Korea Box Office: ‘Colony’ Passes 5 Million Admissions Milestone in Continued Reign

By Naman Ramachandran

Naman Ramachandran

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The local action-horror film “Colony” held firmly onto the top spot at the South Korean box office during the weekend of Jun. 12–14.

According to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, the film pulled in $2 million from 301,049 admissions over the three-day frame, capturing a 34.49% revenue share. Directed by Yeon Sang-ho, the survival thriller starring Jun Ji-hyun, Koo Kyo-hwan, and Ji Chang-wook features a desperate escape attempt from a mall overrun by an evolving hive-mind viral outbreak. The film has now crossed the 5 million mark, collecting a cumulative haul of $36.3 million from 5,212,820 total admissions since its mid-May launch.

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