Not a lot of change this week in the top-10. The new films — DACHIMAWA LEE, BABY & I, X-FILES — all failed to impress audiences, and did little business. DARK KNIGHT, MUMMY 3 and (to a lesser extent) WALL-E and GOSA continued to hold their audiences for a second week.

Looks like THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE WEIRD is rapidly running out of steam. It might make it to 7 million admissions, which would make it by far the most successful Kim Jee-woon film ever, but would barely be breaking even for its investors.

This Week Title…………………………………….. Release Date Screens Nationwide Weekend Revenue (bil. won) Total Revenue (bil. won)
1. Dark Knight 8.07 465 3.63 14.58
2. Mummy 3 7.31 316 1.49 23.60
3. Gosa (Korean) 8.07 302 1.37 6.46
4. Dachimawa Lee 8.14 342 1.09 1.71
5. Wall-E 8.07 312 0.98 3.78
6. The Good, the Bad, the Weird (Joheun Nom, Nappeun Nom, Isanghan Nom – Korean) 7.17 296 0.97 40.47
7. Baby & I (Agi-wa Na – Korean) 8.14 248 0.65 0.97
8. An Eye for an Eye (Nuneneun Nun Ieneun I – Korean) 7.31 258 0.70 11.12
9. X-Files 8.14 267 0.57 0.87
10. Keroro 8.07 67 0.19 0.70

(Source: KOBIS – Figures represent 98% of nationwide box office)

Not a lot of excitement on the horizon. Will be interesting to see how MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN does next weekend, followed by STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS and MAMMA MIA in early September. MAMMA MIA could be especially interesting, given how well that musical has done in Korea over the years.