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Collectors (film)

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Collectors
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
도굴
Hanja
盜掘
Revised RomanizationDo-gul
Directed byPark Jung-bae
Screenplay byRyu Sun-gyu
Produced byHwang Dong-hyuk[1]
Starring
CinematographyKim Seong-an
Edited byNam Na-young
Music byDalpalan
Production
company
Siren Pictures
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • November 4, 2020 (2020-11-04)[2]
Running time
114 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$12.6 million[3]

Collectors (Korean도굴; Hanja盜掘; RRDo-gul; lit. Grave Robbery) is a 2020 South Korean crime comedy film directed by Park Jung-bae and produced by Hwang Dong-hyuk. The film starring Lee Je-hoon, Jo Woo-jin, Shin Hye-sun and Im Won-hee,[4] tells the caper story of a grave robbery taking place in the heart of Seoul.[2]

The film released on November 4, 2020,[5] opened at the top of the local box office, as it sold about 80,000 tickets and grossed 701.6 million KRW (estimated US$626,916) on the opening day.[6]

As of January 2, 2021, Collectors is in 13th place, with a gross of US$12.43 million and 1.52 million admissions, among all the films released in South Korea in the year 2020.[7]

Synopsis

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Kang Dong-goo (Lee Je-hoon) is a genius robber with a unique touch and intuition. He works with antiquated burial place mural expert, Dr. Jones (Jo Woo-jin) and legendary shoveling master, Sapdari (Im Won-hee). Curator Yoon (Shin Hye-sun), an antiques expert, offers an appealing but daring heist idea to Kang Dong-goo.[8]

Cast

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Production

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In March 2019, Lee Je-hoon was confirmed to play the protagonist in the film.[10] In May 2019, Shin Hye-sun's appearance was confirmed in the film.[11]

Release

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Collectors was invited at Fantasia International Film Festival to screen the film. The three-week festivals was held from August 5 to 25, 2021 in Montreal. The film was screened in Canadian Premiere section on August 17, 2021.[12]

Reception

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Box office

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The film released on November 4, 2020, opened at top of local box office, as it sold about 80,000 tickets and grossed 701.6 million ₩ (around US$626,916).[6] It remained no.1 film on Korean box office for consecutive three weeks from November 8 to November 22, 2020.[13]

According to Korean Film Council data†, it is at 11th place among all the Korean films released in the year 2020, with gross of US$12.15 million and 1.54 million admissions, as of January 3, 2021.[14]

Admissions

Based on the Integrated Computer Network for Cinema Admission Tickets

As of Cumulative admissions Ref.
February 23, 2021 1,545,281 persons [3][15]
Admissions (persons)

as of respective weekend date

Week ending Admissions (cumulative)[13] Notes
As of January 24, 2021 1,544,928 Weekend:529
As of January 17, 2021 1,543,278 Weekend:3,243
As of January 10, 2021 1,537,801 Weekend:3,970
As of January 3, 2021 1,530,885 Weekend:7,371
As of December 27, 2020 1,511,574 Weekend:18,033
As of December 20, 2020 1,481,363 Weekend:16,494
As of December 13, 2020 1,452,176 Weekend:15,017
As of December 6, 2020 1,423,700 Weekend:26,863
As of November 29, 2020 1,369,546 Weekend:42,828
As of November 22, 2020 1,276,614 No.1 at BO
As of November 15, 2020 1,001,230
As of November 8, 2020 565,503

Critical response

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Going by Korean review aggregator Naver Movie Database, the film holds an approval rating of 8.48 from the audience.[16]

References

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  1. ^ Schwartz, William (October 20, 2020). ""Collectors" to Sneak up in November". HanCinema. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Yim, Seung-hye (October 22, 2020). "[Video] Trailer Released for the Upcoming Korean Movie "Collectors"". HanCinema. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "South Korea Box Office Collectors (2020)". KOFIC. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "Collectors". HanCinema. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  5. ^ Kwak, Yeon-soo (October 6, 2020). "Antiquities thieves captured in comedy film 'Collectors'". The Korea Times.
  6. ^ a b "Comedy film 'Collectors' opens at top of local box office". The Korea Times. November 5, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  7. ^ "KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) Yearly". KOFIC. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  8. ^ "Collectors Korean Movie (2020) Cast, Release Date, Episodes". September 30, 2020.
  9. ^ tenasia.hankyung.com, Digital (October 6, 2020). "'도굴' 이제훈 "내 매력 총집합해 발산" | 텐아시아". 텐아시아 연예뉴스.
  10. ^ "[단독] 이제훈, 영화 '도굴' 주연 낙점". m.news.zum.com. March 19, 2019.
  11. ^ "케미 요정' 이제훈 X 신혜선, 영화 '도굴' 출연 확정 #이제훈 #신혜선 #도굴 #케이퍼무비 #영화 #영화스타그램". May 8, 2020.
  12. ^ "Canadian Premiere, Selection 2021, Collectors". Fantasia Festival. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Korean Box Office". HanCinema. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  14. ^ "KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) Year 2020". KOFIC. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  15. ^ "도굴(2020)" [Collectors 2020]. Daum. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  16. ^ "도굴 Collectors, 2020". Naver 영화. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
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