South Korean Box Office For 2009

RankRelease GrossTheatersTotal GrossRelease DateDistributor
3Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen$39,044,8751,214$43,392,124Jun 24CJ Entertainment
4Avatar$37,636,245991$108,305,197Dec 1720th Century Fox International
52012$31,815,514917$33,396,775Nov 12Sony Pictures Releasing
1Tidal Wave$67,967,787893$67,988,064Jul 23CJ Entertainment
87Transformers$1,726,846851$36,079,196Jun 28CJ Entertainment
17Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince$13,458,390824$15,627,084-Warner Bros.
6Terminator Salvation$23,353,191793$23,353,191May 21Lotte Entertainment
13Mother$15,108,413764$16,283,879May 28CJ Entertainment
2Take Off$52,093,152747$52,109,102Jul 29Showbox Entertainment
11Jeon Woochi$15,373,573683$38,615,945Dec 23CJ Entertainment
10Good Morning President$16,035,520670$16,054,888Oct 22CJ Entertainment
24Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian$9,819,667669$9,819,667Jun 420th Century Fox International
20Thirst$11,950,322633$11,950,322Apr 30CJ Entertainment
19The Twilight Saga: New Moon$11,963,482622$12,011,262Dec 2Next Entertainment World (NEW)
26Angels & Demons$9,398,105618$9,887,278May 14Sony Pictures Releasing
14A Frozen Flower$14,647,612590$18,476,503Dec 30Showbox Entertainment
36X-Men Origins: Wolverine$6,099,188573$6,631,942Apr 2920th Century Fox International
7My Girlfriend Is an Agent$20,448,981555$20,452,287Apr 22Lotte Entertainment
18Closer to Heaven$12,621,037554$13,301,443Sep 24CJ Entertainment
134The Day the Earth Stood Still$603,153554$7,467,940Dec 2520th Century Fox International
228The Dark Knight$74,772551$24,701,822Aug 7Warner Bros.
112Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life$971,718549$3,432,040Dec 24Lotte Entertainment
207Portrait of a Beauty$107,750546$11,833,931Nov 13CJ Entertainment
15G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra$14,569,142526$15,940,289Aug 6CJ Entertainment
8Scandal Makers$18,679,845524$41,281,917Dec 4Lotte Entertainment
301The Metropolitan Opera HD Live: Puccini: Tosca$13,551524$15,668Nov 8-
216Mamma Mia!$95,443523$24,181,130Sep 3United International Pictures
33Lifting King Kong$7,134,258521$7,192,813Jul 1Next Entertainment World (NEW)
22Chaw$10,500,441516$10,521,795Jul 15Lotte Entertainment
23Bulkkocheolum Nabicheolum$10,470,759512$10,499,992Sep 24Showbox Entertainment
9Running Turtle$16,517,145510$16,859,018Jun 11Showbox Entertainment
220Australia$90,742509$4,724,980Dec 1120th Century Fox International
16Red Cliff II$14,155,135507$14,191,605Jan 22Showbox Entertainment
101Ponyo$1,307,886504$6,941,531Dec 17Showbox Entertainment
42Star Trek$5,442,372502$5,686,001May 7United International Pictures
31City of Damnation$7,541,086493$7,545,744Jan 22CJ Entertainment
32The Scam$7,157,788485$7,486,498Feb 12Showbox Entertainment
40Up$5,604,093484$6,855,685Jul 29Walt Disney Pictures
39White Night$5,744,241481$6,095,018Nov 19Cinema Service
34Secret$6,873,753474$6,883,251Dec 3CJ Entertainment
54Hong-gil-dong-ui hu-ye$3,591,950468$3,642,532Nov 26SK Telecom
27Valkyrie$8,497,793465$8,501,030Jan 2220th Century Fox International
30Fortune Salon$8,139,090465$8,362,014Nov 11Next Entertainment World (NEW)
48Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs$4,589,718461$5,166,601Aug 1220th Century Fox International
237Lost & Found$63,096460$2,306,800Dec 18CJ Entertainment
43Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa$5,427,400456$5,427,400Jan 8CJ Entertainment
46He's Just Not That Into You$4,729,096451$4,731,638Feb 12Next Entertainment World (NEW)
60More Than Blue$3,216,745443$3,463,423Mar 12Showbox Entertainment
65Handphone$2,901,090442$3,137,411Feb 19SK Telecom
21Agile$11,367,947441$11,813,617Jul 29Synergy
25Private Eye$9,707,309441$10,096,836Apr 2CJ Entertainment
99Twilight$1,349,164441$7,918,638Dec 11Next Entertainment World (NEW)
105Journey to the Center of the Earth$1,128,920438$6,784,224Dec 18Lotte Entertainment
422Sunny$351433$11,093,628Jul 24Showbox Entertainment
41Knowing$5,492,123432$5,502,635Apr 16Next Entertainment World (NEW)
61A Blood Pledge: Broken Promise$3,177,298425$3,392,086Jun 18Lotte Entertainment
92Season of Good Rain$1,619,999419$1,826,417Oct 8Next Entertainment World (NEW)
38Sherlock Holmes$5,827,043409$13,652,798Dec 23Warner Bros.
35Insadong Scandal$6,165,928408$6,177,474Apr 29SK Telecom
76Five Senses of Eros$2,200,711403$2,484,095Jul 9Synergy
29Ninja Assassin$8,149,447401$8,752,317Nov 26Warner Bros.
435The Accidental Gangster and the Mistaken Courtesan$10401$1,417,267Dec 4Sidus
66Watchmen$2,803,399397$3,053,729Mar 5United International Pictures
425Welcome to Dongmakgol$313396$31,508,733Aug 4Showbox Entertainment
51Marine Boy$3,917,711395$3,923,970Feb 5CJ Entertainment
53Fame$3,669,038393$3,798,631Sep 24Lotte Entertainment
45Law Abiding Citizen$4,732,588391$5,090,798Dec 10Synergy
381My Dear Enemy$1,038389$2,109,678Sep 25Lotte Entertainment
28The Curious Case of Benjamin Button$8,357,956384$10,533,860Feb 12Warner Bros.
74Public Enemies$2,264,440375$2,752,181Aug 12United International Pictures
56Monsters vs. Aliens$3,525,965370$3,526,735Apr 23CJ Entertainment
44District 9$5,253,009357$5,536,209Oct 15CJ Entertainment
52Castaway on the Moon$3,712,279350$3,718,480May 14Cinema Service
64Actresses$2,933,765349$3,400,282Dec 10Showbox Entertainment
83The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus$1,856,415345$2,879,175Dec 23Sungwon I Com
49The Time Traveler's Wife$4,270,692343$4,657,881Oct 28Next Entertainment World (NEW)
67Bolt$2,665,717343$3,600,363Dec 31Walt Disney Pictures
73The Executioner$2,313,753343$2,525,218Nov 5Silver Spoon
79Dragonball Evolution$2,012,008343$2,013,402Mar 1220th Century Fox International
89The Taking of Pelham 123$1,689,186337$1,840,625Jun 11Sony Pictures Releasing
57Fast & Furious$3,467,968334$3,616,904Apr 2United International Pictures
97Yoga Class$1,396,134328$1,402,791Aug 20Sidus
59Missing$3,273,719321$3,441,159Mar 19Synergy
50Transporter 3$4,140,406320$4,454,269Jan 8Synergy
55Push$3,526,889314$3,528,520Mar 19Lotte Entertainment
71Yes Man$2,364,666314$6,771,041Dec 18Warner Bros.
95The Secret of Moonacre$1,469,386314$1,587,362Feb 19Sungwon I Com
80Gamer$1,978,053310$1,980,881Oct 1Synergy
77A Million$2,042,540309$2,456,417Aug 6Sidus
12Old Partner$15,287,483308$15,287,483Jan 15-
96Drag Me to Hell$1,449,507305$40,042Jun 11KD Media
81Inglourious Basterds$1,968,566303$2,135,174Oct 28United International Pictures
85The Weird Missing Case of Mr. J$1,810,022303$1,959,138Oct 8Lotte Entertainment
151Blood: The Last Vampire$463,206303$544,647Jun 11Sidus
70Inkheart$2,455,757298$2,665,476Jan 29Lotte Entertainment
148Oh! My God 2$490,558296$550,997Feb 26CJ Entertainment
63Where the Truth Lies$2,936,370292$3,337,582Sep 10Showbox Entertainment
90A Perfect Getaway$1,670,842291$1,881,457Aug 20Synergy
98Possessed$1,361,570291$1,361,570Aug 13Showbox Entertainment
68District 13: Ultimatum$2,520,138289$2,650,165Apr 16KD Media
115My Bloody Valentine$958,882289$962,057Jul 23Next Entertainment World (NEW)
104Coraline$1,132,281286$1,149,300May 21United International Pictures
58Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser$3,276,361285$3,624,571Jul 30-
72The Reader$2,321,019285$2,321,258Mar 26SK Telecom
135Arthur and the Invisibles
2009 Re-release
$596,253285$638,084Jul 9Lotte Entertainment
108Why Did You Come to My House?$1,046,207284$1,127,017Apr 9-
329Madagascar$4,663280$9,754,887Jul 14CJ Entertainment
122Searching for the Elephant$799,955279$915,943Nov 5Synergy
103The Accidental Husband$1,164,284272$1,231,952Mar 12Sidus
47Surrogates$4,634,863270$5,052,553Oct 1Walt Disney Pictures
132Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel$609,919266$3,604,600Dec 3020th Century Fox International
118Bedtime Stories$904,849259$949,389Jan 22Sony Pictures Releasing
149Bride Wars$488,185258$488,185Apr 220th Century Fox International
117Marley & Me$948,073257$1,012,861Feb 1920th Century Fox International
88Black
2009 Re-release
$1,716,319256$5,424,328Aug 27Next Entertainment World (NEW)
100I Come with the Rain$1,339,296255$1,339,296Oct 15CJ Entertainment
123State of Play$784,644254$784,644Apr 30Universal Pictures International (UPI)
279Romantic Island$21,241253$732,067Dec 24Silver Spoon
86The Final Destination$1,752,032246$1,956,726Oct 1Warner Bros.
142Spread$546,684245$610,567Sep 17Sidus
37Slumdog Millionaire$5,841,826244$6,193,387Mar 19CJ Entertainment
78The Ugly Truth$2,016,938242$2,026,095Sep 10Sony Pictures Releasing
110The International$1,025,329242$1,152,151Feb 26Sony Pictures Releasing
119Goodbye, Dragon Inn
2009 Re-release
$902,999242$992,897Oct 15Sidus
147Sophie's Revenge$490,707235$606,524Aug 20CJ Entertainment
93Ice Age: The Meltdown$1,545,138234$5,301,013Apr 2020th Century Fox International
130Echelon Conspiracy$646,572233$719,388Mar 26Sungwon I Com
116Seven Pounds$950,873230$1,090,854Feb 5Sony Pictures Releasing
197Ong Bak 2$137,935230$154,275May 14KD Media
137Girlfriends$565,214229$659,597Dec 17Next Entertainment World (NEW)
144The Naked Kitchen$522,241228$624,620Feb 5Silver Spoon
120Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky$870,272227$1,002,940Aug 27-
1439$541,270226$599,609Sep 9SK Telecom
84The Tale of Despereaux$1,829,093225$1,869,901Feb 12United International Pictures
224Sky and Ocean$82,176223$99,905Oct 28Lotte Entertainment
62Orphan$3,078,994222$3,078,994Aug 20Warner Bros.
133The Missing Lynx$607,211220$628,517Jun 24-
139Mèche Blanche, les aventures du petit castor$557,594220$562,159Apr 30-
171The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch$222,966219$315,159Aug 20Prime Entertainment
1674th Period Mystery$275,903217$360,944Aug 12Lotte Entertainment
113Pandorum$964,358216$1,036,192Oct 22Synergy
114The Unborn$961,806216$1,059,905Feb 26United International Pictures
69Changeling$2,491,592215$2,562,470Jan 22United International Pictures
75A Christmas Carol$2,203,847215$2,306,411Nov 26Walt Disney Pictures
127Paju$689,566215$818,676Oct 28Warner Bros.
181Forever Enthralled$187,694215$211,555Apr 9SK Telecom
94Confessions of a Shopaholic$1,506,002213$1,517,220Mar 26Walt Disney Pictures
131My Sister's Keeper$635,314211$714,715Sep 10Warner Bros.
187Wedding Daze
2009 Re-release
$162,548211$198,390Sep 10Lotte Entertainment
111Chaos$1,012,777210$1,012,777Mar 26Sidus
124This Is It$728,568210$825,115Oct 28Sony Pictures Releasing
91Ju-on: White Ghost$1,656,012208$1,656,012Jul 9Showbox Entertainment
145Ip Man$509,089208$548,647Apr 16CJ Entertainment
150Alpha Dog$488,100208$488,100Jan 29Sidus
162The Flock$324,456208$366,198Jan 29Prime Entertainment
128The Soloist$678,646206$741,959Nov 19United International Pictures
286Departures$17,056206$659,714Oct 30KD Media
82The Proposal$1,872,397203$2,045,349Sep 3Walt Disney Pictures
158The Haunting in Connecticut$350,497203$432,568Jul 29CJ Entertainment
109Defiance$1,043,792201$1,108,965Jan 8-
138High Lane$557,919197$666,715Sep 9CJ Entertainment
166Kiss Me, Kill Me$291,636197$325,185Nov 5Sidus
198The Fly Up$135,484197$141,392Dec 3-
106Like a Dragon
2009 Re-release
$1,101,546195$1,120,857Apr 30-
256The Flight Before Christmas$37,432193$711,732Dec 24Lotte Entertainment
424Fly Me to the Moon 3D$346191$908,112Oct 30Synergy
102Doraemon the Movie: The New Records of Nobita's Spaceblazer$1,216,285190$1,242,671Jul 15-
152Suspect X$461,351184$497,358Apr 9Next Entertainment World (NEW)
160The Brothers Bloom$343,450184$387,924Jun 18Synergy
156Bandslam$396,171179$435,397Sep 3KD Media
199Fighting$131,821177$146,864Oct 22-
107Friday the 13th$1,088,598175$1,089,479Mar 12CJ Entertainment
165The Wrestler$295,619175$296,753Mar 5Next Entertainment World (NEW)
176The Echo$201,988174$225,751May 28-
191Look for a Star$157,036173$175,047Mar 5Lotte Entertainment
159New in Town$350,197168$392,361Apr 9Showbox Entertainment
163Vicky Cristina Barcelona$324,050163$357,372Apr 16Prime Entertainment
153The Last House on the Left$458,135161$505,282Sep 3United International Pictures
174Duplicity$210,494156$235,848Apr 16United International Pictures
185Nocturna
2009 Re-release
$166,935152$182,244Aug 27-
140Wind$553,979148$572,811Nov 26-
164The Relation of Face, Mind and Love$307,689147$336,919Nov 5-
194Pandemic$143,343147$166,747Feb 26-
294Once$15,545147$1,729,609Sep 20JinJin Pictures
219Asterix at the Olympic Games$90,868146$104,111Jun 18Next Entertainment World (NEW)
179Shinjuku Incident$197,765135$222,306Jun 18Walt Disney Pictures
184Beyblade: The Movie - Fierce Battle
2009 Re-release
$169,467135$169,467Jan 15Lotte Entertainment
221Cyborg She$90,295135$106,124May 14Next Entertainment World (NEW)
125Gran Torino$720,438133$720,438Mar 19Warner Bros.
213Engine Sentai Go-onger VS Gekiranger$99,667132$839,670Jan 7CJ Entertainment
161Postman to Heaven$335,730127$543,710Nov 12-
121Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! The Hero of Kinpoko
2009 Re-release
$863,073122$866,414Sep 24-
157My Life in Ruins$355,052122$397,591Aug 27Sungwon I Com
126Summer Wars$707,963118$783,850Aug 12CJ Entertainment
201Mutant Chronicles$129,621118$143,687Jan 8Next Entertainment World (NEW)
173The Uninvited$212,749116$235,646Apr 9CJ Entertainment
354The Polar Express$2,434113$3,164,304Dec 24Warner Bros.
154Garfield's Fun Fest$412,031109$431,096Feb 19KD Media
177Be Kind Rewind$201,875109$216,970Jan 8Sidus
141New York, I Love You$550,927107$550,927Oct 22KD Media
This chart only reflects 98 percent of total screens in South Korea.