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“Salmokji: Whispering Water” has become the most popular South Korean horror movie of all time.
According to the Korean Film Council, the folk horror film sold 90-thousand-972 tickets from Friday to Sunday, bringing the total to three-point-17-million.
It has now surpassed the 2003 psychological horror flick “A Tale of Two Sisters,” which sold three-point-14 million tickets.
“Salmokji,” which premiered April 8, follows a film crew attempting to shoot at a remote reservoir that begins to witness paranormal activity.
The movie is directed by Lee Sang-min and stars Kim Hye-yoon as the crew’s producer.