Rsyu Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 (edited) Film Review: The Good, the Bad, The Weird (2008) Cast Song Kang-ho as Yoon Tae-goo, the Weird Lee Byung-hun as Park Chang-yi, the Bad Jung Woo-sung as Park Do-won, the Good Ratings Rotten Tomatoes: 84% IMDb: 7.3/10 Naver: 7.73/10.0 Box office Gross: $36,008,317 (43,768,628,939 KRW) Admissions : 6,686,912 Review You typically wouldn't think of Westerns being made outside of the United States, but Kim Jee-woon's homage to THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY is a bizarre mix of action, violence, and all of the classic elements of the cowboy genre. Backed by a star studded cast of Song Kang-ho, Jung Woo-sung and Lee byung-hun the acting is pretty much top notch and features the kind of silliness that Koreans seem to love in films (which goes a long way to explain kingsmans' success here). This scene should give you a general idea of what the film is like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3ZHP10__Co other reviews Edited March 10, 2015 by Rsyu 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsyu Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Sunday Box Office (March 8) -Admissions (Total adm) Daily% Gross (weekly%) [sC] <Title> 1. 190,614 (4,186,798) -12.9% $1.49M (-16.7%) [631] <Kingsman: The Secret Service> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. 83,609 (323,569) -22.9% $633K (--) [535] <Empire of Lust> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. 75,572 (231,426) -- $572K (--) [419] <Granny's got talent> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. 74,776 (1,547,046) -13.4% $553K (-33.9%) [396] <The Imitation Game> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. 32,702 (118,781) -20.0% $245K (--) [378] <Birdman> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total admissions: 588,255 Total Gross: $4,435,799 March Total: $22,986,402 Cumulative gross Kingsman: The Secret Service: $31.32 million Current presales (Midnight) 01. 17.2% (8,302) Kingsman: The Secret Service 02. 13.3% (6,436) Social-phobia 03. 12.1% (5,825) Chappie 04. 10.5% (5,052) The Deal 05. 5.9% (2,865) Whiplash 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsyu Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 (edited) Monday Box Office (March 9) -Admissions (Total adm) Daily% Gross (weekly%) [sC] <Title> 1. 68,071 (4,256,303) -64.6% $480K (-17.7%) [582] <Kingsman: The Secret Service> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. 29,248 (261,394) -61.7% $198K (--) [396] <Granny's got talent> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. 28,187 (352,500) -66.6% $191K (--) [518] <Empire of Lust> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. 17,409 (1,564,817) -76.8% $119K (-45.4%) [373] <The Imitation Game> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. 12,265 (131,314) -62.8% $83K (--) [369] <Birdman> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total admissions: 191,046 Total Gross: $1,304,115 March Total: $24,290,517 Cumulative gross Kingsman: The Secret Service: $31.80 million Current presales (Midnight) 01. 17.7% (10,676) Kingsman: The Secret Service 02. 13.8% (8,296) Chappie 03. 13.5% (8,161) Social-phobia 04. 10.7% (6,467) The Deal 05. 6.8% (4,100) Whiplash Edited March 9, 2015 by Rsyu 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsyu Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Kingsman is the only saving grace of the box office at the moment. Horrible numbers all round. This week's new releases: 3/12 (Thursday) Chappie The Deal Social-Phobia Whiplash Dragon blade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsyu Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Another stat for Kingsman to be broken, likely today: it will become Matthew Vaughn's most successful film in Korea beating X-Men: days of future past which recorded 4,313,871 admissions in 2014. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hernan Gonzalez Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 (edited) Hey Rsyu! These days, on other threads, we are talking about exchange rates and how bad they are this year in almost every big market but China. How's the South Korean Won doing compared to last year? Edited March 9, 2015 by Henry will not see you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadAtGender Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Hey Rsyu! These days, on other threads, we are talking about exchange rates and how bad they are this year in almost every big market but China. How's the South Korean Won doing compared to last year? Last year $1US was worth 1065.35 Korean Won. Now it's worth 1115.25. So about a 4% difference. Close enough to be even. (You can plug in any date here to find the historical exchange rate: http://www.x-rates.com/historical/) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hernan Gonzalez Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Last year $1US was worth 1065.35 Korean Won. Now it's worth 1115.25. So about a 4% difference. Close enough to be even. (You can plug in any date here to find the historical exchange rate: http://www.x-rates.com/historical/) Great to know thanks!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsyu Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) Hey Rsyu! These days, on other threads, we are talking about exchange rates and how bad they are this year in almost every big market but China. How's the South Korean Won doing compared to last year? http://imgur.com/LL3Q9aK As you can see exchange rates dropped since last year quite considerably but nothing drastic like we're seeing in some other countries. Wheras 1,000 Korean won translated to around 97-99 cents in early to mid 2014, it is hovering around 91 cents nowadays. So maybe a tenth of the gross is lost through currency conversion. Edited March 10, 2015 by Rsyu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsyu Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 From what I can gather it looks like the AoU releasing team in Korea is pushing for a release date earlier than North America. There are rumors that it will be released during mid-April, possibly the 23rd. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasmmi Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Is Dragon Blade in Chinese or English? Because as much as I love using Korean subtitles to understand Chinese... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsyu Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Tuesday Box Office (March 10) -Admissions (Total adm) Daily% Gross (weekly%) [sC] <Title> 1. 62,743 (4,319,704) -8.72% $436K (-19.8%) [591] <Kingsman: The Secret Service> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. 29,959 (291,666) +1.32% $198K (--) [405] <Granny's got talent> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. 25,985 (378,795) -8.83% $172K (--) [518] <Empire of Lust> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. 17,032 (1,581,998) -2.30% $115K (-38.6%) [382] <The Imitation Game> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. 11,669 (143,079) -5.60% $78K (--) [367] <Birdman> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total admissions: 182,857 Total Gross: $1,227,264 March Total: $25,517,781 Cumulative gross Kingsman: The Secret Service: $32.24 million 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsyu Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) Is Dragon Blade in Chinese or English? Because as much as I love using Korean subtitles to understand Chinese... The trailer is in English and there are Western actors in it so I'd imagine the film itself is in English too Edited March 10, 2015 by Rsyu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsyu Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Most attended R rated films (2001~)01. 8,181,377 Friend (2001)02. 6,847,777 Tazza: the high rollers ((2006)03. 6,282,774 The man from nowhere (2010)04. 5,071,619 The chaser (2008)05. 4,719,872 Nameless Gangster: Rules of the time (2011)06. 4,682,492 New world (2013)07. 4,662,822 Silenced (2011) 08. 4,319,704 Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)09. 4,082,797 Sex is Zero (2002)10. 3,650,000 Sympathy for lady vengeance (2005) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasmmi Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 So it looks like a top 5 spot is under threat from Kingsmen if the drops stay as they are and Chappie bombs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsyu Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Wednesday Box Office (March 11) -Admissions (Total adm) Daily% Gross (weekly%) [sC] <Title> 1. 60,364 (4,380,039) -3.79% $420K (-20.1%) [598] <Kingsman: The Secret Service> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. 28,259 (319,925) -5.67% $186K (--) [410] <Granny's got talent> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. 23,771 (402,556) -8.52% $145K (--) [507] <Empire of Lust> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. 18,301 (1,600,299) +7.45% $123K (-34.3%) [386] <The Imitation Game> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. 12,862 (155,941) +10.2% $87K (--) [374] <Birdman> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total admissions: 184,854 Total Gross: $1,234,363 March Total: $26,752,144 Cumulative gross Kingsman: The Secret Service: $32.66 million Current presales (Midnight) 01. 20.2% (26,372) Chappie 02. 17.8% (23,146) The Deal 03. 15.5% (20,229) Kingsman: The Secret Service 04. 11.9% (15,511) Whiplash 05. 11.1% (14,473) Social-Phobia 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsyu Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Thursday Box Office (March 12) -Admissions (Total adm) Daily% Gross (weekly%) [sC] <Title> 1. 80,780 (87,228) -- $551K (--) [481] <The Deal> NEW --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. 50,899 (4,431,696) -16.7% $346K (-22.5%) [470] <Kingsman: The Secret Service> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. 45,335 (46,338) -- $319K (--) [524] <Chappie> NEW --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. 25,826 (57,866) -- $173K (--) [326] <Whiplash> NEW --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. 22,056 (26,705) -- $150K (--) [353] <Social-Phobia> NEW --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total admissions: 280,831 Total Gross: $1,899,411 March Total: $28,651,555 Cumulative gross Kingsman: The Secret Service: $33.01 million 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsyu Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Friday Box Office (March 13) -Admissions (Total adm) Daily% Gross (weekly%) [sC] <Title> 1. 85,918 (173,145) +6.36% $630K (--) [506] <The Deal> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. 71,420 (4,503,116) +40.3% $524K (-28.3%) [505] <Kingsman: The Secret Service> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. 55,598 (101,936) +22.6% $413K (--) [522] <Chappie> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. 39,609 (97,475) +53.4% $286K (--) [338] <Whiplash> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. 26,067 (52,772) +18.2% $185K (--) [356] <Social-Phobia> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total admissions: 346,173 Total Gross: $2,505,034 March Total: $31,156,589 Cumulative gross Kingsman: The Secret Service: $33.53 million Current presales (Midnight) 01. 20.4% (51,225) Chappie 02. 18.6% (46,703) Kingsman: The Secret Service 03. 15.2% (38,294) The Deal 04. 14.7% (36,936) Whiplash 05. 6.9% (17,475) Social-Phobia 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfran43 Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Rsyu, now that Kingsman will pass $35 million this weekend, what is it's endgame? Can it reach $40M, or will tap out around $38-$39M? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picores Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Wow Chappie OD cant outgross Kingsman 5th Friday... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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