
It is the 9th movie released this year to reach the 2 million mark... Political circles and others continue to criticize distortion of history.
Director Heo Jin-ho's film 'Assassin(s)', which deals with the assassination of First Lady Yuk Young-soo, surpassed 2 million viewers in just 11 days of its release despite controversy over historical distortion.
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The movie 'Assassin(s)' deals with the 1974 assassination attempt by Moon Se-gwang on President Park Chung-hee and the death of First Lady Yuk Young-soo.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Park Won-hee = The movie 'Assassin(s)', which deals with the assassination of Ms. Yuk Young-soo, surpassed 2 million viewers on the 3rd, 11 days after its release, amid controversy over distortion of history.
Distributor Hive Media Corp announced this afternoon that the cumulative number of viewers for 'Assassin(s)' exceeded 2 million.
As a result, 'Assassin(s)' became the 9th film released this year to exceed 2 million viewers.
The movie is based on the 1974 incident in which First Lady Yuk Young-soo was shot and killed while Korean-Japanese Moon Se-gwang attempted to assassinate President Park Chung-hee.
Director Heo Jin-ho, who made 'Christmas in August' (1998), tells the story of police officer Cheol-gu (played by Yoo Hae-jin), newspaper company social department manager Jae-hwan (Park Hae-il), and new reporter Yeong-il (Lee Min-ho) as they pursue the truth of the incident.
The movie, which was released on the 23rd of last month, attracted 1.407 million viewers during the Chuseok holiday (September 24-27) with a tense narrative and became the winner, beating out 'Tazza: Song of Beelzebub' and 'Odyssey'.
However, its box office performance was affected as political circles raised criticism that the film distorted actual history, including a scene that raised the possibility that the Central Intelligence Agency was behind the events of the characters in the play. After the controversy, 'Assassin(s)' lost first place in the daily box office to 'Tazza: Song of Beelzebub' on the 28th of last month.
As of this month, it has continued to take first place and is steadily attracting audiences.
โAssassin(s)โ also maintained the top spot in advance reservation rates. As of 4 p.m. on this day, the reservation rate was 16.9% (84,000 reservation viewers), ranking second after the animation 'Chiikawa Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island' (25.7%).
The controversy surrounding the movie is spreading. The comment function was closed as protest comments continued on the YouTube advertisement video for a fast food brand and a securities company in which Yoo Hae-jin appeared as a model. Production company Hive Media Corp canceled film-related events, including outdoor stage greetings at the Busan International Film Festival.

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