The Villainess

2017 | Action, Thriller, Foreign Language

Synopsis

A female assassin leaves a trail of bodies behind her as she seeks revenge.

Scores

Overall Score
69.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
66.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
70.5%
Review Aggregate
74.0

Critic Consensus

84.7% Fresh • 85 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 85% of 85 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, stylized, gritty. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionalstylizedgrittyvisually strikingromanticpsychologicalaction-packed

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Kim Ok-vin2017$111,000$141,000(est)
Shin Ha-kyun2017$68,000$87,000(est)
Sung Joon2017$51,000$66,000(est)
Kim Seo-hyung2017$42,000$54,000(est)
Jo Eun-ji2017$36,000$46,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score85.0
RT critic review count85
Rotten Tomatoes audience score67.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes18,046

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$27,741$35,505
International2017$8,709,717$11,147,443
Worldwide2017$8,737,458$11,182,948

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 Revenue2017$3,497,757$4,476,730
Digital Rentals ?2017$970,000$1,241,489
Digital Purchases ?2017$1,083,000$1,386,116
Physical Rentals ?2017$724,000$926,637
Physical Purchases ?2017$2,079,000$2,660,882
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$4,194,000$5,367,841
Total Revenues2017$12,547,757$16,059,696
Expenses
Budget ?2017$13,980,000 (est)$17,892,803 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$1,641,000 (est)$2,100,293 (est)
Participations2017$251,000$321,251
Residuals ?2017$462,000$591,307
Interest & Overhead2017$2,796,000$3,578,561
Total Expenses2017$19,130,000$24,484,215
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$-6,582,243$-8,424,519

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