Lobby
65th of 194 in Korean Cinema
- Out-grossed 57% of Korean Cinema releases with reported figures ($17M).
- Returned 2.1× its budget, against an industry median of 2.4×.
- Momentum in the 88th percentile.
- Cost
- $8M
- Took
- $17M
Against a Korean Cinema median of 2.4×, so this one returned 0.9 times what a typical release there does.
The money says hit. What do you say?
Yoon Chang-wook is the dedicated CEO of a struggling start-up whose technology is constantly stolen by a ruthless rival, Son Gwang-woo. When his company faces bankruptcy, Chang-wook's only hope is to win a national smart-parking project worth 4 trillion won. However, he discovers that the contract will be decided through 'lobby golf'—an exclusive world of power plays on the green. Despite being a terrible golfer, Chang-wook decides to fight dirty, hiring a team of experts and professional lobbyists to infiltrate the elite circle. This comedy explores the hilarious and cynical reality of high-stakes corporate corruption in Korea.
- Released
- 2 April 2025
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Language
- Korean
- Industry
- Korean Cinema
- Ha Jung-wooYoon Chang-wook
- Kim Eui-sungManager Choi
- Kang Hae-limPro Jin
- Lee Dong-hwiReporter Park
- Park Byung-eunSon Kwang-woo
- Kang Mal-geumMinister Cho
- Director
- Ha Jung-woo
- Writer
- Ha Jung-woo, Kim Kyung-chan
- Original Music Composer
- Dalpalan, Kim Ji-hye, Lee Ji-hyang, Jung Na-hyun
- Director of Photography
- So Jeong-o
- Producer
- Ryu Jeong-hun