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2008

2008
Rank		Release Date	Yearly Gross (Total)	Admissions	Number of Screens	Revenue Share
1	The Good, The Bad, The Weird South Korea (CJ)	Jul 17, 2008	$28,061,291	6,684,933	824	4.55%
2	The Chaser South Korea (Finecut Co., Ltd.)	Feb 14, 2008	$21,800,487	5,046,096	433	3.53%
3	Kung Fu Panda U.S.	Jun 05, 2008	$19,240,844	4,653,929	563	3.11%
4	Mamma Mia! U.S.	Sep 03, 2008	$18,968,092	4,552,475	451	3.07%
5	Scandal Makers South Korea (M-Line Distribution)	Dec 03, 2008	$18,285,362	4,361,509	408	2.96%
6	Public Enemy Returns South Korea (CJ)	Jun 19, 2008	$18,369,763	4,313,101	707	2.97%
7	Iron Man U.S.	Apr 30, 2008	$17,830,691	4,290,816	592	2.89%
8	Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull U.S.	May 22, 2008	$17,119,589	4,111,753	771	2.77%
9	The Mummy 3:Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor U.S.	Jul 30, 2008	$16,816,749	4,090,885	634	2.72%
10	The Dark Knight U.S.	Aug 06, 2008	$17,240,657	4,060,490	462	2.79%
11	Forever The Moment South Korea (KT StudioGenie)	Jan 10, 2008	$16,750,092	4,018,059	418	2.71%
12	The Divine Weapon South Korea (CJ)	Sep 04, 2008	$15,603,818	3,728,430	585	2.53%
13	Wanted U.S.	Jun 26, 2008	$12,347,174	2,858,720	512	2%
14	Hancock U.S.	Jul 02, 2008	$11,446,242	2,722,574	602	1.85%
15	Taken France	Apr 09, 2008	$10,244,675	2,359,061	256	1.66%
16	Portrait of a Beauty South Korea (CJ)	Nov 13, 2008	$10,039,944	2,341,521	450	1.62%
17	Eagle Eye U.S.	Oct 09, 2008	$9,538,045	2,292,172	407	1.54%
18	Quantum Of Solace U.S.	Nov 05, 2008	$9,229,831	2,205,159	520	1.49%
19	Eye For An Eye South Korea (Lotte)	Jul 31, 2008	$8,602,188	2,058,616	445	1.39%
20	My Wife Got Married South Korea (CJ)	Oct 23, 2008	$7,737,126	1,799,447	417	1.25%
21	Sunny Thailand,South Korea (Showbox)	Jul 24, 2008	$7,187,581	1,706,037	499	1.16%
22	Jumper U.S.	Feb 14, 2008	$7,019,300	1,665,268	350	1.13%
23	Death Bell South Korea (Mirovision Inc. )	Aug 07, 2008	$6,607,307	1,634,192	270	1.07%
24	Open City South Korea (CJ)	Jan 10, 2008	$6,793,553	1,600,856	336	1.1%
25	Red Cliff China	Jul 10, 2008	$6,537,596	1,570,703	447	1.06%
26	Once Upon A Time South Korea (Mirovision Inc. )	Jan 31, 2008	$6,502,077	1,544,486	314	1.05%
27	The Devil’s Game South Korea (M-Line Distribution)	Jan 30, 2008	$6,291,189	1,479,859	338	1.02%
28	The Chronicles of Narnia:Prince Caspian U.S.,U.K.	May 15, 2008	$5,924,708	1,468,903	604	0.96%
29	Wallㆍe U.S.	Aug 06, 2008	$5,317,306	1,325,834	347	0.86%
30	Rough Cut South Korea (Showbox)	Sep 11, 2008	$5,751,926	1,311,071	315	0.93%
31	The Day The Earth Stood Still U.S.	Dec 24, 2008	$5,504,928	1,307,068	469	0.89%
32	Twilight U.S.	Dec 10, 2008	$5,368,776	1,292,332	345	0.87%
33	Bee Movie U.S.	Jan 03, 2008	$4,728,676	1,236,167	271	0.76%
34	The Forbidden Kingdom U.S.	Apr 24, 2008	$5,049,860	1,211,882	394	0.81%
35	Antique South Korea (United Pictures)	Nov 13, 2008	$4,759,419	1,181,233	436	0.77%
36	10,000 BC U.S.	Mar 13, 2008	$4,774,807	1,134,364	362	0.77%
37	Ponyo On The Cliff By The Sea Japan	Dec 17, 2008	$4,526,284	1,117,846	380	0.73%
38	Lovers of 6 Years South Korea (9ers Entertainment)	Feb 05, 2008	$4,761,191	1,112,238	326	0.77%
39	Journey To The Center Of The Earth U.S.	Dec 17, 2008	$4,506,257	1,079,915	320	0.73%
40	Sex And The City:The Movie U.S.	Jun 05, 2008	$4,576,348	1,067,550	361	0.74%
41	Step Up 2 The Streets U.S.	Mar 13, 2008	$4,406,288	1,044,659	280	0.71%
42	Three Kindoms-Resurrection Of The Dragon China,South Korea,Ho... (TAEWON ENTERTAINMENT)	Apr 03, 2008	$4,271,234	1,025,302	322	0.69%
43	Vantage Point U.S.	Feb 28, 2008	$4,284,511	1,007,729	289	0.69%
44	The Incredible Hulk U.S.	Jun 12, 2008	$4,136,694	991,417	417	0.67%
45	Ba:Bo South Korea (Cineclick Asia(Fantom co.,Ltd))	Feb 28, 2008	$4,045,424	967,654	264	0.65%
46	Australia U.S.	Dec 10, 2008	$3,924,001	945,067	435	0.63%
47	The Guard Post South Korea (Lotte)	Apr 03, 2008	$4,051,855	936,945	355	0.65%
48	Crossing China,South Korea,Mo... (Finecut Co., Ltd.)	Jun 26, 2008	$3,625,183	898,000	304	0.58%
49	Fate South Korea (CJ)	Mar 20, 2008	$3,643,921	846,903	340	0.59%
50	Yes Man U.S.	Dec 17, 2008	$3,459,936	818,604	241	0.56%

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