Memories of the Sword

2015 | Action, Drama, History, Romance, Foreign Language

Synopsis

While in medieval Korea, a young girl sets out to revenge the betrayal and the death of her mother. But therefore she must face one of the most powerful men and warriors of the Goryo Dynasty.

Scores

Overall Score
46.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
30.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
56.7%
Review Aggregate
65.7

Critic Consensus

75.0% Fresh • 8 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 75% of 8 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize historical, visually striking, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

historicalvisually strikingcharacter-drivenromanticaction-packedemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Lee Byung-hun2015$962,000$1,273,000(est)
Jeon Do-yeon2015$592,000$784,000(est)
Kim Go-eun2015$446,000$590,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score75.0
RT critic review count8
Rotten Tomatoes audience score57.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating6.3
IMDb votes2,684

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2015$111,071$147,017
International2015$2,233,991$2,956,974
Worldwide2015$2,345,062$3,103,991

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 Revenue2015$949,132$1,256,298
Digital Rentals ?2015$1,376,000$1,821,313
Digital Purchases ?2015$1,443,000$1,909,996
Physical Rentals ?2015$1,561,000$2,066,184
Physical Purchases ?2015$4,184,000$5,538,062
TV & Streaming Revenue2015$55,536$73,508
Total Revenues2015$9,568,667$12,665,362
Expenses
Budget ?2015$10,000,000$13,236,286
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2015$1,633,000 (est)$2,161,486 (est)
Participations2015$191,000$252,813
Residuals ?2015$506,000$669,756
Interest & Overhead2015$2,000,000$2,647,257
Total Expenses2015$14,330,000$18,967,598
Movie Net Profit or Loss2015$-4,761,333$-6,302,236

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