Colony Holds Korea Box Office No. 1 as Wild Sing Debuts Strong
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- Colony retained the No. 1 position in its third weekend with $4 million from 603,868 admissions and a dominant 44.35% revenue share, pushing its cumulative gross to $32.6 million from 4.72 million total admissions.
- Wild Sing debuted in second place with $2 million from 321,188 admissions over the three-day window, bringing its early cumulative to $3.4 million from 543,722 admissions since launch.
- Backrooms landed in third with $1.3 million from 199,819 admissions, while the musical biography Michael held fourth with $433,526, bringing its lifetime South Korean cume to $11 million.
- The Mandalorian and Grogu grossed $260,190 for a cumulative $1.5 million in sixth place, as Masters of the Universe debuted quietly in eighth with $58,199 from just 10,197 admissions.
- The Notebook re-release added $66,724 to reach a $4.2 million Korean cume, and K-pop concert film Plave: Place Asia Tour Encore in Cinema debuted in tenth with $120,669 from 8,061 admissions.
- The overall South Korean market grossed $9.1 million for the weekend, down from $11.9 million the prior frame — a roughly 24% week-on-week decline.
Why it matters: Colony's $32.6 million cumulative and 44.35% market share confirm Yeon Sang-ho's zombie thriller as the dominant Korean release of the season, while Wild Sing's $2 million debut signals a credible counter-programming challenger targeting nostalgia-driven K-pop fans rather than horror audiences.
