it wears you out sooner than it should." Additionally, Robert Abele from the Los Angeles Times mentioned that "Knives, explosions and knockabout humor have been added to taste. As vigorously staged as it all is -- sometimes confusingly, occasionally with camera-torqueing flair and impressive stuntwork -- the urge to thrill grows wearisome. Were audience members to be included as a collective character as well, they'd be 'The Tired'." Box office The Good, the Bad, the Weird earned in North America and in other territories, bringing the worldwide gross to . It was the second highest grossing Korean film in 2008 after Scandal Makers, beating The Chaser and it is one of the highest grossing films of all time in South Korea. Home media The film was released on DVD on March 11, 2009. The Korean release contains a longer version of the film and the international release has a slightly shorter cut with English subtitles. Awards and nominations 2008 Sitges Film Festival Best Director – Kim Jee-woon Best Special Effects – Jeong Do-an Nomination – Best Film 2008 Hawaii International Film Festival Maverick Award – Kim Jee-woon Best Supporting Actor – Jung Woo-sung 2008 Asia Pacific Screen Awards Achievement in Cinematography – Lee Mo-gae Nomination – Achievement in Directing – Kim Jee-woon 2008 Buil Film Awards Best Cinematography – Lee Mo-gae Best Art Direction – Cho Hwa-sung Technical Award – Jeong Do-an (Special Effects) Special Jury Prize – Ji Jung-hyeon Nomination – Best Actor – Jung Woo-sung Nomination – Best Supporting Actor – Song Young-chang Nomination – Best Editing – Nam Na-yeong Nomination – Best Music – Dalparan and Jang Young-gyu Nomination – Buil Readers' Jury Award 2008 Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Director – Kim Jee-woon Best Cinematography – Lee Mo-gae Best Art Direction – Cho Hwa-sung Most Popular Film Nomination – Best Film Nomination – Best Actor – Lee Byung-hun Nomination – Best Actor – Song Kang-ho Nomination – Best Music – Dalparan and Jang Young-gyu Nomination – Best Lighting – Oh Seung-chul Nomination – Technical Award – DTI 2008 Korean Film Awards Best Cinematography – Lee Mo-gae Best Art Direction – Cho Hwa-sung Best Sound Nomination – Best Director – Kim Jee-woon Nomination – Best Actor – Song Kang-ho Nomination – Best Music – Dalparan and Jang Young-gyu 2008 Director's Cut Awards Best Director – Kim Jee-woon 2009 Asian Film Awards Best Supporting Actor – Jung Woo-sung