The Accidental Gangster and the Mistaken Courtesan

Korea, 1724. Once upon a time in the Choson Dynasty, Chun-doong falls in love at first sight with a beautiful woman whilst in the middle of a fight. Her name is Seol-ji and she works as a kisaeng, a high-class courtesan. When she is delivered by accident to Chun-doong's tavern to work as a maid, he is the happiest man in the land until she is snatched away by her rightful owner, Man-deuk. He vows to get her back, but alone he is no match for Man-deuk, a fierce gang boss with political connections. While still despondent without Seol-ji in his life, he is challenged to a friendly fight by Man-deuk's main rival, gang boss Jjak-gwi. When he accidentally knocks him into a coma, he is hired as the replacement boss. Jjak-gwi was en route to a gathering of the nation's gang bosses at Man-deuk's inn where Seol-ji now works. During the assembly, Man-deuk almost initiates a war in the underworld when he brings Seol-ji into the negotiations. But Man-deuk has his own reasons to plot the downfall of the Jjak-gwi gang, including larger ambitions to betray the king and seize ultimate power.

Grosses

South Korea
$1,417,267
Domestic ()
Summary Details
Opening$644,089
401 theaters
Release DateDec 4, 2008
Running Time1 hr 43 min
GenresAction Adventure Comedy
In Release393 days/56 weeks
Widest Release401 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Dec 5-73$644,089-401-$1,606$863,8651
Dec 12-147$164,091-74.5%303-98$541$1,308,3822
Dec 19-2113$7,073-95.7%27-276$261$1,429,9633
Dec 26-2833$478-93.2%2-25$239$1,421,0884
Jan 2-453$10-97.9%1-1$10$1,417,2675