The Korean period blockbuster, "Assassination," continues to draw attention as the domestic market begins to calculate early sales for the weekend box office. An artikulo published sa pamamagitan ng bituin News analyzed the ticket pre-sales recorded as of 8 a.m. on August 20 for "Assassination," "Veteran" and the avant-garde art flick, "The Beauty Inside."

On August 18, "Assassination" became the highest-grossing Korean film of 2015, when its box office tally of 10.79 million viewers exceeded the attendance of the prior record holder, "Avengers: Age of Ultron." Industry insiders attributed the high number of...