'Colony' surpasses 5 million admissions, tops weekend box-office chart for 4th week

The Korean zombie thriller "Colony" broke 5 million admissions during the weekend, reigning atop the weekend box-office chart for the fourth straight week, data showed on Monday.

The film added 301,053 admissions over the weekend and logged 5,212,824 accumulated admissions as of Sunday, according to data released by the Korean Film Council, which compiles admissions from Friday through Sunday for its weekend chart.

It is the second movie released this year to accomplish the 5-million milestone, following the Korean historical drama "The King's Warden."

"Colony" is the latest zombie thriller from director Yeon Sang-ho, known for "Train to Busan" (2016). It follows biotechnology professor Se-jeong, played by actor Jun Ji-hyun, and a group of survivors who fight to escape a building locked down after a virus outbreak.

The blockbuster also stars actors Koo Kyo-hwan as a lone-wolf researcher who controls the zombies and Ji Chang-wook and Kim Shin-rok as Ji-hyun's fellow survivors.

On the weekend chart, "Wild Sing," a Korean comedy film starring Gang Dong-won, ranked No. 2. It attracted 205,100 admissions over the weekend, bringing its total to 869,720.

Steven Spielberg's sci-fi thriller "Disclosure Day" debuted at No. 3, with 112,388 admissions over the weekend, according to the data.

Yonhap