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Hitman 2 (2025 film)

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Hitman 2 (2025 film)
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Hitman 2 (Korean: 히트맨 2) is a 2025 South Korean action comedy film directed by Choi Won-sub. The film, a sequel to the 2020 film Hitman: Agent Jun, stars Kwon Sang-woo, Jung Joon-ho, Lee Yi-kyung, Hwang Woo-seul-hye, Kim Sung-oh, and Lee Ji-won.[3] It was released on January 22, 2025.[4] The film has grossed US$17.8 million worldwide, becoming the third-highest-grossing South Korean film of 2025.[2]

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Premise

Jun, who gained brief fame as the creator of the webtoon Assassination Agent Jun, quickly earns the reputation of a "brainless writer" after Season 2 gets criticized miserably, but things take a turn when a real-life terrorist attack mirrors the plot of Season 2, leaving Jun wrongly accused by the NIS of being the mastermind behind the crime.

Cast

Main

Supporting

Others

North Korea Cadre

  • Park Kwang-jae as Anton, Pierre Jean's subordinate.
  • Kim Han-joon as Sasha, Pierre Jean's subordinate. He was killed by Jun.

Other gangsters

  • Alexander as Vladimir, Russian terrorist loses left eye. He was killed by Jun.
  • Song You-ha as Kunimura, Yakuza boss who lost his left index and middle fingers. He was killed by Jun.
  • Park Tae-san as Cheng, Chinese killer with two large scars on his face. He was killed by Jun.
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Production

In May 2023, Kim Sung-oh and Lee Soon-won joined the original cast of the film.[6]

Principal photography began on June 2, 2023, and filming ended on September 3, 2023.[7][8]

Release

Hitman 2 premiered in South Korean theaters on January 22, 2025 released by Bypoem Studio.[9]

Reception

Box office

The film was released on January 22, 2025 on 1,410 screens.[10] It opened at first place at the South Korean box office with 105,911 running audiences. It surpassed the number of cinegoers on the opening day of the previous work Hitman: Agent Jun released in 2020.[11] In the first weekend it was at 2nd place with 604,887 commutative audience at the Korean box office.[12] On January 29, the film surpassed 1 million audience on 8th day of its release. It is the first Korean film to do so in 2025 at the box office.[13] On February 3, it crossed 2 million viewers on 13th day of its release.[14]

As of August 7, 2025, the film has grossed US$17,258,878 from 2,547,598 admissions, making it one of the highest-grossing Korean films released in 2025 at the South Korean box office.[10][2]

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