According to the Korea Film Council’s integrated network on April 13, Salmokji drew 536,294 viewers over its opening weekend (April 10–12), securing the No. 1 spot at the box office. Since its April 8 release, the film has held the top position for five consecutive days. The story centers on a mysterious figure captured on a Salmokji road-view image and the escalating terror a film crew faces when they travel to a reservoir to reshoot and encounter something dark and deep in the water.
The film is the feature debut of director Lee Sang-min, who made a name at domestic festivals with shorts such as Dollimchong and Hamjinabi. It also marks the screen return of Kim Hye-yoon after a four-year hiatus, reaffirming her status as a modern “horror queen.”
On April 22, Lee Cronin’s The Mummy—produced by James Wan of The Conjuring franchise—arrives in theaters. The film follows a family whose young daughter, missing for eight years, returns as a living mummy, forcing them to confront an ancient curse. Cronin, who demonstrated a distinct horror sensibility with Evil Dead Rise (2023), directs.
On the small screen, Netflix’s original series Girigo premieres on April 24. Positioned as the streamer’s first Korean YA (young-adult) horror series, Girigo follows high school students who, after receiving death premonitions tied to a cursed wish-granting app, scramble to escape the app’s deadly consequences.
