 In a 2005 survey of influential movie producers, he was ranked among the top ten most bankable stars.In early 2003, Cha took on a slightly more serious role as a corrupt schoolteacher who is transferred to a country school in the film "My Teacher, Mr. Kim".The film grossed over 2.4 million admissions and drew Cha additional praise for his acting abilities (he would later team up again with director Jang Gyu-seong for 2007 comedy "Small Town Rivals").