A Blood Pledge
2009 1h 28m movie Film South Korea

A Blood Pledge

여고괴담 5: 동반자살

“We're gathered here to pledge to die together.”

A Blood Pledge returned 27.8× its production cost, earning $3.5M against a $125K budget — one of the highest-return South Korea films in our catalog.

Synopsis

여고괴담 5: 동반자살

“We're gathered here to pledge to die together.”

Four friends pledge to commit suicide together but while standing on the ledge, only one of them actually jumps. Her ghost begins to haunt the remaining friends until the pledge is fulfilled.

The 2008–2010 South Korea Window

128 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. A Blood Pledge sits at position #115.

  1. The Slave Hunters
    #1

    The Slave Hunters

    ★ 8.8 · 2010

  2. Iljimae
    #2

    Iljimae

    ★ 8.5 · 2008

  3. Dong Yi
    #3

    Dong Yi

    ★ 8.4 · 2010

  4. Running Man
    #4

    Running Man

    ★ 8.3 · 2010

  5. Castaway on the Moon
    #5

    Castaway on the Moon

    ★ 8.0 · 2009

  6. Personal Taste
    #6

    Personal Taste

    ★ 8.0 · 2010

  7. King of Baking, Kim Tak Goo
    #7

    King of Baking, Kim Tak Goo

    ★ 7.9 · 2010

  8. I Saw the Devil
    #8

    I Saw the Devil

    ★ 7.8 · 2010

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with A Blood Pledge. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Cine2000

The 2000s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when A Blood Pledge premiered. 321 total titles in this decade from South Korea.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$125K
Budget
$3.5M
Revenue
$3.3M
Net Profit
27.8×
Return Ratio

At a 1h 28m runtime, production spent $1K per minute on screen and earned $39K per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

5.4
TMDB Rating
47
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,307 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (6th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.5 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Horror productions specifically: #69 of 89 (top 78%).

Production Details

Primary Country South Korea
Original Language Korean
Production Companies Cine2000, Lotte Entertainment
Runtime 1h 28m
Release Date June 18, 2009
IMDb tt1565058

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