'COLONY,' which received a seven-minute standing ovation at Cannes, opens today (21st) and ranks first in ticket pre-sales.

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The film 'COLONY,' which received a seven-minute standing ovation at the Cannes International Film Festival, opened to great enthusiasm. 'COLONY' is recording the number one spot in ticket pre-sales, drawing high expectations.

According to the Korean Film Council's integrated ticketing system on the 21st, as of 7 a.m. that day, the film 'COLONY' recorded a pre-sale rate of 52.2% and 261,520 pre-sold tickets, leading the rankings.

Already drawing intense interest upon its release today, 'COLONY' was first unveiled to the world at the Cannes International Film Festival's Midnight Screening at midnight on the 15th, receiving enthusiastic applause locally. It was then shown to the press in Korea on the 20th, making it available to domestic media.

The film 'COLONY' follows isolated survivors trapped inside a building sealed off by an unidentified infection outbreak, fighting against infected individuals evolving in unpredictable ways.

Director Yoon Sang-ho was invited to the Cannes Film Festival for the fourth time, following his first feature-length animation 'King of Pigs' (2012, Directors' Fortnight), 'Train to Busan' (2016, Midnight Screening), and 'Peninsula' (2020, Official Selection). Known for leaving a strong impression on the global film industry with genre films that blend Korean-style zombie themes with original twists, Yoon Sang-ho once again challenges the box office with zombies through 'COLONY.'

'COLONY' tackles social issues facing our society in a commercial and entertaining manner. Director Yoon Sang-ho, who prefers showing rather than preaching messages, packed the story with various thoughts at the end of a whirlwind narrative. Most notably, the introduction of a new infection entity called 'COLONY' and the setting of shared brains allowed him to break his own framework and create an evolution of zombies.

It remains to be seen whether 'COLONY' can trigger a box office phenomenon surpassing 'Train to Busan.'

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