List of 2008 box office number-one films in South Korea

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This is a list of films which have been placed number-one at the South Korean box office during 2008, based on admissions.

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Weekend End DateFilm TitleWeekend AdmissionsRef.
6 January Bee Movie 311,435 [1]
13 January Forever the Moment 609,626 [2]
20 JanuaryForever the Moment457,074 [3]
27 JanuaryForever the Moment537,146 [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 MarchThe Chaser627,749 [9]
9 MarchThe Chaser452,029 [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 AprilTaken302,866 [16]
27 April The Forbidden Kingdom 475,082 [17]
4 May Iron Man 923,051 [18]
11 MayIron Man753,154 [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 JuneIndiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull848,730 [22]
8 June Kung Fu Panda 1,148,609 [23]
15 JuneKung Fu Panda908,368 [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 JulyThe Good, the Bad, the Weird849,980 [30]
3 August The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 1,467,878 [31]
10 August The Dark Knight 790,587 [32]
17 AugustThe Dark Knight762,351 [33]
24 AugustThe Dark Knight426,775 [34]
31 AugustThe Dark Knight304,224 [35]
7 September The Divine Weapon 630,257 [36]
14 SeptemberThe Divine Weapon646,920 [37]
21 SeptemberThe Divine Weapon425,298 [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 OctoberEagle Eye437,935 [42]
26 October My Wife Got Married 416,914 [43]
2 NovemberMy Wife Got Married329,591 [44]
9 November Quantum of Solace 667,761 [45]
16 November Portrait of a Beauty 487,326 [46]
23 NovemberPortrait of a Beauty406,395 [47]
30 November Hello, Schoolgirl 309,065 [48]
7 December Scandal Makers 473,725 [49]
14 DecemberScandal Makers622,433 [50]
21 DecemberScandal Makers597,611 [51]
28 DecemberScandal Makers635,170 [52]

Highest-grossing films

Highest-grossing films of 2008 (by admissions) [53]
RankTitleCountryAdmissionsDomestic gross
1. The Good, the Bad, the Weird South Korea6,684,933US$38.6 million
2. The Chaser 5,046,096US$30 million
3. Kung Fu Panda United States4,653,929US$26.4 million
4. Mamma Mia! 4,552,475US$26.1 million
5. Scandal Makers South Korea4,361,509US$25.1 million
6. Public Enemy Returns 4,313,101US$25.2 million
7. Iron Man United States4,290,816US$24.5 million
8. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 4,111,753US$23.5 million
9. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 4,090,885US$23.1 million
10. The Dark Knight 4,060,490US$23.7 million
Highest-grossing domestic films of 2008 (by admissions) [54]
RankTitleAdmissionsDomestic gross
1. The Good, the Bad, the Weird 6,684,933US$38.6 million
2. The Chaser 5,046,096US$30 million
3. Scandal Makers 4,361,509US$25.1 million
4. Public Enemy Returns 4,313,101US$25.2 million
5. Forever the Moment 4,018,059US$23 million
6. The Divine Weapon 3,728,430US$21.4 million
7. Portrait of a Beauty 2,341,521US$13.8 million
8. Eye for an Eye 2,058,616US$11.8 million
9. My Wife Got Married 1,799,447US$10.6 million
10. Sunny 1,706,037US$9.9 million

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