Global box office race begins...Ahn Hyo-seop x Lee Min-ho's full-reading poem invites overseas film festivals → Large-scale overseas tours

Jul 22, 2025

Global box office race begins...Ahn Hyo-seop x Lee Min-ho's full-reading poem invites overseas film festivals → Large-scale overseas tours
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The movie 'Omniscient Reader's View' is attracting even the global market with a scary momentum.

Global attention is focused on the 「Omniscient Reader's View」, which has confirmed pre-sales in 113 foreign countries and is about to meet with global audiences. Foreshadowing an ecstatic cinematic experience that you can't take your eyes off for a single moment 'Omniscient Reader's View' will bring wonders to movie fans around the world with fresh attempts and spectacular fantasy action sequences that are rarely seen in Korea.

Foreign film festivals are also welcoming 'Omniscient Reader's View'. Starting with the New York Asian Film Festival on July 11 (Friday), which screened various genre films across Asia, it was officially invited by leading film festivals around the world, including the Fantasia International Film Festival, the most prestigious genre film festival in North America, and the German Fantasy Film Festival, an international film festival specializing in genre films such as fantasy, science fiction, and thrillers.




In addition, brand presentations and opening sequences of 'Omniscient Reader's View' will be screened at the San Diego Comic-Con International (2025 SDCC), which will be held for four days from Thursday 24th to Sunday 27th. Comic-Con is a global culture festival where the content industry and fandom from around the world gather, and it is a representative event where Hollywood masterpieces unveil their first trailer, signaling their entry into the North American market and marking a full-fledged meeting with global fandom. A North American distributor is very proud to present "'Omniscient Reader's View' to North American theaters. I think San Diego Comic-Con is the perfect place to launch. It is expected to draw keen attention and communicate actively with fans at the same time as it is released"It raised expectations for global box office success.

Global box office race begins...Ahn Hyo-seop x Lee Min-ho's full-reading poem invites overseas film festivals → Large-scale overseas tours
Photo provided by Lotte Entertainment
Global box office race begins...Ahn Hyo-seop x Lee Min-ho's full-reading poem invites overseas film festivals → Large-scale overseas tours
Photo provided by Lotte Entertainment
Global box office race begins...Ahn Hyo-seop x Lee Min-ho's full-reading poem invites overseas film festivals → Large-scale overseas tours
Photo provided by Lotte Entertainment
Global box office race begins...Ahn Hyo-seop x Lee Min-ho's full-reading poem invites overseas film festivals → Large-scale overseas tours
Photo provided by Lotte Entertainment
Global box office race begins...Ahn Hyo-seop x Lee Min-ho's full-reading poem invites overseas film festivals → Large-scale overseas tours
Photo provided by Lotte Entertainment
Then, from July 28 (Monday) to 30 (Wednesday), a large-scale promotion tour will be held in Singapore. The tour, which will be directly participated by directors Ahn Hyo-seop, Lee Min-ho and Kim Byung-woo, is drawing keen attention from local and Asian fans as stage greetings, fan events, local media interviews, and brand collaboration campaigns will be held in a variety of ways. A Singapore distributor representative is very pleased to present "'Omniscient Reader's View' to audiences in Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia. The joint marketing between the countries raises the expectations of prospective audiences. In particular, the Global Press Junket in Singapore will be a special occasion for fans and media to meet the cast in person and celebrate the film together."

Global box office race begins...Ahn Hyo-seop x Lee Min-ho's full-reading poem invites overseas film festivals → Large-scale overseas tours
Photo provided by Lotte Entertainment
The buzz of 'Omniscient Reader's View', which has captivated the world even before its release in Korea, has already been confirmed in many parts of the world. Prior to the local release in Taiwan, large advertisements, outdoor advertisements, and bus wrapping advertisements attached to subways and shopping malls are seen one after another. Attention is focusing on whether 'Omniscient Reader's View', which proved global popularity with unique K-fantasy action, will lead to a box office sensation not only in Korea but also around the world.




Meanwhile, 'Omniscient Reader's View' is a fantasy action film to survive in a world that has been destroyed with Yoo Joong-hyuk, the protagonist of the novel, and Kim, the only reader, will be released on the 23rd.








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