Local action-horror thriller “Colony” held onto its position at the top of the South Korean box office during the weekend of June 5–7.
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According to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, the film generated $4 million from 603,868 admissions, capturing a 44.35% revenue share during its third weekend on release. Directed by Yeon Sang-ho and starring Jun Ji-hyun, Koo Kyo-hwan, and Ji Chang-wook, the zombie thriller tracking a rapidly shifting hive-mind virus inside a mall has pushed its cumulative haul to $32.6 million from 4,727,518 total admissions since its rollout.
Comedy “Wild Sing” opened in second place, earning $2 million from 321,188 admissions over the three-day window. Directed by Son Jae-gon, the film follows a faded first-generation K-pop dance trio called Triangle attempting a chaotic, star-studded stage comeback two decades after a sudden scandal broke them up. The film has collected a total cumulative gross of $3.4 million from 543,722 total admissions.
“Backrooms” was in third place, grossing $1.3 million from 199,819 admissions over the frame. It has generated a healthy cumulative cume of $5.5 million from 799,635 total admissions since its launch. Musical biography “Michael” held steady in fourth place, pulling in $433,526 over the weekend. The film has now brought its cumulative lifetime South Korean cume to $11 million from 1,540,143 total admissions.
Fantasy-comedy “The Supernatural Sweet Shop” followed in fifth place, adding $227,631 to bring its total cumulative earnings to $811,063 from 136,821 admissions.
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“The Mandalorian and Grogu” was in sixth place after grossing $260,190 over the weekend for a cumulative total of $1.5 million. “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” took seventh place, adding $72,680 to push its total to $10.3 million. “Masters of the Universe” debuted in eighth place, earning $58,199 from 10,197 admissions and has a gross of $58,937. 2004 Hollywood romance classic “The Notebook” placed ninth, grossing $66,724 over the frame to bring its cumulative Korean cume to $4.2 million.
Rounding out the top 10 was the musical concert feature “Place Asia Tour [Dash: Quantum Leap] Encore in Cinema,” which debuted with $120,669 from 8,061 admissions. The concert performance documents the virtual K-pop boy group Plave during their live-arena encore showcase at the Gocheok Sky Dome. The project has grossed $342,446.
The overall market collective gross for the weekend was $9.1 million, down from last week’s $11.9 million.
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