# List of 2008 box office number-one films in South Korea

This is a list of films which have been placed number-one at the South Korean box office during 2008, based on admissions.

## Number-one films

| † | This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. |
| Weekend End Date | Film Title | Weekend Admissions |
| 6 January | Bee Movie | 311,435 |
| 13 January | Forever the Moment | 609,626 |
| 20 January | Forever the Moment | 457,074 |
| 27 January | Forever the Moment | 537,146 |
| 3 February | The Devil's Game | 361,650 |
| 10 February | Once Upon a Time | 478,543 |
| 17 February | Jumper | 560,359 |
| 24 February | The Chaser | 684,499 |
| 2 March | The Chaser | 627,749 |
| 9 March | The Chaser | 452,029 |
| 16 March | 10,000 BC | 468,965 |
| 23 March | Fate | 356,776 |
| 30 March | Awake | 211,968 |
| 6 April | The Guard Post | 329,037 |
| 13 April | Taken | 291,771 |
| 20 April | Taken | 302,866 |
| 27 April | The Forbidden Kingdom | 475,082 |
| 4 May | Iron Man | 923,051 |
| 11 May | Iron Man | 753,154 |
| 18 May | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | 558,497 |
| 25 May | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | 1,396,175 |
| 1 June | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | 848,730 |
| 8 June | Kung Fu Panda | 1,148,609 |
| 15 June | Kung Fu Panda | 908,368 |
| 22 June | Public Enemy Returns | 1,057,829 |
| 29 June | Wanted | 824,925 |
| 6 July | Hancock | 1,001,557 |
| 13 July | Red Cliff | 657,297 |
| 20 July | The Good, the Bad, the Weird † | 1,673,970 |
| 27 July | The Good, the Bad, the Weird † | 849,980 |
| 3 August | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | 1,467,878 |
| 10 August | The Dark Knight | 790,587 |
| 17 August | The Dark Knight | 762,351 |
| 24 August | The Dark Knight | 426,775 |
| 31 August | The Dark Knight | 304,224 |
| 7 September | The Divine Weapon | 630,257 |
| 14 September | The Divine Weapon | 646,920 |
| 21 September | The Divine Weapon | 425,298 |
| 28 September | Mamma Mia! The Movie | 278,125 |
| 5 October | Modern Boy | 329,956 |
| 12 October | Eagle Eye | 560,679 |
| 19 October | Eagle Eye | 437,935 |
| 26 October | My Wife Got Married | 416,914 |
| 2 November | My Wife Got Married | 329,591 |
| 9 November | Quantum of Solace | 667,761 |
| 16 November | Portrait of a Beauty | 487,326 |
| 23 November | Portrait of a Beauty | 406,395 |
| 30 November | Hello, Schoolgirl | 309,065 |
| 7 December | Scandal Makers | 473,725 |
| 14 December | Scandal Makers | 622,433 |
| 21 December | Scandal Makers | 597,611 |
| 28 December | Scandal Makers | 635,170 |

## Highest-grossing films

Highest-grossing films of 2008 (by admissions) :
| Rank | Title | Country | Admissions | Domestic gross |
| 1. | The Good, the Bad, the Weird | South Korea | 6,684,933 | US$38.6 million |
| 2. | The Chaser | South Korea | 5,046,096 | US$30 million |
| 3. | Kung Fu Panda | United States | 4,653,929 | US$26.4 million |
| 4. | Mamma Mia! | United States | 4,552,475 | US$26.1 million |
| 5. | Scandal Makers | South Korea | 4,361,509 | US$25.1 million |
| 6. | Public Enemy Returns | South Korea | 4,313,101 | US$25.2 million |
| 7. | Iron Man | United States | 4,290,816 | US$24.5 million |
| 8. | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | United States | 4,111,753 | US$23.5 million |
| 9. | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | United States | 4,090,885 | US$23.1 million |
| 10. | The Dark Knight | United States | 4,060,490 | US$23.7 million |
Highest-grossing domestic films of 2008 (by admissions) :
| Rank | Title | Admissions | Domestic gross |
| 1. | The Good, the Bad, the Weird | 6,684,933 | US$38.6 million |
| 2. | The Chaser | 5,046,096 | US$30 million |
| 3. | Scandal Makers | 4,361,509 | US$25.1 million |
| 4. | Public Enemy Returns | 4,313,101 | US$25.2 million |
| 5. | Forever the Moment | 4,018,059 | US$23 million |
| 6. | The Divine Weapon | 3,728,430 | US$21.4 million |
| 7. | Portrait of a Beauty | 2,341,521 | US$13.8 million |
| 8. | Eye for an Eye | 2,058,616 | US$11.8 million |
| 9. | My Wife Got Married | 1,799,447 | US$10.6 million |
| 10. | Sunny | 1,706,037 | US$9.9 million |