Extreme Job

Extreme Job (Korean: 극한직업) is a 2019 South Korean action comedy film directed by Lee Byeong-heon, starring Ryu Seung-ryong, Lee Hanee, Jin Seon-kyu, Lee Dong-hwi and Gong Myung.[4] The film was released on January 23, 2019.[5]

Extreme Job
U.S theatrical release poster
Hangul극한직업
Revised RomanizationGeukan Jigeop
Directed byLee Byeong-heon
Produced by
  • Kim Seong-hwan
  • Lee Jong-suk
  • Go Dae-Suk
Written byBae Se-young
Starring
Music byKim Tae-seong
CinematographyNoh Seung-bo
Production
company
  • About Film
  • Haegrim Pictures
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • January 23, 2019 (2019-01-23)
Running time
111 minutes[1]
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Budget₩6.5 billion[2]
(US$5.8 million)
Box officeUS$120 million[3]

The film has become a major box office success in South Korea, grossing ₩91.5 billion (US$81.6 million ) on a production budget of ₩6.5 billion (US$5.8 million ) and surpassing 10 million ticket sales in just 15 days.[2][6]

As of May 2019, Extreme Job is the second most viewed film in South Korean film history.[7]

Plot summary

After failing their latest mission, a group of young narcotics detectives led by Captain Ko (Ryu Seung-Yong) are offered one last chance to save their career. They should carry out undercover surveillance of an international drug gang. Their stakeout location is a chicken restaurant. Things seem to work, but Ko is informed that the restaurant will soon go out of business.

Ko and his colleagues decide to purchase the restaurant, still planning to use it for their undercover operation. However, a rib marinade they have to improvise for a sticky chicken becomes an instant hit, and their chicken restaurant becomes famous for its food.[8][9][10]

Remakes

In May 2019, comedian Kevin Hart said he will remake this movie.

Cast

Main
The cast of the movie at SBS Radio
A determined but poorly performing cop. He is a dedicated worker who invests his retirement fund into the fried chicken business. Nicknamed the Zombie as he has survived 12 stab wounds.
The team's not-always-efficient problem solver. Nicknamed Jang-Bak (from Ong Bak) due to having been a Muay Thai champion previously. Has a love/hate relationship with Ma.
The team's determined goal-setter and the most serious member of the team. Rumored to have been ex-military and a member of the elite UD team with kills under his belt.
An financially unreliable cop with gambling tendencies. The key figure behind the success of the fried chicken restaurant. He uses his parents' pork marinade recipe for exquisite taste. Is a showboater and an overconfident cop. Was a member of the South Korean judo team in the past. Has a love/hate relationship with Detective Jang.
The enthusiastic, youngest team member and cheerleader. Extremely gullible and childish. Has extraordinary resilience to blows due to being a high school baseball star and enduring brickbats for years.

Supporting

Box office

By the second day since the release the film topped the box office by selling 720,000 tickets.[16]

On January 25, 2019, just after three days since release, Extreme Job surpassed 1 million viewers. It set a record of exceeding 1 million views in the shortest period of time for a January comedy film in Korea. It also has tied the 2016 film Luck Key as the fastest comedy film to reach 1 million views.[17]

Soon after, on January 26, 2019 the film reached a total of 2 million moviegoers and broke the record of fastest comedy film to hit the 2 million mark in just four days. The previous record holders Miracle in Cell No. 7 and Miss Granny took six days to achieve that.[18]

The film continued becoming a box office hit as it reached the 3.1 million mark in five days at a faster rate than previous films that reached 10 million moviegoers such as Veteran and The Thieves which took six days to achieve 3 million milestone.[19] The film also broke the January daily ticket sales record previously held by Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds with 916,652 admissions on January 1, 2018.[20]

Topping the local box office for nine straight days since its January 23 release, the film surpassed 5 million admissions on February 1, way beyond its 2.3 million tickets break-even point.[2]

After two weeks since its initial release on February 6, the film finally reached a grand domestic total of 10 million admissions, making it the 23rd film to pass the 10 million mark. It also become the second comedy film in six years to reach 10 million moviegoers after Miracle in Cell No. 7.[21][22]

On February 10, just in 19 days Extreme Job became the highest grossing Korean comedy film of all time by reaching 12,835,396 moviegoers setting a new record. The previous record was held by Miracle in Cell No. 7 that drew a total of 12,811,206 moviegoers during its run.[23]

According to statistics released by the Korean Film Council on February 18, Extreme Job has set a new record for a second-most-watched film in Korea of all time, coming in at 14,536,378. It is now second place behind The Admiral: Roaring Currents which still reigns on top with 17.61 million moviegoers in total. It has also become the highest-grossing film of all time in South Korea (unadjusted).[24][25]

It is currently projected to gross around $100–120 million by the end of its theatrical run.[26]

Awards and nominations

At the 56th Grand Bell Awards, the film earned 8 nominations and won 2 awards. It won for Best Supporting Actor( for Jin Seon-Kyu) and Best Planning( for Lee Jong-suk).[27][28]

Awards Category Recipient Result Ref.
55th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actor Ryu Seung-ryong Nominated [29]
Best Supporting Actor Jin Seon-kyu Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Lee Hanee Nominated
Best New Actor Gong Myung Nominated
Best Screenplay Bae Se-young Nominated

References
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  19. Lee Do-yeon (27 January 2019). '극한직업' 개봉 5일만에 300만 돌파. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean).
  20. Kang Aa-young (28 January 2019). "'Extreme Job' attracts over 3 mil., renews daily ticket sales records". The Korea Times.
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