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Name: Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
Director: Park Chan-wook
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2005
Cast: Lee Young-ae, Choi Min-sik, Kwon Yea-young, Kim Si-hoo, Nam Il-woo

2005 • R • 1h 55m • Crime, Drama, Thriller • Tartan Films

All she wanted was a peaceful life… they didn't give it.

🍅 76% 87%

7.5

Cast & crew

Directed byPark Chan-wook ScreenplayPark Chan-wook Produced byBeth Kono, Cho Young-wuk, J.J. Harris, June Lee, Lee Chun-yeong CinematographyChung Chung-hoon MusicCho Young-wuk, Choi Seung-hyun Prod. DesignCho Hwa-sung StarringLee Young-ae, Choi Min-sik, Kwon Yea-young, Kim Si-hoo, Nam Il-woo, Kim Byeong-ok StudioTartan Films

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Apr 28-30 76 $9.8K — 2 $4,925 $9.8K

2 May 5-7 82 $7.4K −24.9% 2 $3,701 $23.2K

3 May 12-14 73 $10.0K +34.7% 3 $3,324 $34.9K

4 May 19-21 63 $12.6K +26.8% 3 $4,214 $53.5K

5 May 26-28 60 $13.6K +7.5% 6 $2,265 $75.5K

6 Jun 2-4 67 $10.5K −22.4% 5 $2,109 $96.3K

7 Jun 9-11 68 $5.9K −44.4% 5 $1,173 $106.4K

8 Jun 16-18 81 $4.7K −20.0% 6 $782 $114.8K

9 Jun 23-25 64 $15.3K +226.6% 11 $1,393 $135.4K

10 Jun 30-Jul 2 50 $25.4K +65.7% 14 $1,814 $197.5K

11 Jul 7-9 90 $2.6K −89.9% 6 $428 —

12 Jul 14-16 108 $1.4K −46.1% 3 $461 —

13 Jul 21-23 93 $3.2K +134.6% 5 $649 —

14 Jul 28-30 102 $2.3K −29.5% 3 $762 —

15 Aug 4-6 110 $1.3K −42.8% 4 $327 —

16 Aug 11-13 100 $2.0K +55.2% 3 $677 $198.9K

17 Aug 18-20 108 $2.3K +12.0% 5 $455 $202.0K

18 Aug 25-27 112 $1.2K −48.4% 5 $235 $204.7K

19 Sep 1-3 97 $62 −94.7% 1 $62 $205.5K

20 Sep 8-10 103 $1.5K +2288.7% 3 $494 $207.1K

21 Sep 15-17 105 $3.0K +104.4% 3 $1,009 $210.4K

22 Sep 22-24 135 $327 −89.2% 1 $327 $211.4K

23 Sep 29-Oct 1 134 $236 −27.8% 1 $236 $211.7K

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record

Weekend grossWk 10 · $25.4K

$9.8K

$7.4K

$10.0K

$12.6K

$13.6K

$10.5K

$5.9K

$4.7K

$15.3K

$25.4K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +65.7%

−24.9%

W1→2

+34.7%

W2→3

+26.8%

W3→4

+7.5%

W4→5

−22.4%

W5→6

−44.4%

W6→7

−20.0%

W7→8

+226.6%

W8→9

+65.7%

W9→10

Steepest −44.4%Biggest gain +226.6%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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