Searching for the Elephant

The film depicts the hollow lives of affluent thirty-something young urban professionals in Seoul. The protagonists are three childhood friends, each struggling with a compulsion: schizophrenia, sex addiction, and infidelity. The revelation of their secrets exacerbates their sense of deprivation, and the three friends are inevitably led to a shocking finale when they learn that growing pains are not just distant memories of their youth.

Grosses

South Korea
$915,943
Domestic ()
Summary Details
Opening$518,316
279 theaters
Release DateNov 5, 2009
Running Time2 hr 24 min
GenresDrama
In Release57 days/8 weeks
Widest Release279 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Nov 6-84$518,316-279-$1,857$634,3041
Nov 13-159$74,349-85.7%247-32$301$879,0072
Nov 20-2218$4,468-94%21-226$212$915,9433