List of 2012 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 2012.

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

Highest-grossing films

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


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

See also

References

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