High Society (2018 film)

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High Society
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Hangul
상류사회
Revised Romanization Sangnyu Sahoe
Directed by Byun Hyuk [1]
Written byByun Hyuk
Produced byKim Chul-yong
Starring Park Hae-il
Soo Ae
CinematographyPark Se-seung
Edited byKim Seo-hee
Music byJang Young-kyu
Production
company
Hive Media Corp.
Distributed by Lotte Entertainment (South Korea)
Netflix (international)
Release date
  • August 29, 2018 (2018-08-29)
Running time
119 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$5.6 million [2]

High Society is a 2018 South Korean drama film directed by Byun Hyuk. It stars Park Hae-il and Soo Ae. [3] The film was released in South Korea on August 29, 2018. [4]

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Plot

The story of a married couple who is at the upper end of the social ladder. The husband is a professor at the Seoul National University who is running for the National Assembly, and his wife is the deputy director of and a curator at a big art gallery. [5] [6]

Cast

Production

Principal photography began on November 1, 2017. Production ended on January 11, 2018. [12]

Reception

The film was released on August 29, 2018 in South Korea, showing at 867 screens across the country. During its opening day, the film finished second, trailing behind On Your Wedding Day by attracting 131,802 moviegoers with US$775,270 gross. It became the domestic R-rated film with the biggest opening day for 2018. [13] However, the film dropped to third place during the weekend, finishing behind On Your Wedding Day and new release of the week Searching by attracting 291,228 moviegoers with US$2.4 million gross. [14] It suffered a 72.5% gross drop during its second weekend, finished at fourth place with US$643,039 from 85,522 attendance. [15] [16]

As of September 10, 2018, the film attracted 766,031 total admission with US$5.6 million gross. [2]

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