Horror movie about haunted reservoir is crushing it at box office

"Salmokji: Whispering Water," a modestly budgeted horror film about a cursed reservoir, has topped the Korean box office for six straight days and is reportedly on track to turn a profit as early as Tuesday. Starring K-drama star Kim Hye-yoon, the film attracted 73,629 admissions on Monday alone, bringing its cumulative tally to 797,652 since its April 8 opening, according to the Korean Film Council's box office tracker. With a reported budget of 3 billion won ($2.02 million), the film needs rou

By The Korea Herald