Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days

The three grim reapers Gang-rim, Haewonmak and Lee Deok-choon will guide their 49th soul Kim Soo-hong to the afterlife trials. Meanwhile, God of the House will recover the grim reapers' memories from 1,000 years ago.{{cite web|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201807251600149883714_2|title=[Herald Review] 'Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days' tries too hard|date=25 July 2018|website=Kpop Herald}}

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• Ha Jung-woo as Gang-rim,{{cite web|title=Ha Jung-woo signs up for webtoon-based movie|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2015/10/201_189206.html|website=The Korea Times|date=22 October 2015}} the wise and careful Grim Reaper and leader of his group.
• Ju Ji-hoon as Haewonmak,{{cite web|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/kwave/2018/07/27/3001000000AEN20180727008300315.html|title=(Yonhap Interview) Actor Ju Ji-hoon: Shooting two films simultaneously was tough but memorable|date=27 July 2018|website=Yonhap News Agency}} the young, energetic, and sarcastic Grim Reaper proficient in swords.
• Kim Hyang-gi as Lee Deok-choon, the youngest of the Grim Reapers with psychic abilities.
• Ma Dong-seok as Seongju,{{cite web|url=http://star.mt.co.kr/foreign/starViewEng.html?no=2018070617126919232|title=Along WIth Gods 2, Aong With Marvely Ma Dong-seok|date=6 July 2018|website=Star News}} a house deity who becomes an ally to Gang-rim and his team.
• Kim Dong-wook as Kim Soo-hong,{{cite web|url=https://www.hancinema.net/interview-kim-dong-wook-talks-about-along-with-the-gods-the-two-worlds-114131.html|title=[Interview] Kim Dong-wook Talks About "Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds"|date=7 July 2017|website=HanCinema|publisher=Ilgan Sports}} a vengeful spirit now relieved of his torment.
• Doh Kyung-soo as Private Won Dong-yeon{{cite web|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201604181414201073690_2&ACE_SEARCH=1|title=EXO's D.O to star in film 'With God'|website=Kpop Herald|date=14 April 2016}}
• Lee Joon-hyuk as First Lieutenant Park Moo-shin{{cite web|url=https://www.hancinema.net/lee-joon-hyuk-to-join-along-with-the-gods-the-two-worlds-as-elite-soldier-94451.html|title=Lee Joon-hyuk to join "Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds" as elite soldier|date=11 May 2016|website=HanCinema}}
• Nam Il-woo as Heo Choon-sam
• Ye Soo-jung as Soo-hong's mother
• Jung Ji-hoon as Heo Hyun-dong
• Jung Ah-mi as Kang Rim
• Oh Hee-joon as the Translator soldier of Goryeo
• Kim Myung-gon
• Jo Han-chul as Judge{{Cite news|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3046183|title='Along with the Gods 2' finds actors|date=28 March 2018|website=Korea JoongAng Daily}}
• Jung Yoo-ahn
• Lee Jung-jae as Yeomra{{cite web|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201605091449128200214_2|title=Lee Jung-jae, D.O., Kim Ha-neul join 'With God'|date=9 May 2016|work=The Korea Herald}}
• Sung Dong-il{{cite web|url=http://pop.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=201806291639111989722_1|script-title=ko:[팝인터뷰]성동일 "'신과함께2' 특별출연..김용화 감독 내 장면 만들어"|date=1 July 2018|website=Herald Corporation|language=ko}}
• Kim Min-jong as Afterlife Messenger

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• Along With the Gods Part 1 and 2 took {{KRW|40 billion}} (around {{USD|36.6 million}}) to produce. Both parts of the film were shot simultaneously. Dexter Studios, one of Asia's largest film production and visual effects studios, which was behind director Kim Yong-hwa's previous film Mr. Go (2013), created the visual effects for the film. It was reported that around 300 artists and technicians took part in the film's production.
• Chinese production company Alpha Pictures invested $2.2 million.{{Cite web|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?blbdComCd=601006&seq=4125&mode=VIEW#sthash.bSZxGivn.dpuf|title=1st Part of ALONG WITH THE GODS Confirmed for Summer 2017|website=Korean Film Council|date=4 January 2017|accessdate=}}
• Filming began on May 26, 2016, and ended on March 22, 2017, for parts 1 and 2.{{Cite web|url=http://www.wed114.cn/jiehun/jiapianyouyue/20160510145818.html|title=电影与神同行演员阵容曝光 5月开拍定档17年上映_Wed114结婚网|website=www.wed114.cn|access-date=2017-01-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103002911/http://www.wed114.cn/jiehun/jiapianyouyue/20160510145818.html|archive-date=2017-01-03|url-status=dead}}
• Some scenes that featured actors Oh Dal-su and Choi Il-hwa were re-shot due to their controversies as they were replaced with substitute actors.{{Cite news|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3045154|title=Two stars cut from 'Along with the Gods 2'|date=2 March 2018|website=Korea JoongAng Daily}}

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on {{RT data|count|spell=y}} reviews and an average rating of {{RT data|average}}.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/along_with_the_gods_the_last_49_days|title=Along With the Gods: The Last 49 Days|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|access-date={{RT data|access date|df=iso}}}} James Marsh of the South China Morning Post rated it 2/5.{{Cite web |date=2018-08-03 |title=Review {{!}} Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days review: bigger, but not better |url=https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2158014/along-gods-last-49-days-film-review-korean-fantasy-blockbuster |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}

Elizabeth Kerr of The Hollywood Reporter gave a mixed review and wrote, "Though the two films were shot simultaneously, there's a sense of 'more' to Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days that doesn't do it any service. Like many a sequel bent on topping its predecessor to prove the first entry wasn't a fluke, the result is just a bigger, noisier, less focused slog rather than continued world-building."{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/along-gods-last-49-days-film-review-1133084|title='Along With the Gods: The Last 49 Days': Film Review|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=8 August 2018 |access-date=2018-08-24}}

Noel Murray of the Los Angeles Times gave a mixed review and wrote, "While Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days is awkwardly bloated, it does eventually develop some momentum. Once viewers get accustomed to a movie that can move within minutes from courtroom drama to dinosaur attacks, they may enjoy the overwhelming spectacle of it all."{{Cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-along-with-the-gods-49-days-review-20180731-story.html|title=Review: From dinosaurs to courtroom drama, overstuffed Korean epic 'Along With the Gods: The Last 49 Days' entertains|newspaper=LA Times|date=31 July 2018 |access-date=2018-08-24}}

Adeline Tan of The Strait Times gave 3.5 ticks and wrote: "the 141-minute movie, with its complex storyline, can be draggy at times, and the constant scene-changing can be confusing."{{Cite web |last=Yong |first=Clement |date=2018-08-21 |title=Movie reviews: L Storm, Along With The Gods: The Last 49 Days |url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/entertainment/movies/movie-reviews-l-storm-along-gods-last-49-days |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=The New Paper |language=en}}

Yoon Min-sik of The Korea Herald wrote: "The film is one that had the potential to be great but ended up just being OK, and that is not OK."{{Cite news |last=Min-sik |first=Yoon |date=2018-07-25 |title=[Herald Review] ‘Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days’ tries too hard |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/article/1738113 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250119081101/https://www.koreaherald.com/article/1738113 |archive-date=2025-01-19 |access-date=2025-02-02 |work=The Korea Herald |language=en}}

Jason Bechervaise of Screen International wrote: "Although at times, the special effects look clunky, some of the more ambitious set-pieces are impressive given how such a film produced in Hollywood would invariably require a more sizeable budget."{{Cite web |last=Bechervaise |first=Jason |date=2018-08-06 |title='Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days': Review |url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/along-with-the-gods-the-last-49-days-review/5131484.article |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=Screen |language=en}}

Prior to its release, Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days set the record for the highest pre-sale tickets in South Korea's box office history with a 60.5% reservation rate. The rate reached 42 million, outdoing the record of the 2017 film The Battleship Island which reached the same number of reservations on the day before the opening of the film.{{Cite news|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=312&aid=0000340971&lfrom=twitter|script-title=ko:'신과함께2' 예매율 60% 압도적 1위...역대 최고 기록|date=31 August 2017|language=ko}}

The film also broke the opening day record in South Korea by attracting 1,263,788 viewers on the first day of its release, which is more than twice the amount of Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds (422,339 viewers).{{Cite news|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3051415&cloc=joongangdaily|title='Along With the Gods 2' sets opening record|date=2 August 2018|website=Korea JoongAng Daily}}{{cite web|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/kwave/2018/08/02/3001000000AEN20180802002200315.html|title='Along With the Gods 2' sets opening day record in S. Korea|date=2 August 2018|website=Yonhap News Agency}}{{cite web|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/08/02/2018080201020.html|title=Sequel to Fantasy Spectacle Draws 1 Million Viewers on Opening Day|date=2 August 2018|website=The Chosun Ilbo}}{{cite web|url=http://star.mt.co.kr/foreign/starViewEng.html?no=2018080210426976217|title=Along With The Gods 2 Breaks Record On Opening Day|date=2 August 2018|website=Star News}} On the second day of its release, the film attracted more than 2 million viewers.{{Cite news|url=https://entertain.naver.com/ranking/read?oid=076&aid=0003295507|script-title=ko:[공식입장] '신과함께' 300만 돌파, '전편·명량' 꺾고 역대 최단 기록|access-date=2018-08-03|language=ko}}{{Cite news|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=382&aid=0000665156|title=[DA:박스] '신과함께: 인과 연' 107만명 동원…단 이틀 만에 234만|access-date=2018-08-03|language=ko}} On August 4, the film attracted 1,466,416 viewers, making the film set a record of the most viewers in a single day, surpassing Avengers: Infinity War which attracted 1,333,310 viewers in a single day before.{{cite web|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/08/06/2018080600855.html|title=Fantasy Sequel Draws More Than 6 Million Viewers in a Week|date=6 August 2018|website=The Chosun Ilbo}} On August 5, it was reported that Along with the Gods had attracted 5,409,817 viewers on its fifth day, making the film the fastest to reach such number, surpassing Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds which set the record in a week, and The Admiral: Roaring Currents, the first most viewed film in Korea, which set the record in a six days.{{Cite news|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=079&aid=0003130469|script-title=ko:'신과함께' 5일 째 500만 돌파…神들린 기록 행진|access-date=2018-08-05|language=ko}} Along with the Gods placed first in the weekly box office.{{Cite news|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/kwave/2018/08/06/3001000000AEN20180806002500315.html|title='Along With the Gods 2' debuts strong at weekend box office|date=6 August 2018|website=Yonhap News Agency}} The film accumulated $46.2 million from 6.2 million admissions.{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/asia/korea-box-office-along-with-the-gods-sequel-mission-impossible-1202895888/|title=Korea Box Office: 'Along With the Gods' Sequel Beats 'Mission Impossible'|last=Kil|first=Sonia|date=2018-08-06|work=Variety|access-date=2018-08-06|language=en-US}} Along with the Gods holds the record for the fastest film to reach 7, 8 and 9 million views in South Korean box office history.{{Cite news|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=241&aid=0002815945|script-title=ko:[박스오피스IS] '신과함께2', 오늘 700만 돌파..개봉 7일만 '대기록'|access-date=2018-08-08|language=ko}}{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite news|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/kwave/2018/08/10/3001000000AEN20180810002500315.html|title='Along With the Gods 2' tops 8 mln on 9th day of release|date=10 August 2018|website=Yonhap News Agency}} It passed 10 million views on August 16, 2018.{{cite web|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/08/16/2018081601311.html|title=Fantasy Sequel Passes 10-Million Viewer Milestone|date=16 August 2018|website=The Chosun Ilbo}} The film passed 12 million views as of August 30, 2018, becoming the 13th most-watched film of all time in South Korea.{{cite web|url=http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1110978291|script-title=ko:'신과함께2', 1200만 돌파→대만 韓 영화 흥행 2위 '신기록' [공식입장]|date=30 August 2018|website={{ill|Osen (newspaper)|ko|OSEN|lt=OSEN}}|language=ko}}

On its first day of release, Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days scored 37 million.{{Cite news|url=https://tw.appledaily.com/new/realtime/20180809/1407872|title=《與神2》台首日票房3700萬 河正宇上下集拍到錯亂 {{!}} 蘋果日報|work=蘋果日報|access-date=2018-08-14|language=zh-TW}}{{Cite web|url=http://ent.ltn.com.tw/news/paper/1223664|title=神速! 與神2上映3天全台票房破億 - 自由娛樂|last=自由娛樂|website=ent.ltn.com.tw|date=12 August 2018 |access-date=2018-08-14}} It became the film with the biggest opening week gross for any Korean film in Taiwan, scoring 5.8 million in ticket sales in a week. The film had the third-highest first week sales after Avengers: Infinity War and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom in Taiwan.{{Cite news|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=421&aid=0003533464|title=[N이슈] '신과함께2', 대만·북미 등 6개국서 韓 영화 오프닝 신기록|access-date=2018-08-14|language=ko}}

Before its official release, Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days scored 8 million in pre-sales in Hong Kong.{{Cite web|url=https://ol.mingpao.com/php/showbiz3.php?nodeid=1533839781867&subcate=news&issue=20180810|title=《與神同行2》香港開畫日票房破千萬 揭朱智勳河正宇「兄弟情」 - 20180810 - SHOWBIZ - 明報OL網|website=明報OL網|language=zh-tw|access-date=2018-08-14}} On its day of release in Hong Kong, the film earned 3.18 million, topping the box office.{{Cite news|url=https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/221155|title=【與神同行2】開畫票房贏《屍殺列車》 馬東石教講廣東話答謝|last=施玲玲|date=2018-08-10|work=香港01|access-date=2018-08-14|language=zh-HK}} On August 9, the film reached 10 million{{Cite news|url=https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/221155/%E8%88%87%E7%A5%9E%E5%90%8C%E8%A1%8C2-%E9%96%8B%E7%95%AB%E7%A5%A8%E6%88%BF%E8%B4%8F-%E5%B1%8D%E6%AE%BA%E5%88%97%E8%BB%8A-%E9%A6%AC%E6%9D%B1%E7%9F%B3%E6%95%99%E8%AC%9B%E5%BB%A3%E6%9D%B1%E8%A9%B1%E7%AD%94%E8%AC%9D|title=【與神同行2】開畫票房贏《屍殺列車》 馬東石教講廣東話答謝|last=施玲玲|date=2018-08-10|work=香港01|access-date=2018-08-14|language=zh-HK}} and scored 20 million on its fourth day of release,{{Cite news|url=https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/221859|title=【與神同行2】港票房極速破2000萬 單日票房冠絕今年亞洲電影|last=羅偉強|date=2018-08-12|work=香港01|access-date=2018-08-14|language=zh-HK}} achieving the highest first week sales in Hong Kong.

Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days had the biggest opening week gross for any Korean film in North America, Australia, New Zealand and Taiwan.

Third and fourth installments are currently in development, with Kim Yong-hwa returning to direct the sequels.{{cite web |title='Along With The Gods' Executive Producer Announces Plans For 3rd And 4th Films |url=https://www.soompi.com/article/1190067wpp/along-gods-executive-producer-announces-plans-3rd-4th-films |website=Soompi}}

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