Weekend box office ranking for December 2-4, 2011

Yes, the Twilight franchise is upon us in Korea. But Chilling Romance is putting up a good fight.

And also, I realized that posting just these box office rankings may mislead many people. Korea has a much smaller market, and a movie ranking in the top ten may not have much significance. In general, a movie has to rank at least within the top three to bring in enough numbers to be considered remotely successful. There is usually a huge difference between the numbers brought in by the number one film in the box office from that in number 10. To give you a better idea of how the movies are actually faring, I will include the ticket sales information in this and all future “Weekend box office ranking” posts. Hope that clarifies any confusion!

1. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (U.S.)
Opening date: November 30, 2011
Daum netizens’ average rating: 7.0/10
Naver netizens’ average rating: 7.31/10
Weekend ticket sales: 482,384
Total ticket sales since the film opening: 775,522

2. Chilling Romance (a.k.a. Spellbound) (Korea)
Opening date: December 1, 2011
Directed by Hwang In Ho
Starring Son Ye Jin (Personal Taste) & Lee Min Ki (Quick)
Daum netizens’ average rating: 8.3/10
Naver netizens’ average rating: 8.8/10
Weekend: 420,806
Total: 487,861

3. Special Investigation Unit (Korea)
Opening date: November 24, 2011
Directed by Hwang Byung Gook (Off-Line, Wedding Campaign)
Starring Uhm Tae Woong (Dr. Champ), Joo Won (Ojakgyo Brothers), Jung Jin Young (Brain), Sung Dong Il (Children), Lee Tae Im (Don’t Hesitate), Kim Jung Tae (Can’t Lose)
Daum netizens’ average rating: 7.1/10
Naver netizens’ average rating: 7.6/10
Weekend: 201,264
Total: 838,983

4. Wandeuki (a.k.a. Punch) (Korea)
Opening date: October 20, 2011
Directed by Lee Han (My Love, Almost Love)
Starring Kim Yoon Suk (The Yellow Sea), Yoo Ah-in (Sungkyunkwan Scandal), Kim Sang Ho (City Hunter), and Park Hyo Joo (Killer K)
Daum netizens’ average rating: 9.2/10
Naver netizens’ average rating: 8.9/10
Weekend: 150,737
Total: 5,046,804

5. Arthur Christmas (U.K. & U.S.)
Opening date: November 25, 2011
Daum netizens’ average rating: 8.6/10
Naver netizens’ average rating: 8.91/10
Weekend: 144,574
Total: 367,274

6. Real Steel (U.S.)
Opening date: October 12, 2011
Daum netizens’ average rating: 9.0/10
Naver netizens’ average rating: 9.26/10
Weekend: 58,945
Total: 3,521,389

7. Moneyball (U.S.)
Opening date: November 17, 2011
Daum netizens’ average rating: 8.0/10
Naver netizens’ average rating: 8.0/10
Weekend: 39,267
Total: 602,465

8. Immortals (U.S.)
Opening date: November 10, 2011
Daum netizens’ average rating: 5.7/10
Naver netizens’ average rating: 6.66/10
Weekend: 27,951
Total: 1,322,363

9. 50/50 (U.S.)
Opening date: November 24, 2011
Daum netizens’ average rating: 7.9/10
Naver netizens’ average rating: 8.35/10
Weekend: 17,663
Total: 100,940

10. You’re My Pet (Korea)
Opening date: November 10, 2011
Directed by Kim Byung Gon
Starring Kim Ha Neul (Blind) & Jang Geun Suk (Mary Stayed Out All Night)
Daum netizens’ average rating: 6.6/10
Naver netizens’ average rating: 6.69/10
Weekend: 4,234
Total: 541,356