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War of the Arrows

Korean Cinema20112h 2mKoreanTop 60% of Korean Cinema budgets
66Standing

43rd of 194 in Korean Cinema

Reported gross
84
Return on budget
76
Audience rating
54
Momentum
39
  • Out-grossed 84% of Korean Cinema releases with reported figures ($49M).
  • Returned 6.1× its budget, against an industry median of 2.4×.
  • Momentum in the 39th percentile.
  • Audience rating 7.2 from 301 votes, the 54th percentile.
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Cost
$8M
Took
$49M
Blockbuster6.1× its cost

Against a Korean Cinema median of 2.4×, so this one returned 2.5 times what a typical release there does.

The money says blockbuster. What do you say?

The picture

After the death of their father, two siblings are raised by their father's best friend. However, when one gets kidnapped just before her wedding, the other rises against the Manchus.

Released
10 August 2011
Runtime
2h 2m
Language
Korean
Industry
Korean Cinema
Made by
Director
Kim Han-min
Original Music Composer
Kim Tae-seong
Director of Photography
Park Jong-cheol, Kim Tae-sung
Filed under
ActionDramaHistory

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