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영화 '암살자(들)', 역사 왜곡 논란 속 개봉 11일 차 200만 관객 돌파
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영화 '암살자(들)', 역사 왜곡 논란 속 개봉 11일 차 200만 관객 돌파

올해 개봉작 중 9번째로 200만 고지 올라…정치권 등 역사 왜곡 비판 지속

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육영수 여사 피격 사건을 다룬 허진호 감독의 영화 '암살자(들)'이 역사 왜곡 논란 속에서도 개봉 11일 만에 누적 관객 수 200만 명을 돌파했다.

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영화 '암살자(들)'은 1974년 문세광의 박정희 대통령 암살 시도 및 육영수 여사 사망 사건을 소재로 다루고 있다.

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(서울=연합뉴스) 박원희 기자 = 육영수 여사 피격 사건을 다룬 영화 '암살자(들)'이 역사 왜곡 논란 속에서 개봉 11일 차인 3일 관객 수 200만명을 돌파했다.

배급사 하이브미디어코프는 이날 오후 '암살자(들)'의 누적 관객 수가 200만명을 넘었다고 밝혔다.

이로써 '암살자(들)'은 올해 개봉한 작품 중에서 9번째로 200만명을 넘긴 작품이 됐다.

영화는 1974년 재일교포 문세광이 박정희 대통령을 암살하려는 과정에서 육영수 여사가 총탄을 맞고 사망한 사건을 소재로 했다.

'8월의 크리스마스'(1998)를 만든 허진호 감독이 경찰 철구(유해진 분)를 비롯해 신문사 사회부장 재환(박해일), 신입 기자 영일(이민호)을 중심으로 사건의 진실을 좇는 과정을 담았다.

지난달 23일 개봉한 영화는 긴장감 있는 서사로 추석 연휴 기간(9월 24∼27일) 140만7천여명을 모으며 '타짜: 벨제붑의 노래', '오디세이' 등을 제치고 승자가 됐다.

그러나 극 중 인물들 사건의 배후로 중앙정보부가 있을 가능성을 제기하는 장면 등을 두고 정치권 등에서 영화가 실제 역사를 왜곡했다는 비판을 제기하면서 흥행에 영향을 받았다. '암살자(들)'은 논란 이후 지난달 28일 '타짜: 벨제붑의 노래'에 일일 박스오피스 1위를 내줬다.

이달 들어서는 1위를 이어가며 관객을 꾸준히 모으고 있다.

'암살자(들)'은 예매율에서도 상위권을 유지했다. 이날 오후 4시 현재 예매율이 16.9%(예매 관객 수 8만4천여명)로 애니메이션 '극장판 치이카와: 인어 섬의 비밀'(25.7%)에 이어 2위에 올랐다.

영화를 둘러싼 논란은 확산하고 있다. 유해진이 모델로 출연한 패스트푸드 브랜드와 증권사 유튜브 광고 영상에 항의성 댓글이 이어지면서 댓글 기능이 닫혔다. 제작사 하이브미디어코프는 부산국제영화제 야외무대인사 등 영화 관련 행사를 취소했다.

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  • 제작사가 취소한 영화 관련 행사가 향후 재개될 것인가?
  • 역사 왜곡 논란이 최종 관객 수에 미칠 영향은?

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