Lotte Entertainment | false |
| 6 | He's Just Not That Into You | - | - | - | $3,171,372 | 451 | $4,731,638 | Feb 12 | Next Entertainment World (NEW) | false |
| 7 | Red Cliff II | - | - | - | $2,973,684 | 507 | $14,191,605 | Jan 22 | Showbox Entertainment | false |
| 8 | Handphone | - | - | - | $1,506,856 | 442 | $3,137,411 | Feb 19 | SK Telecom | false |
| 9 | Valkyrie | - | - | - | $1,502,518 | 465 | $8,501,030 | Jan 22 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 10 | City of Damnation | - | - | - | $1,271,686 | 493 | $7,545,744 | Jan 22 | CJ Entertainment | false |
| 11 | The Tale of Despereaux | - | - | - | $1,223,952 | 225 | $1,869,901 | Feb 12 | United International Pictures | false |
| 12 | Inkheart | - | - | - | $1,137,671 | 298 | $2,665,476 | Jan 29 | Lotte Entertainment | false |
| 13 | The Secret of Moonacre | - | - | - | $986,586 | 314 | $1,587,362 | Feb 19 | Sungwon I Com | false |
| 14 | Changeling | - | - | - | $938,488 | 215 | $2,562,470 | Jan 22 | United International Pictures | false |
| 15 | Seven Pounds | - | - | - | $859,053 | 230 | $1,090,854 | Feb 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 16 | A Frozen Flower | - | - | - | $779,435 | 590 | $18,476,503 | Dec 30 | Showbox Entertainment | false |
| 17 | Marley & Me | - | - | - | $558,143 | 257 | $1,012,861 | Feb 19 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 18 | The Naked Kitchen | - | - | - | $500,597 | 228 | $624,620 | Feb 5 | Silver Spoon | false |
| 19 | Garfield's Fun Fest | - | - | - | $223,800 | 109 | $431,096 | Feb 19 | KD Media | false |
| 20 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | - | - | - | $188,795 | 456 | $5,427,400 | Jan 8 | CJ Entertainment | false |
| 21 | Revolutionary Road | - | - | - | $166,791 | 93 | $284,229 | Feb 19 | CJ Entertainment | false |
| 22 | Alpha Dog | - | - | - | $134,628 | 208 | $488,100 | Jan 29 | Sidus | false |
| 23 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | - | - | - | $128,322 | 438 | $6,784,224 | Dec 18 | Lotte Entertainment | false |
| 24 | Ponyo | - | - | - | $127,511 | 504 | $6,941,531 | Dec 17 | Showbox Entertainment | false |
| 25 | Yes Man | - | - | - | $127,510 | 314 | $6,771,041 | Dec 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 26 | The Flock | - | - | - | $106,186 | 208 | $366,198 | Jan 29 | Prime Entertainment | false |
| 27 | Twilight | - | - | - | $90,325 | 441 | $7,918,638 | Dec 11 | Next Entertainment World (NEW) | false |
| 28 | Bedtime Stories | - | - | - | $67,494 | 259 | $949,389 | Jan 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 29 | Daytime Drinking | - | - | - | $67,350 | 15 | $140,617 | Feb 5 | - | false |
| 30 | Bolt | - | - | - | $54,213 | 343 | $3,600,363 | Dec 31 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 31 | The Dark Knight | - | - | - | $51,274 | 551 | $24,701,822 | Aug 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 32 | Doubt | - | - | - | $36,681 | 14 | $68,837 | Feb 12 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 33 | Tokyo Marble Chocolate | - | - | - | $23,749 | 28 | $76,508 | Jan 29 | - | false |
| 34 | Departures | - | - | - | $22,895 | 206 | $659,714 | Oct 30 | KD Media | false |
| 35 | Defiance | - | - | - | $20,763 | 201 | $1,108,965 | Jan 8 | M Plus | false |
| 36 | Cherry Blossoms | - | - | - | $16,499 | 12 | $158,124 | Oct 22 | - | false |
| 37 | Oishii Man | - | - | - | $14,631 | 16 | $40,336 | Feb 19 | - | false |
| 38 | Let the Right One In | - | - | - | $10,287 | 114 | $501,900 | Nov 13 | - | false |
| 39 | Be Kind Rewind | - | - | - | $9,844 | 109 | $216,970 | Jan 8 | Sidus | false |
| 40 | The Butterfly 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $7,609 | 30 | $138,000 | Jan 15 | - | false |
| 41 | Red Cliff | - | - | - | $6,353 | 542 | $8,139,965 | Jul 10 | Showbox Entertainment | false |
| 42 | 24 City | - | - | - | $3,988 | 1 | $9,025 | Jan 29 | - | false |
| 43 | Beyblade: The Movie - Fierce Battle 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,654 | 135 | $169,467 | Jan 15 | Lotte Entertainment | false |
| 44 | The Fall | - | - | - | $3,120 | 13 | $135,664 | Dec 4 | - | false |
| 45 | Waltz with Bashir | - | - | - | $3,022 | 3 | $39,092 | Nov 20 | - | false |
| 46 | With Hour Toe Wool Country | - | - | - | $2,990 | 2 | $18,197 | Dec 24 | - | false |
| 47 | Around Space: Journey Through the Universe with the Hubble Space Telescope | - | - | - | $2,910 | 3 | $151,060 | Jul 3 | - | false |
| 48 | Portrait of a Beauty | - | - | - | $2,174 | 546 | $11,833,931 | Nov 13 | CJ Entertainment | false |
| 49 | The Wrestler | - | - | - | $2,096 | 175 | $296,753 | Mar 5 | Next Entertainment World (NEW) | false |
| 50 | Young@Heart | - | - | - | $1,879 | 5 | $55,145 | Nov 27 | - | false |
| 51 | Tideland | - | - | - | $1,853 | 1 | $2,065 | Feb 5 | - | false |
| 52 | Dragonball Evolution | - | - | - | $1,685 | 343 | $2,013,402 | Mar 12 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 53 | Whatever Lola Wants | - | - | - | $1,426 | 29 | $85,124 | Jan 15 | - | false |
| 54 | Reservation Road | - | - | - | $1,289 | 2 | $3,172 | Jan 29 | - | false |
| 55 | Mamma Mia! | - | - | - | $1,174 | 523 | $24,181,130 | Sep 3 | United International Pictures | false |
| 56 | Once | - | - | - | $1,114 | 147 | $1,729,609 | Sep 20 | JinJin Pictures | false |
| 57 | Happy-Go-Lucky | - | - | - | $1,111 | 7 | $27,592 | Nov 20 | - | false |
| 58 | The Reader | - | - | - | $852 | 285 | $2,321,258 | Mar 26 | SK Telecom | false |
| 59 | King of the Hill | - | - | - | $582 | 1 | $679 | Feb 5 | - | false |
| 60 | Ben-Hur 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $547 | 1 | $5,016 | Apr 1 | - | false |
| 61 | Still Life | - | - | - | $435 | 3 | $77,100 | Jun 14 | - | false |
| 62 | Café de los maestros | - | - | - | $213 | 3 | $52,550 | Nov 6 | - | false |
| 63 | I Just Didn't Do It 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $167 | 5 | $7,965 | Dec 11 | - | false |
| 64 | Australia | - | - | - | $112 | 509 | $4,724,980 | Dec 11 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 65 | Ten Nights of Dreams 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $97 | 2 | $2,968 | Dec 18 | - | false |
| 66 | Antonio Vivaldi, un prince à Venise 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $44 | 15 | $23,369 | Jan 8 | - | false |
