Collectors (film)

Collectors (Korean: 도굴; RR: Do-gol; lit. Grave Robbery) is a 2020 South Korean heist caper story film directed by Park Jung-bae and produced by Hwang Dong-hyuk. The series starring Lee Je-hoon, Jo Woo-jin, Shin Hye-sun and Im Won-hee,[4] tells the caper story of a grave robbery taking place in the heart of Seoul.[2]

Collectors
Theatrical release poster
Hangul도굴
Revised RomanizationDo-gol
Directed byPark Jung-bae
Produced byHwang Dong-hyuk[1]
Screenplay byRyu Sun-gyu
StarringLee Je-hoon
Jo Woo-jin
Shin Hye-sun
Im Won-hee
Music byDalpalan
CinematographyKim Seong-an
Edited byNam Na-young
Production
company
Siren Pictures
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • November 4, 2020 (2020-11-04)[2]
Running time
114 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeest. US$12.51 million[3]

The film released on November 4, 2020,[5] opened at top of local box office, as it sold about 80,000 tickets and grossed 701.6 million ₩ (estimated US$626,916) on the opening day.[6]

As of January 2, 2021, Collectors is at 11th place, with gross of US$12.65 million and 1.52 million admissions, among all the Korean films released in the year 2020.[7]

Synopsis

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. There is curator Yoon (Shin Hye-sun), an antiques expert, she offers an appealing but daring heist idea to Kang Dong-goo.[8]

Cast
  • Lee Je-hoon as Kang Dong-goo, a genius robber with a unique touch and intuition.[9]
  • Jo Woo-jin as Dr. Jones, an expert in tomb mural robbery.
  • Shin Hye-sun as Yoon Se-hee, a curator.
  • Im Won-hee as Shovel Leg, named after his legendary shoveling skills.
  • Song Young-chang as Sang-gil
  • Joo Jin-mo as Man-gi
  • Lee Sung-wook as Gwang-chul
  • Park Se-wan as Hye-ri
  • Park Jin-woo as Chief Oh

Production

In March 2019, Lee Je-hoon was confirmed to play the protagonist in the film.[10] In May 2019, Shin Hye-sun's appearance was confirmed in the film.[11]

Reception

Box office

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).[6]

As per review aggregator Naver Movie Database, the film holds 21st place on box office as of January 27, 2021, with 1.54 million cumulative audience.[12]

Admissions

Based on the Integrated Computer Network for Cinema Admission Tickets

As of Cumulative admissions Ref.
February 8, 2021 1,545,270 persons [3][13]
Admissions (persons)

as of respective weekend date

Week ending Admissions (cumulative)[14] Notes
As of January 24, 2021 1,544,928 Weekend:529
As of January 17, 2021 1,543,278 Weekend:3,243
As of January 10, 2021 1,537,801 Weekend:3,970
As of January 3, 2021 1,530,885 Weekend:7,371
As of December 27, 2020 1,511,574 Weekend:18,033
As of December 20, 2020 1,481,363 Weekend:16,494
As of December 13, 2020 1,452,176 Weekend:15,017
As of December 6, 2020 1,423,700 Weekend:26,863
As of November 29, 2020 1,369,546 Weekend:42,828
As of November 22, 2020 1,276,614 Weekend:
156,394
As of November 15, 2020 1,001,230
As of November 8, 2020 565,503

Critical response

Going by Korean review aggregator Naver Movie Database, the film holds an approval rating of 8.48 from the audience.[12]

References
  1. Schwartz, William (October 20, 2020). ""Collectors" to Sneak up in November". HanCinema. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  2. Yim, Seung-hye (October 22, 2020). "[Video] Trailer Released for the Upcoming Korean Movie "Collectors"". HanCinema. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  3. "South Korea Box Office Collectors (2020)". KOFIC. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  4. "Collectors". HanCinema. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  5. Kwak, Yeon-soo (October 6, 2020). "Antiquities thieves captured in comedy film 'Collectors'". The Korea Times.
  6. "Comedy film 'Collectors' opens at top of local box office". The Korea Times. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  7. "KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System)". KOFIC. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  8. "Collectors Korean Movie (2020) Cast, Release Date, Episodes". September 30, 2020.
  9. tenasia.hankyung.com, Digital (October 6, 2020). "'도굴' 이제훈 "내 매력 총집합해 발산" | 텐아시아". 텐아시아 연예뉴스.
  10. "[단독] 이제훈, 영화 '도굴' 주연 낙점". m.news.zum.com. March 19, 2019.
  11. "케미 요정' 이제훈 X 신혜선, 영화 '도굴' 출연 확정 #이제훈 #신혜선 #도굴 #케이퍼무비 #영화 #영화스타그램". May 8, 2020.
  12. "도굴 Collectors, 2020". Naver 영화. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  13. "도굴(2020)" [Collectors 2020]. Daum. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  14. "Korean Box Office". HanCinema. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
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