The Korea Times
The supernatural horror film "Salmokji: Whispering Water" has attracted more than 3 million viewers, just about a month after its release, data showed Monday. The Korean film logged 147,323 admissions from Friday to Sunday, bringing its total audience number to 3.02 million, according to the Korean Film Council. The figure ranks just behind the 2003 movie "A Tale of Two Sisters," which reigns as the most-watched Korean horror film at 3.14 million admissions. Premiering April 8, "Salmokji" follows a filming crew, led by Soo-in (Kim Hye-yoon), who travels to a location to complete a shoot within a deadline — only to find themselves sinking deeper into an inescapable, swamp-like terror as time runs out. The filming location, Salmokji, is a reservoir in Yesan County, South Chungcheong Province, long rumored among locals to be a paranormal hotspot with a history of reported ghost sightings. "The Devil Wears Prada 2," a prequel to the 2006 Hollywood comedy "The Devil Wears Prada," topped the weekend box chart with 195,514 admissions, followed by the animation "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" wi
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