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2020 | DIRECTED BY YOU-JEONG JANG

Honest Candidate

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Movie Stats
Year
2020
Runtime
 104 minutes (1 hr 44 mins)
Certificates

IIA

GP

C16

12
Select Cast
Jo Han-chul
Dong-Joo Jang
Son Jong-hak
Mu-Yeol Kim
Yoon Kyung-ho
Ra Mi-ran
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First viewed:
19th Oct 2025
Last viewed:
27th May 2026
Total views:
39
Release Dates
South Korea release date
 South Korea
12th February 2020
6 years 6 months 1 days ago
Taiwan release date
 Taiwan
10th April 2020
6 years 4 months 3 days ago
Total Grosses
Global Flag
Global total gross
  $10.6 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
Global Flag
Global tickets sold
1.2 Million aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Release: No UK cinema release.
US Box Office
  • Release: No US cinema release.
Global Box Office
  • Release: 12th Feb '20
  • Debut weekend: 20th Mar '20
  • Debut position: 30
  • Highest position: 15
  • Debut gross: $52.1 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 3
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Directed by
you-jeong jang You-Jeong Jang
Starring
Jo Han-chulNam Yong-sung
Dong-Joo JangBong Eun-ho
Son Jong-hakKim Sang-pyo
Mu-Yeol KimPark Hee-Cheol
Yoon Kyung-hoBong Man-Sik
Ra Mi-ranJoo Sang-Sook
Moon-hee NaKim Ok-Hee
Hwang Youn-HeeStation Woman 2
Song Young-ChangLee Woon-hak
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UK Box Office Chart History
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North American Box Office Chart History
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Global Box Office Info
Highest Place
15
Weeks top 15
1
Total Weeks
3
Total Global Gross:
$10,597,464
Global Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
20 Mar 2020
30N
$52,084
$10,008,558
27 Mar 2020
17▲
$21,705
$10,351,376
3 Apr 2020
15▲
$7,067
$10,597,464

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
Box Office Standings: All-Time Top-Grossing Rankings

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Honest Candidate
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Honest Candidate 2

Genres
Comedy
Comedy
Popular in these countries
  • United States United States
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • Qatar Qatar
  • South Africa South Africa
  • Chile Chile
  • Jordan Jordan
  • Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
  • Vietnam Vietnam
  • Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
  • Brazil Brazil
  • Bolivia Bolivia
News from around the web
‘Honest Candidate’ sequel returns with even funnier setting  The Korea Herald Wed, 24th August 2022

Honest Candidate: Korean satire about a lying politician  South China Morning Post Mon, 25th May 2020

'The Honest Candidate' stars Adrian Uribe as a corrupt politician  Houston Chronicle Thu, 5th September 2024

'Beyond the Universe,' a Film Starring Henrique Zaga and Giulia Be, Premieres October 27 on Netflix  About Netflix Sun, 11th September 2022

Queen of comedies Ra Mi-ran returns with ‘Honest Candidate 2’  The Korea Herald Thu, 22nd September 2022

The 13 Best Korean Movies of 2020  Cinema Escapist Wed, 30th December 2020

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3rd February 2021
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20th January 2021
US Box Office Weekend Report 15th - 17th January 2021: Liam Neeson returns to the top for the second time during the COVID-19 pandemic
31st December 2020
UK Box Office Weekend Report 25th - 27th December 2020: Major drop in attendance for last chart of 2020 as Wonder Woman 2 retains the top spot
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