South Korea The Villainess returned 69.9× its production cost, earning $8.7M against a $125K budget — one of the highest-return South Korea films in our catalog.
Synopsis
악녀
“An endless vengeance begins”
A young girl is raised as a killer in the Yanbian province of China. She hides her identity and travels to South Korea where she hopes to lead a quiet life but becomes involved with two mysterious men.
The 2016–2018 South Korea Window
268 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Villainess sits at position #180.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Villainess. 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 Villainess premiered. 719 total titles in this decade from South Korea.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 9m runtime, production spent $968 per minute on screen and earned $68K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #770 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (45th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among South Korea Action productions specifically: #137 of 266 (top 52%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Apeitda, Next Entertainment World, Contents Panda |
| Runtime | 2h 9m |
| Release Date | June 8, 2017 |
| IMDb | tt6777338 |