Tamjung Hong Gil-dong: Sarajin Ma-eul (2016)

Tamjung Hong Gil-dong: Sarajin Ma-eul poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $67,054Details
International Box Office $9,953,911Details
Worldwide Box Office $10,020,965
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Synopsis

After witnessing the murder of his mother as a child, private detective Hong Gil-dong has been on the trail of the killer for 2 decades. But when he’s about to uncover the identity of the killer, the man is taken away by a shadowy organization. Little did he know that this is the same group that created both him and his nemesis…

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,804 (11.6% of total gross)
Legs:2.55 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:0.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/15 max. theaters, 1.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $83,556

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,301-13,400) 13,381 $67,054
All Time International Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,843 $9,953,911
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,601-7,700) 7,611 $10,020,965
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,192 $67,054

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 13th, 2016 (Limited) by CJ Entertainment, released as Phantom Detective
International Releases: May 4th, 2016 (Wide) (South Korea)
May 20th, 2016 (Wide), released as The Phantom Detective (Australia)
May 20th, 2016 (Limited), released as Phantom Detective (New Zealand)
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 125 minutes
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Keywords: Private Investigator, Revenge, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Kidnap, Cults, Shadowy Organization
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: CJ Entertainment, Bidangil Pictures
Production Countries: Republic of Korea
Languages: Korean

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 13, 2016 65 $7,804   1 $7,804   $10,267 1
May 20, 2016 47 $26,312 +237% 15 $1,754   $40,042 2
May 27, 2016 58 $5,184 -80% 7 $741   $61,167 3
Jun 3, 2016 94 $80 -98% 1 $80   $66,878 4
Jun 10, 2016 102 $59 -26% 1 $59   $67,015 5

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 13, 2016 69 $13,730   1 $13,730   $13,730 1
May 20, 2016 47 $42,253 +208% 15 $2,817   $55,983 2
May 27, 2016 60 $10,815 -74% 7 $1,545   $66,798 3
Jun 3, 2016 104 $158 -99% 1 $158   $66,956 4
Jun 10, 2016 110 $98 -38% 1 $98   $67,054 5

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 5/20/2016 $15,907 13 13 23 $32,670 6/9/2016
New Zealand 5/20/2016 $2,386 3 3 6 $4,859 6/9/2016
South Korea 5/4/2016 $3,628,618 761 761 1,798 $9,916,382 6/9/2016
 
International Total$9,953,911 6/9/2016

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Leading Cast

Lee Je-Hoon    Hong Gil-dong
Kim Sung-Kyun    Kang Seong-il

Supporting Cast

Park Keun-Hyung    Kim Byeong-deok
Chung Sung-Hwa    Innkeeper
Roh Jung-Eui    Dong-Yi
Kim Hanna    Mal-soon
Go A-ra    President Hwang
Hwang Bo-Ra    Used Book Store Woman
Yoo Seung-Mok    Auto Repair Shop Owner
Hong Young-Geun    Kim Jin-Ho

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jo Sung-hee    Director
Jo Sung-hee    Screenwriter
Kim Su-Jin    Producer
Yun In-Beom    Producer
Jeong Tae-Sung    Executive Producer
Jang Geun-Young    Production Designer
Nam Na-young    Editor
Kim Tae-Seong    Composer
Byun Bong-Sun    Cinematographer
Bang Ok-kyung    Co-Producer

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Synopsis

After witnessing the murder of his mother as a child, private detective Hong Gil-dong has been on the trail of the killer for 2 decades. But when he’s about to uncover the identity of the killer, the man is taken away by a shadowy organization. Little did he know that this is the same group that created both him and his nemesis…

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$7,804 (11.6% of total gross)
Legs:2.55 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:0.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:1 opening theaters/15 max. theaters, 1.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $83,556

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,301-13,400) 13,381 $67,054
All Time International Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,843 $9,953,911
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,601-7,700) 7,611 $10,020,965
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 5,101-5,200) 5,192 $67,054

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: May 13th, 2016 (Limited) by CJ Entertainment, released as Phantom Detective
International Releases: May 4th, 2016 (Wide) (South Korea)
May 20th, 2016 (Wide), released as The Phantom Detective (Australia)
May 20th, 2016 (Limited), released as Phantom Detective (New Zealand)
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 125 minutes
Comparisons: Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Private Investigator, Revenge, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Kidnap, Cults, Shadowy Organization
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: CJ Entertainment, Bidangil Pictures
Production Countries: Republic of Korea
Languages: Korean

Leading Cast

Lee Je-Hoon    Hong Gil-dong
Kim Sung-Kyun    Kang Seong-il

Supporting Cast

Park Keun-Hyung    Kim Byeong-deok
Chung Sung-Hwa    Innkeeper
Roh Jung-Eui    Dong-Yi
Kim Hanna    Mal-soon
Go A-ra    President Hwang
Hwang Bo-Ra    Used Book Store Woman
Yoo Seung-Mok    Auto Repair Shop Owner
Hong Young-Geun    Kim Jin-Ho

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

Production and Technical Credits

Jo Sung-hee    Director
Jo Sung-hee    Screenwriter
Kim Su-Jin    Producer
Yun In-Beom    Producer
Jeong Tae-Sung    Executive Producer
Jang Geun-Young    Production Designer
Nam Na-young    Editor
Kim Tae-Seong    Composer
Byun Bong-Sun    Cinematographer
Bang Ok-kyung    Co-Producer

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 13, 2016 65 $7,804   1 $7,804   $10,267 1
May 20, 2016 47 $26,312 +237% 15 $1,754   $40,042 2
May 27, 2016 58 $5,184 -80% 7 $741   $61,167 3
Jun 3, 2016 94 $80 -98% 1 $80   $66,878 4
Jun 10, 2016 102 $59 -26% 1 $59   $67,015 5

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
May 13, 2016 69 $13,730   1 $13,730   $13,730 1
May 20, 2016 47 $42,253 +208% 15 $2,817   $55,983 2
May 27, 2016 60 $10,815 -74% 7 $1,545   $66,798 3
Jun 3, 2016 104 $158 -99% 1 $158   $66,956 4
Jun 10, 2016 110 $98 -38% 1 $98   $67,054 5

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 5/20/2016 $15,907 13 13 23 $32,670 6/9/2016
New Zealand 5/20/2016 $2,386 3 3 6 $4,859 6/9/2016
South Korea 5/4/2016 $3,628,618 761 761 1,798 $9,916,382 6/9/2016
 
International Total$9,953,911 6/9/2016

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.