and whites are used. Geum-ja wears a blue coat in the early part of the film, but this is replaced with a black leather coat at the end. The brightly coloured walls of the prison and Geum-ja's bedroom are replaced with the grey walls of the school. Both versions of the film were shown in Korean cinemas, although the fading version was presented only in digital format at a few DLP-equipped multiplexes. This version has since been made available on the Korean Special Edition DVD of Lady Vengeance (with DTS audio only), and in the Tartan Films DVD and Blu-ray boxset releases of the Vengeance trilogy. On the Tartan boxset packaging, the version is incorrectly titled "Fade to White version". Release Box office Lady Vengeance opened in Korea on 29 July 2005 to blockbuster business, grossing in its opening weekend and grossed a total of in South Korea alone. In terms of total admissions, it was the seventh biggest domestic release in Korea that year, and the eighth biggest overall with 3,650,000 tickets sold nationwide. It achieved great financial success. The film opened in limited release in two North American theatres on 28 April 2006 under the title Lady Vengeance. In its opening weekend, it earned ( per screen). It grossed during its entire run, playing on 15 screens during its widest point and grossed worldwide. Critical reception Lady Vengeance has a 76% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The critical consensus states: "Stylistically flashy and gruesomely violent, Sympathy for Lady Vengeance fits in nicely with the other two films of Park's revenge trilogy." It has an average score of 75/100 on Metacritic. Awards and nominations 2005 Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Film Best Actress - Lee Young-ae Nomination - Best Director - Park Chan-wook Nomination - Best Cinematography - Chung Chung-hoon Nomination - Best Lighting - Park Hyun-won Nomination - Best Art Direction - Cho Hwa-sung Nomination - Best Music - Jo Yeong-wook Nomination - Technical Award - Kim Sang-bum, Kim Jae-bum (Editing) 2005 Korean Film Awards Nomination - Best Actress - Lee Young-ae Nomination - Best Cinematography - Chung Chung-hoon Nomination - Best Editing - Kim Sang-bum, Kim Jae-bum Nomination - Best Art Direction - Cho Hwa-sung Nomination - Best Music - Jo Yeong-wook 2005 Director's Cut Awards Best Actress - Lee Young-ae 2006 Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actress - Lee Young-ae Nomination - Best Film Nomination - Best