Hitman 2, the first player of the Lunar New Year movie, mobilizes 100,000 people on the first day of the Lunar New Year's Day, beats Harbin, and starts the top box office

Jan 23, 2025

Kwon Sang-woo, the press preview of the movie Hitman 2 held at Yongsan CGV on the 15th, is having a photo time. Yongsan = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.01.15/

The comedy film 『Hitman 2" (directed by Choi Won-seop, produced by Very Good Studio · Studio Target) attracted 100,000 viewers on the first day of its release, topping the box office with a performance that exceeded the opening score of the previous film 『Hitman』, heralding a box office success.

'Hitman 2' topped the box office on the 22nd, the release date, attracting 105,91 viewers. This is a result that exceeded the number of audiences on the opening day of the previous film 'Hitman', which proved 'Birth of a Better Brother'.

Audiences who watched the movie after the premiere and release continue to make hot word-of-mouth moves with family films that the whole family can enjoy together with upgraded comedy and scale, drawing more attention to the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday Hitman 2.

With the support of the audience, director Lee Won-seop and actors of 「Hitman 2」 will continue to meet with the audience through stage greetings at theaters across the country from the 25th of the opening week to the second weekend of the opening, including the Lunar New Year holiday.

'Hitman 2' is a story about a terrorist attack that imitates a new webtoon that was ambitiously introduced by a webtoon artist, who quickly became a hit writer to a `crime writer' and is driven into a criminal overnight. Kwon Sang-woo, Jung Joon-ho, Lee Yi-kyung, Hwang Woo-seul-hye, Kim Sung-oh, and Lee Ji-won appeared, followed by director Choi Won-seop.

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