South Korea Box Office for The Lovers and the Despot (2016)

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The Lovers And The Despot
Theatrical Performance (US$)
South Korea Box Office $38,708Details
Worldwide Box Office $106,626Details
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Synopsis

Tells the story of young, ambitious South Korean filmmaker Shin Sang-ok and actress Choi Eun-hee, who met and fell in love in 1950s post-war Korea. In the 70s, after reaching the top of Korean society following a string of successful films, Choi was kidnapped in Hong Kong by North Korean agents and taken to meet Kim Jong-il. While searching for Choi, Shin also was kidnapped, and following five years of imprisonment, the couple was reunited by the movie-obsessed Kim, who declared them his personal filmmakers. Choi and Shin planned their escape, but not before producing 17 feature films for the dictator and gaining his trust in the process.

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Movie Details

South Korea Releases: September 8th, 2016 (Wide), released as The Lovers and the Despot
Video Release: September 23rd, 2016 by Magnolia Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 95 minutes
Keywords: Set in South Korea, Set in North Korea, Movie Director, Film Actor, Kidnap, Early / Simultaneous Video-on-Demand release, Government Corruption, 1960s, 1970s, Escape
Source:Based on Real Life Events
Genre:Documentary
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Factual
Production/Financing Companies: BFI, Creative England, BBC Storyville, The Documentary Company, Influence Films, ZDF/ARTE, SVT, Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program, NTR , Pumpernickel Films, Submarine Entertainment, Hellflower Film, Tigerlily Films, Tribeca Documentary Fund, Media Programme of the European Union
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean

Theater Averages: The Week’s Best Average Money can Buy is $9,511

September 28th, 2016

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Limited and VOD Releases: Dirty 30 is Apt Description

September 23rd, 2016

Queen of Katwe

Like last week, approximately 30 films open in limited release this week. That is far too many and all but ensures most will not find an audience. Furthermore, it means I have to be a little more liberal when it comes to pruning releases that don’t have enough buzz to talk about. There are lots of films that still made the cut, including a few highlights: The Age of Shadows, Audrie & Daisy, The Dressmaker, The Lovers And The Despot, My Blind Brother, and Queen of Katwe. Some of these are playing on VOD, so they will go nowhere in theaters. Several are aiming for Oscars, including Queen of Katwe, which will expand semi-wide next week. More...

Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeScreensPer ScreenTotal GrossWeek
2016/09/23 - $10,165   76 $134   $26,661 3
2016/09/30 - $2,094 -79% 13 $161   $36,754 4

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
North America 9/23/2016 $14,925 8 13 36 $55,511
South Korea 9/8/2016 $0 0 76 89 $38,708 10/27/2016
United Kingdom 9/23/2016 $7,198 6 6 11 $12,014 10/12/2016
 
Rest of World $393
 
Worldwide Total$106,626 10/27/2016

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Production and Technical Credits

Robert Cannan    Director
Adam Ross    Director
Robert Cannan    Producer
Adam Ross    Producer
Jim Hession    Screenwriter
Adam Ross    Screenwriter
Robert Cannan    Screenwriter
Natasha Ojumu    Producer
Nathan Halpern    Composer
Jim Hession    Editor
Lizzie Francke    Executive Producer
Richard Holmes    Executive Producer
Nick Fraser    Executive Producer
Kate Townsend    Executive Producer
Sheryl Crown    Executive Producer
Maggie Monteith    Executive Producer
Victoria Steventon    Executive Producer
Cristina Ljungberg    Executive Producer
Sandra Whipham    Executive Producer
Alastair Sirkett    Sound Designer
Abigail Harding    Archival Producer
Victoria Chalk    Co-Editor
Charlie Hawryliw    Additional Editor
Ollie Huddleston    Additional Editor
David Charap    Additional Editor
Amine Ramer    Music Supervisor
Connie Farr    Music Supervisor

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.