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Supernatural horror film 'Salmokji: Whispering Water' tops weekend box office

Published: 27 Apr. 2026, 10:23 Updated: 27 Apr. 2026, 13:48

Soo-in, played by Kim Hye-yoon, heads to the Salmokji reservoir with her team for a road-view reshoot and encounters mysterious events there in the horror film “Salmokji: Whispering Water.” [SHOWBOX]

The horror film "Salmokji: Whispering Water" has continued its reign on the weekend box office chart, data showed Monday.

The Korean film recorded 343,463 admissions from Friday to Sunday, bringing its total audience number to 1.98 million, according to the Korean Film Council.

Premiering on April 8, the movie follows a film crew, led by actor Kim Hye-yoon, that 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, long rumored among locals to be a paranormal hotspot with a history of reported ghost sightings.

The movie led ticket reservation rates at 8.9 percent among films currently in theaters, as of 9 a.m., putting it on track to surpass the 2 million admission mark later in the day.

Meanwhile, Hollywood sci-fi "Project Hail Mary," which premiered on March 18, came in second with 128,982 viewers for the three days to push its cumulative audience to over 2.49 million.

Yonhap