Switch Movie Details:
Hangul | 스위치 |
Revised Romanization | Sewichi |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Genre | Comedy, Drama |
Release date | January 4, 2023 |
Running time | 1hr 52min |
Starring | Kwon Sang-woo Oh Jung-se Lee Min-jung Park So-yi Kim Joon |
Directed by | Ma Dae-yun |
Screenplay by | Ma Dae-yun |
Produced by | Yong-Soo Lee |
Cinematography by | Il-Yeon Kim |
Production Company | Hive Media Corp |
Distributor | Lotte Entertainment |
Switch Movie Cast & Characters:
- Kwon Sang-woo as Park Kang, a top star
- Oh Jung-se as Jo Yoon, a friend of Park Kang and an extreme job manager
- Lee Min-jung as Soo-Hyun, an art instructor
- Park So-yi as Ro-hee, Kang and Seo-Hyun’s daughter
- Kim Joon as Ro-ha, Kang and Seo-Hyun’s son
- Cha Hee as Woo Hee, Park Kang, and Jo Yoon’s junior
- Kim Mi-Kyung, Park Kang’s mother
Storyline:
The film depicts the story of Park Kang, a top star who enjoys a splendid single life, a top star who is a recognized scandal maker and faces a moment when his life changes 180 degrees on Christmas Eve when he meets a taxi driver.
Switch Movie Budget & Box Office Collection:
Worldwide Collection | US$3.1 million |
About Switch Movie:
Switch marks the comeback of Lee Min-jung in films, her last appearance was in the rom-com Wonderful Radio (2012).
Principal photography began on January 17, 2021, and was wrapped up on March 29, 2021.
On November 16, 2022, the distribution company Lotte Entertainment released the first multiverse poster and trailer, announcing the title of the film as Switch, which was previously known as “The Christmas Present” (크리스마스 선물, keuriseumaseu seonmul). On December 5, 2022, it was announced that the film would premiere on January 4, 2023.
On January 3, 2022, a special money-back guarantee screening of the film was held. A full refund of the admission fee was offered to the audience in case they were dissatisfied with the film and presented the ticket at the box office within 20 minutes after the screening of the film.
The film was released on January 4, 2023, on 866 screens. It opened at 5th place with 30,513 admissions at the Korean box office.
As of January 30, 2023, with a gross of US$3,231,827 and 418,604 admissions, it is the third highest-grossing Korean film of 2023.