'Omniscient Reader: The Prophet' Tops Box Office on Release Day
Jul 24, 2025
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According to the Korea Film Council's integrated computer network for movie theater admission tickets on the 24th, 'Omniscient Reader's View' attracted 122,491 people on the 23rd to rank No. 1 in the overall box office. The cumulative audience of 'Omniscient Reader's View' is 127,431, including the audience at the premiere. On the same day, 'F1 The Movie' (directed by Joseph Kosinski) came in second with 47,888 (accumulated 2018,983).
「Omniscient Reader's View」, which predicted that it will provide the strongest cinematic experience this summer, topped the box office on the first day of its release, marking the beginning of a cool box office craze in summer theaters. The number one box office hit 'Omniscient Reader's View' exceeded the opening score (104,548) of 'Opposition' (directed by Hwang Byung-guk), which recorded the highest number of Korean movies this year, and sent a box office signal to theaters this summer.
From before the release to the present, 'Omniscient Reader's View', which ranked No. 1 in the overall box office for six consecutive days, is writing a new box office scenario, continuing its popularity following the reservation sensation.
The recommended procession of audiences who visited the theater since the early morning of the release date has also been covered online. There have already been a number of expected comments from real-time visitors asking for the production of the sequel. It also revealed satisfaction with fresh visuals, vast worldviews, and thrilling fantasy actions that never existed before.
'Omniscient Reader's View' is a work about the world in the novel becoming a reality on the day a novel that has been serialized for more than a decade is completed, and the struggle to survive in a world where the only reader is the protagonist of the novel and his colleagues. Ahn Hyo-seop, Lee Min-ho, Chae Soo-bin, Shin Seung-ho, Nana, and Ji-soo appeared, and director Kim Byung-woo of 'The Terror Live'PMC: The Bunker' took the megaphone.
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