KOREAN BOX OFFICE REPORT.

Films currently in theatres

The War of the Flower [aka: Tazza: The High Rollers]
Release Date : September 28, 2006
Director: Choi Dong-hun
Cast: Cho Seung-woo (Goni), Baek Yoon-sik (Mr. Pyeong), Kim Hye-soo (Madam Jung),
Synopsis
Go-nee has lost his entire savings, saved over a period of 5 years, at a gambling joint. While Go-nee drinks heavily, determined to throw away his life, he discovers that he was swindled by professional fraudulent gamblers, so-called 'slickers'. To regain his sister's money, Go-nee begins training to be the best slicker under a master of gambling, Mr. Pyeong. Go-nee becomes famous, wandering about different gambling places throughout the country with Pyeong. Moreover, Madam Jung who has never gotten along with Mr. Pyeong, begins to show interest in Go-nee...
Source: KOFIC

Mission Sex Control
Release Date : September 28, 2006
Director: Ahn Jin-woo
Cast: Lee Beom-soo (Suk-gu), Kim Jung-eun (Hyun-joo)
Synopsis
In 1971 birth control was a major policy drive of the Korean government. Nevertheless, one poor farming village went against the trend, boasting the highest fertility rate in the country. This peaceful Yongdu Village receives an unwelcome visitor, the national family planning officer Hyun-joo, to oversee the villagers nocturnal pleasures. However as a single lady with little experience of her own, Hyun-joo finds it nearly impossible persuade the residents to use contraception. She finally appoints the village head Suk-gu as the local support officer and thus begins the °0% Birth Rate Project.” Appointing him brings more turmoil to the villagers and when the President comes to inspect.
Source: KOFIC

Radio Star
Release Date: September 28, 2006
Director: Lee Jun-ik
Cast: Park Joong-hoon(Choi Gon), Ahn Sung-ki(Park Min-soo), Choi Jung-yoon(Suk-young)
Synopsis
The year 1988 saw a bunch of flashes in the pan in the pop music industry, and has-been rock star Choi Gon was one of them. After his only hit song “The Rain and You”, he became involved in drug problems, mob fights, and now sings in a café in the countryside. He one day gets into a fight with one of the customers at the café, and needs bail money to get released from a lockup. Desperately trying to free him, his manager Park Min-soo comes up with the solution to send Choi Gon to a radio station in a far, remote town in the suburbs as a DJ, so that the radio station can pay for the bail. Helpless and bewildered, Choi Gon now has to DJ in front of a few dozen listeners.
Source: KOFIC

Box Office – admissions


1st figure, weekend 2006.10.06 – 2006.10.08. Second, total # admissions.

1 The War of the Flower (타짜) 1,036,131. 3,084,573

2 Marrying the Mafia III (가문의 부활 - 가문의 영광 3) 464,971. 2,240,815

3 Radio Star (라디오 스타) 275,321. 707,351

4 Our Happy Time (우리들의 행복한 시간) 182,558. 2,122,396

5 Rob-B-Hood 106,830. 255,996

6 The Ant Bully 80,720. 187,149

7 Mission Sex Control (잘 살아보세) 61, 006. 186,844

8 The Fox Family (구미호 가족) 42,928. 129,720

9 夜宴 (The Banquet) 35,158. 337,506

10 Volver 2,575. 16,993

Source: www.cine21.com & www.kobis.or.kr via Han Cinema