{
  "id": 13871357,
  "title": "Korea Box Office: Anime Feature ‘Chiikawa’ Edges Past ‘The Assassin(s)’ to Claim Weekend Crown",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/korea-box-office-anime-feature-chiikawa-edges-past-the-assassin-s-to",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-12T04:26:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/korea-box-office-chiikawa-edges-the-assassins-1236908656/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Japanese animated fantasy “Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island” climbed to the top of the South Korean box office over the weekend of Oct. 9–11, winning a razor-thin admissions contest against local political thriller “The Assassin(s).” According to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, the Toho-distributed […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "KBS World Radio",
        "title": "‘Chiikawa’ Edges Out ‘Assassin(s)’ for No. 1 Holiday Box Office Spot",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/chiikawa-edges-out-assassin-s-for-no-1-holiday-box-office-spot",
        "published": "2026-10-12T02:08:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}