{
  "id": 9930820,
  "title": "Korean film 'The Assassin(s)' tops 1 million admissions 3 days after debut",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/korean-film-the-assassin-s-tops-1-million-admissions-3-days-after-9930820",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-26T07:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/films/20260926/korean-film-the-assassins-tops-1-million-admissions-3-days-after-debut"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Korean historical thriller \"The Assassin(s)\" has surpassed 1 million admissions in Korea, three days after its release. According to its distributor, Hive Media Corp, the film amassed 1.05 million admissions as of Saturday morning, after debuting on Wednesday.\n\nThe movie, starring Yoo Hae-jin, Park Hae-il, and Lee Min-ho, topped the box office in Korea for the third straight day on Friday. It was directed by Hur Jin-ho and was inspired by a real event - the 1974 assassination attempt on then Korean President Park Chung-hee.\n\nThe assassination attempt resulted in the death of the first lady and remains one of the most shocking events in Korea's tumultuous modern history.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Korean film 'The Assassin(s)' tops 1 mln admissions 3 days after debut",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/korean-film-the-assassin-s-tops-1-mln-admissions-3-days-after-debut",
        "published": "2026-09-26T05:34:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korean film 'The Assassin(s)' tops 1 million admissions 3 days after debut",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/korean-film-the-assassin-s-tops-1-million-admissions-3-days-after",
        "published": "2026-09-26T06:47:03.000Z"
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  "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."
}