The Map Against the World

2016 | Drama, History, Foreign Language

Synopsis

At a time when maps weren't readily accessible for the public, 'Gosanja KIM Jeong-ho' (CHA Seoung-won) sets out to walk across the Korean peninsula to make the Daedongyeojido - the Great Map of the East Land, with hopes of providing an accurate and accessible map for the ordinary people. He has all but forgotten about his daughter KIM Sunsil, who grew to be 16 years old in his absence, as he focuses on completing his map. People say he is crazy, but driven by his goal, KIM Jeong-ho endeavors to complete the template for woodblock printing of the map. However, Daewongun, the King Father (YU Jun-sang) seeks to take KIM Jeong-ho's map to gain the upper hand in his power struggle with the House of Kim of Andong.

Scores

Overall Score
42.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
14.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
66.4%
Review Aggregate
63.5

Critic Consensus

77.8% Fresh • 9 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 78% of 9 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, visually striking, historical. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

character-drivenvisually strikinghistoricalemotionalthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Garret Dillahunt2016$119,000$156,000(est)
Tom Felton2016$73,000$96,000(est)
Jake Abel2016$55,000$72,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score78.0
RT critic review count9
Rotten Tomatoes audience score51.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating5.8
IMDb votes155

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2016$34,034$44,485
International2016$7,001,778$9,151,908
Worldwide2016$7,035,812$9,196,393

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$2,817,728$3,683,006
Digital Rentals ?2016$830,000$1,084,879
Digital Purchases ?2016$847,000$1,107,100
Physical Rentals ?2016$729,000$952,864
Physical Purchases ?2016$2,057,000$2,688,671
TV & Streaming Revenue2016$2,172,000$2,838,985
Total Revenues2016$9,452,728$12,355,504
Expenses
Budget ?2016$7,240,000 (est)$9,463,284 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2016$1,495,000 (est)$1,954,090 (est)
Participations2016$189,000$247,039
Residuals ?2016$353,000$461,400
Interest & Overhead2016$1,448,000$1,892,657
Total Expenses2016$10,725,000$14,018,469
Movie Net Profit or Loss2016$-1,272,272$-1,662,965

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