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.
Retro music comedy “Wild Sing” retained second place, bringing in $1.3 million from 205,104 admissions over the weekend. Directed by Son Jae-gon, the narrative chronicles the turbulent comeback campaign of Triangle, a popular late-1990s dance trio that split at the height of their success due to a sudden scandal. The comedy has secured a total of $5.5 million from 869,724 tickets since its June 3 launch.
Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi thriller “Disclosure Day” opened in third place, generating $827,660 from 112,387 admissions over the three-day frame. Counting its mid-week preview rollouts, the title has amassed a total of $1.3 million.
