VIDEO Film 'Svaha' tops domestic box office

By Dong Sun-hwa

Occult film “Svaha: The Sixth Finger” has topped the domestic box office. Courtesy of CJ Entertainment

Mystery thriller “Svaha: The Sixth Finger” has topped the domestic box office for five consecutive days as of Monday, mustering over 1.1 million admissions in its first week.

Released on Wednesday, the 122-minute movie sold more than 660,000 tickets during the weekend.

The occult film starring first-rate actor Lee Jung-jae revolves around a Christian pastor surnamed Park who bumps into enigmatic figures and incidents while tracking a secretive Buddhist cult. The title “Svaha” is a Sanskrit word used in Buddhism that conveys the similar meaning as “amen.”

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Jang Jae-hyun, the director of the film who established his presence with the hit “The Priests” in 2015, said: “In my opinion, 'Svaha' is a classical movie. The viewers may feel they are reading a fictional mystery.”

Comedy film “Extreme Job,” which has attracted over 15 million viewers and has become the second biggest all-time hit in Korea, was ranked No. 2 at the box office.