Collectors (Korean: 도굴; RR: Do-gul; lit. Grave Robbery) is a 2020 South Korean heist caper story film directed by Park Jung-bae and produced by Hwang Dong-hyuk. The film starring Lee Je-hoon, Jo Woo-jin, Shin Hye-sun and Im Won-hee,[4] tells the caper story of a grave robbery taking place in the heart of Seoul.[2]
Collectors | |
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Hangul | 도굴 |
Revised Romanization | Do-gul |
Directed by | Park Jung-bae |
Screenplay by | Ryu Sun-gyu |
Produced by | Hwang Dong-hyuk[1] |
Starring | Lee Je-hoon Jo Woo-jin Shin Hye-sun Im Won-hee |
Cinematography | Kim Seong-an |
Edited by | Nam Na-young |
Music by | Dalpalan |
Production company | Siren Pictures |
Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Box office | est. US$12.50 million[3] |
The film released on November 4, 2020,[5] opened at top of local box office, as it sold about 80,000 tickets and grossed 701.6 million KRW (estimated US$626,916) on the opening day.[6]
As of January 2, 2021, Collectors is at 13th place, with gross of US$12.43 million and 1.52 million admissions, among all the films released in South Korea in the year 2020.[7]
Kang Dong-goo (Lee Je-hoon) is a genius robber with a unique touch and intuition. He works with antiquated burial place mural expert, Dr. Jones (Jo Woo-jin) and legendary shoveling master, Sapdari. There is curator Yoon (Shin Hye-sun), an antiques expert, she offers an appealing but daring heist idea to Kang Dong-goo.[8]
In March 2019, Lee Je-hoon was confirmed to play the protagonist in the film.[10] In May 2019, Shin Hye-sun's appearance was confirmed in the film.[11]
Collectors was invited at Fantasia International Film Festival to screen the film. The three-week festivals was held from August 5 to 25, 2021 in Montreal. The film was screened in Canadian Premiere section on August 17, 2021.[12]
The film released on November 4, 2020, opened at top of local box office, as it sold about 80,000 tickets and grossed 701.6 million ₩ (around US$626,916).[6] It remained no.1 film on Korean box office for consecutive three weeks from November 8 to November 22, 2020.[13]
According to Korean Film Council data, it is at 11th place among all the Korean films released in the year 2020, with gross of US$12.15 million and 1.54 million admissions, as of January 3, 2021.[14]
Admissions
Based on the Integrated Computer Network for Cinema Admission Tickets | ||
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As of | Cumulative admissions | Ref. |
February 23, 2021 | 1,545,281 persons | [3][15] |
Admissions (persons)
as of respective weekend date | ||
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Week ending | Admissions (cumulative)[13] | Notes |
As of January 24, 2021[update] | 1,544,928 | Weekend:529 |
As of January 17, 2021[update] | 1,543,278 | Weekend:3,243 |
As of January 10, 2021[update] | 1,537,801 | Weekend:3,970 |
As of January 3, 2021[update] | 1,530,885 | Weekend:7,371 |
As of December 27, 2020[update] | 1,511,574 | Weekend:18,033 |
As of December 20, 2020[update] | 1,481,363 | Weekend:16,494 |
As of December 13, 2020[update] | 1,452,176 | Weekend:15,017 |
As of December 6, 2020[update] | 1,423,700 | Weekend:26,863 |
As of November 29, 2020[update] | 1,369,546 | Weekend:42,828 |
As of November 22, 2020[update] | 1,276,614 | No.1 at BO |
As of November 15, 2020[update] | 1,001,230 | |
As of November 8, 2020[update] | 565,503 | |
Going by Korean review aggregator Naver Movie Database, the film holds an approval rating of 8.48 from the audience.[16]