{
  "id": 12041541,
  "title": "Korea Box Office: ‘The Assassin(s)’ Holds Admissions Lead as ‘Chiikawa’ Generates Top Weekend Gross",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/korea-box-office-the-assassin-s-holds-admissions-lead-as-chiikawa",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-05T01:05:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/korea-box-office-the-assassins-admissions-lead-1236898809/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Director Hur Jin-ho’s political crime thriller “The Assassin(s)” held the top position at the South Korean box office in admissions over the weekend of Oct. 2–4, though Japanese animated feature “Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island” captured the frame’s largest gross revenue. According to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}