Hitman 2 (2025 film)
2025 film by Choi Won-sub
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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] It grossed a total of $16,575,441 domestically becoming the fifth highest-grossing film in South Korea in 2025.[5]
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| Hangul | 히트맨 2 |
| RR | Hiteumaen 2 |
| MR | Hit'ŭmaen 2 |
| Directed by | Choi Won-sub |
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| Produced by | Kim Do-yeon |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Nam Dong-geun |
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| Distributed by | By4M Studio |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$17.9 million[1][2] |
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
- Kwon Sang-woo as Kim Bong-joon / Jun / Kim Soo-hyuk
- Jung Joon-ho as Cheon Deok-kyu
- Lee Yi-kyung as Cheol
- Hwang Woo-seul-hye as Lee Mi-na
- Kim Sung-oh as Chang Cheol-ryong / Pierre Jean
- Lee Ji-won as Kim Ga-young
- Lee Soon-won as Cha Yong-chool, National Intelligence Service agent
- Han Ji-eun as Jeon Hae-in, Pierre Jean's subordinate the final runner[6]
- Lee Joon-hyuk as Park Kyu-man, editor in chief
- Park Kwang-jae as Anton, Pierre Jean's subordinate
- Kim Han-joon as Sasha, Pierre Jean's subordinate
- Alexander as Vladimir, Russian terrorist loses left eye
- Song You-ha as Kunimura, Yakuza boss who lost his left index and middle fingers
- Park Tae-san as Cheng, Chinese killer with two large scars on his face
- Choi Ji-woo as doctor[7]
Production
In May 2023, Kim Sung-oh and Lee Soon-won joined the original cast of the film.[8]
Principal photography began on June 2, 2023, and filming ended on September 3, 2023.[9][10]
Release
Hitman 2 premiered in South Korean theaters on January 22, 2025 released by Bypoem Studio.[11]
Reception
Box office
The film was released on January 22, 2025 on 1,410 screens.[12] 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.[13] In the first weekend it was at 2nd place with 604,887 commutative audience at the Korean box office.[14] 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.[15] On February 3, it crossed 2 million viewers on 13th day of its release.[16]
As of August 7, 2025[update], 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.[12][2]