The Witness | |||||||
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Director: | Jo Kyu-jang | ||||||
Producer: | Oh Jung-hyun Cha Ji-hyun | ||||||
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Music: | Mok Yeong-jin | ||||||
Cinematography: | Yu Eok | ||||||
Editing: | Kim Seon-min | ||||||
Studio: | AD406 | ||||||
Distributor: | Next Entertainment World | ||||||
Runtime: | 111 minutes | ||||||
Country: | South Korea | ||||||
Language: | Korean | ||||||
Gross: | [1] |
The Witness is a 2018 South Korean crime thriller film directed by Jo Kyu-jang. It stars Lee Sung-min, Kim Sang-ho, Jin Kyung and Kwak Si-yang. It was released theatrically in South Korea on August 15, 2018.[2] The film is about a man who witnesses a murder and takes no action on what he has seen.[3] [4]
One night at his apartment, Sang-Hoon hears a woman's scream. He looks outside his apartment and sees Tae-Ho hitting a woman with a hammer. Sang-Hoon and Tae-Ho then make direct eye contact. Sang-Hoon does not call the police. The next day, that woman is found dead. Detective Jae-Yeob investigates the case. Sang-Hoon is still terrified and does not tell Detective Jae-Yeob about what he witnessed. Soon, another resident who witnessed the same murder is killed by Tae-Ho. Sang-Hoon tries to protect himself and his family from the murderer.
Principal photography began on September 23, 2017. Production ended in Paju of Gyeonggi Province on December 20, 2017.[6]
The film released theatrically in South Korea on August 15, 2018, with age 15-rating.[2] The Witness was released on VOD by Next Entertainment World on September 8, 2018.[7]
The film attracted more than 360,000 moviegoers on its first day of release and finished third, behind The Spy Gone North and . However, the film managed to top the box office on its second day of release.[8] [9] According to the Korean Film Council, the film surpassed one million moviegoers in four days.[10]
On August 24, 2018, the film reached its break-even point, with more than 1.8 million moviegoers having watched the film.[11] After finishing first during its first weekend, the film dropped to second place during its second weekend, trailing behind On Your Wedding Day. The film had a 45% drop in gross during its second weekend, earning from 433,006 attendance.[12] During its third weekend, the film dropped to fifth place by attracted 102,080 moviegoers with gross, 77% lower gross compared to second weekend.[13] [14] The film dropped to ninth place during its fourth weekend.[15]
As of September 10, the film attracted 2,515,758 admissions with gross.[1]