Bring the Soul: The Movie
{{short description|2019 South Korean film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Bring the Soul: The Movie
| image = Bring_the_Soul_The_Movie.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name = {{Infobox Korean|child=yes
| hangul = 브링 더 소울: 더 무비
| rr = Beuring Deo Soul: Deo Mubi
| mr = Pŭring Tŏ Soul: Tŏ Mubi}}
| director = Park Jun-soo
| producer =
| story =
| starring = {{plainlist|
| music = BTS
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = {{ubl|Big Hit Entertainment|A Camp Entertainment}}
| distributor = Trafalgar Releasing
| released = {{Film date|2019|8|7}}
| runtime = 103 minutes
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| budget =
| gross = $24.3 million{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/caitlinkelley/2019/08/28/btss-bring-the-soul-film-broke-records-after-grossing-243-million/|title=BTS's 'Bring The Soul' Film Broke Records After Grossing $24.3 Million|last=Kelley|first=Caitlin|date=August 28, 2019|work=Forbes|url-status=live|access-date=August 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828180335/https://www.forbes.com/sites/caitlinkelley/2019/08/28/btss-bring-the-soul-film-broke-records-after-grossing-243-million/ |archive-date=2019-08-28 }}
}}
Bring the Soul: The Movie ({{ko-hhrm|브링 더 소울: 더 무비||Beuring Deo Soul: Deo Mubi|mr=}}) is a 2019 South Korean documentary film directed by Park Jun-soo, featuring South Korean boy band BTS. The film is co-produced by Big Hit Entertainment and A Camp Entertainment, and distributed by Trafalgar Releasing. It was limitedly released on August 7, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/bts-bring-the-soul-movie-global-release-theaters-1203253154/|title=BTS' 'Bring the Soul: The Movie' Gets Global Theatrical Release|last=Kim|first=Jae-ha|date=June 25, 2019|work=Variety|url-status=live|access-date=June 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626022321/https://variety.com/2019/music/news/bts-bring-the-soul-movie-global-release-theaters-1203253154/ |archive-date=2019-06-26 }}{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/06/26/entertainment/k-pop-band-bts-movie-trnd/index.html|title=K-pop band BTS is about to release their third movie|last=Maxouris|first=Christina|date=June 26, 2019|work=CNN|url-status=live|access-date=June 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626123032/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/06/26/entertainment/k-pop-band-bts-movie-trnd/index.html |archive-date=2019-06-26 }}
Synopsis
The film alternates between performances in various cities of the band's Love Yourself World Tour and a conversation between members which was filmed "on a rooftop in Paris" following the end of the European leg in October 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/caitlinkelley/2019/06/25/btss-bring-the-soul-film-is-headed-to-theaters-in-august/#35ec6c386be6|title=BTS's 'Bring The Soul' Film Is Headed To Theaters In August|last=Kelley|first=Caitlin|date=June 25, 2019|work=Forbes|url-status=live|access-date=June 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626034000/https://www.forbes.com/sites/caitlinkelley/2019/06/25/btss-bring-the-soul-film-is-headed-to-theaters-in-august/ |archive-date=2019-06-26 }}
Release
The film was first announced on June 26, 2019 on Twitter through BTS' official account. Tickets went on sale on July 3.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000741637|script-title=ko:방탄소년단 ‘브링 더 소울 : 더 무비’ 8월 7일 개봉 확정|last=Cho|first=Yu-gyeong|date=June 26, 2019|work=Sports Donga|language=ko|trans-title=BTS 'Bring the Soul: The Movie' released on August 7|access-date=August 9, 2019|via=Naver}} The film was released to 110 countries around the world, the "widest-ever event cinema debut" in history.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/bts-bring-the-soul-the-movie-record-setting-release-1203295031/|title=New BTS Concert Movie, 'Bring the Soul,' Sets Another Event Cinema Record|last=Clarke|first=Stewart|date=August 7, 2019|work=Variety|url-status=live|access-date=August 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807141131/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/bts-bring-the-soul-the-movie-record-setting-release-1203295031/ |archive-date=2019-08-07 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamos/2019/08/07/bts-bring-the-soul-the-movie-sets-event-cinema-record-with-widest-ever-worldwide-release/#5899f129422d|title=BTS' 'Bring The Soul: The Movie' Sets Event Cinema Record With Widest Ever Worldwide Release|last=Amos|first=Jim|date=August 7, 2019|work=Forbes|url-status=live|access-date=August 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807163418/https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamos/2019/08/07/bts-bring-the-soul-the-movie-sets-event-cinema-record-with-widest-ever-worldwide-release/ |archive-date=2019-08-07 }}
Reception
=Box office=
Following the film release, it was reported that Bring the Soul: The Movie has grossed $4.4 million in the United States, and $8.2 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $12.6 million.{{cite web|url=https://m.the-numbers.com/movie/Bring-the-Soul-The-Movie-(South-Korea)#tab=summary|title=Bring the Soul: The Movie (2019)|website=The Numbers|url-status=live|access-date=August 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815163330/https://m.the-numbers.com/movie/Bring-the-Soul-The-Movie-(South-Korea) |archive-date=2019-08-15 }}
In the United States the film played in 873 theaters, grossing $2.3 million in its opening weekend and a total of $4.4 million over its first five days.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/08/the-peanut-butter-falcon-leads-mixed-weekend-music-doc-bring-the-soul-croons-the-farewell-salutes-10m-specialty-box-office-1202666009/|title='The Peanut Butter Falcon' Leads Mixed Weekend; Music Doc 'Bring The Soul' Croons; 'The Farewell' Salutes $10M: Specialty Box Office|last=Brooks|first=Brian|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=August 11, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=August 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811180746/https://deadline.com/2019/08/the-peanut-butter-falcon-leads-mixed-weekend-music-doc-bring-the-soul-croons-the-farewell-salutes-10m-specialty-box-office-1202666009/ |archive-date=2019-08-11 }} The same weekend, it grossed an additional $8.2 million from other territories around the world.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-bts-strikes-again-bring-soul-opens-13m-1230762|title=Box Office: Boy Band BTS Strikes Again With 'Bring the Soul,' Opens to $13M Globally|last=McClintock|first=Pamela|date=August 11, 2019|work=The Hollywood Reporter|url-status=live|access-date=August 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812013415/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-bts-strikes-again-bring-soul-opens-13m-1230762 |archive-date=2019-08-12 }}
According to Forbes, film distributor Trafalgar Releasing later announced that the film brought in $24.3 million worldwide, once again breaking the box office record for event cinema. BTS' first film, Burn the Stage: The Movie, grossed $18.5 million following a second limited run last year.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/caitlinkelley/2019/08/28/btss-bring-the-soul-film-broke-records-after-grossing-243-million/|title=BTS's 'Bring The Soul' Film Broke Records After Grossing $24.3 Million|last=Kelley|first=Caitlin|date=August 28, 2019|work=Forbes|url-status=live|access-date=August 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828180335/https://www.forbes.com/sites/caitlinkelley/2019/08/28/btss-bring-the-soul-film-broke-records-after-grossing-243-million/ |archive-date=2019-08-28 }}
Variety later reported that "the documentary feature had sold a record 2.55 million tickets across 112 territories worldwide – the widest ever release for an event cinema title".{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/box-office/bts-score-biggest-movie-hit-bring-the-soul-1203316560/|title=BTS' 'Bring the Soul' Breaks Event Cinema Records, Selling 2.55 Million Tickets|last=Mitchell|first=Robert|date=August 28, 2019|work=Variety|url-status=live|access-date=August 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828172015/https://variety.com/2019/film/box-office/bts-score-biggest-movie-hit-bring-the-soul-1203316560/ |archive-date=2019-08-28 }}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|bringthesoulthemovie.com}}
- {{IMDb title|tt10545076}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes|bring_the_soul_the_movie}}
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Category:2019 documentary films
Category:Documentary films about K-pop
Category:Documentary films about boy bands
Category:2010s Korean-language films
Category:South Korean documentary films
Category:Films about boy bands