Yeon Sang-ho’s Cannes Midnight Title ‘Colony’ Passes 3 Million Admissions On Korean Release
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- Colony premiered in Cannes’ Midnight Screenings and opened in South Korea on May 21.
- Colony logged 3.475 million admissions and $24.84 million gross by May 30, becoming the second‑highest‑grossing Korean film of 2026.
- Colony reached the 3‑million‑admission milestone in ten days, faster than The King’s Warden took fourteen days.
- Showbox distributes Colony (alongside The King’s Warden and Salmokji) and has sold the film to over 120 territories, including North America via Well Go USA.
- Korean Film Council (KOFIC) data shows six of the ten top‑grossing films of 2026 are Korean, signalling a revival for local cinema.
Why it matters: Showbox and Korean distributors gain a high‑earning blockbuster, while foreign titles face tougher competition; the film’s speed to 3 M admissions signals a strong domestic market shift toward Korean genre films.
