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2023 | DIRECTED BY MADELEINE GAVIN

Beyond Utopia

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Movie Stats
Year
2023
Runtime
 115 minutes (1 hr 55 mins)
Certificates

15

PG-13

12

PG
Select Cast
Barbara Demick
Il-Sung Kim
Jong-Il Kim
Jong-Nam Kim
Jong-Un Kim
Sung-eun Kim
Full cast and crew
Salty Popcorn Stats
First viewed:
5th Jul 2024
Last viewed:
2nd Jan 2025
Total views:
4
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
3rd November 2023
1 years 10 months 27 days ago
Japan release date
 Japan
12th January 2024
1 years 8 months 18 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £8 Thousand
United States Flag
US total gross
  $11.4 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
1,005 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
1,101 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 27th Oct '23
  • Debut position: 41
  • Highest position: 41
  • Debut gross: £8 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 1
US Box Office
  • Release: 3rd Nov '23
  • Debut position: 36
  • Highest position: 36
  • Debut gross: $6.4 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 2
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
ADVERTISMENT
Directed by
madeleine gavin Madeleine Gavin
Starring
Barbara DemickSelf
Il-Sung KimSelf
Jong-Il KimSelf
Jong-Nam KimSelf
Jong-Un KimSelf
Sung-eun KimSelf
Hyeonseo LeeSelf
So-yeon LeeSelf
Douglas MacArthurSelf
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
41
Weeks top 15
0
Total weeks
1
Total UK Gross:
£7,963
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Beyond Utopia
27 Oct 2023
41N
£7,963
£7,963

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
36
Weeks top 15
0
Total Weeks
2
Total US Gross:
$11,446
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
3 Nov 2023
36N
$6,449
$6,449
10 Nov 2023
58▼
$341
$11,446

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

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

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'Beyond Utopia' is trending today
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  1. Thunderbolts* (2025)
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  1. Wicked: For Good (2025)
  1. Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
  1. Alien: Romulus (2024)
  1. A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (2025)
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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£7,963
11353
Singam Puli
11354
Beyond Utopia
11355
Kabadayi

Genres
Documentary
Documentary
Biography
Biography
History
History
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News from around the web
Beyond Utopia (USA/UK, 2023)  Reelviews Movie Reviews Mon, 10th February 2025

Beyond Utopia  filmreviewdaily.com Sun, 1st December 2024

Beyond Utopia review – nail-biting account of how to get out of North Korea  The Guardian Thu, 26th October 2023

The risky journey behind North Korea documentary ‘Beyond Utopia’  Screen Daily Wed, 17th January 2024

“Beyond Utopia” Nominated for a 2024 Emmy Award  Human Rights Foundation Sat, 2nd November 2024

‘Beyond Utopia’ Review: Exit Strategies (Published 2023)  The New York Times Thu, 2nd November 2023