The Age of Shadows (밀정) (2016)

The Age of Shadows
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $540,268Details
International Box Office $53,959,901
Worldwide Box Office $54,500,169
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $50,834
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $50,177
Total $101,011
Further financial details...

Synopsis

The 1920s, when Korea has fallen under Japanese rule. Lee Jung-chool, a Korean police captain in the Japanese police force, is given a special mission to infiltrate the armed resistance fighting for Korean independence. He approaches Kim Woo-jin, a leader of the resistance. These two men who stand on opposite sides of their historical era, each knowing the identity and intentions of the other, become close without revealing their inner thoughts. Meanwhile intel is being leaked on both sides, and no one knows who the informants are. Members of the resistance meet in Shanghai to obtain explosives that will be used to destroy facilities of the Japanese Headquarters in Seoul, while the Japanese police follow them and gather in Shanghai. The pursued and the pursuers, locked in an operation where each side uses the other and is thrown into a confusion of secret enmity and conciliation. Meanwhile, a train carrying explosives passes the border and heads towards Seoul…

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$165,685 (30.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.26 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:1.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$8,600,000 (worldwide box office is 6.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:33 opening theaters/33 max. theaters, 2.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $747,010

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 23rd, 2016 (Limited) by CJ Entertainment, released as The Age of Shadows
International Releases: August 25th, 2016 (Limited), released as The Age of Shadows (South Korea)
September 7th, 2016 (Wide), released as The Age of Shadows (South Korea)
September 12th, 2016 (Wide), released as The Age of Shadows (South Korea)
October 28th, 2016 (Limited), released as Age of Shadows (New Zealand)
November 4th, 2016 (Wide), released as The Age Of Shadows (Australia)
Video Release: May 2nd, 2017 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, released as The Age of Shadows
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 140 minutes
Geographical setting: Japan, Korea
Plot point: Occupying Army, Resistance Fighter, Undercover
Subgenre: Action Thriller
Time period setting: 1920s
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros., Grimm Pictures, Warner Brothers Korea, Harbin Films
Production Countries: Republic of Korea
Languages: Korean

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 23, 2016 31 $165,685   33 $5,021   $165,865 1
Sep 30, 2016 31 $109,329 -34% 31 $3,527   $376,175 2
Oct 7, 2016 45 $50,596 -54% 20 $2,530   $476,756 3
Oct 14, 2016 59 $21,554 -57% 10 $2,155   $526,836 4
Oct 21, 2016 95 $2,720 -87% 3 $907   $540,268 5

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 23, 2016 28 $266,846   33 $8,086   $266,846 1
Sep 30, 2016 32 $159,314 -40% 31 $5,139   $426,160 2
Oct 7, 2016 48 $79,122 -50% 20 $3,956   $505,282 3
Oct 14, 2016 61 $32,266 -59% 10 $3,227   $537,548 4

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Synopsis

The 1920s, when Korea has fallen under Japanese rule. Lee Jung-chool, a Korean police captain in the Japanese police force, is given a special mission to infiltrate the armed resistance fighting for Korean independence. He approaches Kim Woo-jin, a leader of the resistance. These two men who stand on opposite sides of their historical era, each knowing the identity and intentions of the other, become close without revealing their inner thoughts. Meanwhile intel is being leaked on both sides, and no one knows who the informants are. Members of the resistance meet in Shanghai to obtain explosives that will be used to destroy facilities of the Japanese Headquarters in Seoul, while the Japanese police follow them and gather in Shanghai. The pursued and the pursuers, locked in an operation where each side uses the other and is thrown into a confusion of secret enmity and conciliation. Meanwhile, a train carrying explosives passes the border and heads towards Seoul…

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$165,685 (30.7% of total gross)
Legs:3.26 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:1.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$8,600,000 (worldwide box office is 6.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:33 opening theaters/33 max. theaters, 2.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $747,010

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 23rd, 2016 (Limited) by CJ Entertainment, released as The Age of Shadows
International Releases: August 25th, 2016 (Limited), released as The Age of Shadows (South Korea)
September 7th, 2016 (Wide), released as The Age of Shadows (South Korea)
September 12th, 2016 (Wide), released as The Age of Shadows (South Korea)
October 28th, 2016 (Limited), released as Age of Shadows (New Zealand)
November 4th, 2016 (Wide), released as The Age Of Shadows (Australia)
Video Release: May 2nd, 2017 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, released as The Age of Shadows
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 140 minutes
Geographical setting: Japan, Korea
Plot point: Occupying Army, Resistance Fighter, Undercover
Subgenre: Action Thriller
Time period setting: 1920s
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Warner Bros., Grimm Pictures, Warner Brothers Korea, Harbin Films
Production Countries: Republic of Korea
Languages: Korean

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 23, 2016 31 $165,685   33 $5,021   $165,865 1
Sep 30, 2016 31 $109,329 -34% 31 $3,527   $376,175 2
Oct 7, 2016 45 $50,596 -54% 20 $2,530   $476,756 3
Oct 14, 2016 59 $21,554 -57% 10 $2,155   $526,836 4
Oct 21, 2016 95 $2,720 -87% 3 $907   $540,268 5

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 23, 2016 28 $266,846   33 $8,086   $266,846 1
Sep 30, 2016 32 $159,314 -40% 31 $5,139   $426,160 2
Oct 7, 2016 48 $79,122 -50% 20 $3,956   $505,282 3
Oct 14, 2016 61 $32,266 -59% 10 $3,227   $537,548 4

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.