Confidential Assignment

2017 | Action, Comedy, Drama, Thriller, Foreign Language

Synopsis

When a crime organization from North Korea crosses borders and enters South Korean soil, a South Korean detective must cooperate with a North Korean detective to investigate their whereabouts.

Scores

Overall Score
65.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
48.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
85.5%
Review Aggregate
68.2

Critic Consensus

50.0% Fresh • 4 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 50% of 4 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, gritty, action-packed. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

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Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Hyun Bin2017$489,000$626,000(est)
Yoo Hae-jin2017$301,000$385,000(est)
Kim Joo-hyuk2017$227,000$290,000(est)
Jang Young-nam2017$185,000$237,000(est)
Im Yoon-ah2017$158,000$203,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count4
Rotten Tomatoes audience score69.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes5,048

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$475,618$608,737
International2017$55,496,623$71,029,338
Worldwide2017$55,972,241$71,638,074

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2017$22,436,458$28,716,103
Digital Rentals ?2017$2,228,000$2,851,585
Digital Purchases ?2017$2,487,000$3,183,076
Physical Rentals ?2017$1,662,000$2,127,170
Physical Purchases ?2017$4,774,000$6,110,175
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$199,760$255,669
Total Revenues2017$33,787,218$43,243,779
Expenses
Budget ?2017$8,500,000$10,879,029
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$5,699,000 (est)$7,294,069 (est)
Participations2017$1,351,000$1,729,126
Residuals ?2017$620,000$793,529
Interest & Overhead2017$1,700,000$2,175,806
Total Expenses2017$17,870,000$22,871,559
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$15,917,218$20,372,220

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