Korean Box Office Report. May 16-18, 2008

Posted by Mike McStay at 4:34pm.

Posted in Box Office News.

Number..................Film Title.....................................Tickets Sold...........Total # Tickets Sold
1...........................Prince Caspian (USA)..................558,497.....................641,289
2...........................Iron Man (USA)............................428,423..................3,732,470
3...........................Sped Racer (USA).......................112,220.....................745,822
4...........................Taken (France)............................102,765...................2,236,801
5...........................Penelope (USA)............................92,755.....................124,818
6...........................Horton Hears A Who (USA)...........28,775.....................624,238
7...........................Moonlight In Seoul (Korean)...........26,075.....................704,725
8...........................Forbidden Kingdom (USA).............25,472....................1,211,268
9...........................Priceless (France)........................17,020......................120,463
10.........................Detective Conan: Phantom of
............................Baker Street (Japan).......................8,526........................118,432

Well the Prince had a decent opening here in South Korea. The real surprise is still Iron Man. It looks like it will break 4 million tickets sold next weekend. Taken, the small film from France staring Liam Neeson, continues to do well. My students just tell me that they like it, but they are not sure why. I could not believe that their was only 1 Korean film in the top 10 and with “Indy 4” opening next week, it looks to stay that way.

Opening on 23-25th Weekend here in Korea.

Indy 4, Day Before Your Wedding (Korean), Bickford Shmeckler’s Cool Ideas, Useless, Never Back Down, Sundome..