Gukjesijang (2014)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $2,305,912Details
International Box Office $97,378,925
Worldwide Box Office $99,684,837
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Ode To My Father is the story of Deok-Su, a completely ordinary man, who in the face of tumultuous events, marshals extraordinary courage to protect his family. Sticking together they survive some of modern history’s most significant events. As a child, Deok-Su had to say goodbye to his father during a North Korean refugee evacuation amidst the Korean War. His last words to his father were a promise that he would always protect the family. As he matures, that vow leads him to the coal mines of 1960’s Germany, and even into the jungle of the Vietnam War. "Ode To My Father" is a tale of a regular man who musters superhuman resilience for the sake of his family, all set in the maelstrom of modern history as it crashed over Korea. With echoes of tumultuous events happening around the globe today, "Ode To My Father" is a look at one family who manages to survive and even thrive.

Metrics

Legs:7.35 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:2.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $3,275,868

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 2014 (Limited) by CJ Entertainment, released as Ode to My Father
International Releases: December 19th, 2014 (Wide) (South Korea)
February 19th, 2015 (Limited), released as Ode to my Father (Australia)
April 2nd, 2015 (Wide) (Thailand)
April 10th, 2015 (Wide) (Hong Kong)
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 126 minutes
Geographical setting: North Korea, South Korea, Vietnam, West Germany
Plot point: Non-Chronological, Refugee, Romance
Social setting: Korean War, Vietnam War
Subgenre: War Drama
Time period setting: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: JK Film, CJ Entertainment
Production Countries: Republic of Korea
Languages: Korean

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 9, 2015 26 $305,449   38 $8,038   $483,734 3
Jan 16, 2015 26 $313,807 +3% 33 $9,509   $1,049,265 4
Feb 6, 2015 40 $103,767   18 $5,765   $1,966,467 7
Feb 27, 2015 61 $24,728   7 $3,533   $2,238,580 10
Mar 20, 2015 79 $4,072   2 $2,036   $2,299,158 13
Mar 27, 2015 71 $6,243 +53% 2 $3,122   $2,305,401 14
Apr 10, 2015 97 $511   1 $511   $2,305,912 16

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 19, 2014 56 $19,099   1 $19,099   $19,099 1
Dec 26, 2014 42 $77,742 +307% 1 $77,742   $96,841 2
Jan 2, 2015 43 $81,444 +5% 2 $40,722   $178,285 3
Jan 9, 2015 25 $557,173 +584% 38 $14,662   $735,458 4
Jan 16, 2015 26 $555,112 n/c 33 $16,822   $1,290,570 5
Jan 23, 2015 31 $372,574 -33% 34 $10,958   $1,663,144 6
Jan 30, 2015 37 $199,556 -46% 24 $8,315   $1,862,700 7
Feb 6, 2015 35 $179,172 -10% 18 $9,954   $2,041,872 8
Feb 13, 2015 38 $110,816 -38% 13 $8,524   $2,152,688 9
Feb 20, 2015 51 $61,164 -45% 10 $6,116   $2,213,852 10
Feb 27, 2015 65 $34,142 -44% 7 $4,877   $2,247,994 11
Mar 6, 2015 65 $21,297 -38% 4 $5,324   $2,269,291 12
Mar 13, 2015 75 $10,556 -50% 5 $2,111   $2,279,847 13
Mar 20, 2015 80 $6,772 -36% 2 $3,386   $2,286,619 14
Mar 27, 2015 70 $10,598 +56% 2 $5,299   $2,297,217 15
Apr 3, 2015 93 $2,393 -77% 1 $2,393   $2,299,610 16

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Synopsis

Ode To My Father is the story of Deok-Su, a completely ordinary man, who in the face of tumultuous events, marshals extraordinary courage to protect his family. Sticking together they survive some of modern history’s most significant events. As a child, Deok-Su had to say goodbye to his father during a North Korean refugee evacuation amidst the Korean War. His last words to his father were a promise that he would always protect the family. As he matures, that vow leads him to the coal mines of 1960’s Germany, and even into the jungle of the Vietnam War. "Ode To My Father" is a tale of a regular man who musters superhuman resilience for the sake of his family, all set in the maelstrom of modern history as it crashed over Korea. With echoes of tumultuous events happening around the globe today, "Ode To My Father" is a look at one family who manages to survive and even thrive.

Metrics

Legs:7.35 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:2.3% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $3,275,868

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 25th, 2014 (Limited) by CJ Entertainment, released as Ode to My Father
International Releases: December 19th, 2014 (Wide) (South Korea)
February 19th, 2015 (Limited), released as Ode to my Father (Australia)
April 2nd, 2015 (Wide) (Thailand)
April 10th, 2015 (Wide) (Hong Kong)
MPA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 126 minutes
Geographical setting: North Korea, South Korea, Vietnam, West Germany
Plot point: Non-Chronological, Refugee, Romance
Social setting: Korean War, Vietnam War
Subgenre: War Drama
Time period setting: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: JK Film, CJ Entertainment
Production Countries: Republic of Korea
Languages: Korean

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jan 9, 2015 26 $305,449   38 $8,038   $483,734 3
Jan 16, 2015 26 $313,807 +3% 33 $9,509   $1,049,265 4
Feb 6, 2015 40 $103,767   18 $5,765   $1,966,467 7
Feb 27, 2015 61 $24,728   7 $3,533   $2,238,580 10
Mar 20, 2015 79 $4,072   2 $2,036   $2,299,158 13
Mar 27, 2015 71 $6,243 +53% 2 $3,122   $2,305,401 14
Apr 10, 2015 97 $511   1 $511   $2,305,912 16

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 19, 2014 56 $19,099   1 $19,099   $19,099 1
Dec 26, 2014 42 $77,742 +307% 1 $77,742   $96,841 2
Jan 2, 2015 43 $81,444 +5% 2 $40,722   $178,285 3
Jan 9, 2015 25 $557,173 +584% 38 $14,662   $735,458 4
Jan 16, 2015 26 $555,112 n/c 33 $16,822   $1,290,570 5
Jan 23, 2015 31 $372,574 -33% 34 $10,958   $1,663,144 6
Jan 30, 2015 37 $199,556 -46% 24 $8,315   $1,862,700 7
Feb 6, 2015 35 $179,172 -10% 18 $9,954   $2,041,872 8
Feb 13, 2015 38 $110,816 -38% 13 $8,524   $2,152,688 9
Feb 20, 2015 51 $61,164 -45% 10 $6,116   $2,213,852 10
Feb 27, 2015 65 $34,142 -44% 7 $4,877   $2,247,994 11
Mar 6, 2015 65 $21,297 -38% 4 $5,324   $2,269,291 12
Mar 13, 2015 75 $10,556 -50% 5 $2,111   $2,279,847 13
Mar 20, 2015 80 $6,772 -36% 2 $3,386   $2,286,619 14
Mar 27, 2015 70 $10,598 +56% 2 $5,299   $2,297,217 15
Apr 3, 2015 93 $2,393 -77% 1 $2,393   $2,299,610 16

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.