Zombie thriller 'Colony' surpasses 4 million admissions

The Korean film “Colony” continued its upward streak, drawing more than 4 million admissions since its release last month, data showed on Thursday.

The star-studded blockbuster reported 4,043,762 accumulated admissions as of Wednesday, adding 331,493 admissions from the previous day, according to data released by the Korean Film Council.

The milestone came on the 14th day of its release, marking the fastest pace by a film released in Korea this year.

“Colony” is the latest zombie thriller from director Yeon Sang-ho, whose previous works include “Train to Busan” (2016). It follows 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 stars Koo Kyo-hwan as a lone wolf researcher who controls the zombies, as well as Ji Chang-wook and Kim Shin-rok as Se-jeong's fellow survivors.

“Wild Sing,” a Korean comedy featuring Gang Dong-won, meanwhile, logged 160,760 admissions on Wednesday, ranking No. 2 at the box office, according to the data.

Yonhap