This is a list of films which have been placed number-one at the South Korean box office during 2008, based on admissions.
Weekend End Date | Film Title | Weekend Admissions | Ref. |
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6 January | Bee Movie | 311,435 | [1] |
13 January | Forever the Moment | 609,626 | [2] |
20 January | Forever the Moment | 457,074 | [3] |
27 January | Forever the Moment | 537,146 | [4] |
3 February | The Devil's Game | 361,650 | [5] |
10 February | Once Upon a Time | 478,543 | [6] |
17 February | Jumper | 560,359 | [7] |
24 February | The Chaser | 684,499 | [8] |
2 March | The Chaser | 627,749 | [9] |
9 March | The Chaser | 452,029 | [10] |
16 March | 10,000 BC | 468,965 | [11] |
23 March | Fate | 356,776 | [12] |
30 March | Awake | 211,968 | [13] |
6 April | The Guard Post | 329,037 | [14] |
13 April | Taken | 291,771 | [15] |
20 April | Taken | 302,866 | [16] |
27 April | The Forbidden Kingdom | 475,082 | [17] |
4 May | Iron Man | 923,051 | [18] |
11 May | Iron Man | 753,154 | [19] |
18 May | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | 558,497 | [20] |
25 May | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | 1,396,175 | [21] |
1 June | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | 848,730 | [22] |
8 June | Kung Fu Panda | 1,148,609 | [23] |
15 June | Kung Fu Panda | 908,368 | [24] |
22 June | Public Enemy Returns | 1,057,829 | [25] |
29 June | Wanted | 824,925 | [26] |
6 July | Hancock | 1,001,557 | [27] |
13 July | Red Cliff | 657,297 | [28] |
20 July | The Good, the Bad, the Weird | 1,673,970 | [29] |
27 July | The Good, the Bad, the Weird | 849,980 | [30] |
3 August | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | 1,467,878 | [31] |
10 August | The Dark Knight | 790,587 | [32] |
17 August | The Dark Knight | 762,351 | [33] |
24 August | The Dark Knight | 426,775 | [34] |
31 August | The Dark Knight | 304,224 | [35] |
7 September | The Divine Weapon | 630,257 | [36] |
14 September | The Divine Weapon | 646,920 | [37] |
21 September | The Divine Weapon | 425,298 | [38] |
28 September | Mamma Mia! The Movie | 278,125 | [39] |
5 October | Modern Boy | 329,956 | [40] |
12 October | Eagle Eye | 560,679 | [41] |
19 October | Eagle Eye | 437,935 | [42] |
26 October | My Wife Got Married | 416,914 | [43] |
2 November | My Wife Got Married | 329,591 | [44] |
9 November | Quantum of Solace | 667,761 | [45] |
16 November | Portrait of a Beauty | 487,326 | [46] |
23 November | Portrait of a Beauty | 406,395 | [47] |
30 November | Hello, Schoolgirl | 309,065 | [48] |
7 December | Scandal Makers | 473,725 | [49] |
14 December | Scandal Makers | 622,433 | [50] |
21 December | Scandal Makers | 597,611 | [51] |
28 December | Scandal Makers | 635,170 | [52] |
Rank | Title | Country | Admissions | Domestic gross |
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1. | The Good, the Bad, the Weird | South Korea | 6,684,933 | US$38.6 million |
2. | The Chaser | 5,046,096 | US$30 million | |
3. | Kung Fu Panda | United States | 4,653,929 | US$26.4 million |
4. | Mamma Mia! | 4,552,475 | US$26.1 million | |
5. | Scandal Makers | South Korea | 4,361,509 | US$25.1 million |
6. | Public Enemy Returns | 4,313,101 | US$25.2 million | |
7. | Iron Man | United States | 4,290,816 | US$24.5 million |
8. | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | 4,111,753 | US$23.5 million | |
9. | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | 4,090,885 | US$23.1 million | |
10. | The Dark Knight | 4,060,490 | US$23.7 million |
Rank | Title | Admissions | Domestic gross |
---|---|---|---|
1. | The Good, the Bad, the Weird | 6,684,933 | US$38.6 million |
2. | The Chaser | 5,046,096 | US$30 million |
3. | Scandal Makers | 4,361,509 | US$25.1 million |
4. | Public Enemy Returns | 4,313,101 | US$25.2 million |
5. | Forever the Moment | 4,018,059 | US$23 million |
6. | The Divine Weapon | 3,728,430 | US$21.4 million |
7. | Portrait of a Beauty | 2,341,521 | US$13.8 million |
8. | Eye for an Eye | 2,058,616 | US$11.8 million |
9. | My Wife Got Married | 1,799,447 | US$10.6 million |
10. | Sunny | 1,706,037 | US$9.9 million |
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