Korean box office · January 2003

Korean Box Office, January 2003: Top-Grossing Releases

My Tutor Friend (2003) is the highest-grossing Korean-language movie released in January 2003, with $17.9M worldwide, ahead of Double Agent (2003) at $2.6M and Madeleine (2003) at $2.1M. 3 Korean-language films released in January 2003 report a worldwide gross, $22.6M in all. That is down 17% on December 2002, whose releases took $27.3M.

January 2003 releases with a gross: 3
combined worldwide: $22.6M
My Tutor Friend (2003), the #1: $17.9M
vs December 2002: −17%

#1 of 3

#1 Korean-language movie of January 2003

My Tutor Friend (2003)

2003 · Romance, Comedy

$17.9M worldwide · 79% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported

Top 3

What Were the Biggest Korean Hits of January 2003?

My Tutor Friend (2003) leads with $17.9M, 79% of the total. The top 3 together took $22.6M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

Number 1

$17.9M My Tutor Friend (2003)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 2

$2.6M Double Agent (2003)
No US & Canada figure reported
Number 3

$2.1M Madeleine (2003)
No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Korean Release of January 2003, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in January 2003.

1
My Tutor Friend (2003) Jan 30, 2003 · Romance, Comedy $17.9M worldwide

Jan 30, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $17.9M
2
Double Agent (2003) Jan 24, 2003 · Action, Thriller $2.6M worldwide

Jan 24, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.6M
3
Madeleine (2003) Jan 10, 2003 · Romance, Drama $2.1M worldwide

Jan 10, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1M

By release week

Which Week of January 2003 Had the Biggest Releases?

Films released in week 5 (Jan 26–Feb 1) took $17.9M, led by My Tutor Friend (2003). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.

Korean Box Office in 2003, Month by Month

The months of 2003 with their totals: January leads with $22.6M, led by My Tutor Friend (2003).

FAQ

Korean Box Office January 2003: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing Korean-language movie in January 2003?

My Tutor Friend (2003) leads with $17.9M worldwide. Next come Double Agent (2003) at $2.6M and Madeleine (2003) at $2.1M.

How much did Korean-language movies released in January 2003 earn?

3 Korean-language films released in January 2003 report a worldwide gross, $22.6M in all, or $7.5M per film on average. December 2002 releases took $27.3M.

How many Korean-language movies released in January 2003 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, My Tutor Friend (2003), earned $17.9M.

How is the January 2003 Korean box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in January 2003. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.

How often is the January 2003 Korean box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.