to become the second highest-grossing movie in Korean film history. Though the film's promoter sent out a press release that The Thieves reached 13,020,393 admissions on October 2 (70 days since its opening), making it the highest on the all-time box office chart, the Korean Film Council reported the actual admissions to be at 12,983,334 — leaving the previous record of The Host'' unbroken. International release The distribution rights to the picture were purchased by several countries including Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, and Vietnam. It made its North American premiere at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, and was distributed in the US by Well Go USA Entertainment. Well Go released it on DVD and Blu-ray on February 12, 2013. Film festivals Awards and nominations References External links 2012 films 2010s heist films South Korean crime comedy films South Korean action comedy films 2010s crime comedy films South Korean heist films Films set in Hong Kong Films set in Macau Films set in Busan Films shot in Hong Kong Films shot in Macau Films shot in Busan Films shot in Daejeon Films shot in Seoul Films directed by Choi Dong-hoon Showbox films 2010s Korean-language films 2010s English-language films 2010s Japanese-language films 2010s Mandarin-language films 2010s Cantonese-language films 2012 action comedy films 2012 multilingual films South Korean multilingual films 2010s South Korean films