Director Hur Jin‑ho’s political crime thriller The Assassin(s) rose to the top of the South Korean box office during the Chuseok holiday weekend of 25‑27 September, according to figures released by KOBIS, the Korean Film Council’s tracking service.
The data shows the film led the weekend’s domestic earnings, a surge that coincides with the peak of the Chuseok festival, one of Korea’s busiest holiday periods for cinema attendance.
Alongside The Assassin(s), the action‑drama Tazza 4 also performed strongly, securing a prominent position in the weekend’s top‑grossing lineup.
Chuseok, a major harvest festival, traditionally sees a spike in movie-going as families travel and celebrate, boosting local releases and driving higher ticket sales.
While exact box‑office totals were not disclosed in the brief, the KOBIS report confirms that both titles dominated the weekend’s earnings, underscoring the continued appetite for domestic productions during Korea’s holiday season.
<small>Source: Variety — read the original story there.</small>