South Korean Box Office For January 2009
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Partner | $15,287,483 | 308 | $29,611 | 0.2% | 7 | Jan 15 | - | Indiestory Incorporation |
| 2 | Red Cliff II | $14,191,605 | 507 | $2,983,748 | 21% | 507 | Jan 22 | - | Showbox Entertainment |
| 3 | Valkyrie | $8,501,030 | 465 | $2,149,496 | 25.3% | 465 | Jan 22 | - | 20th Century Fox International |
| 4 | City of Damnation | $7,545,744 | 493 | $1,858,676 | 24.6% | 493 | Jan 22 | - | CJ Entertainment |
| 5 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $5,427,400 | 456 | $1,755,262 | 32.3% | 456 | Jan 8 | - | CJ Entertainment |
| 6 | Transporter 3 | $4,454,269 | 320 | $1,697,227 | 38.1% | 320 | Jan 8 | - | Synergy |
| 7 | Inkheart | $2,665,476 | 298 | $1,317,632 | 49.4% | 298 | Jan 29 | - | Lotte Entertainment |
| 8 | Changeling | $2,562,470 | 215 | $418,665 | 16.3% | 13 | Jan 22 | - | United International Pictures |
| 9 | Defiance | $1,108,965 | 201 | $381,066 | 34.4% | 201 | Jan 8 | - | M Plus |
| 10 | Bedtime Stories | $949,389 | 259 | $278,180 | 29.3% | 259 | Jan 22 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | Alpha Dog | $488,100 | 208 | $270,063 | 55.3% | 208 | Jan 29 | - | Sidus |
| 12 | The Flock | $366,198 | 208 | $218,270 | 59.6% | 208 | Jan 29 | - | Prime Entertainment |
| 13 | Be Kind Rewind | $216,970 | 109 | $69,908 | 32.2% | 109 | Jan 8 | - | Sidus |
| 14 | Beyblade: The Movie - Fierce Battle 2009 Re-release | $169,467 | 135 | $85,748 | 50.6% | 135 | Jan 15 | - | Lotte Entertainment |
| 15 | Mutant Chronicles | $143,687 | 118 | $66,617 | 46.4% | 118 | Jan 8 | - | Next Entertainment World (NEW) |
| 16 | The Butterfly 2009 Re-release | $138,000 | 30 | $59,495 | 43.1% | 30 | Jan 15 | - | - |
| 17 | Whatever Lola Wants | $85,124 | 29 | $39,183 | 46% | 29 | Jan 15 | - | - |
| 18 | Tokyo Marble Chocolate | $76,508 | 28 | $43,047 | 56.3% | 28 | Jan 29 | - | - |
| 19 | Antonio Vivaldi, un prince à Venise 2009 Re-release | $23,369 | 15 | $10,098 | 43.2% | 15 | Jan 8 | - | - |
| 20 | 24 City | $9,025 | 1 | $1,334 | 14.8% | 1 | Jan 29 | - | - |
| 21 | Reservation Road | $3,172 | 2 | $1,613 | 50.9% | 2 | Jan 29 | - | - |
| 22 | Teeth | $933 | 1 | $380 | 40.7% | 1 | Jan 15 | - | - |
This chart only reflects 98 percent of total screens in South Korea.
