Baekdusan (2019)

Baekdusan
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $372,562Details
International Box Office $59,132,947Details
Worldwide Box Office $59,505,509
Further financial details...

Synopsis

One of the biggest explosions in Korean history happens on the Mountain of Baekdu. The Korean peninsula turns into chaos at the sudden disaster, and additional explosions are expected to engulf both the South and the North. To stop the worst disaster in history, Jeon Yoo-kyeong plans an operation based on the theories of geologist Professor Kang Bong-rae, who has been studying the Baekdu Mountain explosion, and Special Forces agent Jo In-chang, who is about to be discharged from duty, and gets put in a secret mission where the fate of the North and South Korea is at stake. In-chang succeeds in making contact with Ri Joon-pyeong, North Korea's first-class resource in the armed forces holding the key to the operation. However, Joon-pyeong makes things difficult for In-chang with questionable behavior. Meanwhile in Seoul, Choi Ji-yeong struggles to survive the disaster, not knowing that In-chang was on a mission in the North. In the meantime, the final Baekdu Mountain explosion gets closer and closer…!

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$36,201 (9.7% of total gross)
Legs:8.71 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:0.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$17,700,000 (worldwide box office is 3.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/18 max. theaters, 2.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $438,099

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,501-10,600) 10,587 $372,562
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,781 $59,132,947
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,771 $59,505,509
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,840 $372,562

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 20th, 2019 (Limited) by CJ Entertainment, released as Ashfall
International Releases: December 19th, 2019 (Wide) (South Korea)
December 27th, 2019 (Wide) (Hong Kong)
January 9th, 2020 (Wide), released as Ashfall (New Zealand)
January 10th, 2020 (Wide), released as Ashfall (Australia)
May 6th, 2021 (Wide), released as Пеплопад (Russia (CIS))
... Show all releases
Video Release: September 22nd, 2020 by Mpi Home Video, released as Ashfall
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 130 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Top Gun
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Keywords: Disaster
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: Republic of Korea
Languages: Korean

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Top 2019 Theater Average 50 $20,193 Dec 27, 2019 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,501-10,600) 10,587 $372,562
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 10,301-10,400) 10,345 $438,099
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 9,601-9,700) 9,651 $372,562
Top 2019 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 269 $372,562
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,840 $372,562
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,122 $438,099
Top 2019 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 123 $372,562
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,476 $372,562
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 9,401-9,500) 9,477 $372,562
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,475 $372,562
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,148 $372,562
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,149 $372,562
All Time Domestic Box Office for CJ Entertainment Movies 14 $372,562

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 20, 2019 30 $36,201   2 $18,101   $36,201 1
Dec 27, 2019 36 $40,386 +12% 2 $20,193   $148,681 2
Jan 3, 2020 37 $32,395 -20% 2 $16,198   $236,183 3
Jan 10, 2020 43 $17,706 -45% 2 $8,853   $266,899 4
Jan 17, 2020 37 $42,795 +142% 18 $2,378   $320,541 5
Jan 24, 2020 46 $13,398 -69% 16 $837   $362,439 6
Jan 31, 2020 51 $3,731 -72% 4 $933   $372,562 7

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 20, 2019 33 $108,295   2 $54,148   $108,295 1
Dec 27, 2019 34 $95,493 -12% 2 $47,747   $203,788 2
Jan 3, 2020 38 $45,405 -52% 2 $22,703   $249,193 3
Jan 10, 2020 42 $28,553 -37% 2 $14,277   $277,746 4
Jan 17, 2020 36 $71,295 +150% 18 $3,961   $349,041 5
Jan 24, 2020 45 $19,790 -72% 16 $1,237   $368,831 6

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 1/10/2020 $51,831 16 16 31 $98,574 1/28/2020
Hong Kong 12/27/2019 $548,857 0 0 0 $2,035,665 1/20/2020
New Zealand 1/9/2020 $9,648 5 5 9 $19,524 10/19/2022
Russia (CIS) 5/6/2021 $0000$0
South Korea 12/19/2019 $15,156,768 1,971 1,971 6,379 $56,979,184 5/7/2020
 
International Total$59,132,947 10/19/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,781 $59,132,947
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,304 $59,132,947
Top 2019 Movies at the International Box Office 80 $59,132,947
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 801-900) 830 $59,132,947
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,378 $59,132,947
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 701-800) 754 $59,132,947
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 476 $59,132,947
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 101-200) 109 $59,132,947
All Time International Box Office for CJ Entertainment Movies 7 $59,132,947

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,771 $59,505,509
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,182 $59,505,509
Top 2019 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 103 $59,505,509
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,342 $59,505,509
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,305 $59,505,509
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,337 $59,505,509
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 501-600) 585 $59,505,509
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 101-200) 120 $59,505,509
All Time Worldwide Box Office for CJ Entertainment Movies 7 $59,505,509

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.

Lead Ensemble Members

Byung-hun Lee    Ri Joon-pyeong
Ha Jung-woo    Jo In-chang
Ma Dong-seok    Kang Bong-rae
Jeon Hye-jin    Jeon Yoo-kyeong
Suzy    Choi Ji-yeong

Supporting Cast

Kim Yeon-kyo    Assistant Nurse
Jung Yun-ha    Korean Interpreter
Ja-Yeon Ok    Sergeant First Class Min
Kim Joon-won    Training Lieutenant
Kim Min-sik-I   

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Kim Byung-seo    Director
Hae-Juh Lee    Director

Theater Averages: 1917 Helps 2020 Start on a Strong Note

January 9th, 2020

1917

There were three films in the $10,000 club, all of them holdovers. 1917 led the way with an average of $56,154 in 11 theaters, which is 7% higher than its opening weekend. I’m very excited for its wide expansion this weekend. On the other hand, Just Mercy fell to an average of $19,154 in four theaters. That’s still good, but perhaps not good enough to thrive in wide release. We finally got numbers for Ashfall as its distributor was closed over the Christmas break. The film earned an average of $16,198 in two theaters during its third weekend of release. More...


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Synopsis

One of the biggest explosions in Korean history happens on the Mountain of Baekdu. The Korean peninsula turns into chaos at the sudden disaster, and additional explosions are expected to engulf both the South and the North. To stop the worst disaster in history, Jeon Yoo-kyeong plans an operation based on the theories of geologist Professor Kang Bong-rae, who has been studying the Baekdu Mountain explosion, and Special Forces agent Jo In-chang, who is about to be discharged from duty, and gets put in a secret mission where the fate of the North and South Korea is at stake. In-chang succeeds in making contact with Ri Joon-pyeong, North Korea's first-class resource in the armed forces holding the key to the operation. However, Joon-pyeong makes things difficult for In-chang with questionable behavior. Meanwhile in Seoul, Choi Ji-yeong struggles to survive the disaster, not knowing that In-chang was on a mission in the North. In the meantime, the final Baekdu Mountain explosion gets closer and closer…!

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$36,201 (9.7% of total gross)
Legs:8.71 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:0.6% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$17,700,000 (worldwide box office is 3.4 times production budget)
Theater counts:2 opening theaters/18 max. theaters, 2.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $438,099

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,501-10,600) 10,587 $372,562
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,781 $59,132,947
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,771 $59,505,509
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,840 $372,562

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Watch Now On

Amazon VOD:Amazon
iTunes:iTunes
Vudu:Vudu

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 20th, 2019 (Limited) by CJ Entertainment, released as Ashfall
International Releases: December 19th, 2019 (Wide) (South Korea)
December 27th, 2019 (Wide) (Hong Kong)
January 9th, 2020 (Wide), released as Ashfall (New Zealand)
January 10th, 2020 (Wide), released as Ashfall (Australia)
May 6th, 2021 (Wide), released as Пеплопад (Russia (CIS))
... Show all releases
Video Release: September 22nd, 2020 by Mpi Home Video, released as Ashfall
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 130 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Top Gun
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Disaster
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Contemporary Fiction
Production Countries: Republic of Korea
Languages: Korean

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date		Days In
Release
Top 2019 Theater Average 50 $20,193 Dec 27, 2019 10

Lead Ensemble Members

Byung-hun Lee    Ri Joon-pyeong
Ha Jung-woo    Jo In-chang
Ma Dong-seok    Kang Bong-rae
Jeon Hye-jin    Jeon Yoo-kyeong
Suzy    Choi Ji-yeong

Supporting Cast

Kim Yeon-kyo    Assistant Nurse
Jung Yun-ha    Korean Interpreter
Ja-Yeon Ok    Sergeant First Class Min
Kim Joon-won    Training Lieutenant
Kim Min-sik-I   

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Kim Byung-seo    Director
Hae-Juh Lee    Director

Theater Averages: 1917 Helps 2020 Start on a Strong Note

January 9th, 2020

1917

There were three films in the $10,000 club, all of them holdovers. 1917 led the way with an average of $56,154 in 11 theaters, which is 7% higher than its opening weekend. I’m very excited for its wide expansion this weekend. On the other hand, Just Mercy fell to an average of $19,154 in four theaters. That’s still good, but perhaps not good enough to thrive in wide release. We finally got numbers for Ashfall as its distributor was closed over the Christmas break. The film earned an average of $16,198 in two theaters during its third weekend of release. More...

Compare this performance with other movies…

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,501-10,600) 10,587 $372,562
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 10,301-10,400) 10,345 $438,099
All Time Domestic Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 9,601-9,700) 9,651 $372,562
Top 2019 Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 269 $372,562
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,840 $372,562
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office for Limited Release Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,122 $438,099
Top 2019 Limited Release Movies at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 123 $372,562
All Time Domestic Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,476 $372,562
All Time Domestic Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 9,401-9,500) 9,477 $372,562
All Time Domestic Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,475 $372,562
All Time Domestic Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,148 $372,562
All Time Domestic Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,149 $372,562
All Time Domestic Box Office for CJ Entertainment Movies 14 $372,562

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 20, 2019 30 $36,201   2 $18,101   $36,201 1
Dec 27, 2019 36 $40,386 +12% 2 $20,193   $148,681 2
Jan 3, 2020 37 $32,395 -20% 2 $16,198   $236,183 3
Jan 10, 2020 43 $17,706 -45% 2 $8,853   $266,899 4
Jan 17, 2020 37 $42,795 +142% 18 $2,378   $320,541 5
Jan 24, 2020 46 $13,398 -69% 16 $837   $362,439 6
Jan 31, 2020 51 $3,731 -72% 4 $933   $372,562 7

Daily Box Office Performance

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 20, 2019 33 $108,295   2 $54,148   $108,295 1
Dec 27, 2019 34 $95,493 -12% 2 $47,747   $203,788 2
Jan 3, 2020 38 $45,405 -52% 2 $22,703   $249,193 3
Jan 10, 2020 42 $28,553 -37% 2 $14,277   $277,746 4
Jan 17, 2020 36 $71,295 +150% 18 $3,961   $349,041 5
Jan 24, 2020 45 $19,790 -72% 16 $1,237   $368,831 6

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
Australia 1/10/2020 $51,831 16 16 31 $98,574 1/28/2020
Hong Kong 12/27/2019 $548,857 0 0 0 $2,035,665 1/20/2020
New Zealand 1/9/2020 $9,648 5 5 9 $19,524 10/19/2022
Russia (CIS) 5/6/2021 $0000$0
South Korea 12/19/2019 $15,156,768 1,971 1,971 6,379 $56,979,184 5/7/2020
 
International Total$59,132,947 10/19/2022

International Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,781 $59,132,947
All Time International Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,304 $59,132,947
Top 2019 Movies at the International Box Office 80 $59,132,947
All Time International Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 801-900) 830 $59,132,947
All Time International Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,378 $59,132,947
All Time International Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 701-800) 754 $59,132,947
All Time International Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 476 $59,132,947
All Time International Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 101-200) 109 $59,132,947
All Time International Box Office for CJ Entertainment Movies 7 $59,132,947

Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records

RecordRankRevenue
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,771 $59,505,509
All Time Worldwide Non-Sequel Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,182 $59,505,509
Top 2019 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 103 $59,505,509
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,342 $59,505,509
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,305 $59,505,509
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,337 $59,505,509
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Action Movies (Rank 501-600) 585 $59,505,509
All Time Worldwide Box Office for Not Rated Movies (Rank 101-200) 120 $59,505,509
All Time Worldwide Box Office for CJ Entertainment Movies 7 $59,505,509

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.