Seoul Searching

2016 | Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance

Synopsis

In 1986, a group of foreign-born Korean teenagers attend a summer camp in South Korea.

Scores

Overall Score
33.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
28.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
15.0%
Review Aggregate
76.3

Critic Consensus

75.0% Fresh • 16 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 75% of 16 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, funny, lighthearted. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

coming of agefunnylightheartedsuspensefulgrittystylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Justin Chon2016$94,000$123,000(est)
Jessika Van2016$58,000$76,000(est)
Teo Yoo2016$44,000$57,000(est)
Esteban Ahn2016$36,000$47,000(est)
Rosalina Leigh2016$31,000$40,000(est)
Kang Byul2016$27,000$35,000(est)
Albert Kong2016$24,000$32,000(est)
Cha In-pyo2016$22,000$29,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score75.0
RT critic review count16
Rotten Tomatoes audience score83.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes1,952

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2016$18,654$24,382
International2016N/AN/A
Worldwide2016$18,654$24,382

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$9,327$12,191
Digital Rentals ?2016$512,000$669,227
Digital Purchases ?2016$522,000$682,297
Physical Rentals ?2016$449,000$586,880
Physical Purchases ?2016$1,269,000$1,658,689
TV & Streaming Revenue2016$630,000$823,462
Total Revenues2016$3,391,327$4,432,747
Expenses
Budget ?2016$2,100,000$2,744,875
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2016$80,000 (est)$104,567 (est)
Participations2016$68,000$88,882
Residuals ?2016$180,000$235,275
Interest & Overhead2016$420,000$548,975
Total Expenses2016$2,848,000$3,722,573
Movie Net Profit or Loss2016$543,327$710,174

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