The Thieves

2012 | Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller, Adventure, Caper, Foreign Language, Heist

Synopsis

After a heist in South Korea, a gang of 5+1 fly to Hong Kong to look into a heist, in a Macau casino, of a $30M diamond, planned by someone unreliable. He brings in HK thieves as well. Can anyone be trusted?

Scores

Overall Score
68.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
52.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
88.4%
Review Aggregate
69.9

Critic Consensus

71.4% Fresh • 14 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 71% of 14 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize noir, romantic, emotional. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

noirromanticemotionalgrittyfunnysuspensefulaction-packed

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Kim Yoon-seok2012$806,000$1,101,000(est)
Kim Hye-soo2012$496,000$678,000(est)
Lee Jung-jae2012$374,000$510,000(est)
Jun Ji-hyun2012$305,000$417,000(est)
Simon Yam2012$261,000$357,000(est)
Kim Hae-sook2012$230,000$314,000(est)
Oh Dal-su2012$206,000$282,000(est)
Kim Soo-hyun2012$188,000$257,000(est)
Derek Tsang2012$173,000$237,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score71.0
RT critic review count14
Rotten Tomatoes audience score70.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes12,117

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$685,839$937,054
International2012$86,440,530$118,102,760
Worldwide2012$87,126,370$119,039,816

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 Revenue2012$34,919,132$47,709,631
Digital Rentals ?2012$2,704,000$3,694,446
Digital Purchases ?2012$1,215,000$1,660,041
Physical Rentals ?2012$4,285,000$5,854,549
Physical Purchases ?2012$10,587,000$14,464,903
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$288,052$393,563
Total Revenues2012$53,998,184$73,777,134
Expenses
Budget ?2012$15,200,000$20,767,595
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$7,443,000 (est)$10,169,290 (est)
Participations2012$4,320,000$5,902,369
Residuals ?2012$1,253,000$1,711,960
Interest & Overhead2012$3,040,000$4,153,519
Total Expenses2012$31,256,000$42,704,734
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$22,742,184$31,072,400

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