Not much time to write about box office this week. And not much to say about this week’s numbers.

This Week Title…………………………………. Release Date Screens Nationwide Weekend Attendance (Seoul only) Total Attendance
1. Miracle on 1st Street 2.14 335 106,000 1,697,000
2. Dreamgirls 2.22 110 85,000 242,000
3. Highway Star 2.14 265 62,700 1,109,200
4. A Day for an Affair 2.08 270 45,500 1,675,500
5. Babel 2.22 111 39,900 111,400
6. Voice of a Murderer 1.31 243 22,000 3,162,000
7. Hotel M 2.22 229 18,900 136,200
8. Bridge to Terabithia 2.15 127 17,500 347,200
9. Texas Chainsaw Massacre Zero 2.22 124 13,600 63,200
10. Flag of Our Fathers 2.15 96 9,200 199,700

(Source: Film2.0)

Oscar Notes:

  • Congratulations to Martin Scorsese on getting his Best Director trophy at last. Too bad he got it for such a mediocre movie. Definitely a make-up call by the Academy voters.
  • Looking forward to seeing Oscar winners Helen Mirren (whose THE QUEEN fell to No. 15 this weekend in Korea, but might get a bump now) and Forrest Whittaker (whose LAST KING OF SCOTLAND opens here in a couple of weeks).
  • When is CHILDREN OF MEN coming to Korea? I really want to see it.
  • Thanks to C&M Communications, my cable company, for having the cable die right before the top awards were announced. Bah.