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weekend-box office

'Toy Story 5' tops weekend box office, dethroning 'Colony'

SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- The Hollywood animation "Toy Story 5" debuted atop the weekend box-office chart in South Korea, snapping a four-week winning streak by the Korean zombie thriller "Colony," data showed Monday.

"Toy Story 5" added 713,071 admissions over the weekend, bringing its accumulated admissions to 872,553 as of Sunday, according to the data released by the Korean Film Council, which compiles admissions from Friday through Sunday for its weekend chart.

"Colony," the latest in director Yeon Sang-ho's zombie thriller lineup, ranked No. 2, attracting 188,674 admissions over the weekend and logging 5,527,525 total admissions.

"Wild Sing," another Korean film starring Gang Dong-won, broke the 1-million milestone, adding 133,556 admissions over the weekend and coming in at No. 3.

Foreign films mostly dominated the weekend box-office chart, with only one other Korean film landing in the top 10. The Korean-Japanese supernatural horror film "The Shrine" debuted at No. 5, according to the data.

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