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'Salmokji' crosses 2M admissions, first for Korean horror in 8 Years
April 28, 2026
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Water-ghost horror film Salmokji: Whispering Water has crossed 2 million admissions, the first homegrown fright flick to clear the bar in eight years. The film's cumulative tally reached 2.02 million as of Tuesday morning, according to the Korean Film Council's box office tracker. The last Korean horror to pull it off was Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum in 2018.
Director Lee Sang-min's feature debut has topped the local box office every day since its April 8 opening. It is also the second Korean rel
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