South Korean Box Office For 2008
| Rank | Release | Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 128 | Bolt | $908,891 | 343 | $3,600,363 | Dec 31 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 348 | Mianhada Dokdoya | $6,109 | 68 | $24,024 | Dec 31 | - |
| 63 | A Frozen Flower | $3,781,289 | 590 | $18,476,503 | Dec 30 | Showbox Entertainment |
| 486 | Written | $553 | 2 | $1,236 | Dec 26 | - |
| 36 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $6,864,787 | 554 | $7,467,940 | Dec 25 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 398 | Opal Dream 2008 Re-release | $1,952 | 1 | $4,298 | Dec 25 | - |
| 143 | Romantic Island | $708,663 | 253 | $732,067 | Dec 24 | Silver Spoon |
| 148 | The Flight Before Christmas | $672,452 | 193 | $711,732 | Dec 24 | Lotte Entertainment |
| 325 | Goodbye, Children 2008 Re-release | $9,648 | 1 | $3,333 | Dec 24 | - |
| 374 | With Hour Toe Wool Country | $3,298 | 2 | $18,197 | Dec 24 | - |
| 376 | The Last Propose of NADA | $3,008 | 1 | $11,237 | Dec 24 | - |
| 386 | Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage | $2,425 | 9 | $7,335 | Dec 24 | - |
| 519 | House of D 2008 Re-release | $326 | 1 | $667 | Dec 24 | - |
| 45 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | $5,655,304 | 438 | $6,784,224 | Dec 18 | Lotte Entertainment |
| 58 | Yes Man | $4,098,612 | 314 | $6,771,041 | Dec 18 | Warner Bros. |
| 83 | Lost & Found | $2,240,008 | 460 | $2,306,800 | Dec 18 | CJ Entertainment |
| 369 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D 2008 Re-release | $3,689 | 1 | $4,588 | Dec 18 | - |
| 431 | Ten Nights of Dreams 2008 Re-release | $1,058 | 2 | $2,968 | Dec 18 | - |
| 46 | Ponyo | $5,628,681 | 504 | $6,941,531 | Dec 17 | Showbox Entertainment |
| 44 | Twilight | $5,660,522 | 441 | $7,918,638 | Dec 11 | Next Entertainment World (NEW) |
| 55 | Australia | $4,177,832 | 509 | $4,724,980 | Dec 11 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 189 | Tropic Thunder | $290,477 | 131 | $351,498 | Dec 11 | CJ Entertainment |
| 223 | The Fourth Day | $107,038 | 160 | $137,062 | Dec 11 | - |
| 349 | I Just Didn't Do It 2008 Re-release | $6,072 | 5 | $7,965 | Dec 11 | - |
| 403 | 4 Day | $1,818 | 2 | $1,818 | Dec 11 | - |
| 230 | Eastern Promises | $96,805 | 18 | $116,490 | Dec 10 | - |
| 9 | Scandal Makers | $22,602,072 | 524 | $41,281,917 | Dec 4 | Lotte Entertainment |
| 112 | The Accidental Gangster and the Mistaken Courtesan | $1,197,481 | 401 | $1,417,267 | Dec 4 | Sidus |
| 146 | Saw V | $674,887 | 191 | $798,030 | Dec 4 | Sungwon I Com |
| 241 | The Fall | $70,662 | 13 | $135,664 | Dec 4 | - |
| 266 | Lovers of the Arctic Circle 2008 Re-release | $33,711 | 8 | $40,127 | Dec 4 | - |
| 361 | Delays | $4,500 | 2 | $6,170 | Dec 4 | - |
| 389 | Lacombe, Lucien | $2,321 | 1 | $3,228 | Dec 4 | - |
| 546 | Griffin & Phoenix | $199 | 1 | $222 | Dec 4 | - |
| 69 | Hello, Schoolgirl | $3,251,380 | 458 | $3,550,487 | Nov 27 | CJ Entertainment |
| 234 | The Magic Hour | $82,007 | 17 | $86,830 | Nov 27 | - |
| 255 | Young@Heart | $43,868 | 5 | $55,145 | Nov 27 | - |
| 260 | He Was a Quiet Man | $37,543 | 15 | $41,783 | Nov 27 | - |
| 302 | The ESP Couple | $17,004 | 7 | $18,326 | Nov 27 | - |
| 309 | My Friend & His Wife | $15,072 | 11 | $18,993 | Nov 27 | - |
| 68 | Blindness | $3,306,457 | 296 | $3,312,141 | Nov 20 | Sidus |
| 121 | Max Payne | $1,063,643 | 199 | $1,217,541 | Nov 20 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 135 | Connected | $790,281 | 266 | $827,367 | Nov 20 | SK Telecom |
| 239 | Sleuth | $71,118 | 5 | $78,800 | Nov 20 | - |
| 275 | Waltz with Bashir | $28,822 | 3 | $39,092 | Nov 20 | - |
| 290 | Happy-Go-Lucky | $20,669 | 7 | $27,592 | Nov 20 | - |
| 366 | Boy Meets Boy | $3,843 | 7 | $9,102 | Nov 20 | - |
| 17 | Portrait of a Beauty | $11,711,484 | 546 | $11,833,931 | Nov 13 | CJ Entertainment |
| 47 | Antique | $5,604,439 | 549 | $5,608,515 | Nov 13 | Showbox Entertainment |
| 173 | Let the Right One In | $407,037 | 58 | $552,415 | Nov 13 | - |
| 208 | Bottle Shock | $177,524 | 128 | $174,665 | Nov 13 | Lotte Entertainment |
| 233 | Sky of Love | $83,357 | 103 | $105,403 | Nov 13 | - |
| 324 | Iri | $9,688 | 6 | $10,486 | Nov 13 | - |
| 179 | Once Upon a Time in Seoul | $371,325 | 241 | $419,587 | Nov 6 | Studio 2.0 |
| 250 | Café de los maestros | $47,504 | 3 | $52,550 | Nov 6 | - |
| 363 | Owl and the Sparrow | $4,293 | 5 | $4,899 | Nov 6 | - |
| 506 | Joonggyung | $439 | 2 | $2,450 | Nov 6 | - |
| 20 | Quantum of Solace | $10,643,000 | 613 | $11,562,123 | Nov 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 77 | The Bank Job | $2,520,062 | 276 | $2,643,105 | Oct 30 | Sidus |
| 129 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $890,992 | 191 | $908,112 | Oct 30 | Synergy |
| 157 | Departures | $571,437 | 206 | $659,714 | Oct 30 | KD Media |
| 190 | 26 Years Diary 2008 Re-release | $281,492 | 190 | $306,237 | Oct 30 | Lotte Entertainment |
| 212 | The Perfect World of Kai 2008 Re-release | $153,693 | 21 | $182,884 | Oct 30 | - |
| 246 | Mandate: Mission from the Gods | $52,417 | 104 | $61,000 | Oct 30 | - |
| 252 | Control | $44,394 | 11 | $11,389 | Oct 30 | - |
| 258 | My Sassy Girl | $42,682 | 69 | $48,914 | Oct 30 | - |
| 356 | Boy Director | $5,020 | 9 | $6,223 | Oct 30 | - |
| 26 | My Wife Got Married | $8,789,900 | 499 | $8,789,900 | Oct 23 | CJ Entertainment |
| 76 | Body of Lies | $2,633,032 | 301 | $2,791,289 | Oct 23 | Warner Bros. |
| 147 | Painted Skin | $674,258 | 206 | $727,966 | Oct 23 | Synergy |
| 177 | Heartbreak Library | $384,713 | 285 | $428,455 | Oct 23 | Sungwon I Com |
| 205 | Tokyo! | $197,534 | 60 | $207,894 | Oct 23 | - |
| 253 | Mermaid | $44,349 | 5 | $47,694 | Oct 23 | - |
| 313 | Piano, solo | $13,756 | 3 | $14,986 | Oct 23 | - |
| 515 | Cherry Blossoms | $393 | 12 | $158,124 | Oct 22 | - |
| 79 | Crush and Blush | $2,406,708 | 351 | $2,628,300 | Oct 16 | - |
| 116 | The Duchess | $1,106,449 | 242 | $1,197,805 | Oct 16 | Next Entertainment World (NEW) |
| 137 | Death Race | $742,151 | 183 | $791,440 | Oct 16 | United International Pictures |
| 162 | How to Lose Friends & Alienate People | $496,356 | 239 | $497,810 | Oct 16 | Lotte Entertainment |
| 195 | Under the Same Moon | $262,789 | 82 | $275,939 | Oct 16 | - |
| 200 | Sorry Apple | $233,827 | 131 | $272,617 | Oct 16 | Chungeorahm Film |
| 206 | Gou Gou, the Cat | $186,245 | 18 | $194,231 | Oct 16 | - |
| 359 | Summer Whispers | $4,936 | 8 | $6,914 | Oct 16 | - |
| 22 | Eagle Eye | $10,257,814 | 441 | $10,660,310 | Oct 9 | CJ Entertainment |
| 174 | Dream | $392,750 | 121 | $447,310 | Oct 9 | Studio 2.0 |
| 185 | The Women | $317,385 | 151 | $358,900 | Oct 9 | - |
| 222 | Made of Honor | $107,186 | 76 | $124,166 | Oct 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 65 | Modern Boy | $3,451,330 | 415 | $3,839,780 | Oct 2 | CJ Entertainment |
| 72 | Go Go 70s | $2,889,805 | 409 | $2,940,780 | Oct 2 | Showbox Entertainment |
| 119 | Babylon A.D. | $1,077,888 | 196 | $1,197,672 | Oct 2 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 184 | Deception | $320,771 | 148 | $364,520 | Oct 2 | Synergy |
| 201 | Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day | $224,200 | 92 | $262,765 | Oct 2 | - |
| 509 | Kisarazu Cats' Eye: Sayonara Game 2008 Re-release | $423 | 1 | $423 | Oct 2 | - |
| 78 | 24 Hours to Die | $2,513,427 | 337 | $2,733,790 | Sep 25 | - |
| 85 | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | $2,052,849 | 353 | $2,190,030 | Sep 25 | United International Pictures |
| 89 | My Dear Enemy | $1,839,324 | 389 | $2,109,678 | Sep 25 | Lotte Entertainment |
| 188 | Donkey Xote | $292,249 | 87 | $301,455 | Sep 25 | - |
| 219 | The Life Before Her Eyes | $119,193 | 128 | $136,824 | Sep 25 | KD Media |
| 272 | Love Warfare: The Second Man | $31,014 | 49 | $34,840 | Sep 25 | - |
| 118 | Mirrors | $1,081,755 | 248 | $1,192,295 | Sep 18 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 153 | The Children of Huang Shi | $600,993 | 278 | $693,359 | Sep 18 | CJ Entertainment |
| 180 | Yeitolyi | $363,349 | 241 | $412,300 | Sep 18 | Sungwon I Com |
| 300 | Mad Detective | $18,674 | 8 | $20,992 | Sep 18 | - |
| 320 | Naoko | $11,068 | 7 | $12,065 | Sep 18 | - |
| 352 | Had Two Eyes, or One | $5,501 | 4 | $5,969 | Sep 18 | - |
| 35 | Rough Cut | $6,866,731 | 411 | $7,202,140 | Sep 11 | Studio 2.0 |
| 66 | Our School's E.T. | $3,412,261 | 388 | $3,578,966 | Sep 11 | SK Telecom |
| 125 | Bangkok Dangerous | $1,019,800 | 238 | $1,116,399 | Sep 11 | Sidus |
| 132 | 20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End | $812,767 | 273 | $985,103 | Sep 11 | Megabox |
| 138 | Boys Over Flowers: Final | $729,448 | 190 | $731,233 | Sep 11 | Lotte Entertainment |
| 237 | Adrift in Tokyo | $78,898 | 9 | $79,400 | Sep 11 | - |
| 319 | The Nasty Girl 2008 Re-release | $11,453 | 2 | $12,056 | Sep 11 | - |
| 382 | The School Which Will Cry the Most | $2,683 | 1 | $50,978 | Sep 11 | - |
| 12 | The Divine Weapon | $19,924,021 | 673 | $19,991,573 | Sep 4 | CJ Entertainment |
| 117 | Earth | $1,099,019 | 218 | $1,152,788 | Sep 4 | - |
| 160 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | $542,148 | 263 | $567,100 | Sep 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 318 | Caramel | $13,010 | 6 | $14,013 | Sep 4 | - |
| 336 | My Darling FBI | $7,908 | 43 | $9,171 | Sep 4 | - |
| 492 | Big City | $538 | 1 | $750 | Sep 4 | - |
| 6 | Mamma Mia! | $25,416,069 | 523 | $24,181,130 | Sep 3 | United International Pictures |
| 194 | Spare | $265,156 | 782 | $269,972 | Aug 28 | - |
| 198 | Solstice | $249,696 | 186 | $284,989 | Aug 28 | - |
| 254 | Shine a Light | $44,329 | 7 | $48,578 | Aug 28 | CJ Entertainment |
| 256 | Action Boys | $42,997 | 13 | $49,052 | Aug 28 | - |
| 292 | Welcome to the Quiet Room | $20,083 | 2 | $21,004 | Aug 28 | - |
| 304 | The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker | $16,307 | 3 | $17,889 | Aug 28 | - |
| 311 | Rudy: The Return of the Racing Pig | $14,815 | 14 | $16,455 | Aug 28 | - |
| 350 | Asian Corridor in Heaven | $5,743 | 10 | $5,743 | Aug 28 | - |
| 565 | Elite Squad | $109 | 1 | $818 | Aug 28 | - |
| 97 | CJ7 | $1,595,792 | 336 | $1,733,984 | Aug 21 | Studio 2.0 |
| 100 | The Midnight Meat Train | $1,560,754 | 298 | $1,729,568 | Aug 21 | Lotte Entertainment |
| 139 | Superhero Movie | $724,192 | 240 | $806,790 | Aug 21 | Sidus |
| 196 | Smart People | $258,221 | 48 | $280,191 | Aug 21 | CJ Entertainment |
| 295 | The Valet | $19,732 | 6 | $22,419 | Aug 21 | - |
| 331 | Nowhere to Turn 2008 Re-release | $9,010 | 4 | $10,499 | Aug 21 | - |
| 417 | Redbelt | $1,370 | 1 | $3,448 | Aug 21 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 70 | Dachimawa Lee | $3,107,473 | 342 | $3,715,997 | Aug 14 | Showbox Entertainment |
| 84 | Baby and I | $2,100,044 | 244 | $2,399,660 | Aug 14 | Prime Entertainment |
| 110 | The X Files: I Want to Believe | $1,257,777 | 264 | $1,568,011 | Aug 14 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 178 | What Happened Last Night? | $383,520 | 190 | $399,832 | Aug 14 | - |
| 203 | Noodle | $203,854 | 19 | $203,854 | Aug 14 | - |
| 282 | Jellyfish | $24,593 | 5 | $24,899 | Aug 14 | - |
| 264 | A Better Tomorrow | $34,509 | 62 | $74,799 | Aug 8 | - |
| 10 | The Dark Knight | $22,554,459 | 551 | $24,701,822 | Aug 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 28 | Death Bell | $8,234,574 | 366 | $9,274,859 | Aug 7 | SK Telecom |
| 34 | WALL·E | $6,875,226 | 418 | $7,416,300 | Aug 7 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 134 | Sergeant Keroro the Super Movie 3: Keroro vs. Keroro Great Sky Duel De Arimasu! | $796,814 | 84 | $909,122 | Aug 7 | - |
| 303 | Ride Away | $16,914 | 4 | $18,144 | Aug 7 | - |
| 433 | Election 2007 Re-release | $1,058 | 1 | $1,058 | Aug 1 | - |
| 503 | Nightmare Detective | $445 | 1 | $1,026 | Aug 1 | - |
| 16 | Eye for an Eye | $12,349,268 | 555 | $12,358,100 | Jul 31 | Lotte Entertainment |
| 251 | The Last Mistress | $46,540 | 5 | $52,000 | Jul 31 | - |
| 436 | Simple Men 2008 Re-release | $1,029 | 1 | $1,456 | Jul 31 | - |
| 476 | The Girl from Monday | $621 | 1 | $921 | Jul 31 | - |
| 11 | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | $22,404,635 | 724 | $26,443,920 | Jul 30 | United International Pictures |
| 447 | Trust 2008 Re-release | $884 | 1 | $1,278 | Jul 30 | - |
| 19 | Sunny | $11,093,277 | 433 | $11,093,628 | Jul 24 | Showbox Entertainment |
| 169 | 100 Feet | $423,751 | 84 | $481,671 | Jul 24 | Sidus |
| 214 | Shaolin Girl | $140,644 | 24 | $164,586 | Jul 24 | - |
| 244 | A Gentle Breeze in the Village | $60,814 | 6 | $63,193 | Jul 24 | - |
| 307 | The U.S. vs. John Lennon | $15,858 | 3 | $15,858 | Jul 24 | - |
| 1 | The Good the Bad the Weird | $43,096,585 | 949 | $36,008,317 | Jul 17 | CJ Entertainment |
| 59 | Nim's Island | $4,044,638 | 346 | $4,044,638 | Jul 17 | Lotte Entertainment |
| 88 | Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's New Great Adventure into the Underworld | $1,855,528 | 99 | $1,889,300 | Jul 17 | - |
| 101 | Space Chimps | $1,526,461 | 226 | $1,565,556 | Jul 17 | Sungwon I Com |
| 458 | Duck, You Sucker! 2008 Re-release | $793 | 1 | $980 | Jul 16 | - |
| 416 | The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 2008 Re-release | $1,411 | 1 | $3,992 | Jul 15 | - |
| 351 | Once Upon a Time in America 2008 Re-release | $5,651 | 1 | $5,651 | Jul 13 | - |
| 354 | Once Upon a Time in the West | $5,103 | 1 | $5,103 | Jul 11 | - |
| 418 | Life Track | $1,342 | 2 | $1,342 | Jul 11 | - |
| 24 | Red Cliff | $9,916,651 | 542 | $8,139,965 | Jul 10 | Showbox Entertainment |
| 165 | REC | $474,519 | 117 | $533,810 | Jul 10 | United International Pictures |
| 193 | Santamaria | $268,809 | 183 | $301,803 | Jul 10 | - |
| 259 | Charlie Bartlett | $42,579 | 9 | $46,100 | Jul 10 | - |
| 283 | Lemon Tree | $24,026 | 2 | $25,722 | Jul 10 | - |
| 312 | Delirious | $14,078 | 7 | $15,111 | Jul 10 | - |
| 337 | Wo ist Fred? | $7,873 | 2 | $8,564 | Jul 10 | - |
| 498 | Heartbreak Hotel | $467 | 1 | $480 | Jul 10 | - |
| 226 | Planet Terror | $101,107 | 146 | $121,452 | Jul 3 | - |
| 228 | The Counterfeiters | $99,383 | 11 | $100,178 | Jul 3 | - |
| 257 | Ladies in Lavender 2008 Re-release | $42,968 | 1 | $44,055 | Jul 3 | - |
| 315 | Around Space: Journey Through the Universe with the Hubble Space Telescope | $13,578 | 3 | $151,060 | Jul 3 | - |
| 316 | Fast Food Nation | $13,558 | 3 | $14,754 | Jul 3 | - |
| 15 | Hancock | $15,392,480 | 687 | $17,387,872 | Jul 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 107 | The Strangers | $1,342,616 | 232 | $1,550,892 | Jul 2 | Chungeorahm Film |
| 220 | Crows Zero | $116,044 | 192 | $138,708 | Jul 2 | Showbox Entertainment |
| 284 | Broken English | $23,646 | 2 | $25,181 | Jul 2 | - |
| 472 | Edward II 2008 Re-release | $638 | 1 | $638 | Jun 29 | - |
| 530 | Sebastiane | $271 | 1 | $271 | Jun 29 | - |
| 541 | Záhrada | $225 | 1 | $225 | Jun 29 | - |
| 473 | The Last of England | $630 | 1 | $630 | Jun 28 | - |
| 544 | The Angelic Conversation | $205 | 1 | $205 | Jun 28 | - |
| 545 | Jubilee | $205 | 1 | $205 | Jun 28 | - |
| 407 | Caravaggio 2008 Re-release | $1,704 | 1 | $1,704 | Jun 27 | - |
| 456 | The Tempest | $813 | 1 | $813 | Jun 27 | - |
| 13 | Wanted | $17,665,640 | 629 | $19,114,634 | Jun 26 | United International Pictures |
| 48 | Crossing | $5,419,301 | 400 | $5,419,301 | Jun 26 | - |
| 202 | Summer Days with Coo | $210,399 | 27 | $210,399 | Jun 26 | Megabox |
| 210 | Impy's Island | $166,492 | 70 | $167,852 | Jun 26 | - |
| 215 | My Mighty Princess | $140,565 | 199 | $162,256 | Jun 26 | Prime Entertainment |
This chart only reflects 98 percent of total screens in South Korea.
