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.
The 2010–2012 South Korea Window
154 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. War of the Arrows sits at position #50.
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.
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The 2010s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when War of the Arrows premiered. 719 total titles in this decade from South Korea.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 2m runtime, production spent $66K per minute on screen and earned $402K per minute back.
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 |