Yumi's Cells: The Movie

Yumi’s Cells: The Movie (Korean: 유미의 세포들 더 무비) is a 2024 South Korean animated cell–based Psychological drama film directed by Kim Da-hee. Based on the eponymous webtoon by Lee Dong-gun, the film is produced by Locus Animation and Studio N. It follows an office worker Yumi and the myriad of cells inside her brain – such as Rational Cell, Emotional Cell, Anxiety Cell, Love Cell, Naughty Cell, and more – each responsible for Yumi’s emotions and actions.^[2]

Yumi’s Cells: The Movie
Teaser poster
Hangul	유미의 세포들 더 무비
Revised Romanization	Yumiui Sepodeul Deo Mubi
Directed by	Kim Da-hee
Based on	Yumi's Cells by Lee Dong-gun
Starring	Yoon Ah-young Shin Beom-sik
Animation by	Kim Da-hee
Color process	Color
Production companies	Studio N Locus Animation
Distributed by	Barunson E&A CJ CGV Lotte Cultureworks Lotte Cinema
Release date	April 3, 2024 (2024-04-03)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$437,451^[1]

The film was released theatrically on April 3, 2024.^[3]

Voice over

• Yoon Ah-young^[4]
• Shin Beom-sik
• Song Ha-rim
• Ahn So-yi
• Sa Moon-young
• Ahn Young-mi
• Park Ji-Yoon
• Sim Gyu-Hyeok

Production

Locus Corporation (previously known as Sidus Animation Studios) announced in June 2020 that they will co-produce an animated feature film based on the Yumi's Cells (webtoon) with Studio N.^[5][6]

Release

The film launched its pre-sales in February 2024 at 37th Berlin European Film Market (EFM 2024) held in conjunction with the 2024 Berlin International Film Festival. Barunson E&A acquired sales rights of the film.^[7]

CJ CGV, Lotte Cultureworks and Lotte Cinema are the distributors of the film.^[8]

It was released in South Korea theatrically on April 3, 2024.^[9]

Reception

Box office

The film was released on April 3, 2024 on 402 screens.

As of April 28, 2024^[update], the film has grossed US$437,451 from 75,388 admissions.^[1]

References

1. "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Box office: Korean films of 2024". KOFIC. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
2. Patrick Frater (January 29, 2024). "'Yumi's Cells' Animated Feature to Launch at European Film Market (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
3. Kim Na-yeon (February 29, 2024). "'유미의 세포들', 영화화된다..주인공은 세포들 [공식]" ['Yumi's Cells' is being made into a movie...the main characters are cells [Official]]. Star News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
4. "Yumi's Cells: The Movie - Cast (Korean Movie, 2024, 유미의 세포들 더 무비)". HanCinema. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
5. Lee, Hyo-seok (June 19, 2020). "네이버웹툰 '유미의 세포들' 극장용 장편 애니로 만든다" [Naver Webtoon 'Yumi's Cells' to be made into a feature film for theaters]. Yonhap News (in Korean). Retrieved February 29, 2024.
6. Han Hyun-jung (June 22, 2020). "30억뷰 웹툰 '유미의 세포들', 애니로 2022년 개봉[공식]" [‘Yumi’s Cells’, a webtoon with 3 billion views, will be released as an animation in 2022 [Official]]. Maeil Business News (in Korean). Retrieved February 29, 2024.
7. Park So-eun and Oh Hyun-joo (January 30, 2024). "韓 웹툰 '유미의 세포들', 다음달 유럽 영화제에서 공개" [Korean webtoon ‘Yumi’s Cells’ to be released at the European Film Festival next month]. News 1 (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
8. Jeong Yu-jin (February 29, 2024). "'유미의 세포들 더 무비', 4월 3일 개봉 확정" [‘Yumi’s Cells the Movie’ confirmed to be released on April 3]. News 1 (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
9. Jang Ye-sol (February 29, 2024). "'유미의 세포들' 드라마 이어 영화로 본다…4월 3일 개봉" [Following the drama ‘Yumi’s Cells’, I watch it as a movie… Released on April 3rd]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved February 29, 2024.

External links

• Yumi's Cells: The Movie at IMDb  
• Yumi's Cells: The Movie at HanCinema