The Handmaiden
You're the one being tricked.
1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sook-hee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle Kouzuki. But the maid has a secret. She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese Count to help him seduce the Lady to steal her fortune.
Budget $8,575,000
Revenue $38,600,000
Net Return +$30,025,000
Performance 4.50x budget
Profitable0x 1.0x (Budget) 2.5x (Est. Break-even)
* Movies typically require ~2.5x budget in ticket sales to cover marketing and theater splits.
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★ #5,628
Score 505