List of 2009 box office number-one films in South Korea

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This is a list of films which placed number-one at the South Korean box office during 2009, based on admissions.

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Weekend end dateTitleWeekend admissionsRef.
4 January A Frozen Flower 745,461 [1]
11 JanuaryA Frozen Flower519,408 [2]
18 January Scandal Makers 372,457 [3]
25 January Red Cliff 2 443,452 [4]
1 FebruaryRed Cliff 2535,835 [5]
8 February Marine Boy 415,360 [6]
15 February The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 394,962 [7]
22 February Old Partner 419,295 [8]
1 MarchOld Partner365,402 [9]
8 March Watchmen 262,253 [10]
15 March More Than Blue 256,809 [11]
22 March Push 279,822 [12]
29 March Slumdog Millionaire 220,598 [13]
5 April Private Eye 466,560 [14]
12 AprilPrivate Eye370,169 [15]
19 April Knowing 375,405 [16]
26 April My Girlfriend is an Agent 588,958 [17]
3 May Thirst 821,026 [18]
10 MayMy Girlfriend is an Agent448,629 [19]
17 May Angels & Demons 682,550 [20]
24 May Terminator Salvation 1,415,780 [21]
31 May Mother 978,623 [22]
7 June Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian 863,156 [23]
14 June Running Turtle 480,293 [24]
21 JuneRunning Turtle581,212 [25]
28 June Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 2,109,497 [26]
5 JulyTransformers: Revenge of the Fallen1,404,129 [27]
12 JulyTransformers: Revenge of the Fallen897,120 [28]
19 July Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) 1,208,418 [29]
26 July Haeundae 1,546,976 [30]
2 AugustHaeundae1,594,033 [31]
9 AugustHaeundae1,276,871 [32]
16 August Take Off 918,518 [33]
23 AugustTake Off806,069 [34]
30 AugustTake Off585,615 [35]
6 SeptemberTake Off426,879 [36]
13 September Goodbye Mom 306,442 [37]
20 SeptemberGoodbye Mom325,974 [38]
27 September Closer To Heaven 540,758 [39]
4 OctoberCloser To Heaven515,208 [40]
11 OctoberCloser To Heaven179,630 [41]
18 October District 9 302,072 [42]
25 October Good Morning President 713,116 [43]
1 NovemberGood Morning President548,626 [44]
8 NovemberGood Morning President337,057 [45]
15 November 2012 1,310,291 [46]
22 November20121,045,817 [47]
29 November2012644,451 [48]
6 December The Twilight Saga: New Moon 642,566 [49]
13 DecemberThe Twilight Saga: New Moon419,913 [50]
20 December Avatar 1,388,797 [51]
27 DecemberAvatar1,579,028 [52]

Highest-grossing films

Highest-grossing films of 2009 (by admissions) [53]
RankTitleCountryAdmissionsDomestic gross
1. Tidal Wave South Korea11,324,433US$71.4 million
2. Take Off 8,035,181US$50.7 million
3. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen United States7,392,990US$44.7 million
4. 2012 5,390,201US$34.3 million
5. Avatar 5,150,667US$38.3 million
6. Terminator Salvation 4,499,776US$26.2 million
7. My Girlfriend Is an Agent South Korea4,039,891US$23.2 million
8. Scandal Makers 3,861,757US$22.3 million
9. A Frozen Flower 3,296,474US$19.8 million
10. Running Turtle 3,024,666US$18.2 million


Highest-grossing domestic films of 2009 (by admissions) [54]
RankTitleAdmissionsDomestic gross
1. Tidal Wave 11,324,433US$71.4 million
2. Take Off 8,035,181US$50.7 million
3. My Girlfriend Is an Agent 4,039,891US$23.2 million
4. Scandal Makers 3,861,757US$22.3 million
5. A Frozen Flower 3,296,474US$19.8 million
6. Running Turtle 3,024,666US$18.2 million
7. Mother 2,979,213US$17.6 million
8. Old Partner 2,933,897US$16.8 million
9. Good Morning President 2,554,960US$16.4 million
10. Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard 2,453,883US$15.6 million

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