Weekend box office ranking for January 27-29, 2012

Remember how I said earlier that Unbowed is receiving both critical acclaim and positive reviews by both moviegoers and film critics alike. Well, a week later, it took the top spot at the box office. I’m totally looking forward to watching this! And besides, I don’t know how he does it, but at 60 years old, Ahn Sung Ki still manages to look mighty handsome. Maybe it really is true that (some) men age like fine wine!

1. Unbowed (Korea)
Opening date: January 18, 2012
Directed by Jung Ji Young
Starring Ahn Sung Ki (Sector 7), Park Won Sang (Drama Special: For the Sake of Son), Na Young Hee (Baby-Faced Beauty), Kim Ji Ho (You Don’t Know Women)
Weekend ticket sales: 717,566
Total ticket sales since the film opening: 1,874,307

2. Dancing Queen (Korea)
Opening date: January 18, 2012
Directed by Lee Suk Hoon (Two Faces of My Girlfriend)
Starring Hwang Jung Min (The Unjust) & Uhm Jung Hwa (Bestseller)
Weekend: 598,172
Total: 2,100,940

3.  Tarbosaurus 3D (Korea)
Opening date: January 26, 2012
Directed by Han Sang Ho (Tarbosaurus)
Voices of Lee Hyung Seok (Dong Yi), Shin Yong Woo, Gu Ja Hyung
Weekend: 330,406
Total: 366,518

4. Puss in Boots (U.S.)
Opening date: January 12, 2012
Weekend: 260,892
Total: 1,852,503

5. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (U.S.)
Opening date: January 19, 2012
Weekend: 216,191
Total: 1,029,486

6. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (U.S.)
Opening date: December 15, 2011
Weekend: 92,673
Total: 7,490,421

7. Pacemaker (Korea)
Opening date: January 18, 2012
Directed by Kim Dal Joong
Starring Kim Myung Min (Detective K), Ahn Sung Ki (Sector 7), Go Ara (Heading to the Ground)
Weekend: 60,634
Total: 429,412

8. We Bought a Zoo (U.S.)
Opening date: January 18, 2012
Weekend: 47,485
Total: 252,148

9. Never Ending Story (Korea)
Opening date: January 18, 2012
Directed by Jung Yong Joo (Princess Aurora, asst. director)
Starring Uhm Tae Woong (SIU), Jung Ryeo Won (History of the Salaryman), Yoo Sun (Take Care of Us, Captain), Park Ki Woong (The Musical)
Weekend: 30,884
Total: 264,886

10. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (U.S., Sweden, U.K., Germany)
Opening date: January 11, 2012
Weekend: 27,326
Total: 422,388

Source: KOFIC