The Directors Guild of Korea (DGK) supported the film "The Assassin(s)". The movie itself is a thriller detailing the 1974 shooting of first lady Yuk Young-soo.
The film commenced its screenings on 23 September. The shooting of Yuk, the wife of then-President Park Chung-hee, took place on 15 August, 1974, at the National Theater.
The official inquiry at the time attributed the killing solely to Mun Se-gwang. Achieving one million admissions within four days marked a significant success for "The Assassin(s)".
The film topped the Korean chart over the weekend of 2 October–4 October. For one weekend, 412,012 tickets sold across 1,129 screens generated a gross of 4.07 billion KRW, equating to $3 million.
To date, the film has accumulated a running total of 2.23 million admissions, amounting to 21.9 billion KRW, or $16.3 million. Lee Jong-bae asked the Seoul police to investigate Kim Won-kuk, CEO of Hive Media Corp., and writers Kwon Ki-jun and Lee Ji-min for defamation.
The Democratic Party blocked PPP lawmakers from summoning Lee Jong-bae to testify at the annual parliamentary audit, citing creative freedom. Park Chan-wook praised the film during a Q&A session held on 26 September.
Furthermore, the film is scheduled to open at the 37th Singapore International Film Festival on 21 October.
