The horror film "Salmokji" topped the overall box office on its opening day, sparking a horror craze at theaters.
The horror film "Salmokji" took first place at the overall box office as soon as it opened. According to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) integrated computer network, "Salmokji" drew 89,912 people on its opening day, the 8th (Wednesday) (cumulative audience 116,825). This is more than double the daily box office of The King's Warden, which surpassed 16 million viewers, and Project Hail Mary, which drew 1.7 million viewers, showing that "Salmokji" has emerged as a leading box office contender to carry theaters in April.
In particular, its opening score is the highest for the horror genre since 2021's Rangong (129,937), and it exceeded Project Hail Mary's opening score (76,003), proving "Salmokji"'s overwhelming box office momentum.
In addition, "Salmokji" boasts an unusually high rating of 9.5 for the horror genre and maintains a CGV Egg index of 91%, confirming positive reviews from actual viewers.
Audiences praised everything from the actors' performances to director Lee Sang-min's fresh direction that amplifies the fear, saying, "The sense of space from the water ghost and the reservoir was frightening, and the sound that could be heard even with eyes covered made it even more terrifying" (X acbc***), "The sound of water gave me goosebumps and made my heart jump with surprise" (X anget***), "The actors' performances were great, and I was hypnotized until the end" (CGV happyfy***), "The tension was tight, the direction, story, and acting were all good. Actually I covered my eyes so I couldn't see everything ㅜㅜ" (CGV shiningco***), "The immersion was amazing so I lost track of time! My hands were sweaty…" (Instagram bee_***), and others, focusing attention on "Salmokji"'s future box office prospects.
Salmokji, a film that will color theaters with an indescribable, irresistible, inescapable horror, tells the story of a mysterious shape captured on Roadview and a film crew that heads to a reservoir for reshoots only to encounter something in the black, deep water. <
[Photo] movie poster, Korean Film Council (KOFIC) integrated computer network
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