The movie 'Hitman 2' has claimed the overall box office No. 1 despite fierce competition from new releases.
The comic action film 'Hitman 2' attracted 189,783 viewers (cumulative audience of 794,670) based on the integrated ticketing system on January 27 (Monday), surpassing its competitor 'The Black Nun' to reclaim the top spot at the box office.
Thanks to the enthusiastic word-of-mouth from actual viewers, the film has seen a steady increase in advance ticket sales, achieving high seat occupancy rates of 25.7% on January 25 (Saturday), 31.3% on January 26 (Sunday), and 30.1% on January 27 (Monday), recording the highest seat sales for three consecutive days and emerging as the only dark horse in theaters during the Lunar New Year holiday.
Audiences who watched 'Hitman 2' in theaters are leaving various reviews through theater viewing comments, communities, and social media, adding to the film's box office momentum with its delightful humor and realistic action.
'Hitman 2' is a comic action film about 'Jun', a once-great hit writer who suddenly falls from grace to become a 'brain-dead writer', as a terror incident mimicking his ambitious new webtoon occurs, leading him to be falsely accused as a criminal overnight. The film is currently being screened nationwide to great acclaim.
[Geum Bit-na, MK Sports Reporter]
