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A list of films produced in South Korea in 2003:
The highest-grossing South Korean films released in 2003, by domestic box office admissions, are as follows: [1]
Rank | Title | Distributor | Admissions |
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1 | Silmido | Cinema Service | 11,074,000 |
2 | Memories of Murder | CJ Entertainment | 5,101,645 |
3 | My Tutor Friend | 4,809,871 | |
4 | Untold Scandal | 3,345,268 | |
5 | Oldboy | Show East | 3,260,000 |
6 | Oh! Brothers | KT Alpha | 3,125,256 |
7 | A Tale of Two Sisters | Cineclick Asia | 3,110,000 |
8 | Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield | Cineworld | 2,835,000 |
9 | My Teacher, Mr. Kim | Cinema Service | 2,470,000 |
10 | Crazy First Love | CJ Entertainment | 2,340,000 |
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