Korean action fantasy Omniscient Reader: Prophecy It was picked up for distribution in 113 territory and surpassed the local box office on the first day.
The big budget features based on popular web novels and webtoons have been featured in Taiwan (Cai Chang), Japan (Twins), Philippines (Pioner), Thailand (Sahamongkol) and Australia (K-Movie).
The Purple Plan opened the film in Indonesia on July 30th, followed by Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei on July 31st. In Hong Kong, the July 31 release will be handled by InterContinental Film Distributors, Neofilm, Emperor Films, and Just Distribution HK.
As previously announced, Capelight Pictures will hold films in the US and Canada on August 1st, and will also be co-distributed in France. International sales are processed by Smilegate.
Lotte Entertainment opened the feature, which opened in Korea on Wednesday (July 23) and won $829,000 from 122,491 entry. It represented almost 45% of the total box office revenue that day and abdicated us. F1costing 290,000 dollars from 40,786 admission.
With a budget of over $22 million (KRW30BN) Omniscient Reader: Prophecy It is one of the most expensive Korean films to date and is expected to give the necessary boost to the local box office.
Directed by Kim Byung Woo, the story follows an ordinary office worker who gets caught up in an attack by a mythical creature. However, he realizes that he is aware of the details of the online novel he is reading and can rewrite what happens next. He then goes to search for the story hero to prevent the end of the world.
The cast includes Ahn Hyo-Seop, a former member of Boyband One, who lends his voice to hit Antflix Animation Kpop Demon Hunters and Apple TV’s Pachinko’s Lee Min-Ho.
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