Return to Seoul

2023 | Drama

Synopsis

A twenty-five-year-old French woman returns to Korea, the country she was born in before being adopted by a French couple, for the very first time. She decides to track down her biological parents, but her journey takes a surprising turn.

Scores

Overall Score
67.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
65.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
57.7%
Review Aggregate
87.9

Critic Consensus

97.0% Fresh • 134 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 97% of 134 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, character-driven, realistic. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionalcharacter-drivenrealisticlightheartedvisually strikingstylizedaction-packedsuspensefulfunnyhistorical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Park Ji-min2023$23,000$24,000(est)
Oh Kwang-rok2023$14,000$15,000(est)
Guka Han2023$11,000$11,000(est)
Kim Sun-young2023$9,000$9,000(est)
Yoann Zimmer2023$7,000$8,000(est)
Hur Ouk-Sook2023$7,000$7,000(est)
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing2023$6,000$6,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score97.0
RT critic review count134
Rotten Tomatoes audience score91.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes10,071

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2023$798,774$822,368
International2023$1,376,602$1,417,263
Worldwide2023$2,175,376$2,239,630

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 Revenue2023$950,028$978,089
Digital Rentals ?2023$3,055,000$3,145,236
Digital Purchases ?2023$4,698,000$4,836,766
Physical Rentals ?2023$673,000$692,879
Physical Purchases ?2023$2,013,000$2,072,458
TV & Streaming Revenue2023$335,485$345,394
Total Revenues2023$11,724,513$12,070,822
Expenses
Budget ?2023$2,393,000 (est)$2,463,683 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2023$2,067,000 (est)$2,128,053 (est)
Participations2023$469,000$482,853
Residuals ?2023$420,000$432,406
Interest & Overhead2023$478,600$492,737
Total Expenses2023$5,827,600$5,999,731
Movie Net Profit or Loss2023$5,896,913$6,071,091

Similar Movies

Related titles based on shared genres and franchise overlap. View all similar movies
PosterMovieYearMatchOverallEst. Profit
The Dark Knight posterThe Dark Knight2008Shared genres: 198.6$250,967,539
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers posterThe Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2002Shared genres: 198.6$353,999,551
Top Gun: Maverick posterTop Gun: Maverick2022Shared genres: 198.4$468,504,264
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring posterThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001Shared genres: 198.2$290,786,010
Saving Private Ryan posterSaving Private Ryan1998Shared genres: 198.2$170,641,774