'Assassins' Tops Weekend Box Office for Second Consecutive Week, Reaching 2.23 Million Admissions

Weekend Draws 412,012 Viewers...Cumulative 2,233,963Followed by 'Chikawa' and 'Tazza: The High Rollers'The movie 'Assassination(s)' ranked first in the weekend box office for the second consecutive week since its opening, surpassing 2.23 million cumulative viewers. / Reporter Seo Ye-won[THE FACT|Reporter Hwang Ji-hyang] The movie 'Assassination(s)' took first place at the box office during its second weekend.According to the Korean Film Council's integrated network for movie theater admissions on the 5th, 'Assassination(s)' mobilized 412,012 viewers from the 2nd to the 4th, topping the weekend box office. The cumulative number of viewers reached 2,233,963.'Assassination(s)', released on the 23rd of last month, recorded first place in the weekend box office for two consecutive weeks, following its opening week. Although it ceded the daily box office No. 1 spot to the Japanese animation 'Chikawa: The Secret of the Mermaid Island' on the 3rd, it recaptured the top spot on the 4th.'Assassination(s)' is a film motivated by the assassination attempt on Madam Yuk Young-soo in 1974. It was directed by Hur Jin-ho and stars Yoo Hae-jin, Park Hae-il, and Lee Min-ho.The second place in the weekend box office was taken by 'Chikawa: The Secret of the Mermaid Island'. It mobilized 405,978 viewers from the 2nd to the 4th, with a cumulative audience of 604,764. 'Tazza: The High Rollers' attracted 299,915 viewers during the same period, ranking third. The cumulative audience reached 1,365,648.hyang@tf.co.kr