#1 of 3 #1 Korean-language movie of Week 52, 2008
2008 · Comedy, Drama
$732.1K worldwide · 95% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
Korean box office · Week 52 · Dec 21–27, 2008
Korean Box Office, Week 52 of 2008: Korean Releases of Dec 21–27
Romantic Island (2008) is the highest-grossing Korean-language movie released in week 52 of 2008 (Dec 21–27), with $732.1K worldwide, ahead of Oishii Man (2008) at $40.3K and Written (2008) at $1.2K. 3 Korean-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $773.6K in all.
- week 52 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $773.6K
- Romantic Island (2008), the #1
- $732.1K
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Korean Hits of Week 52 of 2008?
Romantic Island (2008) leads with $732.1K, 95% of the total. The top 3 together took $773.6K, 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
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Number 3
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Korean Release of Week 52 of 2008, 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 week 52 of 2008 (Dec 21–27).
- 1 Dec 24, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $732.1K
- 2 Dec 25, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $40.3K
- 3 Dec 25, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 52 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 52 releases took $773.6K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 49 (Nov 30–Dec 6) with $41.7M, led by Scandal Makers (2008).
- Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 9–15 Portrait of a Beauty (2008) $11.8M Portrait of a Beauty (2008)
- Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 16–22 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 23–29 Hello, Schoolgirl (2008) $3.6M Hello, Schoolgirl (2008)
- Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 30–Dec 6 Scandal Makers (2008) $41.7M Scandal Makers (2008)
- Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 7–13 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 14–20 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 21–27 Romantic Island (2008) $773.6K Romantic Island (2008)
- Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 28–31 A Frozen Flower (2008) $19M A Frozen Flower (2008)
- Week 1, 2009 Wk 1 Jan 1–3 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years
How Does Week 52 of 2008 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 52, 2006 earned the most: $9.4M from 1 film, led by My Wife Is a Gangster 3 (2006). Week 52, 2008 took $773.6K.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 52, 1999 Dec 19–25 1 film | 1 | $52.7K | – | Memento Mori (1999) $52.7K |
| Week 52, 2000 Dec 17–23 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 52, 2001 Dec 23–29 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 52, 2002 Dec 22–28 1 film | 1 | $438.2K | – | H (2002) $438.2K |
| Week 52, 2003 Dec 21–27 1 film · +1008% | 1 | $4.9M | +1008% | Silmido (2003) $4.9M |
| Week 52, 2004 Dec 19–25 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 52, 2005 Dec 18–24 1 film | 1 | $460.1K | – | My Girl and I (2005) $460.1K |
| Week 52, 2006 Dec 24–30 1 film · +1941% | 1 | $9.4M | +1941% | My Wife Is a Gangster 3 (2006) $9.4M |
| Week 52, 2007 Dec 23–29 2 films · −76% | 2 | $2.3M | −76% | Rainbow Eyes (2007) $2.3M |
| Week 52, 2008 Dec 21–27 3 films · −66% | 3 | $773.6K | −66% | Romantic Island (2008) $732.1K |
Archive
Korean Box Office in 2008, Week by Week
35 weeks of 2008 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 29 (Jul 13–19) with $44.3M, led by The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008).
- Week 1 $3M
- Week 2 $38.4M
- Week 3 $4M
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 $3.9M
- Week 6 $9.6M
- Week 7 No grosses
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 No grosses
- Week 10 No grosses
- Week 11 $624.9K
- Week 12 No grosses
- Week 13 $274.5K
- Week 14 $7.4M
- Week 15 No grosses
- Week 16 No grosses
- Week 17 No grosses
- Week 18 $2M
- Week 19 $299.6K
- Week 20 No grosses
- Week 21 $151.8K
- Week 22 $109.6K
- Week 23 $5.4M
- Week 24 $46.3K
- Week 25 $27.2M
- Week 26 $183.8K
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 No grosses
- Week 29 $44.3M
- Week 30 $11.1M
- Week 31 $317.4K
- Week 32 $9.5M
- Week 33 No grosses
- Week 34 $10.8K
- Week 35 $49.1K
- Week 36 $20M
- Week 37 $3.6M
- Week 38 No grosses
- Week 39 $2.1M
- Week 40 $22.1M
- Week 41 $726.9K
- Week 42 $2.6M
- Week 43 $9.3M
- Week 44 $61K
- Week 45 No grosses
- Week 46 $11.8M
- Week 47 No grosses
- Week 48 $3.6M
- Week 49 $41.7M
- Week 50 No grosses
- Week 51 No grosses
- Week 52 $773.6K
- Week 53 $19M
FAQ
Korean Box Office Week 52 of 2008: 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 week 52 of 2008 (Dec 21–27)?
Romantic Island (2008) leads with $732.1K worldwide. Next come Oishii Man (2008) at $40.3K and Written (2008) at $1.2K.
How much did Korean-language movies released in week 52 of 2008 (Dec 21–27) earn?
3 Korean-language films released in week 52 of 2008 (Dec 21–27) report a worldwide gross, $773.6K in all, or $257.9K per film on average.
How many Korean-language movies released in week 52 of 2008 (Dec 21–27) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Romantic Island (2008), earned $732.1K.
How is the week 52, 2008 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 week 52 of 2008 (Dec 21–27). 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 week 52, 2008 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.