Synopsis
Jung-soo, an ordinary car dealer, is on his way home with a birthday cake for his daughter. As he drives into a tunnel, an unbelievable thing happens; the tunnel collapses on him. Minutes later, he realizes that he is completely caught in between the debris. Outside, this breaking news creates media frenzy and a thoughtless reporter even airs a live phone interview with Jung-soo, using up his mobile phone batteries. An emergency response team is immediately organized to rescue him and as it becomes a national concern, the government promises full support for the rescue. While Jung-soo struggles to survive, a series of ridiculous blunders delays the rescue operation and threatens his chances to make it out alive. Soon, he runs out of food, water, and phone batteries, making him totally incommunicado. Days pass without any progress and people start to lose hope or interest in rescuing him. Having already passed the longest survival record for a disaster, hard decisions are forced on his family while no one knows whether Jung-soo is dead or alive.
Metrics
Opening Weekend: | $172,521 (30.3% of total gross) |
Legs: | 3.30 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
Domestic Share: | 0.8% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
Theater counts: | 36 opening theaters/36 max. theaters, 2.6 weeks average run per theater |
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $708,957 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
---|---|---|
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,801-9,900) | 9,866 | $568,876 |
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) | 1,522 | $71,891,456 |
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) | 2,377 | $72,460,332 |
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) | 2,324 | $568,876 |
See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.
Movie Details
Domestic Releases: | August 26th, 2016 (Limited) by Well Go USA |
International Releases: | July 28th, 2016 (Limited) (South Korea)
July 28th, 2016 (Limited) (South Korea) August 10th, 2016 (Expands Wide) (South Korea) August 10th, 2016 (Expands Wide) (South Korea) August 26th, 2016 (Wide) (Australia) ... Show all releases |
MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
Running Time: | 127 minutes |
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Keywords: | Disaster, Underground, Trapped, Set in South Korea, Media Circus |
Source: | Original Screenplay |
Genre: | Action |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
Production/Financing Companies: | Showbox, Another Sunday, History E&M, B.A. Entertainment |
Production Countries: | Republic of Korea |
Languages: | Korean |