Bring the Soul: The Movie explained

Bring the Soul: The Movie
Native Name:
Child:yes
Hangul:브링 더 소울: 더 무비
Rr:Beuring Deo Soul: Deo Mubi
Mr:Pŭring Tŏ Soul: Tŏ Mubi
Director:Park Jun-soo
Starring:
Music:BTS
Distributor:Trafalgar Releasing
Runtime:103 minutes
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Gross:$24.3 million[1]

Bring the Soul: The Movie is a 2019 South Korean documentary film directed by Park Jun-soo, featuring South Korean boy band BTS. The film is co-produced by Big Hit Entertainment and A Camp Entertainment, and distributed by Trafalgar Releasing. It was limitedly released on August 7, 2019.[2] [3]

Synopsis

The film alternates between performances in various cities of the band's Love Yourself World Tour and a conversation between members which was filmed "on a rooftop in Paris" following the end of the European leg in October 2018.[4]

Release

The film was first announced on June 26, 2019 on Twitter through BTS' official account. Tickets went on sale on July 3.[5] The film was released to 110 countries around the world, the "widest-ever event cinema debut" in history.[6] [7]

Reception

Box office

Following the film release, it was reported that Bring the Soul: The Movie has grossed $4.4 million in the United States, and $8.2 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $12.6 million.[8]

In the United States the film played in 873 theaters, grossing $2.3 million in its opening weekend and a total of $4.4 million over its first five days.[9] The same weekend, it grossed an additional $8.2 million from other territories around the world.[10]

According to Forbes, film distributor Trafalgar Releasing later announced that the film brought in $24.3 million worldwide, once again breaking the box office record for event cinema. BTS' first film, , grossed $18.5 million following a second limited run last year.[11]

Variety later reported that "the documentary feature had sold a record 2.55 million tickets across 112 territories worldwide – the widest ever release for an event cinema title".[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BTS's 'Bring The Soul' Film Broke Records After Grossing $24.3 Million. Kelley. Caitlin. August 28, 2019. Forbes. live. August 28, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190828180335/https://www.forbes.com/sites/caitlinkelley/2019/08/28/btss-bring-the-soul-film-broke-records-after-grossing-243-million/ . 2019-08-28 .
  2. Web site: BTS' 'Bring the Soul: The Movie' Gets Global Theatrical Release. Kim. Jae-ha. June 25, 2019. Variety. live. June 26, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190626022321/https://variety.com/2019/music/news/bts-bring-the-soul-movie-global-release-theaters-1203253154/ . 2019-06-26 .
  3. Web site: K-pop band BTS is about to release their third movie. Maxouris. Christina. June 26, 2019. CNN. live. June 28, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190626123032/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/06/26/entertainment/k-pop-band-bts-movie-trnd/index.html . 2019-06-26 .
  4. Web site: BTS's 'Bring The Soul' Film Is Headed To Theaters In August. Kelley. Caitlin. June 25, 2019. Forbes. live. June 25, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190626034000/https://www.forbes.com/sites/caitlinkelley/2019/06/25/btss-bring-the-soul-film-is-headed-to-theaters-in-august/ . 2019-06-26 .
  5. Web site: https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000741637. ko:방탄소년단 ‘브링 더 소울 : 더 무비’ 8월 7일 개봉 확정. Cho. Yu-gyeong. June 26, 2019. Sports Donga. ko. BTS 'Bring the Soul: The Movie' released on August 7. August 9, 2019. Naver.
  6. Web site: New BTS Concert Movie, 'Bring the Soul,' Sets Another Event Cinema Record. Clarke. Stewart. August 7, 2019. Variety. live. August 8, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190807141131/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/bts-bring-the-soul-the-movie-record-setting-release-1203295031/ . 2019-08-07 .
  7. Web site: BTS' 'Bring The Soul: The Movie' Sets Event Cinema Record With Widest Ever Worldwide Release. Amos. Jim. August 7, 2019. Forbes. live. August 8, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190807163418/https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamos/2019/08/07/bts-bring-the-soul-the-movie-sets-event-cinema-record-with-widest-ever-worldwide-release/ . 2019-08-07 .
  8. Web site: Bring the Soul: The Movie (2019). The Numbers. live. August 15, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190815163330/https://m.the-numbers.com/movie/Bring-the-Soul-The-Movie-(South-Korea) . 2019-08-15 .
  9. Web site: 'The Peanut Butter Falcon' Leads Mixed Weekend; Music Doc 'Bring The Soul' Croons; 'The Farewell' Salutes $10M: Specialty Box Office. Brooks. Brian. Deadline Hollywood. August 11, 2019. live. August 11, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190811180746/https://deadline.com/2019/08/the-peanut-butter-falcon-leads-mixed-weekend-music-doc-bring-the-soul-croons-the-farewell-salutes-10m-specialty-box-office-1202666009/ . 2019-08-11 .
  10. Web site: Box Office: Boy Band BTS Strikes Again With 'Bring the Soul,' Opens to $13M Globally. McClintock. Pamela. August 11, 2019. The Hollywood Reporter. live. August 15, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190812013415/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-bts-strikes-again-bring-soul-opens-13m-1230762 . 2019-08-12 .
  11. Web site: BTS's 'Bring The Soul' Film Broke Records After Grossing $24.3 Million. Kelley. Caitlin. August 28, 2019. Forbes. live. August 28, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190828180335/https://www.forbes.com/sites/caitlinkelley/2019/08/28/btss-bring-the-soul-film-broke-records-after-grossing-243-million/ . 2019-08-28 .
  12. Web site: BTS' 'Bring the Soul' Breaks Event Cinema Records, Selling 2.55 Million Tickets. Mitchell. Robert. August 28, 2019. Variety. live. August 28, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190828172015/https://variety.com/2019/film/box-office/bts-score-biggest-movie-hit-bring-the-soul-1203316560/ . 2019-08-28 .

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