Bring the Soul: The Movie

Bring the Soul: The Movie (Korean: 브링 더 소울: 더 무비; RR: Beuring Deo Soul: Deo Mubi) 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.[2][3]

Bring the Soul: The Movie
Movie Poster
Hangul브링 더 소울: 더 무비
Revised RomanizationBeuring Deo Soul: Deo Mubi
Directed byPark Jun-soo
Starring
Music byBTS
Production
company
Distributed byTrafalgar Releasing
Release date
  • August 7, 2019 (2019-08-07)
Running time
103 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box office$24.3 million[1]

Plot

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.[4]

Release

The film was first announced on June 26, 2019 on Twitter through BTS' official account. Tickets went on sale on July 3.[5] The film was released to 110 countries around the world, the "widest-ever event cinema debut" in history.[6][7]

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 Canada, and $8.2 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $12.6 million.[8]

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.[9] The same weekend, it grossed an additional $8.2 million from other territories around the world.[10]

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.[11]

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".[12]

References
  1. Kelley, Caitlin (August 28, 2019). "BTS's 'Bring The Soul' Film Broke Records After Grossing $24.3 Million". Forbes. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  2. Kim, Jae-ha (June 25, 2019). "BTS' 'Bring the Soul: The Movie' Gets Global Theatrical Release". Variety. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  3. Maxouris, Christina (June 26, 2019). "K-pop band BTS is about to release their third movie". CNN. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  4. Kelley, Caitlin (June 25, 2019). "BTS's 'Bring The Soul' Film Is Headed To Theaters In August". Forbes. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  5. Cho, Yu-gyeong (June 26, 2019). 방탄소년단 ‘브링 더 소울 : 더 무비’ 8월 7일 개봉 확정 [BTS 'Bring the Soul: The Movie' released on August 7]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved August 9, 2019 – via Naver.
  6. Clarke, Stewart (August 7, 2019). "New BTS Concert Movie, 'Bring the Soul,' Sets Another Event Cinema Record". Variety. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  7. Amos, Jim (August 7, 2019). "BTS' 'Bring The Soul: The Movie' Sets Event Cinema Record With Widest Ever Worldwide Release". Forbes. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  8. "Bring the Soul: The Movie (2019)". The Numbers. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  9. Brooks, Brian (August 11, 2019). "'The Peanut Butter Falcon' Leads Mixed Weekend; Music Doc 'Bring The Soul' Croons; 'The Farewell' Salutes $10M: Specialty Box Office". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  10. McClintock, Pamela (August 11, 2019). "Box Office: Boy Band BTS Strikes Again With 'Bring the Soul,' Opens to $13M Globally". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  11. Kelley, Caitlin (August 28, 2019). "BTS's 'Bring The Soul' Film Broke Records After Grossing $24.3 Million". Forbes. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  12. Mitchell, Robert (August 28, 2019). "BTS' 'Bring the Soul' Breaks Event Cinema Records, Selling 2.55 Million Tickets". Variety. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
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