South Korea War of the Arrows returned 6.1× its production cost, earning $49.0M against a $8.0M budget — one of the highest-return South Korea films in our catalog.
Synopsis
최종병기 활
“A hero is born, the legend begins.”
After the death of their father, two siblings are raised by their father's best friend. However, when one gets kidnapped just before her wedding, the other rises against the Mongols.
Audience Engagement
230 audience reviews — more than 93% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 87th percentile among South Korea films.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 2m runtime, production spent $66K per minute on screen and earned $402K per minute back.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with War of the Arrows. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Lotte Entertainment
Drama + Action in South Korea
114 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding War of the Arrows itself).
The 2010–2012 South Korea Window
War of the Arrows holds position #50 of 154 South Korea films in the 2010–2012 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s South Korea Landscape
War of the Arrows premiered in 2011 — a quieter year for South Korea cinema with only 46 titles in our catalog. The 2010s overall landed 719 films and series across 10 years of activity.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 45 other South Korea films in 2011.
The 459th 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 War of the Arrows, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- bow and arrow · 4
- archery · 4
- archer · 3
- arrow · 2
- 17th century · 12
- chinese invasion of korea · 7
- joseon dynasty · 42
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #507 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (64th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #353 of 868 (top 41%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Lotte Entertainment, Dasepo Club, DCG Plus, Sovik Venture Capital |
| Runtime | 2h 2m |
| Release Date | August 10, 2011 |
| IMDb | tt2025526 |