A bit of a quite weekend this week, as the Korean film world recovers from summer and prepares for the coming Chuseok Holiday onslaught. In the No. 1 spot, we have the debut of BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE (연애, 그 참을 수 없는 가벼움). It is nice to see Jang Jin-young back and doing well, after the fiasco that was BLUE SWALLOW.

More interesting, perhaps, is the surprising strength of LIKE A VIRGIN (천하장사 마돈나), which moved up from No. 3 to No. 2 this week. I guess the film has been getting some pretty good word of mouth… not bad for a movie about a boy who wants to get a sex-change operation. I have not seen it, but apparently it is a gentle-spirited film that is uplifting and quite non-judgmental.

This Week Title…………………………………. Release Date Screens Nationwide Weekend Attendance (Seoul only) Total Attendance
1. Between Love and Hate 9.07 253 85,000 298,000
2. Like a Virgin 8.31 191 54,000 483,000
3. Sinking of Japan 8.31 220 51,800 796,940
4. The Host 7.27 251 48,500 12,790,800
5. Ttukbang Jeonseol 9.07 245 47,000 248,900
6. The Sentinel 9.07 107 29,200 100,500
7. No Mercy for the Rude 8.24 155 20,400 873,400
8. United 93 9.07 70 16,000 48,000
9. Lake House 8.31 97 12,100 154,700
10. Woman on the Beach 8.31 117 8,400 206,300

(source: Film 2.0)