'Toy Story 5' tops weekend box office, dethroning 'Colony'

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The Hollywood animation 'Toy Story 5' debuted at the top of the South Korean weekend box-office chart, ending the four-week winning streak of the Korean zombie thriller 'Colony'.

'Toy Story 5' added 713,071 admissions over the weekend, bringing its accumulated total to 872,553 as of Sunday, according to data released by the Korean Film Council.

'Colony,' the latest in director Yeon Sang-ho's zombie thriller lineup, ranked second with 188,674 admissions over the weekend and 5,527,525 total admissions.

'Wild Sing,' another Korean film starring Gang Dong-won, added 133,556 admissions and crossed the one-million milestone to land at No. 3. The Korean-Japanese supernatural horror film 'The Shrine' debuted at No. 5.

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