Tunnel (2016)

Tunnel
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $568,876Details
International Box Office $71,891,456Details
Worldwide Box Office $72,460,332
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Jung-soo, an ordinary car dealer, is on his way home with a birthday cake for his daughter. As he drives into a tunnel, an unbelievable thing happens; the tunnel collapses on him. Minutes later, he realizes that he is completely caught in between the debris. Outside, this breaking news creates media frenzy and a thoughtless reporter even airs a live phone interview with Jung-soo, using up his mobile phone batteries. An emergency response team is immediately organized to rescue him and as it becomes a national concern, the government promises full support for the rescue. While Jung-soo struggles to survive, a series of ridiculous blunders delays the rescue operation and threatens his chances to make it out alive. Soon, he runs out of food, water, and phone batteries, making him totally incommunicado. Days pass without any progress and people start to lose hope or interest in rescuing him. Having already passed the longest survival record for a disaster, hard decisions are forced on his family while no one knows whether Jung-soo is dead or alive.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$172,521 (30.3% of total gross)
Legs:3.30 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:0.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:36 opening theaters/36 max. theaters, 2.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $708,957

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,701-9,800) 9,745 $568,876
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,499 $71,891,456
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,351 $72,460,332
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,299 $568,876

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 26th, 2016 (Limited) by Well Go USA
International Releases: July 28th, 2016 (Limited) (South Korea)
July 28th, 2016 (Limited) (South Korea)
August 10th, 2016 (Expands Wide) (South Korea)
August 10th, 2016 (Expands Wide) (South Korea)
August 26th, 2016 (Wide) (Australia)
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MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 127 minutes
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Keywords: Disaster, Underground, Trapped, Set in South Korea, Media Circus
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Showbox, Another Sunday, History E&M, B.A. Entertainment
Production Countries: Republic of Korea
Languages: Korean

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 26, 2016 33 $172,521   36 $4,792   $172,521 1
Sep 2, 2016 42 $123,308 -29% 26 $4,743   $391,051 2
Sep 9, 2016 50 $39,786 -68% 19 $2,094   $533,238 3
Sep 16, 2016 67 $15,255 -62% 12 $1,271   $562,061 4
Sep 23, 2016 118 $318 -98% 2 $159   $568,691 5

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 26, 2016 34 $277,390   36 $7,705   $277,390 1
Sep 2, 2016 38 $216,062 -22% 26 $8,310   $493,452 2
Sep 9, 2016 52 $53,354 -75% 19 $2,808   $546,806 3
Sep 16, 2016 71 $21,567 -60% 12 $1,797   $568,373 4
Sep 23, 2016 125 $503 -98% 2 $252   $568,876 5

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 8/26/2016 $51,788 12 12 25 $105,748 9/12/2016
France 5/5/2017 $0 0 0 0 $487,005 9/23/2018
New Zealand 8/26/2016 $11,304 3 3 8 $25,841 9/12/2016
South Korea 7/28/2016 $12,969 0 818 2,136 $19,015,232 9/10/2018
United Kingdom 9/2/2016 $11,601 6 6 6 $11,601 9/7/2016
 
International Total$71,891,456 9/23/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Leading Cast

Ha Jung-woo    Jung-soo

Supporting Cast

Doona Bae    Se-hyun
Oh Dal-su    Dae-kyoung
Nam Ji-hyun    Mi-na
Park Hyuk-kwon    Government Official
Kim Hae-sook    Government Minister
Park Jin-woo    Government Aide
Lee Sang-hee    Reporter
Cho Hyun-chul    Rescue Team Member

Cameos

Kim Jong-soo    Drilling Company Executive

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Seong-hoon Kim    Director
Seong-hoon Kim    Screenwriter
So Jae-Won    Story based on the novel ‘Tunnel’ by
Lee Taek-Dong    Producer
Kim A-Ran    Producer
Billy Acumen    Producer
You Jeong-hoon    Executive Producer
Kim Tae-Seong    Director of Photography
Lee Hwo-kyung    Production Designer
Changju Kim    Editor
Chae Kyung-Hwa    Costume Designer
Mok Young-Jin    Composer
Kim Sang-Woon    Recordist
Ralph Tae-Young Choi    Sound Designer
Hwang Hyo-kyun    Special Make-up Effects
Kim Nam-Sik    Visual Effects Designer

Theater Averages: Howard Ends up on Top with $11,920

August 30th, 2016

The Hollars

There was only one film in the $10,000 club this week and it was a re-release. Howards End pulled in nearly $24,000 in two theaters for an average of $11,920. The best true new release was The Hollars, which earned an average of $9.553 in four theaters. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Stone Cold Releases

August 26th, 2016

Southside with You

While there are a lot of films on this week’s list, none of them look like they will be box office hits. Southside with You is one of the best releases this week, but it is playing in over 800 theaters, which is likely too many. There are a number of other films that are worth seeing, like Floyd Norman: An Animated Life, but most of them are playing on Video on Demand, so their box office chances are nearly zero. More...


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Synopsis

Jung-soo, an ordinary car dealer, is on his way home with a birthday cake for his daughter. As he drives into a tunnel, an unbelievable thing happens; the tunnel collapses on him. Minutes later, he realizes that he is completely caught in between the debris. Outside, this breaking news creates media frenzy and a thoughtless reporter even airs a live phone interview with Jung-soo, using up his mobile phone batteries. An emergency response team is immediately organized to rescue him and as it becomes a national concern, the government promises full support for the rescue. While Jung-soo struggles to survive, a series of ridiculous blunders delays the rescue operation and threatens his chances to make it out alive. Soon, he runs out of food, water, and phone batteries, making him totally incommunicado. Days pass without any progress and people start to lose hope or interest in rescuing him. Having already passed the longest survival record for a disaster, hard decisions are forced on his family while no one knows whether Jung-soo is dead or alive.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$172,521 (30.3% of total gross)
Legs:3.30 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:0.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:36 opening theaters/36 max. theaters, 2.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $708,957

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,701-9,800) 9,745 $568,876
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,499 $71,891,456
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,351 $72,460,332
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,299 $568,876

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: August 26th, 2016 (Limited) by Well Go USA
International Releases: July 28th, 2016 (Limited) (South Korea)
July 28th, 2016 (Limited) (South Korea)
August 10th, 2016 (Expands Wide) (South Korea)
August 10th, 2016 (Expands Wide) (South Korea)
August 26th, 2016 (Wide) (Australia)
... Show all releases
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 127 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Disaster, Underground, Trapped, Set in South Korea, Media Circus
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Showbox, Another Sunday, History E&M, B.A. Entertainment
Production Countries: Republic of Korea
Languages: Korean

Leading Cast

Ha Jung-woo    Jung-soo

Supporting Cast

Doona Bae    Se-hyun
Oh Dal-su    Dae-kyoung
Nam Ji-hyun    Mi-na
Park Hyuk-kwon    Government Official
Kim Hae-sook    Government Minister
Park Jin-woo    Government Aide
Lee Sang-hee    Reporter
Cho Hyun-chul    Rescue Team Member

Cameos

Kim Jong-soo    Drilling Company Executive

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Seong-hoon Kim    Director
Seong-hoon Kim    Screenwriter
So Jae-Won    Story based on the novel ‘Tunnel’ by
Lee Taek-Dong    Producer
Kim A-Ran    Producer
Billy Acumen    Producer
You Jeong-hoon    Executive Producer
Kim Tae-Seong    Director of Photography
Lee Hwo-kyung    Production Designer
Changju Kim    Editor
Chae Kyung-Hwa    Costume Designer
Mok Young-Jin    Composer
Kim Sang-Woon    Recordist
Ralph Tae-Young Choi    Sound Designer
Hwang Hyo-kyun    Special Make-up Effects
Kim Nam-Sik    Visual Effects Designer

Theater Averages: Howard Ends up on Top with $11,920

August 30th, 2016

The Hollars

There was only one film in the $10,000 club this week and it was a re-release. Howards End pulled in nearly $24,000 in two theaters for an average of $11,920. The best true new release was The Hollars, which earned an average of $9.553 in four theaters. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Stone Cold Releases

August 26th, 2016

Southside with You

While there are a lot of films on this week’s list, none of them look like they will be box office hits. Southside with You is one of the best releases this week, but it is playing in over 800 theaters, which is likely too many. There are a number of other films that are worth seeing, like Floyd Norman: An Animated Life, but most of them are playing on Video on Demand, so their box office chances are nearly zero. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 26, 2016 33 $172,521   36 $4,792   $172,521 1
Sep 2, 2016 42 $123,308 -29% 26 $4,743   $391,051 2
Sep 9, 2016 50 $39,786 -68% 19 $2,094   $533,238 3
Sep 16, 2016 67 $15,255 -62% 12 $1,271   $562,061 4
Sep 23, 2016 118 $318 -98% 2 $159   $568,691 5

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Aug 26, 2016 34 $277,390   36 $7,705   $277,390 1
Sep 2, 2016 38 $216,062 -22% 26 $8,310   $493,452 2
Sep 9, 2016 52 $53,354 -75% 19 $2,808   $546,806 3
Sep 16, 2016 71 $21,567 -60% 12 $1,797   $568,373 4
Sep 23, 2016 125 $503 -98% 2 $252   $568,876 5

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 8/26/2016 $51,788 12 12 25 $105,748 9/12/2016
France 5/5/2017 $0 0 0 0 $487,005 9/23/2018
New Zealand 8/26/2016 $11,304 3 3 8 $25,841 9/12/2016
South Korea 7/28/2016 $12,969 0 818 2,136 $19,015,232 9/10/2018
United Kingdom 9/2/2016 $11,601 6 6 6 $11,601 9/7/2016
 
International Total$71,891,456 9/23/2018

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.