Another neck-and-neck weekend for THE DIVINE WEAPON and MAMMA MIA!, with WEAPON winning by just 12,000 admissions and only $10,000 (I guess WEAPON sold more student tickets, giving MAMMA MIA a revenue advantage). After three weeks, both films are doing quite well, both on the verge of zipping past the 3 million attendance mark.

Similarly, OUR ENGLISH TEACHER beat THE MIRROR by attendance, but since I rank by revenue, THE MIRROR came out on top. THE MIRROR is, of course, the Hollywood remake of that goofy Korean horror film INTO THE MIRROR.

I wonder how HELLBOY 2 will do in Korea. I saw it last night and the theater was just about empty.

Johnny To and Wai Ka-fai’s violent cop thriller MAD DETECTIVE opened in 15th, so did not make this chart. Just $15,000 on 8 screens.

This Week Title…………………………………….. Release Date Screens Nationwide Weekend Revenue (bil. won) Total Revenue (bil. won)
1. The Divine Weapon (Shingijeon – Korean) 9.04 568 2.74 19.34
2. Mamma Mia! 9.04 468 2.73 17.52
3. Rough Cut (Yeonghwaheun Yeonghwada – Korean) 9.11 367 1.61 5.99
4. The Mirror 9.18 248 0.76 0.89
5. Our English Teacher (Ulhakgyo Iti – Korean) 9.11 360 0.75 3.67
6. The Children of Huang Shi 9.18 278 0.46 0.57
7. Loner (Oetoli – Korean) 9.18 241 0.29 0.35
8. Earth 9.04 149 0.14 1.2
9. Flower Over Boys 9.11 190 0.11 0.81
10. Bangkok Dangerous 9.11 196 0.11 1.25

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