| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Avatar | - | - | - | $50,370,826 | 991 | $108,305,197 | Dec 17 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 2 | Jeon Woochi | - | - | - | $21,506,495 | 683 | $38,615,945 | Dec 23 | CJ Entertainment | false |
| 3 | No Mercy | - | - | - | $6,832,239 | 375 | $6,614,048 | Jan 7 | Cinema Service | false |
| 4 | Sherlock Holmes | - | - | - | $6,706,368 | 409 | $13,652,798 | Dec 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 5 | Harmony | - | - | - | $3,809,044 | 473 | $17,979,586 | Jan 28 | CJ Entertainment | false |
| 6 | Attack the Gas Station! 2 | - | - | - | $3,667,895 | 372 | $4,634,087 | Jan 21 | Cinema Service | false |
| 7 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | - | - | - | $2,934,602 | 266 | $3,604,600 | Dec 30 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 8 | Nine | - | - | - | $2,619,390 | 359 | $3,210,920 | Dec 31 | Synergy | false |
| 9 | Paranormal Activity | - | - | - | $2,307,275 | 298 | $2,831,659 | Jan 13 | Next Entertainment World (NEW) | false |
| 10 | Astro Boy | - | - | - | $1,829,283 | 325 | $2,201,763 | Jan 13 | KD Media | false |
| 11 | Le Grand Chef 2: Kimchi Battle | - | - | - | $1,592,607 | 422 | $2,852,446 | Jan 28 | Lotte Entertainment | false |
| 12 | The Road | - | - | - | $980,348 | 157 | $1,080,406 | Jan 7 | SK Telecom | false |
| 13 | Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life | - | - | - | $826,511 | 549 | $3,432,040 | Dec 24 | Lotte Entertainment | false |
| 14 | Wedding Dress | - | - | - | $774,303 | 208 | $857,199 | Jan 14 | Sidus | false |
| 15 | 500 Days of Summer | - | - | - | $735,382 | 221 | $1,784,428 | Jan 21 | - | false |
| 16 | Engine Sentai Go-onger VS Gekiranger | - | - | - | $672,104 | 132 | $839,670 | Jan 7 | CJ Entertainment | false |
| 17 | Bodyguards and Assassins | - | - | - | $633,019 | 179 | $724,114 | Jan 21 | CJ Entertainment | false |
| 18 | Little Nicholas | - | - | - | $536,936 | 200 | $1,175,268 | Jan 28 | Prime Entertainment | false |
| 19 | The Princess and the Frog | - | - | - | $519,150 | 92 | $597,470 | Jan 21 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 20 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | - | - | - | $407,086 | 345 | $2,879,175 | Dec 23 | Sungwon I Com | false |
| 21 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | - | - | - | $339,456 | 348 | $746,008 | Jan 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 22 | Heat Wave | - | - | - | $319,034 | 11 | $594,603 | Dec 3 | - | false |
| 23 | Joomoonjin | - | - | - | $317,433 | 110 | $317,433 | Jan 21 | Lotte Entertainment | false |
| 24 | Actresses | - | - | - | $161,430 | 349 | $3,400,282 | Dec 10 | Showbox Entertainment | false |
| 25 | Lady Daddy | - | - | - | $161,196 | 238 | $1,072,598 | Jan 14 | Showbox Entertainment | false |
| 26 | Fair Love | - | - | - | $152,517 | 47 | $167,027 | Jan 14 | CJ Entertainment | false |
| 27 | Recovery | - | - | - | $83,741 | 71 | $920,784 | Jan 14 | - | false |
| 28 | 2008 Royal Philharmonic Symphony | - | - | - | $77,177 | 1 | $77,177 | Jan 22 | - | false |
| 29 | Ex | - | - | - | $76,507 | 16 | $129,796 | Jan 7 | - | false |
| 30 | Little Ashes | - | - | - | $60,168 | 11 | $69,265 | Jan 14 | - | false |
| 31 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Bonds Beyond Time | - | - | - | $56,279 | 78 | $612,629 | Jan 28 | - | false |
| 32 | Management | - | - | - | $40,472 | 42 | $51,334 | Dec 31 | Sidus | false |
| 33 | Julie & Julia | - | - | - | $34,520 | 37 | $222,472 | Dec 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 34 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | - | - | - | $23,057 | 12 | $109,927 | Dec 24 | - | false |
| 35 | The Metropolitan Opera HD Live: Puccini: Turandot | - | - | - | $23,051 | 1 | $50,398 | Jan 10 | - | false |
| 36 | Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance | - | - | - | $22,235 | 39 | $435,562 | Dec 3 | - | false |
| 37 | Ninja Assassin | - | - | - | $17,144 | 401 | $8,752,317 | Nov 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 38 | Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $15,830 | 15 | $42,125 | Jan 7 | - | false |
| 39 | Law Abiding Citizen | - | - | - | $15,267 | 391 | $5,090,798 | Dec 10 | Synergy | false |
| 40 | The September Issue | - | - | - | $14,730 | 11 | $69,200 | Jan 28 | - | false |
| 41 | Synecdoche, New York | - | - | - | $13,628 | 5 | $27,681 | Jan 7 | - | false |
| 42 | Brothers | - | - | - | $13,508 | 163 | $437,464 | May 5 | Sungwon I Com | false |
| 43 | Wind | - | - | - | $13,204 | 1 | $15,333 | Nov 26 | - | false |
| 44 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | - | - | - | $10,301 | 622 | $12,011,262 | Dec 2 | Next Entertainment World (NEW) | false |
| 45 | Saw VI | - | - | - | $7,850 | 17 | $139,111 | - | - | false |
| 46 | How to Be | - | - | - | $7,292 | 19 | $14,477 | Jan 28 | - | false |
| 47 | Girlfriends | - | - | - | $6,984 | 229 | $659,597 | Dec 17 | Next Entertainment World (NEW) | false |
| 48 | Red Like the Sky 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $5,942 | 8 | $42,171 | Dec 17 | - | false |
| 49 | Nice Shorts | - | - | - | $5,922 | 6 | $7,582 | Jan 21 | - | false |
| 50 | Wild Exploration Alive | - | - | - | $5,833 | 2 | $39,287 | May 14 | - | false |
| 51 | Secret | - | - | - | $3,849 | 474 | $6,883,251 | Dec 3 | CJ Entertainment | false |
| 52 | I've Loved You So Long | - | - | - | $3,137 | 3 | $11,908 | Jan 7 | - | false |
| 53 | Just Friends | - | - | - | $2,864 | 7 | $21,338 | Dec 17 | - | false |
| 54 | The Metropolitan Opera HD Live: Verdi: Aida | - | - | - | $2,812 | 1 | $26,759 | Dec 6 | - | false |
| 55 | Welcome | - | - | - | $2,379 | 16 | $46,932 | Dec 10 | - | false |
| 56 | Hollywood Classic Special | - | - | - | $2,076 | 1 | $5,038 | Dec 22 | - | false |
| 57 | A Christmas Carol | - | - | - | $2,041 | 215 | $2,306,411 | Nov 26 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 58 | Sogyumo Acacia Band's Story Undated South Korea Release | - | - | - | $1,553 | 5 | $1,689 | - | - | false |
| 59 | Broken Embraces | - | - | - | $1,520 | 7 | $96,088 | Nov 19 | United International Pictures | false |
| 60 | What Do You Do? | - | - | - | $1,014 | 6 | $8,080 | Dec 17 | - | false |
| 61 | Around Space: Journey Through the Universe with the Hubble Space Telescope | - | - | - | $963 | 3 | $151,060 | Jul 3 | - | false |
| 62 | The Executioner | - | - | - | $652 | 343 | $2,525,218 | Nov 5 | Silver Spoon | false |
