The Roundup
Hangul
범죄도시
Hanja
犯罪都市
Revised RomanizationBeomjoedosi
Directed by
  • Kang Yoon-sung (1)
  • Lee Sang-yong (2, 3)
  • Heo Myung-haeng (4)
Screenplay by
  • Kang Yoon-sung (1)
  • Kim Min-seong (2)
Release date
2017–present
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

The Roundup (Korean: 범죄도시; RR: Beomjoedosi; lit. Crime City) is a South Korean crime action film series, starring Ma Dong-seok in the lead role. Each film follows the story of Detective Ma Seok-do (played by Ma Dong-seok) hunting down vicious criminals. The first film The Outlaws directed by Kang Yoon-sung, starring Yoon Kye-sang as the antagonist was released in 2017. The second film titled The Roundup, directed by Lee Sang-yong and Son Suk-ku playing the antagonist was released in 2022. The production of the third film titled The Roundup: No Way Out, directed by Lee Sang-yong, is currently in progress.

Overview

Ma Dong-seok portrays Detective Ma Seok-do in the film series.
The Outlaws (2017) The Roundup (2022) The Roundup: No Way Out (2023) The Roundup: Punishment (2024)
Native title 범죄도시 범죄도시2 범죄도시3 범죄도시4
Release date October 3, 2017 May 18, 2022 2023 2024
Director Kang Yoon-sung Lee Sang-yong Heo Myung-haeng
Writer Kim Min-seong
Production companies Hong Film, B.A. Entertainment Hong film, B.A. Entertainment, Big Punch Pictures
Distributor Megabox ABO Entertainment, Megabox ABO Entertainment
Running time 121 minutes 106 minutes 105 minutes
Box office US$52.9 million US$101.11 million US$83.3 million

Films

The Outlaws (2017)

Detective Ma Seok-do and his team tries to catch a notorious crime lord named Jang Chen, from Harbin, China who is willing to commit crimes for money and comes to Garibong-dong to collect debts.[1]

With 6.87 million admissions and a gross of US$51.8 million, the film became the 5th highest-grossing domestic film of the year in South Korea and the third best-selling R-rated Korean film of all time.[2]

The Roundup (2022)

Ma Seok-do and his team arrive at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam to interrogate a suspect, but later learns about Kang Hae-sang, a vicious killer, who has been committing crimes against Korean tourists for several years and decide to hunt him down.[3]

The Roundup is directed by Lee Sang-yong who served as an assistant director in the first film. Unlike the previous film which was rated for "restricted screening" by KMRB, The Roundup was rated for "audiences 15 and over".

The film became commercially successful beyond expectations, grossing over ₩130 billion with a ₩10.5 billion budget, and was dubbed as the highest performing South Korean film since COVID-19 pandemic.[4] It opened with a record of 467,525 admissions, the highest opening for a film released in South Korea in the last 882 days since Ashfall (2019).[5] It registered 10 million viewers on 25th day, becoming the first film of the year 2022 and first Korean film since Parasite (2019) to achieve the feat.[6] Surpassing US$100 million gross and 12.6 million admissions, The Roundup became 9th most-viewed and 3rd highest-grossing South Korean film in the history.[7]

The Roundup: No Way Out (2023)

Ma Seok-do and his team are promoted to Metropolitian Investigation Unit where they battles against Riki, a yakuza and a dirty cop named Joo-seong cheol, who are involved in the manufacture and distribution of a newly-invented drug called "Hiper" which is becoming popular at the clubs around Seoul.[8]

The Roundup: Punishment

Ma Seok-do joins the Cyber Investigation Team to catch Baek Chang-ghi, a former mercenary and the leader of the most notorious illegal online gambling organization.[9]

Future

A fourth film, produced by B.A. Entertainment and distributed by ABO Entertainment, is being planned with the goal of starting production after the third film ends filming.[10] In May 2022, at a press event for The Roundup, Ma Dong-seok introduced Crime City as a Korean franchise that will be produced as a series of eight films.[11] In July, in an interview with Deadline, he revealed that apart from the eight films, two additional spinoffs have been suggested, hence Crime City, in a way, would be akin to Universal’s Fast & Furious franchise.[12][13]

References

  1. ↑ Jin Min-ji (September 21, 2017). "Ma Dong-seok fights crime in 'The Outlaws'". Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  2. ↑ Jin Min-ji (November 19, 2017). "'The Fortress' wins big at Film Critics Awards". Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  3. ↑ Kwak Yeon-soo (May 12, 2022). "'The Roundup,' sequel to 'The Outlaws,' boasts expanded cinematic universe". Korea Times. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  4. ↑ Jeong Hyung-hwa (June 13, 2022). "팬데믹 첫 천만 '범죄도시2' 2월에 개봉할 뻔..막전막후 뒷이야기" [Pandemic first 10 million 'Crime City 2' almost released in February... Behind the scenes]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved July 27, 2022 – via Naver.
  5. ↑ Kang Min-kyung (May 19, 2022). "[종합] 46만 '범죄도시2', '닥터 스트레인지2' 제쳤다…882일 만 韓 영화 신기록" [[Comprehensive] 460,000 'Crime City 2', 'Doctor Strange 2' surpassed... New Korean movie record in 882 days]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved July 27, 2022 – via Naver.
  6. ↑ Yang Yu-jin (June 11, 2022). "'범죄도시2' 천만 관객 돌파…팬데믹 이후 최초" [Crime City 2' surpasses 10 million viewers... For the first time since the pandemic]. My Daily (in Korean). Retrieved July 27, 2022 – via Naver.
  7. ↑ "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) Box office: The Roundup (2022)". KOFIC. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  8. ↑ Patrick Frater (July 25, 2014). "Don Lee's 'The Roundup' Gets Sequel 'No Way Out'". Variety. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  9. ↑ Shin Min-hee (November 11, 2022). "'The Roundup: Punishment,' fourth in 'The Outlaws' franchise, begins shooting". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved February 5, 2023 – via Naver.
  10. ↑ Jeong Hyung-hwa (June 13, 2022). "팬데믹 첫 천만 '범죄도시2' 2월에 개봉할 뻔..막전막후 뒷이야기" [Pandemic first 10 million 'Crime City 2' almost released in February... Behind the scenes]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved July 27, 2022 – via Naver.
  11. ↑ Cheon Yun-hye (May 11, 2022). "[팝's현장]"내 모든 게 담겨 있어"..'범죄도시2' 마동석, 시즌8까지 바라보는 자부심" [[Pop's Scene] "I've got everything in me"..'Crime City 2' Ma Dong-seok, pride to watch until season 8]. Herald POP (in Korean). Retrieved July 28, 2022 – via Naver.
  12. ↑ Nancy Tartaglione (July 8, 2022). "'Eternals' & 'The Roundup' Star Don Lee On Making Korean Stories For A Global Audience, With His Special Brand Of Action – Q&A". Deadline. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  13. ↑ Lee Soo-jin (July 11, 2022). "배우 마동석 "'범죄도시' 시리즈, 번외편도 계획…총 10편 될 수도"" [Actor Ma Dong-seok "The 'Crime City' series is also planned for an extra episode...it could be a total of 10 episodes"]. JTBC (in Korean). Retrieved July 27, 2022 – via Naver.
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