▁Festival . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁the aters ▁on ▁July ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁It ▁also ▁received ▁a ▁limited ▁North ▁American ▁release ▁beginning ▁August ▁ 9 , ▁screen ing ▁in ▁ 2 5 ▁cities ▁including ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁Chicago , ▁Full erton , ▁Atlanta , ▁Las ▁Veg as , ▁Philadelphia , ▁Seattle , ▁Dallas , ▁San ▁Diego , ▁Houston , ▁V ancouver , ▁Toronto , ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁Ir v ine , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁Santa ▁Clara , ▁Washington ▁and ▁Hon ol ulu . ▁ ▁Box ▁office ▁Despite ▁opening ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁as ▁block b uster ▁Snow p ier cer , ▁The ▁T error ▁Live ▁performed ▁well ▁at ▁the ▁box ▁office , ▁on ▁the ▁strength ▁of ▁good ▁reviews ▁from ▁film ▁critics ▁and ▁strong ▁word ▁of ▁mouth . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Korean ▁Film ▁Council ▁( K OF IC ), ▁it ▁consist ently ▁placed ▁second ▁on ▁the ▁box ▁office ▁charts , ▁reaching ▁two ▁million ▁ticket ▁sales ▁six ▁days ▁after ▁its ▁release . ▁With ▁a ▁mod est ▁budget ▁of ▁ ▁( ), ▁the ▁film ▁hit ▁its ▁break - even ▁point ▁during ▁its ▁first ▁week ▁of ▁release . ▁After ▁ 1 9 ▁days ▁of ▁release , ▁it ▁has ▁accum ulated ▁ 5 ▁million ▁adm issions ▁to ▁date . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁nomin ations ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 3 ▁films ▁Category : 2 0 1 0 s ▁action ▁thr iller ▁films ▁Category : S outh ▁Korean ▁action ▁thr iller