Synopsis
Lee Hyun-min, who works reconstructing faces from their skull, quits his work in a institute to stay with his Beta-allergic daughter Jin that was submitted to a transplant of heart by the specialist Dr. Yoon. The newcomer researcher to the institute Jung Sun-young comes to his house bringing the skull of a victim of a serial-killer that had her whole body melted down with acid by the murderer. Hyun-min refuses the assignment, but he is haunted by the ghost of the victim and scared he decides to reconstruct the face of the woman. When Jin has trouble with the transplanted heart, Hyun-min requests the donor case history to Dr. Yoon, but the doctor refuses to give the information, claiming confidentiality issue. Dr. Yoon becomes the prime suspect of Detective Suh, who is in charge of the investigation of the murder cases, and he discloses the identity of the victim based on the reconstructed face. Meanwhile Hyun-min has a premonition and finds another skull buried a long time ago below the sand in a field. He reconstructs the face, unraveling a supernatural secret.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
41.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
32.3%
Critic Consensus
87.2% Fresh • 86 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely positive, with 87% of 86 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, lighthearted, family-friendly. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
romanticlightheartedfamily-friendlyfunnycharacter-drivenrealisticgrittythought-provokingaction-packedmacabre
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score88.0
RT critic review count90
Rotten Tomatoes audience score88.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating5.6
IMDb votes1,243
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2004 | $108,151 | $179,603 |
| International | 2004 | $54,566 | $90,616 |
| Worldwide | 2004 | $162,717 | $270,219 |
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).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2004 | $75,902 | $126,048 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2004 | $51,000 | $84,694 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2004 | $1,000 | $1,661 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2004 | $5,360,000 | $8,901,175 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2004 | $11,214,000 | $18,622,720 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2004 | $54,076 | $89,801 |
| Total Revenues | 2004 | $16,755,977 | $27,826,098 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2004 | $250,000 (est) | $415,167 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2004 | $130,000 (est) | $215,887 (est) |
| Participations | 2004 | $670,000 | $1,112,647 |
| Residuals ? | 2004 | $1,223,000 | $2,030,996 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2004 | $50,000 | $83,033 |
| Total Expenses | 2004 | $2,323,000 | $3,857,729 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2004 | $14,432,977 | $23,968,369 |
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Tooltips
- Budget Estimated using Machine Learning
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $334,000, DVD $10,881,000, BluRay $0
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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