The Princess and the Matchmaker
Theatrical release poster Hangul
궁합 Hanja
宮合 Revised Romanization
Gung-hap Literally
Marital Compatibility Directed by
Hong Chang-pyo Written by
Lee So-mi Starring
Shim Eun-kyung
Lee Seung-gi
Kim Sang-kyung
Yeon Woo-jin
Kang Min-hyuk
Choi Woo-shik
Jo Bok-rae Music by
Kim Dong-gi Cinematography
Lee Hyung-deok Edited by
Nam Na-yeong
Kim Hyeong-joo Production
company
Jupiter Film Distributed by
CJ Entertainment Release date
February 28, 2018 Running time
110 minutes Country
South Korea Language
Korean Box office
US$9.9 million [1]
Plot
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Princess Songhwa of the Joseon era refuses her fate to marry one of four suitors deemed to have good marital compatibility with her. She then escapes from the palace to find the man she truly loves.
Cast
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Main
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Shim Eun-kyung as Princess Songhwa
Lee Han-seo as Young Princess Songhwa
Lee Seung-gi as Seo Do-yoon
The fortune-teller
Yeon Woo-jin as Yoon Shi-kyung
First candidate for Princess Song-hwa's husband. He is an ambitious man of ability.
Kang Min-hyuk as Kang Hwi
Second candidate for Princess Song-hwa's husband who is a gifted man with good looks.
Choi Woo-shik as Nam Chi-ho
Third candidate for Princess Song-hwa's husband, a warm and a polite man known for his filial piety.
Supporting
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Kim Sang-kyung as King
Jo Bok-rae as Gae-shi
Park Sun-young as Young-bin
Lee Yoon-gun as Park In
Kim Do-yeop as Jo Yoo-sang
Kim Joo-hun as Yook Son
Park Choong-sun as Eunuch Jang
Cho Soo-hyang as Man-yi
Kim Do-yeop as Jo Yoo-sang
Lee Yong-nyeo as Court lady Han
Joo Da-young as Princess Yeo-hee
Min Areum as Princess 3
Son Seong-chan as Judge 2
Park Won-ho as Sang-moon
Lee Jung-hyun as Ugly man 1
Yoon Yoo-sun as Eu Ah-ri
Song Yeong-jae as Royal Observatory professor
Song Kwang-won as Princess 1's suitor
Lee Sun-bin as Princess 1
Han Ji-an as Gisaeng 1
Special appearance
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Choi Min-ho as Seo Ga-yoon
Park Jin-joo as Ok-hee
Production
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The Princess and the Matchmaker is the second of Jupiter Film's three-part film project on the Korean fortune-telling traditions. The first of the series was The Face Reader which was released in 2013. [6]
Principal photography began on September 9, 2015, and wrapped on December 23, 2015. [7]
Release
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On January 31, 2018 a promotional press conference was held with the main cast and the director at the event. [8]
The main trailer for the film was unveiled on February 9, 2018. [9]
The Princess and the Matchmaker was released in the local cinemas on February 28, 2018. [10]
Reception
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According to Korean Film Council , The Princess and the Matchmaker topped the local box office on the first day of its release and attracted 175,022 audiences. [11][12]
During the first weekend since the film was released at 965 screens, The Princess and the Matchmaker drew 489,702 moviegoers accounting for 29.1 percent of the weekend's ticket sales. [13][14]
The film maintained the number one spot for six consecutive days since its release and surpassed one million viewers on its seventh day. [15]
During the second weekend the film was viewed by 157,084 audiences and fell to fourth place at the Korean box office. [16][17]
References
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1. ^ "The Princess and the Matchmaker (2018)" .
Korean Film Biz Zone .
2. ^ "Director says 'The Princess and the Matchmaker' is exhilarat
