Overview
- Domestic box office has reached $4.2 million, surpassing Oldboy’s lifetime U.S. total, with the film expanding to roughly 700 North American sites and benefiting from select IMAX play.
- The global cume is near $27 million, and industry projections suggest the film could finish in the domestic teens, with some expecting it may challenge The Handmaiden as Park’s top global earner.
- The film is shortlisted for the International Feature Oscar after serving as South Korea’s submission, with a potential nomination next week that would mark Park’s first.
- Festival buzz includes a warm Venice premiere response and Toronto’s International People’s Choice Award, and the movie scored Gotham and Critics Choice nominations; it received Golden Globe nominations but did not win.
- Critical reception remains strong, including a four-star Chicago Tribune review praising Park’s tonal control and Lee Byung-hun’s performance, as Park highlights deliberate design choices like a cookie-cutter house, a built garden and greenhouse, and an added bonsai hobby reflecting contemporary anxieties about automation.