The sequel to ‘The Outlaws’, ‘The Roundup’ has received mostly positive response from the critics and audience, especially for Ma Dong-Seok’s performance. ‘The Roundup’ has also performed excellently at the box office, be it worldwide or South Korean box office, and not only excellent, but after the pandemic era, ‘The Roundup’ has also become the best and highest-grossing South Korean film, and it is too good for makers and South Korean film industry.
Is The Roundup Hit or Flop? How’s The Final Verdict of South Korean Crime Action Film At Box Office?
According to reports, Ma Dong-Seok’s crime action drama ‘The Roundup’ was released on 2,521 screens on 18 May in South Korea and collected $21.16 million on its opening weekend at the domestic South Korean box office. Overall, ‘The Roundup’ has so far collected $101.10 million at the worldwide[1] box office against an $8 million budget.
Compared to est budget, the so-far box office of ‘The Roundup’ is well and also a record-breaker at the South Korean box office. According to reports, ‘The Roundup’ is the highest opening South Korean film in the last 2 years, after ‘Ashfall’, and it is also currently the highest-grossing South Korean film of 2022. Overall, without any doubt, ‘The Roundup’ is a Huge Hit film at the box office.
The film also performed well compared to the blockbuster first part ‘The Outlaws’, and ‘The Roundup’ collected more than $45 million for the lifetime collection of ‘The Outlaws’.
‘The Roundup’
South Korean crime action drama ‘The Roundup’ is directed by Lee Sang-Yong and stars Ma Dong-Seok, Son Seok-Koo, and Choi Gwi-Hwa. ‘The Roundup’ was produced under the production banners of Hong film, B.A. Entertainment and Big Punch Pictures and distributed by ABO Entertainment and MegaBox.