Zombie thriller 'Colony' tops weekend box-office chart for 3rd straight week

The Korean zombie thriller "Colony" ranked No. 1 at the weekend box office for the third straight week following its release, ahead of the comedy "Wild Sing," data showed on Monday.

The blockbuster had logged 4,727,520 accumulated admissions as of Sunday, adding 603,868 admissions over the weekend, according to data released by the Korean Film Council, which compiles admissions from Friday through Sunday for its weekend chart.

"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 Jun Ji-hyun, and a group of survivors who fight to escape a building locked down after a virus outbreak.

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

"Wild Sing," another Korean film starring Gang Dong-won, came in second place, attracting 321,190 admissions over the weekend and bringing its total admissions to 543,724.

The American sci-fi horror film "Backrooms" ranked No. 3 with 199,817 admissions over the weekend, according to the data.

Yonhap