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This is a complete list of South Korean films that received a domestic theatrical release in 2008.
Source for release dates and box-office admission results (except where cited otherwise): Koreanfilm.org.[1]
The highest-grossing South Korean films released in 2008, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows:[2]
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scandal Makers | Lotte Cultureworks | $43,723,154 |
| 2 | The Good, the Bad, the Weird | CJ Entertainment | $35,559,513 |
| 3 | The Chaser | Showbox | $27,620,446 |
| 4 | Public Enemy Returns | CJ Entertainment | $23,273,844 |
| 5 | Forever the Moment | Sidus Pictures | $21,227,061 |
| 6 | A Frozen Flower | Showbox | $20,651,624 |
| 7 | The Divine Weapon | CJ Entertainment | $19,769,529 |
| 8 | Portrait of a Beauty | $12,722,738 | |
| 9 | Eye for an Eye | Lotte Cultureworks | $10,898,668 |
| 10 | My Wife Got Married | CJ Entertainment | $9,802,973 |
| English/Korean Title | Director | Cast | Released | Admissions | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Years Diary 너를 잊지 않을거야 |
Junji Hanado | Lee Tae-sung Mākii |
30 October[3] | 31,614[3] | A joint production between Japan and South Korea. |
| 4 Days 4요일: 죽음을 부르는 요일 |
Seo Min-yeong | Jeong Woon-taek Lim Ye-won |
10 December[4] | 27,368[4] | |
| 63 Years On | Kim Dong-won | Jan Ruff O'Herne Felicidad de los Reyes Pilar Frias Wei Shao Lan Lee Soo-san |
Documentary.[5] Won Best Documentary Feature Film at the 2nd Asia Pacific Screen Awards.[6] | ||
| The Accidental Gangster and the Mistaken Courtesan 1724 기방난동사건 |
Yeo Kyun-dong | Lee Jung-jae Kim Ok-bin |
3 December[7] | 290,015[7] | |
| Action Boys 우린 액션 배우다 |
Jeong Byeong-gil | Kwon Ki-deok Kwak Jin-seok |
28 August[8] | 8,574[8] | Documentary. |
| Antique 서양골동양과자점 앤티크 |
Min Kyu-dong | Ju Ji-hoon Kim Jae-wook |
13 November[9] | 1,192,456[9] | |
| BA:BO 바보 |
Kim Jung-kwon | Cha Tae-hyun Ha Ji-won |
28 February | 974,353[10] | |
| Baby and I 아기와 나 |
Kim Jin-yeong | Jang Keun-suk Moon Mason |
13 August[11] | 437,027[11] | |
| Beautiful 아름답다 |
Juhn Jai-hong | Cha Soo-yeon Lee Chun-hee |
14 February | 1,478 | |
| Beyond All Magic 흑심모녀 |
Jo Nam-ho | Kim Soo-mi Shim Hye-jin |
12 June[12] | 58,309[12] | Also known as Delivering Love. |
| Boy Director 소년 감독 |
Lee Woo-yeol | Kim Young-chan Rhonda Lee Zakutney |
30 October[13] | 821[13] | |
| Boy Meets Boy 소년, 소년을 만나다 |
Kim Jho Kwang-soo | Kim Hye-seong Lee Hyun-jin |
20 November[14] | 3,124[14] | Short film. |
| Butterflymole 나비두더지 |
Seo Myeong-soo | Park Jin-gook Pan Yeong-jin |
22 February | 112 | |
| The Chaser 추격자 |
Na Hong-jin | Kim Yoon-seok Ha Jung-woo |
14 February | 5,071,454[15] | |
| Cherry Tomato 방울 토마토 |
Jung Young-bae | Shin Goo Kim Hyang-gi |
29 May[16] | 18,134[16] | |
| Chongqing 중경 |
Zhang Lu | 6 November[17] | A joint production between China and South Korea. | ||
| Crazy Waiting 기다리다 미쳐 |
Ryu Seung-jin | Son Tae-young Jang Keun-suk |
1 January | 448,189 | Also known as The Longest 24 Months. |
| Crossing 크로싱 |
Kim Tae-kyun | Cha In-pyo Shin Myeong-cheol |
26 June[18] | 891,792[18] | |
| Crush and Blush 미쓰 홍당무 |
Lee Kyoung-mi | Gong Hyo-jin Lee Jong-hyuk |
16 October[19] | 536,980[19] | |
| Da Capo 하늘을 걷는 소년 |
No Zin-soo | Heo I-jae Kang San |
23 October[20] | ||
| Dachimawa Lee 다찌마와 리 - 악인이여 지옥행 급행열차를 타라! |
Ryoo Seung-wan | Im Won-hee Park Si-yeon |
13 August[21] | 629,591[21] | |
| Death Bell 고死: 피의 중간고사 |
Chang | Lee Beom-soo Yoon Jung-hee |
6 August[22] | 1,636,149[22] | |
| The Devil's Game 더 게임 |
Yoon In-ho | Shin Ha-kyun Byun Hee-bong |
31 January | 1,496,215 | |
| A Different Kind of Life 색다른 동거 |
Kim Jeong-woo | Kim Hyeok Jeong Si-ah |
17 April[23] | 1,891[23] | Released in competition with Manner of Battle as part of the "Director Jang vs Director Kim" contest.[24] |
| Dimmer | Kim Sam-ryeok | 11 January | 313 | ||
| The Divine Weapon 신기전 |
Kim Yoo-jin | Jung Jae-young Han Eun-jung |
4 September[25] | 3,749,611[25] | |
| Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do 도레미파솔라시도 |
Kang Geon-hyang | Jang Keun-suk Cha Ye-ryeon |
3 April | 182,940[26] | |
| Dream 비몽 |
Kim Ki-duk | Joe Odagiri Lee Na-young |
9 October[27] | 88,482[27] | |
| The ESP Couple 초감각 커플 |
Kim Hyeong-joo | Jin Goo Park Bo-young |
27 November[28] | 3,648[28] | |
| Eye for an Eye 눈에는 눈, 이에는 이 |
Ahn Gwon-tae Kwak Kyung-taek |
Han Suk-kyu Cha Seung-won |
30 July[29] | 2,073,158[29] | |
| Farewell 작별 |
Hwang Yoon | 27 March | 1,302[30] | Documentary. Produced in 2001. | |
| Fate 숙명 |
Kim Hae-gon | Song Seung-heon Kwon Sang-woo |
20 March | 857,648[31] | |
| Forever the Moment 우리 생애 최고의 순간 |
Yim Soon-rye | Moon So-ri Kim Jung-eun Uhm Tae-woong |
10 January | 4,043,293 | Won "Best Film" at the 44th Baeksang Arts Awards.[32] |
| Forgiveness, Are You at the End of That Path? 용서, 그 먼 길 끝에 당신이 있습니까 |
Jo Wook-hee | Kim Hye-soo | 6 November[33] | Documentary. | |
| Frivolous Wife 날나리 종부전 |
Lim Won-gook | Park Jung-ah Park Jin-woo |
22 May[34] | 25,739[34] | |
| A Frozen Flower 쌍화점 |
Yoo Ha | Jo In-sung Joo Jin-mo |
30 December[35] | 3,739,041[35] | |
| Girl Scout 걸 스카우트 |
Kim Sang-man | Kim Sun-a Na Moon-hee |
5 June[36] | 249,063[36] | |
| Go Go 70s 고고70 |
Choi Ho | Cho Seung-woo Shin Min-a |
2 October[37] | 590,295[37] | |
| The Good, the Bad, the Weird 좋은 놈, 나쁜 놈, 이상한 놈 |
Kim Jee-woon | Song Kang-ho Lee Byung-hun Jung Woo-sung |
17 July[38] | 6,605,187[39] | |
| The Guard Post GP506 |
Kong Su-chang | Chun Ho-jin Jo Hyun-jae |
3 April | 944,943[40] | |
| Happy Together 동거, 동락 |
Kim Tae-hee | Kim Cheong Jeong Seung-ho Jo Yoon-hee |
27 March | 3,838 | |
| Heartbreak Library 그 남자의 책 198쪽 |
Kim Jung-kwon | Lee Dong-wook Eugene |
23 October[41] | 93,126[41] | |
| Hellcats 뜨거운 것이 좋아 |
Kwon Chil-in | Lee Mi-sook Kim Min-hee Ahn So-hee |
17 January | 590,039 | |
| Hello, Schoolgirl 순정만화 |
Ryu Jang-ha | Yoo Ji-tae Lee Yeon-hee |
27 November[42] | 740,379[42] | |
| His Last Gift 마지막 선물 |
Kim Young-jun | Shin Hyun-joon Heo Joon-ho |
5 February | 272,890 | |
| Humming 허밍 |
Park Dae-yeong | Lee Chun-hee Han Ji-hye |
13 March | 103,775[43] | |
| If You Were Me: Anima Vision 2 별별 이야기 2 - 여섯 빛깔 무지개 |
Ahn Dong-hee Hong Deok-pyo Jeong Min-yeong Kwon Mi-jeong Lee Hong-min Lee Hong-soo Park Yong-je Ryoo Jeong-woo |
17 April | 4,097[44] | Animation. Part of the If You Were Me series of films. | |
| Indie Anibox: Selma's Protein Coffee 인디애니박스: 셀마의 단백질 커피 |
Jang Hyeong-yoon Kim Woon-ki Yeon Sang-ho |
Oh Jung-se | 20 June[45] | 1,843[45] | Animation omnibus. |
| Inner Circle Line 내부순환선 |
Jo Eun-hee | Yang Eun-yong Bae Yong-geun |
22 February | 312 | |
| Iri 이리 |
Zhang Lu | Yoon Jin-seo Uhm Tae-woong |
13 November[46] | 923[46] | |
| Lady Camellia 동백 아가씨 |
Park Jeongsuk | 20 November[47] | 915[47] | Documentary. | |
| The Last Dining Table 마지막 밥상 |
Roh Gyeong-tae | Kim Do-yeon Baek Hyeon-joo |
11 April | ||
| Life is Beautiful 대한이, 민국씨 |
Choi Jin-won | Choi Sung-kook Gong Hyung-jin |
14 February | 212,854 | Also known as Smile Babo. |
| Life is Cool 그녀는 예뻤다 |
Choi Ik-hwan | Kim Su-ro Kang Seong-jin |
12 June[48] | 3,951[48] | Animation. |
| Life Track 궤도 |
Jin Guang-hao | Chui Jing-hu Jang So-yeon |
11 July[49] | A joint production between South Korea and China. | |
| A Light Sleep 가벼운 잠 |
Lim Seong-chan | Choi Ah-jin Yoon Chan |
23 October[50] | ||
| Like Father, Like Son 아버지와 마리와 나 |
Lee Moo-yeong | Kim Sang-joong Kim Heung-soo |
12 June[51] | 4,001[51] | |
| Lineage of the Voice 소리 아이 |
Yeon-ah Paik | 18 September[52] | 2,157[52] | Documentary. | |
| Little Prince 어린 왕자 |
Choi Jong-hyeon | Tak Jae-hoon Kang Su-han |
17 January | 83,977 | |
| Loner 외톨이 |
Park Jae-sik | Go Eun-ah Chae Min-seo |
18 September[53] | 74,753[53] | |
| Lost and Found 달콤한 거짓말 |
Jeong Jeong-hwa | Park Jin-hee Jo Han-sun |
17 December[54] | 485,212[54] | Also known as Sweet Lie. |
| Lovers 연인들 |
Kim Jong-kwan | Jung Yu-mi Yang Ik-june |
4 December[55] | 1,433[55] | Omnibus. |
| Lovers of Six Years 6년째 연애중 |
Park Hyun-jin | Kim Ha-neul Yoon Kye-sang |
5 February | 1,123,294 | |
| A Man Who Was Superman 슈퍼맨이었던 사나이 |
Jeong Yoon-chul | Jun Ji-hyun Hwang Jung-min |
30 January | 559,867 | |
| Mandate 맨데이트: 신이 주신 임무 |
Park Hee-jun | Jae Hee Yoo Da-in |
30 October[56] | 12,495[56] | |
| Manner of Battle 전투의 매너 |
Jang Hang-jun | Kang Kyeong-joon Seo Yoo-jeong |
17 April[57] | 1,087[57] | Released in competition with A Different Kind of Life as part of the "Director Jang vs Director Kim" contest.[24] |
| Marriage Clinic: Love and War 사랑과 전쟁: 열두 번째 남자 |
Kwak Gi-won | Lee Joo-na Lee Jeong-hoon |
25 September[58] | 7,213[58] | Based on the KBS weekly drama series Couple Clinic: Love and War.[59] |
| Modern Boy 모던 보이 |
Jung Ji-woo | Park Hae-il Kim Hye-soo |
2 October[60] | 761,090[60] | |
| The Moonlight of Seoul 비스티 보이즈 |
Yoon Jong-bin | Yoon Kye-sang Ha Jung-woo |
30 April[61] | 727,348[61] | |
| My Darling FBI 쉿! 그녀에겐 비밀이에요 |
Lee In-so | Kim Gyu-ri Ricky Kim |
4 September[62] | 1,794[62] | |
| My Dear Enemy 멋진 하루 |
Lee Yoon-ki | Jeon Do-yeon Ha Jung-woo |
25 September[63] | 386,761[63] | |
| My Friend and His Wife 나의 친구, 그의 아내 |
Shin Dong-il | Jang Hyun-sung Park Hee-soon |
27 November[64] | 3,439[64] | Premiered at the 2006 Pusan International Film Festival.[65] |
| My Love Yurie 내 사랑 유리에 |
Ko Eun-ki | Ko Da-mi Kang Hui |
31 January | 209 | |
| My Mighty Princess 무림 여대생 |
Kwak Jae-yong | Shin Min-a On Joo-wan |
26 June[66] | 27,309[66] | |
| My New Partner 마이 뉴 파트너 |
Kim Jong-hyeon | Ahn Sung-ki Jo Han-sun |
6 March | 265,358[67] | |
| My Song Is... 나의 노래는 |
Ahn Seul-gi | Sin Hyeon-ho Min Se-yeon |
25 April | 380[68] | |
| My Wife Got Married 아내가 결혼했다 |
Jeong Yoon-soo | Kim Joo-hyuk Son Ye-jin |
23 October[69] | 1,830,328[69] | |
| Night and Day 밤과 낮 |
Hong Sang-soo | Kim Yeong-ho Hwang Soo-jung |
28 February | 10,620 | Won Best Film at the 17th Buil Film Awards.[70] |
| Nowhere to Turn 여기보다 어딘가에 |
Lee Seung-yeong | Cha Soo-yeon Yoo Ha-joon |
21 August[71] | 772[71] | |
| Once Upon a Time 원스 어폰 어 타임 |
Jeong Yong-ki | Park Yong-woo Lee Bo-young |
30 January | 1,562,752 | |
| Once Upon a Time in Seoul 소년은 울지 않는다 |
Bae Hyeong-joon | Lee Wan Song Chang-eui |
6 November[72] | 99,043[72] | |
| One Day on the Road 어느 날 그 길에서 |
Hwang Yoon | 27 March | 3,296[73] | Documentary. | |
| Open City 무방비 도시 |
Lee Sang-ki | Kim Myung-min Son Ye-jin |
10 January | 1,612,803 | |
| Our School's E.T. 울학교 이티 |
Park Kwang-chun | Kim Su-ro Lee Han-wi |
11 September[74] | 656,089[74] | |
| Out of My Intention 나도 모르게 |
Yoo Ji-tae | Jo An Lee Dae-yeon |
20 March[75] | Short film. | |
| The Past is a Strange Country 과거는 낯선 나라다 |
Kim Eung-su | 6 March | 178 | Documentary. Also known as The Past is a Foreign Country. | |
| Phill Soong Ver 2.0 - The Song on the Road 필승必勝 Ver 2.0 연영석 |
Tae Joon-sik | Yeon Yeong-seok | 6 June[76] | 264[76] | Documentary. |
| Portrait of a Beauty 미인도 |
Jeon Yoon-soo | Kim Min-sun Kim Yeong-ho |
13 November[77] | 2,361,880[77] | |
| Public Enemy Returns 강철중: 공공의 적 1-1 |
Kang Woo-suk | Sol Kyung-gu Jung Jae-young |
19 June[78] | 4,197,535[78] | The third film in the Public Enemy series. |
| Radio Dayz 라듸오 데이즈 |
Han Gi-ho | Ryoo Seung-bum Kim Sa-rang |
31 January | 214,933 | |
| Ride Away 달려라 자전거 |
Lim Seong-woon | Han Hyo-joo Lee Yeong-hoon |
7 August[79] | 2,169[79] | |
| Romantic Island 로맨틱 아일랜드 |
Kang Cheol-woo | Lee Sun-kyun Eugene |
24 December[80] | 151,327[80] | |
| Rough Cut 영화는 영화다 |
Jang Hoon | So Ji-sub Kang Ji-hwan |
11 September[81] | 1,322,435[81] | |
| Sa-kwa 사과 |
Kang Yi-kan | Moon So-ri Kim Tae-woo |
16 October[82] | 58,331[82] | Originally scheduled for release in 2005.[83] |
| Santamaria 잘못된 만남 |
Jung Young-bae | Jung Woong-in Sung Ji-ru |
10 July[84] | 47,425[84] | |
| Scandal Makers 과속 스캔들 |
Kang Hyeon-cheol | Cha Tae-hyun Park Bo-young |
3 December[85] | 8,268,819[85] | |
| A Secret Scandal 나의 스캔들 |
Sin Jeong-gyoon | Seo Lin Lee Joon |
27 March | 196 | |
| Shocking Family 쇼킹 패밀리 |
Kyung-soon | 8 May[86] | 408[86] | Documentary. | |
| Sleeping Beauty 슬리핑 뷰티 |
Hanna Lee | Nalie Lee Kim Ja-yeong |
23 October[87] | ||
| Sorry, Dokdo 미안하다 독도야 |
Choi Hyeon-mook | Kim Jang-hoon | 31 December[88] | 4,226[88] | Documentary. |
| Spare 스페어 |
Lee Seong-han | Jung Woo Lim Joon-il |
28 August[89] | 47,579[89] | |
| Summer Whispers 여름, 속삭임 |
Kim Eun-joo | Lee Young-eun Ha Seok-jin |
16 October[90] | 924[90] | |
| Sunny 님은 먼곳에 |
Lee Joon-ik | Soo Ae Jung Jin-young |
23 July[91] | 1,804,223[91] | |
| A Tale of Legendary Libido 가루지기 |
Sin Han-sol | Bong Tae-gyu Kim Sin-ah |
30 April[92] | 272,493[92] | |
| Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon 삼국지: 용의 부활 |
Daniel Lee | Andy Lau Maggie Q Sammo Hung |
3 April[93] | 1,017,672[93] | A joint production between China, Hong Kong and South Korea. |
| Tokyo! 도쿄! |
Michel Gondry Leos Carax Bong Joon-ho |
Ayako Fujitani Denis Lavant Yū Aoi |
30 October[94] | 13,647[94] | An omnibus film; joint production between France, Japan and South Korea. |
| Truck 트럭 |
Kwon Hyung-jin | Yoo Hae-jin Jin Goo |
25 September[95] | 542,427[95] | |
| Unforgettable 서울이 보이냐 |
Song Dong-yoon | Yoo Seung-ho Oh Soo-ah |
8 May[96] | 50,898[96] | |
| Viva! Love 경축! 우리 사랑 |
Oh Joum-kyun | Kim Hae-sook Gi Ju-bong |
10 April | 12,958[97] | |
| The Way 길 |
Kim Seok-woo | Kim Seok-woo | 6 November[98] | 1,387[98] | Documentary. |
| What Happened Last Night? 당신이 잠든 사이에 |
Kim Jeong-min | Ye Ji-won Tak Jae-hoon |
14 August[99] | 65,525[99] | Also known as While You Were Sleeping and One Shot. |
| Written 리튼 |
Kim Byung-woo | Lee Jin-seok Kim Bo-yeong |
26 December[100] | 266[100] |
