The movie Hitman 2, which is heating up the theaters during the Lunar New Year holidays, surpassed 1 million viewers on the 8th day of its release as of 7 am on the 29th according to the integrated computer network for movie tickets.

Not only is it the first movie to reach 1 million viewers this year, but it is also more meaningful as it surpassed 1 million viewers in just 8 days after its release, making it one of the top 5 Korean movies of 2024, Firefighter.

Hitman 2, in particular, has been ranked first in the overall movie box office for two consecutive days since the 27th, and has achieved high seat sales rates of 25.7% on the 25th, 31.3% on the 26th, 30.1% on the 27th, and 27.8% on the 28th, recording first place in this category for four consecutive days, causing a box office hit storm in theaters during the Lunar New Year holidays.

Hitman 2, which has been drawing explosive responses from audiences of all ages since its release, is a comic action film about a terrorist attack that ambitiously imitates a new webtoon by ‘Jun’, who suddenly fell from a blockbuster writer to a ‘brainless writer’, and he is suddenly framed as the culprit.

Hitman 2, the only comic action film guaranteed to make the whole family laugh during the Lunar New Year holidays, is currently showing in theaters nationwide.

Jo Seong-woon, Donga.com reporter madduxly@donga.com

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