▁pra ise ▁to ▁the ▁film , ▁" The ▁fier ce ▁inter play ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁main ▁characters , ▁port rayed ▁by ▁two ▁rounded ▁actors ▁arg u ably ▁both ▁in ▁the ▁prime ▁of ▁their ▁acting ▁care ers , ▁forms ▁the ▁film ' s ▁core , ▁setting ▁it ▁apart ▁from ▁other ▁crime ▁films ▁that ▁play ▁with ▁c ath art ic ▁action ▁scenes ▁or ▁steel - strong ▁images ▁of ▁police ▁detect ives ." ▁ ▁Box ▁office ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁finished ▁in ▁second ▁place ▁during ▁its ▁opening ▁day , ▁gross ing ▁ ▁from ▁ 4 3 8 , 9 4 1 ▁attend ance , ▁tail ing ▁Ven om ▁in ▁the ▁lead . ▁It ▁is ▁second - big gest ▁opening ▁day ▁for ▁South ▁Korean ▁film ▁this ▁year ▁after ▁Al ong ▁with ▁the ▁God s : ▁The ▁Last ▁ 4 9 ▁Days . ▁On ▁October ▁ 6 , ▁four ▁days ▁after ▁its ▁release , ▁the ▁film ▁sur pass ed ▁ 1 ▁million ▁adm issions . ▁During ▁its ▁opening ▁week end , ▁the ▁film ▁earned ▁ ▁gross ▁from ▁ 9 9 5 , 7 5 2 ▁attend ance ▁and ▁finished ▁in ▁second ▁place , ▁tail ing ▁Ven om ▁in ▁the ▁chart ▁lead . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 9 , ▁the ▁film ▁sur pass ed ▁its ▁break - even ▁point ▁at ▁ 2 ▁million ▁adm issions . ▁During ▁its ▁second ▁week end , ▁the ▁film ▁rose ▁to ▁top ▁the ▁box ▁office ▁with ▁ ▁gross ▁from ▁ 5 5 2 , 9 8 3 ▁attend ance , ▁though ▁having ▁ 4 4