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2009
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Rank Title Release Date Yearly Gross
(Total)
Admissions Number of Screens Revenue Share
1 Haeundae

Haeundae

South Korea
(CJ)

Jul 22, 2009 $57,043,793 11,324,433 764 15.38%
2 Take Off

Take Off

South Korea
(KM Culture Co., Ltd., KT StudioGenie)

Jul 29, 2009 $40,531,381 8,035,181 570 10.93%
3 My Girlfriend Is an Agent

My Girlfriend Is an Agent

South Korea
(M-Line Distribution)

Apr 22, 2009 $18,572,733 4,039,891 475 5.01%
4 Scandal Makers

Scandal Makers

South Korea
(M-Line Distribution)

Dec 03, 2008 $17,807,584 3,861,757 371 4.8%
5 A Frozen Flower

A Frozen Flower

South Korea
(United Pictures)

Dec 30, 2008 $15,836,259 3,296,474 532 4.27%
6 Running Turtle

Running Turtle

South Korea
(Showbox)

Jun 11, 2009 $14,515,824 3,024,666 432 3.91%
7 Mother

Mother

South Korea
(CJ)

May 28, 2009 $14,057,563 2,979,213 642 3.79%
8 Old Partner

Old Partner

South Korea
(INDIESTORY Inc. )

Jan 15, 2009 $13,429,125 2,933,897 274 3.62%
9 Good Morning President

Good Morning President

South Korea
(CJ)

Oct 22, 2009 $13,072,278 2,554,960 586 3.52%
10 Jeon Woochi: The Taoist Wizard

Jeon Woochi: The Taoist Wizard

South Korea
(United Pictures)

Dec 23, 2009 $12,494,792 2,453,883 612 3.37%
11 Thirst

Thirst

South Korea,U.S.,Aus...
(CJ)

Apr 30, 2009 $10,444,586 2,205,600 499 2.81%
12 Closer To Heaven

Closer To Heaven

South Korea
(United Pictures)

Sep 24, 2009 $10,972,089 2,135,509 478 2.96%
13 Goodbye Mom

Goodbye Mom

South Korea
(Showbox)

Sep 09, 2009 $9,598,501 1,901,694 376 2.58%
14 Private eye

Private eye

South Korea
(CJ)

Apr 02, 2009 $8,912,324 1,892,467 387 2.4%
15 Chaw

Chaw

South Korea
(Finecut Co., Ltd.)

Jul 15, 2009 $8,822,755 1,778,843 397 2.38%
16 The Sword With No Name

The Sword With No Name

South Korea
(Showbox)

Sep 24, 2009 $8,661,618 1,670,652 441 2.33%
17 City Of Damnation

City Of Damnation

South Korea
(CJ)

Jan 22, 2009 $7,244,182 1,532,632 375 1.95%
18 The Scam

The Scam

South Korea
(Showbox)

Feb 12, 2009 $7,100,864 1,517,096 393 1.91%
19 Fortune Salon

Fortune Salon

South Korea
(CONTENTS PANDA)

Nov 11, 2009 $6,733,206 1,301,582 387 1.81%
20 Lifting Kingkong

Lifting Kingkong

South Korea
(Mirovision Inc. )

Jul 01, 2009 $6,231,880 1,262,850 411 1.68%
21 Insadong Scandal

Insadong Scandal

South Korea
(Showbox)

Apr 29, 2009 $5,477,901 1,187,684 305 1.47%
22 Secret

Secret

South Korea
(CJ)

Dec 03, 2009 $5,597,731 1,042,613 408 1.51%
23 White Night

White Night

South Korea
(CJ)

Nov 19, 2009 $5,013,151 949,770 387 1.35%
24 Marine Boy

Marine Boy

South Korea
(CJ)

Feb 05, 2009 $3,874,385 827,647 340 1.04%
25 Castaway on the Moon

Castaway on the Moon

South Korea
(CJ)

May 14, 2009 $3,334,637 724,987 273 0.89%
26 More Than Blue

More Than Blue

South Korea
(Showbox)

Mar 11, 2009 $3,325,974 715,800 353 0.89%
27 A Blood Pledge

A Blood Pledge

South Korea
(Lotte)

Jun 18, 2009 $2,927,864 644,717 318 0.78%
28 Missing

Missing

South Korea
(Showbox)

Mar 19, 2009 $3,060,062 644,276 262 0.82%
29 Handphone

Handphone

South Korea
(M-Line Distribution)

Feb 19, 2009 $2,972,358 622,486 357 0.8%
30 The Righteous Thief

The Righteous Thief

South Korea
(M-Line Distribution)

Nov 26, 2009 $2,997,434 611,848 382 0.8%
31 Where the Truth Lies

Where the Truth Lies

South Korea
(Showbox)

Sep 10, 2009 $2,800,640 531,008 239 0.75%
32 The Actresses

The Actresses

South Korea
(Showbox)

Dec 10, 2009 $2,639,782 509,309 275 0.71%
33 Five Senses Of Eros

Five Senses Of Eros

South Korea
(Showbox)

Jul 09, 2009 $2,164,442 438,808 302 0.58%
34 A Million

A Million

South Korea,Australi...
(Showbox)

Aug 06, 2009 $2,187,696 433,866 252 0.59%
35 The Executioner

The Executioner

South Korea
(Mirovision Inc. )

Nov 05, 2009 $2,062,111 391,053 274 0.55%
36 Take Off

Take Off

South Korea
(KM Culture Co., Ltd.)

Sep 10, 2009 $1,864,110 357,436 82 0.5%
37 The Weird Missing Case Of Mr.J

The Weird Missing Case Of Mr.J

South Korea
(Finecut Co., Ltd.)

Oct 08, 2009 $1,616,512 318,852 261 0.43%
38 A Good Rain Knows

A Good Rain Knows

China,South Korea
(Pancinema Corp.)

Oct 08, 2009 $1,506,168 287,712 313 0.4%
39 Yoga

Yoga

South Korea
(United Pictures)

Aug 20, 2009 $1,356,912 268,627 251 0.36%
40 Possessed

Possessed

South Korea
(Showbox)

Aug 12, 2009 $1,264,246 248,284 237 0.34%
41 On The Way Home

On The Way Home

South Korea
(August Co., Ltd.)

Apr 09, 2009 $993,810 217,478 225 0.26%
42 City Of Fathers

City Of Fathers

South Korea
(OZONE FILM)

Oct 15, 2009 $825,803 158,943 203 0.22%
43 Searching For The Elephant

Searching For The Elephant

South Korea
(Finecut Co., Ltd.)

Nov 05, 2009 $758,516 142,781 233 0.2%
44 The Naked Kitchen

The Naked Kitchen

South Korea
(M-Line Distribution)

Feb 05, 2009 $655,773 141,109 179 0.17%
45 Paju

Paju

South Korea
(M-Line Distribution)

Oct 28, 2009 $680,275 131,066 176 0.18%
46 Breathless

Breathless

South Korea
(Showbox)

Apr 16, 2009 $591,903 122,494 75 0.15%
47 Flying Giants

Flying Giants

South Korea
(Dreamville Entertainment Co., ...)

Sep 26, 2009 $495,619 117,977 71 0.13%
48 Oh! My God 2

Oh! My God 2

South Korea
(CJ)

Feb 26, 2009 $544,275 117,006 228 0.14%
49 Wish

Wish

South Korea
(Film The Days)

Nov 26, 2009 $521,168 102,836 120 0.14%
50 Girlfriends

Girlfriends

South Korea
(Mirovision Inc. )

Dec 17, 2009 $528,805 102,618 245 0.14%
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