List of 2009 box office number-one films in South Korea
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This is a list of films which placed number-one at the South Korea
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during 2009, based on admissions.
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
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Box office
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during 2009, based on admissions.
| Weekend End Date | Film Title | Weekend Admissions | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Frozen Flower A Frozen Flower A Frozen Flower is a 2008 South Korean film. It is directed by Yoo Ha and stars Zo In Sung, Ju Jin-mo and Song Ji-hyo. The historical film is set Goryeo Dynasty and is loosely based on the reign of Gongmin of Goryeo , but it does not strictly comply with historical facts... |
745,461 | ||
| A Frozen Flower A Frozen Flower A Frozen Flower is a 2008 South Korean film. It is directed by Yoo Ha and stars Zo In Sung, Ju Jin-mo and Song Ji-hyo. The historical film is set Goryeo Dynasty and is loosely based on the reign of Gongmin of Goryeo , but it does not strictly comply with historical facts... |
519,408 | ||
| Speedy Scandal Speedy Scandal Speedy Scandal is a 2008 South Korean film written and directed by Kang Hyeong-cheol and starring Cha Tae-hyun in the lead role. This was Director Kang's first film before Sunny and the highest grossing Korean film of the year.- Plot :... |
372,457 | ||
| Red Cliff 2 | 443,452 | ||
| Red Cliff 2 | 535,835 | ||
| Marine Boy Marine Boy (film) Marine Boy is a 2009 South Korean film. The feature film debut of writer and director Yoon Jong-seok, it stars Kim Kang-woo, Cho Jae-hyun and Park Si-yeon in the lead roles. Marine Boy is the story of a former national swimmer who finds himself in debt, and out of desperation is employed as a mule... |
415,360 | ||
| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a 2008 American fantasy-drama film directed by David Fincher. The screenplay by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord is loosely based on the 1922 short story of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald... |
394,962 | ||
| Old Partner Old Partner Old Partner is a 2008 South Korean documentary film directed by Lee Chung-ryoul regarding a relationship between a 40-year-old cow and an old farmer in his 80s. The film is set in the small rural town of Hanul-ri in Sangun-myeon, Bonghwa County, North Gyeongsang Province... |
419,295 | ||
| Old Partner Old Partner Old Partner is a 2008 South Korean documentary film directed by Lee Chung-ryoul regarding a relationship between a 40-year-old cow and an old farmer in his 80s. The film is set in the small rural town of Hanul-ri in Sangun-myeon, Bonghwa County, North Gyeongsang Province... |
365,402 | ||
| Watchmen Watchmen (film) Watchmen is a 2009 superhero film directed by Zack Snyder and starring Malin Åkerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Patrick Wilson. It is an adaptation of the comic book of the same name by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons... |
262,253 | ||
| More Than Blue More Than Blue More Than Blue is a 2009 South Korean film. The directorial debut of poet Won Tae-yeon, it stars Kwon Sang-woo, Lee Bo-young and Lee Beom-soo in the lead roles... |
256,809 | ||
| Push Push (2009 film) Push is a 2009 American science fiction thriller film directed by Paul McGuigan. The film stars Chris Evans, Dakota Fanning, Camilla Belle, Cliff Curtis, Joel Gretsch and Djimon Hounsou... |
279,822 | ||
| Slumdog Millionaire Slumdog Millionaire Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British epic romantic drama adventure film directed by Danny Boyle, written by Simon Beaufoy, and co-directed in India by Loveleen Tandan. It is an adaptation of the novel Q & A by Indian author and diplomat Vikas Swarup... |
220,598 | ||
| Private Eye Private Eye (film) Private Eye is a 2009 South Korean film directed by Park Dae-min and its original title in Korean, Geurimja sarin literally means "Shadow Murder". Alternative titles Mr. Vertigo and Shadow Murder.- Plot :... |
466,560 | ||
| Private Eye Private Eye (film) Private Eye is a 2009 South Korean film directed by Park Dae-min and its original title in Korean, Geurimja sarin literally means "Shadow Murder". Alternative titles Mr. Vertigo and Shadow Murder.- Plot :... |
370,169 | ||
| Knowing Knowing (film) Knowing is a 2009 American-British science fiction film directed by Alex Proyas and starring Nicolas Cage. The project was originally attached to a number of directors under Columbia Pictures, but it was placed in turnaround and eventually picked up by Escape Artists. Production was financially... |
375,405 | ||
| My Girlfriend is an Agent My Girlfriend Is An Agent My Girlfriend Is An Agent is a 2009 South Korean romantic action comedy film directed by Shin Tae-Ra and starring Kim Ha-Neul and Kang Ji-hwan.-Synopsis :... |
588,958 | ||
| Thirst Thirst (2009 film) Thirst is a 2009 horror/drama film, written, produced and directed by Park Chan-wook. It is loosely based on the novel Thérèse Raquin by Émile Zola. The film tells the story of a priest—who is in love with his friend’s wife—turning into a vampire through a failed medical experiment. Park has... |
821,026 | ||
| My Girlfriend is an Agent My Girlfriend Is An Agent My Girlfriend Is An Agent is a 2009 South Korean romantic action comedy film directed by Shin Tae-Ra and starring Kim Ha-Neul and Kang Ji-hwan.-Synopsis :... |
448,629 | ||
| Angels & Demons | 682,550 | ||
| Terminator Salvation Terminator Salvation Terminator Salvation is a 2009 American science fiction action film directed by McG and starring Christian Bale and Sam Worthington. The fourth installment in the Terminator series, the film is set in 2018 and focuses on the war between Skynet and humanity, with the human Resistance fighting... |
1,415,780 | ||
| Mother Mother (2009 film) Mother is a 2009 South Korean drama film directed by Bong Joon-ho, starring Kim Hye-ja and Won Bin.-Plot:Kim Hye-ja, a veteran Korean actress, plays an unnamed widow living alone with her only son, selling medicinal herbs in a small town in southern South Korea while doing unlicensed acupuncture... |
978,623 | ||
| Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian is an American adventure comedy film directed by Shawn Levy, and starring Ben Stiller, Hank Azaria, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson, Robin Williams, and Steve Coogan. The film is a sequel to Night at the Museum... |
863,156 | ||
| Running Turtle Running Turtle Running Turtle is a 2009 South Korean film about a countryside detective trying to capture a legendary prison breaker. Released on 11 June 2009, it was directed by Lee Yeon-woo and starred Kim Yoon-seok.- Plot :... |
480,293 | ||
| Running Turtle Running Turtle Running Turtle is a 2009 South Korean film about a countryside detective trying to capture a legendary prison breaker. Released on 11 June 2009, it was directed by Lee Yeon-woo and starred Kim Yoon-seok.- Plot :... |
581,212 | ||
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is a 2009 American science fiction-action film directed by Michael Bay and produced by Steven Spielberg. It is the sequel to the 2007 film Transformers and the second installment in the live-action Transformers series... |
2,109,497 | ||
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is a 2009 American science fiction-action film directed by Michael Bay and produced by Steven Spielberg. It is the sequel to the 2007 film Transformers and the second installment in the live-action Transformers series... |
1,404,129 | ||
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is a 2009 American science fiction-action film directed by Michael Bay and produced by Steven Spielberg. It is the sequel to the 2007 film Transformers and the second installment in the live-action Transformers series... |
897,120 | ||
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a 2009 fantasy film directed by David Yates and based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. It is the sixth instalment in the Harry Potter film series, written by Steve Kloves and produced by David Heyman and David Barron... |
1,208,418 | ||
| Haeundae Haeundae (film) Tidal Wave is a 2009 South Korean film. Billed as South Korea's first disaster film, Haeundae is directed by Yoon Je-kyoon and stars Sol Kyung-gu, Ha Ji-won, Park Joong-hoon and Uhm Jung-hwa.- Plot :... |
1,546,976 | ||
| Haeundae Haeundae (film) Tidal Wave is a 2009 South Korean film. Billed as South Korea's first disaster film, Haeundae is directed by Yoon Je-kyoon and stars Sol Kyung-gu, Ha Ji-won, Park Joong-hoon and Uhm Jung-hwa.- Plot :... |
1,594,033 | ||
| Haeundae Haeundae (film) Tidal Wave is a 2009 South Korean film. Billed as South Korea's first disaster film, Haeundae is directed by Yoon Je-kyoon and stars Sol Kyung-gu, Ha Ji-won, Park Joong-hoon and Uhm Jung-hwa.- Plot :... |
1,276,871 | ||
| Take Off | 918,518 | ||
| Take Off | 806,069 | ||
| Take Off | 585,615 | ||
| Take Off | 426,879 | ||
| Ae-ja | 306,442 | ||
| Ae-ja | 325,974 | ||
| Closer To Heaven | 540,758 | ||
| Closer To Heaven | 515,208 | ||
| Closer To Heaven | 179,630 | ||
| District 9 District 9 District 9 is a 2009 South African science fiction thriller film directed by Neill Blomkamp. It was written by Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, and produced by Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham. The film stars Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, and David James... |
302,072 | ||
| Good Morning President | 713,116 | ||
| Good Morning President | 548,626 | ||
| Good Morning President | 337,057 | ||
| 2012 2012 (film) 2012 is a 2009 American disaster film directed by Roland Emmerich. It stars John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Thandie Newton, Danny Glover, and Woody Harrelson. It was produced by Emmerich's production company, Centropolis Entertainment and was distributed by Columbia Pictures... |
1,310,291 | ||
| 2012 2012 (film) 2012 is a 2009 American disaster film directed by Roland Emmerich. It stars John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Thandie Newton, Danny Glover, and Woody Harrelson. It was produced by Emmerich's production company, Centropolis Entertainment and was distributed by Columbia Pictures... |
1,045,817 | ||
| 2012 2012 (film) 2012 is a 2009 American disaster film directed by Roland Emmerich. It stars John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Thandie Newton, Danny Glover, and Woody Harrelson. It was produced by Emmerich's production company, Centropolis Entertainment and was distributed by Columbia Pictures... |
644,451 | ||
| The Twilight Saga: New Moon | 642,566 | ||
| The Twilight Saga: New Moon | 419,913 | ||
| Avatar | 1,388,797 | ||
| Avatar | 1,579,028 |