Korea Box Office: Yeon Sang-ho’s Cannes Midnight Screener ‘Colony’ Rockets to No. 1 With Dominant Opening

By Naman Ramachandran

Naman Ramachandran

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Fresh from its world premiere in the Midnight Screenings section of the Cannes Film Festival, Yeon Sang-ho‘s action-horror zombie extravaganza “Colony” re-energized the South Korean box office during the weekend of May 22–24.

According to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, the big-budget feature grossed a spectacular $9.4 million from 1,283,343 admissions over the three-day frame, capturing a dominant 71.85% of the total market revenue.

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