Painted Fire

In a time of political and social unrest in nineteenth-century Korea, an uncouth, self-taught painter explores his natural talent amidst the repressive world around him.

Grosses

South Korea
$5,911,526
Summary Details
Distributor
Opening$768,185
30 theaters
Release DateMay 10, 2002
Running Time2 hr
GenresBiography Drama History
In Release236 days/33 weeks
Widest Release30 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
May 10-127$768,185-30-$25,606$768,1851
May 17-195$1,051,680+36.9%29-1$36,264$1,819,8652
May 24-266$635,207-39.6%17-12$37,365$2,505,1093
May 31-Jun 2
World Cup (Korea/Japan)
1$1,210,719+90.6%25+8$48,428$3,726,0874
Jun 7-9
World Cup (Korea/Japan)
2$1,081,164-10.7%29+4$37,281$4,807,2515
Jun 14-16
World Cup (Korea/Japan)
4$709,643-34.4%27-2$26,283$5,516,8946
Jun 21-23
World Cup (Korea/Japan)
6$340,646-52%12-15$28,387$5,911,5267