List of 2009 box office number-one films in South Korea
This is a list of films which placed number-one at the South Korean box office during 2009, based on admissions.
Weekend end date
|
Title
|
Weekend admissions
|
Ref.
|
4 January
|
A Frozen Flower
|
745,461
|
[1]
|
11 January
|
A Frozen Flower
|
519,408
|
[2]
|
18 January
|
Scandal Makers
|
372,457
|
[3]
|
25 January
|
Red Cliff 2
|
443,452
|
[4]
|
1 February
|
Red Cliff 2
|
535,835
|
[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 March
|
Old Partner
|
365,402
|
[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 April
|
Private Eye
|
370,169
|
[15]
|
19 April
|
Knowing
|
375,405
|
[16]
|
26 April
|
My Girlfriend is an Agent
|
588,958
|
[17]
|
3 May
|
Thirst
|
821,026
|
[18]
|
10 May
|
My Girlfriend is an Agent
|
448,629
|
[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 June
|
Running Turtle
|
581,212
|
[25]
|
28 June
|
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
|
2,109,497
|
[26]
|
5 July
|
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
|
1,404,129
|
[27]
|
12 July
|
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
|
897,120
|
[28]
|
19 July
|
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
|
1,208,418
|
[29]
|
26 July
|
Haeundae
|
1,546,976
|
[30]
|
2 August
|
Haeundae
|
1,594,033
|
[31]
|
9 August
|
Haeundae
|
1,276,871
|
[32]
|
16 August
|
Take Off
|
918,518
|
[33]
|
23 August
|
Take Off
|
806,069
|
[34]
|
30 August
|
Take Off
|
585,615
|
[35]
|
6 September
|
Take Off
|
426,879
|
[36]
|
13 September
|
Goodbye Mom
|
306,442
|
[37]
|
20 September
|
Goodbye Mom
|
325,974
|
[38]
|
27 September
|
Closer To Heaven
|
540,758
|
[39]
|
4 October
|
Closer To Heaven
|
515,208
|
[40]
|
11 October
|
Closer To Heaven
|
179,630
|
[41]
|
18 October
|
District 9
|
302,072
|
[42]
|
25 October
|
Good Morning President
|
713,116
|
[43]
|
1 November
|
Good Morning President
|
548,626
|
[44]
|
8 November
|
Good Morning President
|
337,057
|
[45]
|
15 November
|
2012
|
1,310,291
|
[46]
|
22 November
|
2012
|
1,045,817
|
[47]
|
29 November
|
2012
|
644,451
|
[48]
|
6 December
|
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
|
642,566
|
[49]
|
13 December
|
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
|
419,913
|
[50]
|
20 December
|
Avatar
|
1,388,797
|
[51]
|
27 December
|
Avatar
|
1,579,028
|
[52]
|
Highest-grossing films
Highest-grossing films of 2009 (by admissions)[53]
Rank
|
Title
|
Country
|
Admissions
|
Domestic gross
|
1. |
Tidal Wave |
South Korea |
11,324,433 |
US$71.4 million
|
2. |
Take Off |
8,035,181 |
US$50.7 million
|
3. |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen |
United States |
7,392,990 |
US$44.7 million
|
4. |
2012 |
5,390,201 |
US$34.3 million
|
5. |
Avatar |
5,150,667 |
US$38.3 million
|
6. |
Terminator Salvation |
4,499,776 |
US$26.2 million
|
7. |
My Girlfriend Is an Agent |
South Korea |
4,039,891 |
US$23.2 million
|
8. |
Scandal Makers |
3,861,757 |
US$22.3 million
|
9. |
A Frozen Flower |
3,296,474 |
US$19.8 million
|
10. |
Running Turtle |
3,024,666 |
US$18.2 million
|
Highest-grossing domestic films of 2009 (by admissions)[54]
Rank
|
Title
|
Admissions
|
Domestic gross
|
1. |
Tidal Wave |
11,324,433 |
US$71.4 million
|
2. |
Take Off |
8,035,181 |
US$50.7 million
|
3. |
My Girlfriend Is an Agent |
4,039,891 |
US$23.2 million
|
4. |
Scandal Makers |
3,861,757 |
US$22.3 million
|
5. |
A Frozen Flower |
3,296,474 |
US$19.8 million
|
6. |
Running Turtle |
3,024,666 |
US$18.2 million
|
7. |
Mother |
2,979,213 |
US$17.6 million
|
8. |
Old Partner |
2,933,897 |
US$16.8 million
|
9. |
Good Morning President |
2,554,960 |
US$16.4 million
|
10. |
Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard |
2,453,883 |
US$15.6 million
|
References
See also
|
---|
Americas | Argentina | |
---|
Brazil | |
---|
Canada | |
---|
Chile | |
---|
Colombia | |
---|
Ecuador | |
---|
Mexico | |
---|
Paraguay | |
---|
United States | |
---|
Venezuela | |
---|
|
---|
Asia-Pacific | Australia | |
---|
China | |
---|
Hong Kong | |
---|
India | |
---|
Indonesia | |
---|
Japan | |
---|
New Zealand | |
---|
Pakistan | |
---|
Philippines | |
---|
South Korea | |
---|
Taiwan | |
---|
Thailand | |
---|
|
---|
Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) | Austria | |
---|
Belgium | |
---|
France | |
---|
Greece | |
---|
Ireland | |
---|
Italy | |
---|
Lithuania | |
---|
Netherlands | |
---|
Poland | |
---|
Romania | |
---|
Spain | |
---|
Turkey | |
---|
United Kingdom | |
---|
|
---|
2009 | |
---|
Related | |
---|
|
|
|