Haunters

Haunters

South Korean poster
Hangul 초능력자
Revised Romanization Choneungryeokja
McCune–Reischauer Ch‘onŭngnyŏkcha
Directed by Kim Min-seok
Produced by Lee Yu-jin
Screenplay by Kim Min-seok
Starring Kang Dong-won
Go Soo
Music by Lee Jae-jin
Cinematography Hong Kyung-pyo
Edited by Kim Sang-bum
Kim Jae-bum
Production
company
Zip Cinema
Distributed by Next Entertainment World
Release dates
  • November 10, 2010 (2010-11-10)
Running time
114 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean
Box office US$13,346,235[1]

Haunters (Hangul: 초능력자; RR: Choneungryeokja; lit. "Psychic") is a 2010 South Korean film written and directed by Kim Min-seok. It depicts the struggle between a psychic named Cho-in (Kang Dong-won) who can control people with his mind and a man named Kyu-nam (Go Soo) who is immune to the psychic's supernatural power.[2][3]

Plot

Kyu-nam works at a run-down pawnshop. When Cho-in walks into the shop one day and tries to use his powers to rob the store, he soon discovers that his special talent doesn't work on Kyu-nam. Upset by the fact that there is a person whom he cannot control, Cho-in chases Kyu-nam, accidentally killing someone in the process. This begins a confrontation that will push both men to the brink.[4]

Cast

Box office

Prior to its release, Haunters recorded the highest advance ticket sales for a Korean film in 2010 at 83.47 percent according to Max Movie; it was the first time in four years, after The Host, for bookings to pass the 80 percent mark. It also posted high reservation rates on other ticketing and cinema websites: over 75 percent according to the official Korean Box Office Information System (KOBIS), 82.53 percent on InterPark, 42 percent on Yes24, 71.4 percent on Nate Movies, 56.25 percent on Ticket Link, 84.2 percent at Cinus, 53 percent at Lotte Cinema and 44.2 percent at CGV.[10]

The film opened number one at the South Korean box office collecting 685,670 admissions on its opening November 12–14 weekend.[11] The movie took the #1 spot for ticket sales for 2 weeks straight,[12] before it fell down to #3 spot during the 3rd week since opening. The film sold 2,017,485 tickets during the three-week span, eventually selling a total of 2,152,577 tickets nationwide.[13]

At the Asian Film Market held during the 2010 Busan International Film Festival, distribution rights were sold to several countries, including Thailand, Taiwan, Malaysia, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.[14]

Soundtrack

Haunters Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Lee Jae-jin
Released November 18, 2010 (2010-11-18)
Recorded 2010
Genre Soundtrack
  1. "Year 1991"
  2. "Encounter"
  3. "Haunters"
  4. "Solitude"
  5. "Brothers"
  6. "Montage"
  7. "Looking for Us"
  8. "Turn Off"
  9. "Revenge"
  10. "Stop"
  11. "Hero"
  12. "Go, Super Damas"
  13. "My Samantha"
  14. "The Beginning (Title) – Space cowboy"

Remake

A Japanese language remake titled Monsterz directed by Hideo Nakata was released in 2014. It stars Tatsuya Fujiwara (in Kang's role) and Takayuki Yamada (in Go's role).[15][16]

References

  1. "Choneungryukja (a.k.a. Haunters / Psychics / Supernatural Powers) (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
  2. Hong, Lucia (16 March 2010). "Gang Dong-won, Ko Soo cast in new action thriller". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
  3. Hong, Lucia (12 October 2010). "Official movie poster and trailer revealed for Haunters". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
  4. Lee, Ji-hye (9 November 2010). "PREVIEW: Film Haunters". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
  5. Lucia Hong (18 October 2010). "Gang Dong-won says "wants the power to teleport"". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
  6. Sung, So-young; Lee, Jung-hee. "Pretty-boy actor takes his turn as a villain". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  7. Wee, Geun-woo (4 November 2010). "INTERVIEW: Actor Ko Soo - Part 1". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
  8. Wee, Geun-woo (4 November 2010). "INTERVIEW: Actor Ko Soo - Part 2". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
  9. Wee, Geun-woo (16 November 2010). "My Name Is: Jung Eun-chae". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
  10. Kim, Heidi (11 November 2010). "Haunters sees highest advance tickets sales for 2010". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
  11. Kim, Heidi (15 November 2010). "Haunters tops weekend box office chart". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
  12. Kim, Heidi (23 November 2010). "Haunters tops box office for 2nd week". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
  13. "Theatrical Releases in 2010: Box-Office Admission Results". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
  14. Kim, Heidi (19 November 2010). "Korean pic Haunters sold to 7 countries". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
  15. Cremin, Stephen (1 July 2013). "Nakata Hideo to remake Haunters". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
  16. Kang, Jung-yeon (1 July 2013). "Gang Dong-won, Ko Soo Film Getting Remake in Japan". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-07-01.

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