'Assassination' Tops Box Office During Chuseok Holiday, Surpasses 1.5 Million Viewers

1.11 Million Viewers Mobilized During the Holiday'Tazza: The Hidden Card' Ranked 2nd, 'Oppenheimer' 3rdDirector Hur Jin-ho and actors Yoo Hae-jin, Park Hae-il, and Lee Min-ho (from left) collaborated on the film 'Assassination(s)', which captured the hearts of audiences during the Chuseok holiday. The photo shows them attending the press preview and conference for 'Assassination(s)' held at Megabox COEX in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 8th. / Reporter Seo Ye-won[THE FACT|Reporter Choi Soo-bin] The audience's choice during the Chuseok holiday was 'Assassination(s)'.According to the Korean Film Council's integrated computer network for movie theater ticket sales, the film 'Assassination(s)' (directed by Hur Jin-ho) captivated 1,119,156 viewers from the 25th to the 27th, securing the No. 1 spot at the box office. The cumulative audience count reached 1,566,222.Released on the 23rd, 'Assassination(s)' tells the story of the investigation into the suspicions and masterminds behind the assassination of the First Lady that shocked South Korea on August 15, 1974. Actors Yoo Hae-jin, Park Hae-il, and Lee Min-ho starred in the film.'Tazza: The Hidden Card' (directed by Choi Dong-hoon) mobilized 566,526 viewers, ranking second. The cumulative audience count is 833,030.The film is a crime movie about Jang Tae-young (played by Byun Yo-han), who thought he had the world in his hands with his online casino business, and his friend of the same name, Park Tae-young (played by Noh Jae-won), who took everything from him, meeting again in the global gambling scene for a revenge match. It is the fourth and final installment of the 'Tazza' film series, based on Huh Young-man's comic of the same name.'Oppenheimer' (directed by Christopher Nolan) ranked third with 364,763 viewers, 'The Intern' (directed by Kim Do-young) ranked fourth with 206,347 viewers, and 'Burning' (directed by Lee Chang-dong) ranked fifth with 72,022 viewers.subin7134@tf.co.kr[Entertainment Desk | ssent@tf.co.kr]