Master

2016 | Action, Crime, Foreign Language

Synopsis

South Korea's financial crime unit launches a manhunt for a con man involved in a nationwide financial fraud after he absconds with the money and takes on a new identity.

Scores

Overall Score
58.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
34.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
84.3%
Review Aggregate
65.7

Critic Consensus

80.0% Fresh • 10 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 80% of 10 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize stylized, action-packed, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

stylizedaction-packedcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Lee Byung-hun2016$741,000$968,000(est)
Gang Dong-won2016$456,000$596,000(est)
Kim Woo-bin2016$343,000$449,000(est)
Uhm Ji-won2016$281,000$367,000(est)
Oh Dal-su2016$240,000$314,000(est)
Jin Kyung2016$211,000$276,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score80.0
RT critic review count10
Rotten Tomatoes audience score49.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes2,862

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2016$597,251$780,657
International2016$51,039,164$66,712,438
Worldwide2016$51,636,416$67,493,096

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 Revenue2016$20,714,291$27,075,304
Digital Rentals ?2016$2,234,000$2,920,024
Digital Purchases ?2016$2,277,000$2,976,229
Physical Rentals ?2016$1,961,000$2,563,190
Physical Purchases ?2016$5,534,000$7,233,399
TV & Streaming Revenue2016$250,845$327,876
Total Revenues2016$32,971,137$43,096,021
Expenses
Budget ?2016$11,465,000 (est)$14,985,710 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2016$4,890,000 (est)$6,391,637 (est)
Participations2016$1,319,000$1,724,043
Residuals ?2016$698,000$912,344
Interest & Overhead2016$2,293,000$2,997,142
Total Expenses2016$20,665,000$27,010,876
Movie Net Profit or Loss2016$12,306,137$16,085,145

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