'Salmokji: Whispering Water' surpasses 2 million viewers ... First time in 8 years since 'Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum'

SOURCE: 공포영화 '살목지' 2백만 관객 돌파…'곤지암' 이후 8년 만에 쾌거

'Salmokji: Whispering Water' has surpassed a cumulative viewers of 2 million. This is the first time a horror film has achieved this milestone in 8 years, since 'Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum.'

According to Korean Film Council on the 28th, 'Salmokji: Whispering Water' drew 41,902 viewers the previous day, maintaining its No.1 position at the box office.

Since its release on the 8th, the film has reached a total of 2,025,662 viewers. It surpassed the 2 million mark in just 20 days after its release.

This achievement makes 'Salmokji: Whispering Water' the highest-grossing horror film since the pandemic. It is also the first horror film to surpass 2 million viewers since 'Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum' in 2018, which recorded around 2.68 million viewers.

With midterm exams ending in late April, a large number of teenage and young adult viewers is expected to head to theaters. As 'Salmokji: Whispering Water' has gained strong word-of-mouth popularity among younger viewers, its box office success is expected to continue for the time being.

'Salmokji: Whispering Water' is a horror film about a production team that heads to a reservoir to re-shoot after an unidentified figure is captured on a street view map, only to encounter something lurking beneath the dark, deep water.

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'Salmokji: Whispering Water' surpasses 1.5 million viewers ... Unusual box office success for a horror movie

SOURCE: ‘살목지’, 입소문 타고 150만 돌파…공포영화 이례적 흥행

The horror movie 'Salmokji: Whispering Water' continues to hold the top spot at the box office.

According to the Korean Film Council on the 22nd, 'Salmokji: Whispering Water' maintained its No. 1 position in the daily box office by drawing around 39,000 viewers the previous day. Its cumulative number of viewers has now reached approximately 1.54 million.

This movie follows the story of a filming crew that visits a reservoir to investigate a mysterious figure captured on a map service road-view feature, only to encounter a bizarre entity hidden beneath the water's surface.

Starring Kim Hyeyoon, Lee Jongwon, Kim Junhan, Kim Youngsung, Oh Dongmin, Yoon Jaechan, and Jang Da Ah, the movie has exceeded its break-even point of 800,000 viewers and crossed the 1.5 million viewers mark, which is an impressive achievement for a genre that usually struggles at the box office.

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'Salmokji: Whispering Water,' starring Kim Hyeyoon, surpassed break-even point in just 7 days ... 810,000 viewers

SOURCE: 김혜윤 주연 ‘살목지’, 개봉 7일 만에 손익분기점 돌파…81만 관객

Movie 'Salmokji: Whispering Water' has passed its break-event point, signaling a green light for box office success.

On the 14th, distributor Showbox announced that 'Salmokji: Whispering Water' had recorded a cumulative audience of 813,256 as of 9 AM (KST) that day.

With this, the movie surpassed its break-even point of 800,000 viewers in just 7 days after release and has officially entered the profit zone. Notably, this is reported to be the fastest pace among all movies released this year.

Released on the 8th, 'Salmokji: Whispering Water' is a horror movie that follows a production team that visits a reservoir to film a mysterious entity captured on a road-view camera, only to encounter an unknown presence. The movie is directed by Lee Sangmin and stars Kim Hyeyoon, Lee Jongwon, and Kim Junhan.

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