Collectors
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
도굴
Hanja
盜掘
Revised RomanizationDo-gul
Directed byPark Jung-bae
Screenplay byRyu Sun-gyu
Produced byHwang Dong-hyuk[1]
Starring
CinematographyKim Seong-an
Edited byNam Na-young
Music byDalpalan
Production
company
Siren Pictures
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • November 4, 2020 (2020-11-04)[2]
Running time
114 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$12.5 million[3]

Collectors (Korean: 도굴; Hanja: 盜掘; RR: Do-gul; lit. Grave Robbery) is a 2020 South Korean heist caper 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,[4] tells the caper story of a grave robbery taking place in the heart of Seoul.[2]

The film released on November 4, 2020,[5] 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.[6]

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

Cast

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]

Release

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.[12]

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] It remained no.1 film on Korean box office for consecutive three weeks from November 8 to November 22, 2020.[13]

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.[14]

Admissions

Based on the Integrated Computer Network for Cinema Admission Tickets

As of Cumulative admissions Ref.
February 23, 2021 1,545,281 persons [3][15]
Admissions (persons)

as of respective weekend date

Week ending Admissions (cumulative)[13] 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 No.1 at BO
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.[16]

References

  1. ↑ Schwartz, William (October 20, 2020). ""Collectors" to Sneak up in November". HanCinema. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  2. 1 2 Yim, Seung-hye (October 22, 2020). "[Video] Trailer Released for the Upcoming Korean Movie "Collectors"". HanCinema. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "South Korea Box Office Collectors (2020)". KOFIC. Retrieved June 9, 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. 1 2 "Comedy film 'Collectors' opens at top of local box office". The Korea Times. November 5, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  7. ↑ "KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) Yearly". 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. ↑ "Canadian Premiere, Selection 2021, Collectors". Fantasia Festival. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  13. 1 2 "Korean Box Office". HanCinema. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  14. ↑ "KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) Year 2020". KOFIC. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  15. ↑ "도굴(2020)" [Collectors 2020]. Daum. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  16. ↑ "도굴 Collectors, 2020". Naver 영화. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
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