# 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.

## Number-one films

* Tidal Wave became the highest grossing film of 2009 despite never reaching #1.
| Weekend end date | Title | Weekend admissions |
| 4 January | A Frozen Flower | 745,461 |
| 11 January | A Frozen Flower | 519,408 |
| 18 January | Scandal Makers | 372,457 |
| 25 January | Red Cliff 2 | 443,452 |
| 1 February | Red Cliff 2 | 535,835 |
| 8 February | Marine Boy | 415,360 |
| 15 February | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | 394,962 |
| 22 February | Old Partner | 419,295 |
| 1 March | Old Partner | 365,402 |
| 8 March | Watchmen | 262,253 |
| 15 March | More Than Blue | 256,809 |
| 22 March | Push | 279,822 |
| 29 March | Slumdog Millionaire | 220,598 |
| 5 April | Private Eye | 466,560 |
| 12 April | Private Eye | 370,169 |
| 19 April | Knowing | 375,405 |
| 26 April | My Girlfriend is an Agent | 588,958 |
| 3 May | Thirst | 821,026 |
| 10 May | My Girlfriend is an Agent | 448,629 |
| 17 May | Angels & Demons | 682,550 |
| 24 May | Terminator Salvation | 1,415,780 |
| 31 May | Mother | 978,623 |
| 7 June | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | 863,156 |
| 14 June | Running Turtle | 480,293 |
| 21 June | Running Turtle | 581,212 |
| 28 June | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | 2,109,497 |
| 5 July | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | 1,404,129 |
| 12 July | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | 897,120 |
| 19 July | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | 1,208,418 |
| 26 July | Haeundae | 1,546,976 |
| 2 August | Haeundae | 1,594,033 |
| 9 August | Haeundae | 1,276,871 |
| 16 August | Take Off | 918,518 |
| 23 August | Take Off | 806,069 |
| 30 August | Take Off | 585,615 |
| 6 September | Take Off | 426,879 |
| 13 September | Goodbye Mom | 306,442 |
| 20 September | Goodbye Mom | 325,974 |
| 27 September | Closer To Heaven | 540,758 |
| 4 October | Closer To Heaven | 515,208 |
| 11 October | Closer To Heaven | 179,630 |
| 18 October | District 9 | 302,072 |
| 25 October | Good Morning President | 713,116 |
| 1 November | Good Morning President | 548,626 |
| 8 November | Good Morning President | 337,057 |
| 15 November | 2012 | 1,310,291 |
| 22 November | 2012 | 1,045,817 |
| 29 November | 2012 | 644,451 |
| 6 December | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | 642,566 |
| 13 December | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | 419,913 |
| 20 December | Avatar | 1,388,797 |
| 27 December | Avatar | 1,579,028 |

## Highest-grossing films

Highest-grossing films of 2009 (by admissions) :
| Rank | Title | Country | Admissions | Domestic gross |
| 1. | Tidal Wave | South Korea | 11,324,433 | US$71.4 million |
| 2. | Take Off | South Korea | 8,035,181 | US$50.7 million |
| 3. | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | United States | 7,392,990 | US$44.7 million |
| 4. | 2012 | United States | 5,390,201 | US$34.3 million |
| 5. | Avatar | United States | 5,150,667 | US$38.3 million |
| 6. | Terminator Salvation | United States | 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 | South Korea | 3,861,757 | US$22.3 million |
| 9. | A Frozen Flower | South Korea | 3,296,474 | US$19.8 million |
| 10. | Running Turtle | South Korea | 3,024,666 | US$18.2 million |
Highest-grossing domestic films of 2009 (by admissions) :
| 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 |