'Assassin(s)' ranks first in the box office for the 4th week... Surpasses 3.08 million cumulative viewers and audience ratings rise

The film ″Assassin(s)″ maintained its position as the number one Korean film at the box office in its fourth week of release, recording a cumulative audience of 3,085,649. According to the Korea Film Council’s integrated computer network, as of 7 a.m. on the 15th, ″Assassin(s)″ achieved a cumulative audience of 3,085,649. It has held the number one spot at the Korean film box office for 16 consecutive days and surpassed 3 million viewers 20 days after its release on the 12th. It is the fifth Korean film released this year to surpass 3 million viewers. The weekly audience increased from 668,569 in the second week to 759,123 in the third week. Unlike the usual trend where the first week is the peak, it ranked first in the overall weekly box office for three consecutive weeks and remained at the top among Korean films in the fourth week. Audience ratings have steadily increased. Reviews from theaters included positive comments such as ″The actors’ performances are amazing~ I really enjoyed it,″ ″I had a great time watching it. The acting and directing kept me glued,″ ″It was so tense that the time flew by,″ and ″Crazy directing!!! I enjoyed it.″ There were also family audience reviews like ″I enjoyed watching it with my mom~″ and ″Had fun watching it with my family.″ Meanwhile, since the film is based on real people and events, there have been controversies over historical distortion, and during the National Assembly audit on the 7th, there was a dispute between ruling and opposition parties over the rating of 12 years and older. ″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. It stars Yoo Hae-jin, Park Hae-il, and Lee Min-ho. The total production cost is about 19 billion won, and the break-even point is known to be in the high 3 million viewer range.