List of 2012 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 2012.

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#DateFilmGross
1January 8, 2012 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol $3,831,245
2January 15, 2012 Puss in Boots $4,544,243
3January 22, 2012 Dancing Queen $3,418,494
4January 29, 2012 Unbowed $4,754,636
5February 5, 2012 Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time $6,467,355
6February 12, 2012Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time$5,866,826
7February 19, 2012 Howling $3,533,526
8February 26, 2012Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time$2,495,421
9March 4, 2012 Love Fiction $4,017,248
10March 11, 2012 Helpless $4,240,711
11March 18, 2012Helpless$3,900,489
12March 25, 2012 Architecture 101 $3,839,949
13April 1, 2012Architecture 101$3,876,617
14April 8, 2012Architecture 101$3,079,866
15April 15, 2012 Battleship $4,487,425
16April 22, 2012Battleship$3,482,543
17April 22, 2012 The Avengers $10,792,833
18May 6, 2012The Avengers$10,683,493
19May 13, 2012The Avengers$7,314,419
20May 20, 2012The Avengers$4,074,632
21May 27, 2012 Men in Black 3 $8,074,440
22June 3, 2012Men in Black 3$3,797,611
23June 10, 2012 The Concubine $3,393,012
24June 17, 2012The Concubine$2,472,604
25June 24, 2012 Miss Conspirator $1,720,789
26July 1, 2012 The Amazing Spider-Man $10,904,887
27July 8, 2012The Amazing Spider-Man$7,851,008
28July 15, 2012 Deranged $7,280,644
29July 22, 2012 The Dark Knight Rises $12,946,284
30July 29, 2012 The Thieves $12,859,489
31August 5, 2012The Thieves$13,287,926
32August 12, 2012The Thieves$7,526,259
33August 19, 2012The Thieves$5,460,631
34August 26, 2012 The Neighbor $5,295,570
35September 2, 2012 The Traffickers $3,633,099
36September 9, 2012 The Bourne Legacy $3,457,222
37September 16, 2012 Masquerade $7,313,393
38September 23, 2012Masquerade$7,877,673
39September 30, 2012Masquerade$9,200,274
40October 7, 2012Masquerade$5,629,291
41October 14, 2012Masquerade$4,446,804
42October 21, 2012Masquerade$3,562,776
43October 28, 2012 Skyfall $5,925,335
44November 4, 2012 A Werewolf Boy $6,837,109
45November 11, 2012A Werewolf Boy$8,723,686
46November 18, 2012 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 $5,888,515
47November 25, 2012A Werewolf Boy$3,607,400
48December 2, 2012 26 Years $4,585,252
49December 9, 201226 Years$4,177,574
50December 16, 2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey $7,234,239
51December 23, 2012N/AN/A
52December 30, 2012 The Tower $5,959,582

Highest-grossing films

Highest-grossing films of 2012 (by admissions) [1]
RankTitleCountryAdmissionsDomestic gross
1. The Thieves South Korea
Hong Kong
12,983,182US$82.1 million
2. Masquerade South Korea12,319,390US$77.9 million
3. The Avengers United States7,074,867US$52.2 million
4. A Werewolf Boy South Korea6,654,390US$40.8 million
5. The Dark Knight Rises United States
United Kingdom
6,396,528US$41.7 million
6. The Grand Heist South Korea4,909,937US$30.3 million
7. The Amazing Spider-Man United States4,853,123US$36.1 million
8. Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time South Korea4,719,872US$32 million
9. All About My Wife 4,598,821US$30 million
10. Deranged 4,515,833US$28.2 million


Highest-grossing domestic films of 2012 (by admissions) [2]
RankTitleAdmissionsDomestic gross
1. The Thieves 12,983,182US$82.1 million
2. Masquerade 12,319,390US$77.9 million
3. A Werewolf Boy 6,654,390US$40.8 million
4. The Grand Heist 4,909,937US$30.3 million
5. Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time 4,719,872US$32 million
6. All About My Wife 4,598,821US$30 million
7. Deranged 4,515,833US$28.2 million
8. Architecture 101 4,111,068US$26.5 million
9. Dancing Queen 4,058,225US$26.4 million
10. Unbowed 3,451,025US$22.7 million

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References

  1. "KOBIZ - Korean Film Biz Zone : Yearly BoxOffice [2012]". KOFIC.
  2. "KOBIZ - Korean Film Biz Zone : Yearly BoxOffice [2012]". KOFIC.