Director Park Chan-wook Hugs Jun Ji-hyun... Yeon Sang-ho's Film 'Colony' Tops Advance Ticket Sales After Cannes Premiere [2026 Cannes]

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[Financial News] Yeon Sang-ho's 'Colony,' invited to the Midnight Screenings section of the 79th Cannes Film Festival, was unveiled for the first time at the festival on the 16th Korea time and has now risen to No. 1 in advance ticket sales in Korea as of today, the 17th.
'Colony' had its world premiere on the 16th at the Lumière Grand Theatre, the main screening venue at the festival. The event was attended not only by director Yeon Sang-ho and actors Jun Ji-hyun, Ji Chang-wook, Koo Kyo-hwan, Shin Hyun-been, and Kim Shin-rok, but also by Park Chan-wook, who served as jury president for the competition section.
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Set to open in Korea on the 21st, 'Colony' follows survivors trapped inside a sealed building during an unidentified outbreak as they fight infected beings that evolve in unpredictable ways. It is Yeon Sang-ho's latest film after 'Train to Busan,' which set a benchmark for Korean zombie films.
At noon on the 17th, 'Colony' ranked first in advance ticket sales with 32.7% on the Korean Box Office Information System (KOBIS). 'Michael,' which opened on the 13th, came in second with 24.5%.
'Colony' is drawing attention for introducing Yeon Sang-ho's new type of zombie. U.S. entertainment outlet TheWrap noted after the Cannes screening that the film "reimagines zombies as beings that can communicate with one another" and "work together like a team to generate power."
Yeon Sang-ho previously said through distributor Showbox Corporation that "the greatest fear in 'Colony' is how increasingly difficult it becomes to predict how the infected will change." Jeon Young, who oversaw the infected characters' movements, said, "The collaborative movements, in which the infected share thoughts with one another, are truly grotesque. It will be a scene unlike anything seen anywhere in the world."
IMAX screenings have been confirmed for 'Colony' to effectively showcase the powerful presence of a new species that will fill the screen.
Jonathan Fisher, chief content officer at IMAX, said, "'Colony' is the most immersive realization of bold, cinematic horror. IMAX is the ideal platform to elevate every moment, and through scale, intensity and impact, it will make 'Colony' an unforgettable experience."
The VFX and DI for 'Colony' were handled by Dexter Studio, which also worked on 'Parasite.' Through the organic integration of VFX and DI, the film minimizes visual inconsistency between scenes and delivers a unified cinematic experience.
Meanwhile, 'Colony' has been pre-sold to 124 countries.
jashin@fnnews.com Shin Jina Reporter