Another boring week at the Korean boxoffice. Daniel Henney’s well received MY FATHER opened in No. 1. Quentin Tarantino’s DEATHPROOF opened way down in sixth. Despite a nonstop barrage of ads for the past month, BRAVO MY LIFE opened in seventh.

What is the deal with Baek Yoon-shik? Half the time he stars in really great films, like SAVE THE GREEN PLANET, TAZZA or THE PRESIDENT’S LAST BANG. But the other half of the time, he stars in some pretty terrible films (eg, BRAVO MY LIFE). I think he needs a new manager.

Anyhow, the latest BOURNE movie comes out this week, along with the early wave of Chuseok titles, so things should heat up a lot.

This Week Title…………………………………….. Release Date Screens Nationwide Weekend Attendance Total Attendance
1. My Father (Korean) 9.06 384 270,875 328,092
2. Disturbia 8.30 189 141,677 487,386
3. ay 18 (Hwaryeohan Hyuga – Korean) 7.26 245 105,883 6,752,711
4. No Reservations 8.30 133 79,373 309,333
5. The Worst Guy Ever (Nae Saengae Choiak-ui Namja – Korean) 8.30 263 73,429 401,530
6. Deathproof 9.06 154 50,718 60,970
7. Bravo My Life (Korean) 9.06 243 46,353 54,270
8. D-War (Korean) 8.01 208 45,295 7,807,335
9. Stardust 8.15 95 38,194 837,609
10. I Pronounce You Chuck & Larry 9.06 121 35,411 40,869

(Source: KOBIS – Figures represent 94% of nationwide box office)