'Omniscient Reader' tops box office upon premiere

The action fantasy "Omniscient Reader: The Prophet" topped the box office on its first day of release, data showed Thursday. According to the Korean Film Council, the new film, directed by Kim Byung-woo, sold 122,491 tickets Wednesday to come out on top in the box office, dethroning the Hollywood flick "F1: the Movie." Adapted from the popular web-based novel of the same name, "Omniscient Reader" follows Dok-ja, played by Ahn Hyo-seop, who is the sole reader of a fictional series that suddenly comes to life on the day its decadelong serialization ends. Dok-ja teams up with the novel's protagonist, Joong-hyuk (Lee Min-ho), and a diverse group of allies — some from his original reality and others from the novel itself — and sets out to alter the novel's foregone conclusion, intent on crafting his own ending.Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times