'COLONY' draws 1.28 million viewers in four days... 'The King and I' first-week score surpassed [★Movie Chart]

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The film 'COLONY' (directed by Yeon Sang-ho) has topped the box office for the opening weekend, riding a wave of commercial success.

According to the Korea Film Council's integrated computer network, as of 7 a.m. on the 25th, 'COLONY' attracted a cumulative 1,281,665 viewers from the 22nd to the 24th, securing the number one spot in the overall box office for the opening weekend.

This record surpasses the first-weekend scores of all 2026 releases, including 'The King and I', 'Project Hail Mary', 'Michael', and 'The Devil Wears Prada 2'.

'COLONY' broke through the 1st million cumulative viewer mark just four days after its release, setting the highest opening score for a film released this year and claiming the number one box office spot for the opening weekend, generating an overwhelming box office frenzy.

'COLONY' is a film about survivors trapped inside a building sealed off due to an unidentified infection outbreak, fighting against infected individuals evolving in unpredictable forms. It stars Jeon Ji-hyun, Koo Kyo-hwan, Ji Chang-wook, Shin Hyun-bin, Kim Shin-rok, and Ko Soo.

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