The Korean

2010 | Action

Synopsis

A crime boss betrayed by 4 associates sends his top hitman after them before his arrest. As the Korean hunts them down, can these connected criminals keep their lives and stolen money?

Scores

Overall Score
33.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
37.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
16.2%
Review Aggregate
54.2

Critic Consensus

69.0% Fresh • 71 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 69% of 71 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, visually striking, dark. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotvisually strikingdarksuspensefulmacabresatiricalsurrealcharacter-drivenemotionalfamily-friendly

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jeon Do-yeon2010$0$0(est)
Lee Jung-jae2010$0$0(est)
Youn Yuh-jung2010$0$0(est)
Seo Woo2010$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score69.0
RT critic review count72
Rotten Tomatoes audience score54.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating3.1
IMDb votes245

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2010$20,279$29,168
International2010N/AN/A
Worldwide2010$20,279$29,168

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 Revenue2010$10,140$14,584
Digital Rentals ?2010$615,000$884,574
Digital Purchases ?2010$179,000$257,461
Physical Rentals ?2010$1,444,000$2,076,950
Physical Purchases ?2010$3,234,000$4,651,563
TV & Streaming Revenue2010$69,900$100,539
Total Revenues2010$5,552,040$7,985,671
Expenses
Budget ?2010$233,000 (est)$335,131 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2010$80,000 (est)$115,066 (est)
Participations2010$222,000$319,310
Residuals ?2010$373,000$536,497
Interest & Overhead2010$46,600$67,026
Total Expenses2010$954,600$1,373,031
Movie Net Profit or Loss2010$4,597,440$6,612,640

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