KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 -- Malaysian audiences are fully locked into Colony.

The latest infection horror spectacle from Yeon Sang-ho - the filmmaker behind Train to Busan and Hellbound - has now grossed RM3.3 million locally, according to Golden Screen Cinemas, extending a breakout Malaysian run that began with RM1.4 million shortly after release.

Malaysia also became the first South-east Asian country to officially screen the film, with an advance premiere held at GSC One Utama on Thursday before the movie opened nationwide on Friday.

The strong local response mirrors the film's explosive momentum in South Korea, where Colony has already crossed one million admissions just four days after release - making it the fastest film of 2026 to h...