South Korea The Admiral: Roaring Currents returned 11.8× its production cost, earning $112.2M against a $9.5M budget — one of the highest-return South Korea films in our catalog.
Synopsis
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“12 ships against a fleet of 330.”
The film mainly follows the famous 1597 Battle of Myeongryang during the Japanese invasion of Korea 1592-1598, where the iconic Joseon admiral Yi Sun-sin managed to destroy a total of 133 Japanese warships with only 13 ships remaining in his command. The battle, which took place in the Myeongryang Strait off the southwest coast of the Korean Peninsula, is considered one of the greatest victories of Yi.
The 2013–2015 South Korea Window
208 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Admiral: Roaring Currents sits at position #86.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Admiral: Roaring Currents. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2010s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Admiral: Roaring Currents premiered. 719 total titles in this decade from South Korea.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 6m runtime, production spent $75K per minute on screen and earned $890K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #573 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (59th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.2 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea War productions specifically: #20 of 35 (top 57%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Spoken Languages | Korean, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Big Stone Pictures, CJ Entertainment |
| Runtime | 2h 6m |
| Release Date | July 30, 2014 |
| IMDb | tt3541262 |
| Official Site | www.cj-entertainment.com |