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Train to Busan(2016)
Released
2016 · FILM

Train to Busan

Cynical workaholic Seok‑woo must shield his estranged daughter Su‑an from a sudden, fast‑spreading zombie outbreak that erupts aboard the KTX train bound for Busan, or watch their fragile reunion be torn apart forever.

“Life-or-death survival begins.”

Directed by
Yeon Sang Ho
Written by
Park Joo Suk, Yeon Sang Ho
Rated
MPA · NR
Runtime
118 min
Language
KO
ActionHorrorThriller

Synopsis

When a zombie virus triggers a state of emergency in Korea, passengers trapped on an express train bound for Busan must struggle to survive.

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A crew of 55+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Jinmo YangShot by Lee Hyung DeokScored by Jang Young GyuDesigned by Mok Won Lee

Box Office

2016 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 10× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$87.5M

Budget$8.5M
Worldwide gross$87.5M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $2.1M — 2% of worldwide · International: $85.4M (98%)

Opening weekend: $285K — 13% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $488K — 23% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 27 theaters

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Also known as

  • Train to Busande
  • Train to Busanen
  • Dernier Train pour Busanfr
  • 부산행ko

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