South Korea Box Office for Madeo (2009)

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Madeo
Theatrical Performance (US$)
South Korea Box Office $16,966,646Details
Worldwide Box Office $17,735,928Details
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Synopsis

Hye-ja is a single mom to 27-year-old Do-joon. Her son is her raison d'être. Though an adult in years, Do-joon is naïve and dependent on his mother and a constant source of anxiety, often behaving in ways that are foolish or simply dangerous. Walking home alone one night down a nearly empty city street, he encounters a young girl who he follows for a while before she disappears into a dark alley. The next morning, she is found dead in an abandoned building and Do-joon is accused of her murder. Thanks to an inefficient lawyer and an apathetic police force, Do-joon’s case is quickly closed, but his mother refuses to let this be the end of the story.

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Movie Details

South Korea Releases: May 28th, 2009 (Wide)
Video Release: July 10th, 2010 by Magnolia Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R for language, some sexual content, violence and drug use
Running Time: 128 minutes
Keywords: Dysfunctional Family, Cover Up, Faulty Memory, Prison, Surprise Twist, Bullies
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Magnolia Pictures, CJ Entertainment, Barunson E&A
Production Countries: Republic of Korea
Languages: Korean

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for July 27th, 2010

July 26th, 2010

It is a deceptively slow week in the video market. I love that word, "deceptively", because it really has no meaning. In the first sentence it could mean the week appears to be busy, but it is really slow. Or it could mean the week appears to be slow, but it is really busy. In this case, it's the former. While there are 350 releases for the week on Amazon.com, there's only one significant first run release, Clash of the Titans. Moving down the list of best sellers, it doesn't take long until you run into second tier, or even third or fourth tier releases. Arguably the best release on this week's list of reviews is Mother, but that came out last week it's on the list because the screener was late. The two competitors for Pick of the Week from this week's releases are Batman: Under the Red Hood - Blu-ray with Litho Cell and Ip Man - Collector's Edition Blu-ray. Which one wins depends on whether you like martial arts movies or comic books more. For me, it's a tie. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Mother

July 25th, 2010

Bong Joon-ho previously directed The Host, which I reviewed way back when it came out in theaters. That film earned incredible reviews and made more than $2 million at the box office, which is impressive for a foreign language film. This movie earned even better reviews, but it struggled to find an audience at the box office. Is there a way to reconcile these two facts? More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for July 20th, 2010

July 19th, 2010

The dead zone on the home market continues with only three wide releases... well, two and a half wide releases, none of which matched expectations at the box office. There's not even a lot of limited releases, catalog titles, or TV on DVD releases to compensate. There are some, just not a lot. My favorite title on this week's list is actually a late review: White Collar: Season One on DVD and Blu-ray. Meanwhile, the two best new releases this week have a Canadian Connection, Degrassi: The Next Generations: Season 9 and NHL: Greatest Stanley Cup Moments, both of which earn Puck of the Week honors. More...

Alice Overtakes Kells on the Per Theater Chart

March 16th, 2010

Just like last week, there were only two films to top $10,000 on the per theater chart. In fact, these were the same two films that managed the same feat last week. However, they finished in the opposite order with Alice in Wonderland taking the top spot with an average of $16,822 per theater while The Secret of Kells earned $12,537 in one theater. More...

Mother of All Limited Releases

March 12th, 2010

There are only a handful of limited releases this week, and only one of those is earning overwhelmingly positive reviews. That film is Mother, which is the latest from South Korean director, Joon-ho Bong. It could also be the most promising film in terms of box office chances. More...

Awards Season - Precious and Station Lead Independent Spirit Awards

December 2nd, 2009

As always, the Independent Spirit Awards represent the unofficial start of Awards Season with the announcement of their nominations. This year The Last Station and Precious topped the list of nominees with five each. For the former, it should help build buzz for its 2010 release. For the latter, it is the first step towards possible Awards Season glory and further enhances its already lofty box office potential. 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
2019/05/31 - $1,225   6 $204   $16,966,646 523

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 5/19/2022 $705 1 1 1 $66,966 5/24/2022
Italy 7/1/2021 $24,671 0 23 23 $138,919 9/17/2021
North America 3/12/2010 $35,858 6 38 271 $551,509
Portugal 5/14/2010 $0 0 2 5 $11,888 9/15/2021
South Korea 5/28/2009 $0 0 6 6 $16,966,646 6/7/2019
 
Worldwide Total$17,735,928 5/24/2022

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

Hye-ja Kim    Mother

Supporting Cast

Won Bin    Yoon Do-joon
Jin Goo    Jin-tae
Yoon Jae-Moon    Je-mun
Jun Mi-sun    Mi-sun
Song Sae-beauk    Sepaktakraw Detective
Lee Young-seok    Ragman
Moon Hee-ra    Moon Ah-jung
Chun Woo-hee    Mina
Kim Byoung-soon    Chief

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

Production and Technical Credits

Joon-ho Bong    Director
Joon-ho Bong    Screenwriter
Eun-kyo Park    Screenwriter
Joon-ho Bong    Story by
Woo-sik Seo    Producer
Park Tae-joon    Producer
Katharine Kim    Co-Executive Producer
Moon Yang-kwon    Co-Executive Producer
Miky Lee    Executive Producer
Hong Kyung Pyo    Cinematographer
Ryu Seong-hie    Production Designer
Moon Sae-kyung    Editor
Choi Se-Yeon    Costume Designer
Lee Byeong-Woo    Composer