South Korean Box Office For January 2009
| Rank | Release | Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Frozen Flower | $13,387,449 | 590 | $18,476,503 | Dec 30 | Showbox Entertainment |
| 2 | Scandal Makers | $11,497,287 | 524 | $41,281,917 | Dec 4 | Lotte Entertainment |
| 3 | Red Cliff II | $7,267,469 | 507 | $14,191,605 | Jan 22 | Showbox Entertainment |
| 4 | Valkyrie | $5,372,143 | 465 | $8,501,030 | Jan 22 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 5 | City of Damnation | $4,933,118 | 493 | $7,545,744 | Jan 22 | CJ Entertainment |
| 6 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $4,929,718 | 456 | $5,427,400 | Jan 8 | CJ Entertainment |
| 7 | Transporter 3 | $4,114,912 | 320 | $4,454,269 | Jan 8 | Synergy |
| 8 | Bolt | $2,602,890 | 343 | $3,600,363 | Dec 31 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 9 | Yes Man | $2,231,374 | 314 | $6,771,041 | Dec 18 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Ponyo | $1,178,869 | 504 | $6,941,531 | Dec 17 | Showbox Entertainment |
| 11 | Changeling | $1,034,886 | 215 | $2,562,470 | Jan 22 | United International Pictures |
| 12 | Defiance | $1,022,256 | 201 | $1,108,965 | Jan 8 | M Plus |
| 13 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | $988,147 | 438 | $6,784,224 | Dec 18 | Lotte Entertainment |
| 14 | Bedtime Stories | $707,218 | 259 | $949,389 | Jan 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 15 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $603,153 | 554 | $7,467,940 | Dec 25 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 16 | Old Partner | $262,954 | 308 | $15,287,483 | Jan 15 | Indiestory Incorporation |
| 17 | Be Kind Rewind | $187,106 | 109 | $216,970 | Jan 8 | Sidus |
| 18 | Beyblade: The Movie - Fierce Battle 2009 Re-release | $160,142 | 135 | $169,467 | Jan 15 | Lotte Entertainment |
| 19 | Head in the Clouds 2008 Re-release | $131,043 | 41 | $154,253 | Dec 31 | - |
| 20 | Mutant Chronicles | $129,621 | 118 | $143,687 | Jan 8 | Next Entertainment World (NEW) |
| 21 | The Butterfly 2009 Re-release | $113,557 | 30 | $138,000 | Jan 15 | - |
| 22 | Alpha Dog | $83,150 | 208 | $488,100 | Jan 29 | Sidus |
| 23 | Whatever Lola Wants | $64,691 | 29 | $85,124 | Jan 15 | - |
| 24 | Lost & Found | $63,096 | 460 | $2,306,800 | Dec 18 | CJ Entertainment |
| 25 | Mamma Mia! | $38,292 | 523 | $24,181,130 | Sep 3 | United International Pictures |
| 26 | The Flight Before Christmas | $37,432 | 193 | $711,732 | Dec 24 | Lotte Entertainment |
| 27 | The Fall | $28,678 | 13 | $135,664 | Dec 4 | - |
| 28 | Romantic Island | $21,241 | 253 | $732,067 | Dec 24 | Silver Spoon |
| 29 | Antonio Vivaldi, un prince à Venise 2009 Re-release | $21,009 | 15 | $23,369 | Jan 8 | - |
| 30 | Australia | $18,329 | 509 | $4,724,980 | Dec 11 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 31 | Eastern Promises | $17,288 | 18 | $116,490 | Dec 10 | - |
| 32 | Around Space: Journey Through the Universe with the Hubble Space Telescope | $14,045 | 3 | $151,060 | Jul 3 | - |
| 33 | Once | $13,578 | 147 | $1,729,609 | Sep 20 | JinJin Pictures |
| 34 | Au Revoir les Enfants 2008 Re-release | $13,426 | 1 | $3,333 | Dec 24 | - |
| 35 | Mianhada Dokdoya | $10,119 | 68 | $24,024 | Dec 31 | - |
| 36 | With Hour Toe Wool Country | $9,630 | 2 | $18,197 | Dec 24 | - |
| 37 | Let the Right One In | $9,070 | 114 | $501,900 | Nov 13 | - |
| 38 | Departures | $8,442 | 206 | $659,714 | Oct 30 | KD Media |
| 39 | The Last Propose of NADA | $7,111 | 1 | $11,237 | Dec 24 | - |
| 40 | Young@Heart | $6,777 | 5 | $55,145 | Nov 27 | - |
| 41 | The Dark Knight | $6,184 | 551 | $24,701,822 | Aug 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 42 | Waltz with Bashir | $5,491 | 3 | $39,092 | Nov 20 | - |
| 43 | Lovers of the Arctic Circle 2008 Re-release | $4,931 | 8 | $40,127 | Dec 4 | - |
| 44 | Madagascar | $4,663 | 280 | $9,754,887 | Jul 14 | CJ Entertainment |
| 45 | Café de los maestros | $3,950 | 3 | $52,550 | Nov 6 | - |
| 46 | The Polar Express | $2,434 | 113 | $3,164,304 | Dec 24 | Warner Bros. |
| 47 | Happy-Go-Lucky | $2,235 | 7 | $27,592 | Nov 20 | - |
| 48 | Tokyo! | $1,559 | 60 | $207,894 | Oct 23 | - |
| 49 | Delays | $1,462 | 2 | $6,170 | Dec 4 | - |
| 50 | Opal Dream 2008 Re-release | $1,444 | 1 | $4,298 | Dec 25 | - |
| 51 | Sleuth | $1,439 | 5 | $78,800 | Nov 20 | - |
| 52 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2008 Re-release | $855 | 1 | $4,588 | Dec 18 | - |
| 53 | Teeth | $851 | 1 | $933 | Jan 15 | - |
| 54 | Deep Sea | $710 | 1 | $1,331 | Dec 31 | - |
| 55 | I Just Didn't Do It 2008 Re-release | $660 | 5 | $7,965 | Dec 11 | - |
| 56 | The Good the Bad the Weird | $624 | 949 | $36,008,317 | Jul 17 | CJ Entertainment |
| 57 | Ten Nights of Dreams 2008 Re-release | $436 | 2 | $2,968 | Dec 18 | - |
| 58 | Portrait of a Beauty | $392 | 546 | $11,833,931 | Nov 13 | CJ Entertainment |
| 59 | Written | $347 | 2 | $1,236 | Dec 26 | - |
| 60 | Action Boys | $218 | 13 | $49,052 | Aug 28 | - |
| 61 | Lacombe, Lucien | $184 | 1 | $3,228 | Dec 4 | - |
| 62 | The Last Mistress | $171 | 5 | $52,000 | Jul 31 | - |
| 63 | Boy Meets Boy | $129 | 7 | $9,102 | Nov 20 | - |
| 64 | The ESP Couple | $124 | 7 | $18,326 | Nov 27 | - |
| 65 | My Friend & His Wife | $96 | 11 | $18,993 | Nov 27 | - |
| 66 | Control | $53 | 11 | $11,389 | Oct 30 | - |
| 67 | It's a Free World... | $42 | 2 | $3,762 | Sep 25 | - |
| 68 | Red Cliff | $39 | 542 | $8,139,965 | Jul 10 | Showbox Entertainment |
| 69 | The Accidental Gangster and the Mistaken Courtesan | $10 | 401 | $1,417,267 | Dec 4 | Sidus |
This chart only reflects 98 percent of total screens in South Korea.
