South Korea Sunny returned 13.5× its production cost, earning $48.0M against a $3.6M budget — one of the highest-return South Korea films in our catalog.
Synopsis
써니
“The sunniest moment of our lives”
Seven girls become good friends in high school, then events pull them apart for 25 years. When one of the friends lies dying in a hospital, she wishes to see each of them one last time.
The 2010–2012 South Korea Window
154 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Sunny sits at position #14.
Other Titles From CJ Entertainment
The 2010s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Sunny premiered. 719 total titles in this decade from South Korea.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 4m runtime, production spent $29K per minute on screen and earned $387K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #191 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (86th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.0 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #139 of 868 (top 16%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | CJ Entertainment |
| Runtime | 2h 4m |
| Release Date | May 4, 2011 |
| IMDb | tt1937339 |
| Official Site | www.sunny2011.co.kr |