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.

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.

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

Horror + Drama in South Korea

13 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Horror and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding A Blood Pledge itself).

The 2008–2010 South Korea Window

In the crowded 2008-2010 South Korea release window, A Blood Pledge sits at #115 of 128. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  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

The 2000s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in South Korea, 321 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when A Blood Pledge premiered alongside 36 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 36 other South Korea films in 2009.

The 355th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).

Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).

Audience Engagement

47
Reviews
70th
Review-volume percentile
46th
Popularity percentile

47 audience reviews — more than 70% of South Korea films in our index.

Review volume (70th percentile) outruns trending popularity (46th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

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 CountrySouth Korea
Original LanguageKorean
Production CompaniesCine2000, Lotte Entertainment
Runtime1h 28m
Release DateJune 18, 2009
IMDbtt1565058