Local action-horror feature “Colony” maintained its firm grip on the South Korean box office during the weekend of May 29–31.
According to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, the film earned $6.7 million from 971,011 admissions over its second frame, securing a 56.67% share of the weekend market. Directed by Yeon Sang-ho, the film follows a highly adaptive hive-mind infection inside a mall. The film has brought its cumulative haul to $24.7 million from 3,474,904 total admissions since its May 21 release.
The Hollywood horror feature “Backrooms” debuted in second place, capturing $2.1 million from 303,247 admissions over the three-day period. The film has gathered a cumulative total of $2.7 million since its May 27 launch.
Biographical musical drama “Michael” took third place, pulling in $993,075 from 136,682 tickets over the weekend and has pushed its lifetime South Korean cume to $10.2 million from 1,394,934 admissions.
“The Mandalorian and Grogu” opened in fourth place with $638,763 from 77,048 admissions. Including its mid-week screenings, the feature has earned $940,742.
