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‘Confidential Assignment 2’ Reaches $35 Million on Second Weekend at Korea Box Office
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For the second weekend running, comedy action film “ Confidential Assignment 2 : International” held top spot at the South Korean box office . And it did so with a massive 75% share of the market.
But as the Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) holiday retreated into the rear-view mirror numbers, both for the sequel film and the nationwide box office, came crashing down.
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The film was directed by Lee Seok-hoon and executive produced by hitmaker JK Youn. It stars Hyun bin, Yoo Hai Jin, Lim Yoon-a and Daniel Henney.
It is a sequel to the 2017 hit “Confidential Assignment,” in which operatives from North and South Korea cooperate to take down a criminal. The earlier title earned $46 million from 7.82 million spectators.
Comedy, “6/45” held on to second place, but earned less than $1 million. It scored $910,000 for a cumulative of $13.4 million since release on Aug. 24, 2022.
Recent holdover, “Katuri The Movie The Big City Adventure” earned $259,000 in third place. The Korean-made animation has earned $949,000 after 11 days on release.
“Hunt” took $156,000 in fourth place for a cumulative of $32.0 million. “Top Gun Maverick” earned $151,000 for a cumulative of $63.2 million. Previously released in 2019, “Aladdin” earned $111,000 in sixth place for a cumulative of $78.6 million.
The weekend’s highest placed new release was “Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero” which opened in seventh with a score of $80,800 over the weekend and $117,000 over its opening five days.
“The Black Phone” earned $78,800 in its second weekend of release in Korea. That gave it a $749,000 cumulative.
“Hansan: Rising Dragon” brought up tenth place with $40,000 over the weekend and a cumulative of $53.1 million since release eon July 27, 2022.
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Hyun Bin, YoonA, Daniel Henney, And More Celebrate "Confidential Assignment 2" Surpassing 6 Million Moviegoers
“Confidential Assignment 2: International” has surpassed 6 million moviegoers at the Korean box office!
On October 2, the Korean Film Council announced that as of 12:30 p.m. KST that afternoon, “Confidential Assignment 2” has surpassed a cumulative total of 6,000,559 moviegoers. This impressive record was achieved 26 days after the release of the film, making it faster than the record of 30 days set by “Top Gun: Maverick” at the Korean box office. “Confidential Assignment 2” remained No. 1 at the box office although “Honest Candidate 2” and “Life Is Beautiful” premiered in theaters on September 28.
Furthermore, “Confidential Assignment 2” is the third Korean film to surpass 6 million moviegoers following “ The Roundup ” and “ Hansan: Rising Dragon .” This places “Confidential Assignment 2” at No. 4 for this year’s Korean box office so far. Cast members including Hyun Bin , Girls’ Generation’s YoonA , Jin Sun Kyu , Yoo Hae Jin , Daniel Henney , and Park Hoon as well as director Lee Seok Hoon shared photos to celebrate and express their excitement.
“Confidential Assignment 2” stars Hyun Bin as a North Korean detective named Rim Chul Ryung and Yoo Hae Jin as a South Korean detective named Kang Jin Tae, who previously teamed up to catch a criminal in the original “Confidential Assignment” film. In the new sequel, the duo gets back together to hunt down the leader of a North Korean criminal organization that has wreaked havoc all over the world (played by Jin Sun Kyu), and they are joined by Kang Jin Tae’s sister-in-law (Girls’ Generation’s YoonA) and an FBI agent from the United States (Daniel Henney).
Congratulations to the cast and crew of “Confidential Assignment 2” on the ongoing success of their film!
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The film depicts an unpredictable global cooperative investigation by South Korean, North Korean, and American detectives who have come together for their own purposes. The film depicts an unpredictable global cooperative investigation by South Korean, North Korean, and American detectives who have come together for their own purposes. The film depicts an unpredictable global cooperative investigation by South Korean, North Korean, and American detectives who have come together for their own purposes.
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'Confidential Assignment 2' tops box office for 5 straight weekends
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- "Confidential Assignment 2: International," the Korean action-comedy sequel to a 2017 hit, has remained No. 1 at the local box office for the fifth consecutive weekend, data showed Tuesday.
The film, starring Hyun Bin and Yoo Hae-jin, drew 303,787 viewers over the extended Hangeul Day holiday weekend from Friday to Monday, according to the data by the Korean Film Council.
Its cumulative total has reached about 6.6 million admissions since its release on Sept. 7.
"Life is Beautiful," a Korean musical film featuring Yum Jung-ah and Ryu Seung-ryong, came in second with 193,000 viewers over the cited period.
"Smile", an American horror movie, took fifth place with 51,000 viewers on the first weekend of it hitting local theaters.
The poster of "Confidential Assignment 2: International" is seen at a Seoul theater, in this file photo taken Sept. 12, 2022. (Yonhap)
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Confidential Assignment 2: International (2022) The film depicts an unpredictable global cooperative investigation by South Korean, North Korean, and American detectives who have come...
Budget. ₩18 billion [1] Box office. US$54.5 million[2][3] Confidential Assignment 2: International (Korean: 공조2: 인터내셔날) is a 2022 South Korean action comedy film directed by Lee Seok-hoon and written by Lim Seong-soon. It serves as the sequel to the 2017 film Confidential Assignment.
Comedy action film “Confidential Assignment 2: International” remained at the top of the South Korean box office for the fourth consecutive weekend. Its enduring success came despite a slew...
According to the Korean Box Office Information System (KOBIS) of the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) on September 13 (Tuesday), Confidential Assignment2: International won the overwhelming first place with 2.83 million viewers for 4 days during the Chuseok holiday from the 9th to the 12th of September.
For the second weekend running, comedy action film “Confidential Assignment 2: International” held top spot at the South Korean box office. And it did so with a massive 75% share of the market.
“Confidential Assignment 2: International” has surpassed 6 million moviegoers at the Korean box office! On October 2, the Korean Film Council announced that as of 12:30 p.m. KST that afternoon...
Confidential Assignment 2: International: Directed by Seok-hoon Lee. With Hyun Bin, Im Yoon-ah, Yoo Hae-jin, Daniel Henney. The film depicts an unpredictable global cooperative investigation by South Korean, North Korean, and American detectives who have come together for their own purposes.
"Confidential Assignment 2: International" was the most popular movie over the Chuseok harvest holiday, according to the Korean Film Council on Monday. The action-comedy sold 2,098,000 tickets from Sept. 8 to 11, topping the local box office charts for four straight days.
According to the Korean Box Office Information System (KOBIS) of the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), Confidential Assignment2: International recorded 5,555,388 viewers in total with 484,431 audiences and 48.4% sales over the weekend from September 23 to 25.
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- "Confidential Assignment 2: International," the Korean action-comedy sequel to a 2017 hit, has remained No. 1 at the local box office for the fifth consecutive weekend, data showed Tuesday.