Zombie thriller 'Colony' hits 2 million admissions milestone at fastest pace of films released this year

The zombie spectacle “Colony” has drawn more than 2 million admissions since its release last week, hitting the milestone at the fastest pace among films released this year, data showed on Tuesday.

The Korean movie had recorded 2,018,644 accumulated admissions as of Monday, just five days after its release on Thursday, according to data released by the Korean Film Council.

It maintained its No. 1 spot on the daily box office chart for a fifth straight day on Monday, with 517,011 admissions. The Hollywood film “Michael” came in second with 109,384 admissions, followed by the animated film “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” at 38,095.

“Colony” is the latest one of director Yeon Sang-ho's zombie thrillers, which include megahit “Train to Busan” (2016). It follows a biotechnology professor — Se-jeong, played by Jun Ji-hyun — and a group of survivors who fight to escape a building quarantined due to a virus outbreak.

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

Yonhap