Tough as Iron

Kang Cheol is a legendary street fighter in Busan, who cleaned up his act to care for his sick mother. Things are going well for him, and he's happy in a budding relationship with Su-ji, vacationing in the seaside town. As their relationship grows, Cheol is dragged into the criminal underworld when he sees Busan gangsters Sang-gon and Hwi-gon re-staging the accidental death of a Yakuza mobster as an accident and an old friend, Jong-su, gives him up to the Busan gang. Knowing he's desperate for money for his mother's operation, Sang-gon proposes that Cheol works for him. Cheol refuses, but when Jong-su gives the deed to Cheol's how to Sang-gon as collateral for a private loan, Cheol is left with no choice, but to bite the bullet.

Grosses

South Korea
$7,943,977
Domestic ()
Summary Details
Distributor
Opening$2,794,530
683 theaters
Release DateOct 2, 2013
Running Time1 hr 48 min
GenresAction Drama Family
In Release91 days/13 weeks
Widest Release683 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Oct 4-62$2,794,530-683-$4,091$5,275,6461
Oct 11-133$877,271-68.6%438-245$2,002$7,458,2332
Oct 18-207$125,164-85.7%164-274$763$7,943,9773