| Collectors | |||||||
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| Director: | Park Jung-bae | ||||||
| Producer: | Hwang Dong-hyuk[1] | ||||||
| Screenplay: | Ryu Sun-gyu | ||||||
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| Cinematography: | Kim Seong-an | ||||||
| Editing: | Nam Na-young | ||||||
| Studio: | Siren Pictures | ||||||
| Distributor: | CJ Entertainment | ||||||
| Runtime: | 114 minutes | ||||||
| Country: | South Korea | ||||||
| Language: | Korean | ||||||
| Gross: | [2] | ||||||
Collectors is a 2020 South Korean crime comedy 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,[3] tells the caper story of a grave robbery taking place in the heart of Seoul.
The film released on November 4, 2020,[4] opened at the top of the local box office, as it sold about 80,000 tickets and grossed 701.6 million KRW (estimated US$626,916) on the opening day.
As of January 2, 2021, Collectors is in 13th place, with a gross of US$12.43 million and 1.52 million admissions, among all the films released in South Korea in the year 2020.[5]
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 (Im Won-hee). Curator Yoon (Shin Hye-sun), an antiques expert, offers an appealing but daring heist idea to Kang Dong-goo.[6]
In March 2019, Lee Je-hoon was confirmed to play the protagonist in the film.[8] In May 2019, Shin Hye-sun's appearance was confirmed in the film.[9]
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.[10]
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).[11] It remained no.1 film on Korean box office for consecutive three weeks from November 8 to November 22, 2020.
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.[12]
| Admissions (persons)as of respective weekend date | ||
|---|---|---|
| Week ending | Admissions (cumulative)[14] | Notes |
| 1,544,928 | Weekend:529 | |
| 1,543,278 | Weekend:3,243 | |
| 1,537,801 | Weekend:3,970 | |
| 1,530,885 | Weekend:7,371 | |
| 1,511,574 | Weekend:18,033 | |
| 1,481,363 | Weekend:16,494 | |
| 1,452,176 | Weekend:15,017 | |
| 1,423,700 | Weekend:26,863 | |
| 1,369,546 | Weekend:42,828 | |
| 1,276,614 | No.1 at BO | |
| 1,001,230 | ||
| 565,503 | ||
Going by Korean review aggregator Naver Movie Database, the film holds an approval rating of 8.48 from the audience.[15]