NOTES ON ENTERTAINMENT, CULTURE AND MORE FROM KOREA (OR WHEREVER)

Monday, September 10, 2007

Korea Weekend Box Office - Sept. 7-9

Another boring week at the Korean boxoffice. Daniel Henney's well received MY FATHER opened in No. 1. Quentin Tarantino's DEATHPROOF opened way down in sixth. Despite a nonstop barrage of ads for the past month, BRAVO MY LIFE opened in seventh.

What is the deal with Baek Yoon-shik? Half the time he stars in really great films, like SAVE THE GREEN PLANET, TAZZA or THE PRESIDENT'S LAST BANG. But the other half of the time, he stars in some pretty terrible films (eg, BRAVO MY LIFE). I think he needs a new manager.

Anyhow, the latest BOURNE movie comes out this week, along with the early wave of Chuseok titles, so things should heat up a lot.

This WeekTitle............................................Release DateScreens NationwideWeekend AttendanceTotal Attendance
1.My Father (Korean) 9.06384270,875328,092
2. Disturbia8.30189141,677487,386
3. ay 18 (Hwaryeohan Hyuga - Korean)7.26245105,8836,752,711
4. No Reservations8.3013379,373309,333
5. The Worst Guy Ever (Nae Saengae Choiak-ui Namja - Korean)8.3026373,429401,530
6. Deathproof9.0615450,71860,970
7.Bravo My Life (Korean) 9.0624346,35354,270
8.D-War (Korean) 8.0120845,2957,807,335
9. Stardust8.159538,194837,609
10. I Pronounce You Chuck & Larry9.0612135,41140,869
(Source: KOBIS - Figures represent 94% of nationwide box office)

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