Gook

2017 | Drama

Synopsis

Two Korean-American brothers run a shoe store in L.A. county. Their friend, black eleven-year-old Kamilla, drops in and helps. On this day, the Rodney King verdict ignites the 1992 L.A. riots.

Scores

Overall Score
50.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
42.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
40.4%
Review Aggregate
84.2

Critic Consensus

94.2% Fresh • 52 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 94% of 52 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize gritty, emotional, stylized. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

grittyemotionalstylizedcharacter-drivenvisually strikingrealisticfunnypolitical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Justin Chon2017$3,000$4,000(est)
Simone Baker2017$2,000$2,000(est)
David So2017$1,000$2,000(est)
Sang Chon2017$1,000$1,000(est)
Curtiss Cook Jr.2017$1,000$1,000(est)
Ben Munoz2017$1,000$1,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score94.0
RT critic review count53
Rotten Tomatoes audience score83.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating7.0
IMDb votes2,854

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$250,130$320,138
International2017$1,411$1,806
Worldwide2017$251,541$321,944

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$125,629$160,791
Digital Rentals ?2017$1,896,000$2,426,663
Digital Purchases ?2017$2,116,000$2,708,238
Physical Rentals ?2017$1,414,000$1,809,758
Physical Purchases ?2017$4,062,000$5,198,896
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$112,558$144,062
Total Revenues2017$9,726,188$12,448,410
Expenses
Budget ?2017$277,000 (est)$354,528 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$201,000 (est)$257,257 (est)
Participations2017$389,000$497,876
Residuals ?2017$523,000$669,380
Interest & Overhead2017$55,400$70,906
Total Expenses2017$1,445,400$1,849,947
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$8,280,788$10,598,463

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