South Korea Tunnel returned 52.4× its production cost, earning $52.4M against a $1.0M budget — one of the highest-return South Korea films in our catalog.
Synopsis
터널
“When all collapsed, only hope remained.”
A man is on his way home when the poorly constructed tunnel he is driving through collapses, leaving him trapped leaving himself for the unexpected whilst emergency services struggle to help.
Audience Engagement
526 audience reviews — more than 97% of South Korea films in our index.
Review volume (97th percentile) outruns trending popularity (75th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 6m runtime, production spent $8K per minute on screen and earned $416K per minute back.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Tunnel. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From BA Entertainment
Thriller + Adventure in South Korea
18 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Thriller and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Tunnel itself).
The 2015–2017 South Korea Window
Tunnel holds position #85 of 254 South Korea films in the 2015–2017 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in South Korea, 719 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Tunnel premiered alongside 85 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 85 other South Korea films in 2016.
The 794th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Tunnel, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- news reporter · 4
- trapped · 3
- rescue team · 1
- trapped underground · 1
- survival · 28
- disaster · 23
- reporter · 14
- south korea · 97
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #434 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (69th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Thriller productions specifically: #39 of 218 (top 18%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | BA Entertainment, Showbox |
| Runtime | 2h 6m |
| Release Date | August 10, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt5910280 |