Korea Week Box Office - Sept. 8-10

A bit of a quite weekend this week, as the Korean film world recovers from summer and prepares for the coming Chuseok Holiday onslaught. In the No. 1 spot, we have the debut of BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE (연애, 그 참을 수 없는 가벼움). It is nice to see Jang Jin-young back and doing well, after the fiasco that was BLUE SWALLOW.

More interesting, perhaps, is the surprising strength of LIKE A VIRGIN (천하장사 마돈나), which moved up from No. 3 to No. 2 this week. I guess the film has been getting some pretty good word of mouth... not bad for a movie about a boy who wants to get a sex-change operation. I have not seen it, but apparently it is a gentle-spirited film that is uplifting and quite non-judgmental.

This Week	Title........................................	Release Date	Screens Nationwide	Weekend Attendance (Seoul only)	Total Attendance
1.	Between Love and Hate	9.07	253	85,000	298,000
2.	Like a Virgin	8.31	191	54,000	483,000
3.	Sinking of Japan	8.31	220	51,800	796,940
4.	The Host	7.27	251	48,500	12,790,800
5.	Ttukbang Jeonseol	9.07	245	47,000	248,900
6.	The Sentinel	9.07	107	29,200	100,500
7.	No Mercy for the Rude	8.24	155	20,400	873,400
8.	United 93	9.07	70	16,000	48,000
9.	Lake House	8.31	97	12,100	154,700
10.	Woman on the Beach	8.31	117	8,400	206,300

(source: Film 2.0)