Exhuma (2024): trivia & fun facts

Fun facts

• On its opening day, the film finished in first place at the South Korean box office with 336,114 admissions and a gross of US$2,369,404, breaking the highest opening score for a film released in 2024 in South Korea so far.
• The film was first screened at the 48th Hong Kong International Film Festival on April 7, 2024, in Gala presentations.
• The film grossed $93.9 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing South Korean film of 2024 and the seventh highest-grossing South Korean film of all time.
• In June 2021, it was reported that Choi Min-sik will star in director Jang Jae-hyun's occult thriller.
• Kim Go-eun and Lee Do-hyun joined the cast in August 2022, followed by Yoo Hae-jin, who joined the cast in September 2022.
• Exhuma had its world premiere on February 16, 2024, as part of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, in Forum.
• The film was showcased in "Prime Picks" at the 23rd New York Asian Film Festival on July 20, 2024.
• On March 10, it became the highest performing Korean occult film with 8 million viewers.
• Exhuma on March 24 became the first Korean film of 2024 to surpass 10 million in ticket sales, on its 32nd day in theaters, according to Showbox.
• Principal photography began in October 2022, and filming ended in March 2023.
• The film produced by Showbox and Pinetown Production in association with MCMC, is directed by Jang Jae-hyun, who is known for making occult films.

Source: Wikipedia

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