'The Priests' collars top box office success

Kim Yun-seok, left, and Gang Dong-won from "The Priests" / Courtesy of Naver

Korean mystery-thriller movie “The Priests” has topped the box office, attracting more than a million people in just three days since opening on Thursday.

The first week of November is traditionally one of the worst for theatres across the nation, but “The Priests” has bucked the trend.

The movie stars Kim Yun-seok and Gang Dong-won.

Media reports say the veteran actors’ performance, positive public reception and good reviews are behind the movie’s popularity.

It is about an outsider priest (Kim) working with a delinquent deacon (Gang) to save a girl who is in danger because of a supernatural force.