South Korea Box Office for Asura : The City of Madness (2016)
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| Theatrical Performance (US$) | ||
| South Korea Box Office | $18,524,389 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $18,736,628 | Details |
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Synopsis
Detective Han, who for years has been secretly doing dirty work for the corrupt mayor Park Sungbae, is now pressured by a ruthless prosecutor Kim Cha-in to cooperate in an investigation against the mayor. Feeling trapped, Han persuades his young partner Sunmo to take over his work for the mayor, but things start to get tangled in unpredictable ways. As things are getting worse, only the most evil survives in this dog-eat-dog world.
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Movie Details
| South Korea Releases: | September 26th, 2016 (Wide) September 28th, 2016 (Wide) September 29th, 2018 (Wide) |
| MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 136 minutes |
| Keywords: | Corrupt Cops, Government Corruption, Set in South Korea, No Honor Among Thieves, Internal Affairs, Crime Thriller |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Action |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Sanai Pictures, CJ Entertainment |
| Production Countries: | Republic of Korea |
| Languages: | Korean |
Theater Averages: Asura has Maddening Opening with $10,627
October 12th, 2016
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Asura: The City of Madness was the only film in the $10,000 club with an average of $10,627 in two theaters. Interestingly, Operation Mekong nearly rose to that milestone with an average of $9,511 in 17 theaters.
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Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Screens | Per Screen | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/09/30 | 1 | $8,250,148 | 1,278 | $6,456 | $12,621,364 | 1 | |
| 2016/10/07 | 3 | $1,593,247 | -81% | 721 | $2,210 | $17,347,547 | 2 |
| 2016/10/14 | 8 | $203,209 | -87% | 376 | $540 | $17,875,558 | 3 |
| 2016/10/21 | - | $12,190 | -94% | 45 | $271 | $17,942,069 | 4 |
| 2016/10/28 | - | $2,077 | -83% | 6 | $346 | $17,962,700 | 5 |
| 2016/11/04 | - | $1,800 | -13% | 5 | $360 | $17,627,972 | 6 |
Box Office Summary Per Territory
| Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens |
Maximum Screens |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 10/14/2016 | $18,638 | 7 | 7 | 14 | $32,786 | 10/24/2016 |
| New Zealand | 10/14/2016 | $2,595 | 2 | 2 | 4 | $4,952 | 10/25/2016 |
| North America | 10/7/2016 | $21,253 | 2 | 28 | 55 | $174,501 | |
| South Korea | 9/28/2016 | $59,665 | 0 | 1278 | 2431 | $18,524,389 | 10/2/2018 |
| Worldwide Total | $18,736,628 | 10/2/2018 | |||||
Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.
Leading Cast
| Jung Woo-sung | Detective Han |
Supporting Cast
| Hwang Jung-min | Mayor Park Sungbae |
| Ju Ji-hoon | Moon Sunmo |
| Kwak Do-won | Prosecutor Kim Cha-in |
| Jung Man-sik | Do Chang-hak |
| Yoon Ji-hye | Cha Seung-mi |
| Kim Hae-gon | Tae Byeong-jo |
| Kim Won-hae | Stick |
| Oh Yeon-ah | Jeong Yoon-hee |
| Yoo Jeong-ho | Maeng Jin-ho |
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Production and Technical Credits
| Sung-soo Kim | Director |
| Sung-soo Kim | Screenwriter |
| Han Jae-duk | Producer |
| Jeong Tae-Sung | Executive Producer |
| Kang Hyun | Associate Producer |
| Kim Jong-min | Associate Producer |
| Lee Mo Gae | Director of Photography |
| Jang Geun-Young | Production Designer |
| Kim Sang-bum | Editor |
| Kim Jae-bum | Editor |
| Lee Jae-jin | Composer |
| Cho Sang-kyung | Costume Designer |