'' Marine Boy '' was released in South Korea on 5 February 2009 , and topped the domestic box office on its opening weekend with 415,360 admissions . As of 8 March the film had accumulated a total of 833,696 admissions , and as of 22 March had grossed a total of . '' Marine Boy '' was not regarded as a " big hit " ; this has been attributed to the release of two other Korean thrillers — '' The Scam '' and '' Handphone '' — during the same month , placing the three films in competition with each other . Distribution rights for the film in Turkey were sold at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival , and it was one of three Korean films to be screened at the 12th Spring Showcase of the Hawaii International Film Festival
59th Berlin International Film Festival
59th Berlin International Film Festival
Marine Boy (film)