South Korea EXIT returned 6.4× its production cost, earning $69.5M against a $10.9M budget — one of the highest-return South Korea films in our catalog.
Synopsis
엑시트
“There's no way out.”
At his mother's 70th birthday party, Yong-nam runs into Eui-joo, who rejected him in college. When the city is engulfed in toxic gas from a terrorist attack, the two must find a way to escape using all the techniques they learned in their college rock climbing club.
The 2018–2020 South Korea Window
272 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. EXIT sits at position #96.
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The 2010s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when EXIT premiered. 719 total titles in this decade from South Korea.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 43m runtime, production spent $106K per minute on screen and earned $675K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #301 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (78th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Action productions specifically: #44 of 266 (top 17%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Filmmaker R&K, filmK, CJ Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 43m |
| Release Date | July 31, 2019 |
| IMDb | tt10648440 |