Colony tops weekend box office, breaking 3 million admissions

The zombie thriller Colony topped the weekend box office chart and surpassed 3 million admissions just 10 days after its release.

The Korean film Colony logged 3,474,934 accumulated admissions as of Sunday, adding 971,034 admissions over the weekend.

Directed by Yeon Sang-ho of Train to Busan fame, the movie follows biotechnology professor Se-jeong, played by Jun Ji-hyun, and other survivors fighting to escape a virus-quarantined building. It also stars Koo Kyo-hwan, Ji Chang-wook and Kim Shin-rok.

The film, which premiered at the Midnight Screenings section of the Cannes Film Festival last month, reached the 3-million milestone faster than the 2026 hit The King's Warden. American sci-fi horror Backrooms ranked second with 303,264 admissions, followed by the musical Michael in third place.

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Backrooms leads global box office with 118 million

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Backrooms earned 118 million dollars worldwide in its opening weekend, marking a strong international debut for the A24 horror film. Obsession reached 148 million dollars globally while Michael climbed to 846.2 million dollars.

Korean film Colony has surpassed 2 million admissions just five days after release. Data from the Korean Film Council showed accumulated admissions reached 2,018,644 by Monday.

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Historical drama The King’s Warden crossed the 13 million admissions mark at the South Korean box office during its sixth consecutive weekend at number one. The film earned $8.2 million from 1,253,733 admissions over the March 13-15 weekend. Data comes from KOBIS, the Korean Film Council tracking service.

A24's Backrooms is tracking for a robust domestic opening this weekend. The horror film has already collected $10.4 million in Thursday night previews. Projections now stand at $76 million to $79 million for the three-day frame.

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Kane Parsons' directorial debut Backrooms opened strongly at the domestic box office this weekend. The A24 release, based on the filmmaker's popular YouTube series, earned between $76 million and $79 million.

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