'Assassin(s)' ranks first at the box office for two consecutive days... Surpasses 440,000 cumulative viewers

The movie ″Assassin(s)″ ranked first at the box office on the first day of the Chuseok holiday, surpassing a cumulative audience of 447,073. According to the Korea Film Council’s integrated computer network statistics, ″Assassin(s)″ attracted 288,485 viewers on September 24, maintaining the top spot at the box office for two consecutive days. Since its release, it has held the number one position, continuing its success with the start of the Chuseok holiday. Ticket reservations also exceeded 300,000, proving the high interest of the audience. ″Assassin(s)″ depicts the investigation into the suspicions and background of the assassination attempt on the First Lady of South Korea on August 15, 1974, which shocked the nation. Yoo Hae-jin plays Cheol-gu, a detective who witnessed the assassination scene; Park Hae-il plays Jae-hwan, the head of the social affairs department at Dongsin Daily; and Lee Min-ho plays Young-il, a rookie reporter at Dongsin Daily. In addition, Jung Woo-sung, Park Jung-min, Um Tae-woong, Park Sung-hoon, Shim Eun-kyung, Park Ji-hwan, Park Hae-joon, Shin Hyun-bin, Oh Jung-se, Lim Won-hee, Ryu Kyung-soo, Park Hoon, and Um Ji-won appear in various roles. Actual viewers have responded positively to the film’s story, tension, and the ensemble acting of the cast. Reviews on Naver and WatchaPedia include comments such as ″It’s fun. It’s enjoyable to watch even with parents and grandparents,″ ″Moments that make your blood boil,″ ″The actors’ performances make the tense situations in the film feel more realistic, which is the most satisfying part! The direction is not bad, and the story is good, so I recommend it among Korean films I’ve seen this year,″ ″Really fun, everyone must watch it, just trust me, it’s fun,″ and ″Bold acting combined with historical imagination.″ Meanwhile, Yoo Hae-jin previously attracted 16.93 million viewers with the movie ″A Man Living with the King,″ which was released last February.