On July 23, 2025, Omniscient Reader: The Prophet, one of the crucial anticipated Korean films of the yr, received a theatrical launch. The movie crossed the anticipated moviegoers milestone, 13 days after it hit the theatres. That includes Lee Min-Ho, Ahn Hyo-Seop, Chae Soo-Bin, BLACKPINK’s Jisoo, and others in necessary roles, the movie is predicated on the favored webnovel by Sing Shong. For individuals who don’t know, it’s a fantasy motion thriller drama.
The storyline follows Kim Dokja (Ahn Hyo-Seop), the only reader of the webnovel Three Methods to Survive in a Ruined World. Sooner or later, his life takes an uncommon flip when the fictional world from his webnovel blends into his actual world, an apocalypse hits, and solely he is aware of how the story ends within the novel. The film is all about what he does to assist the individuals and survive the chaos. Now, the movie has surpassed the primary milestone. Scroll forward to know extra!
Omniscient Reader: The Prophet Surpasses 1 Million Moviegoers Mark
As per Soompi, the Korean Movie Council’s knowledge, primarily based on the integrity ticketing community, revealed that on August 5, 2025, the movie formally surpassed the 1 million moviegoer mark. This occurred nearly 2 weeks after its launch within the theatres. Though made with an enormous price range of 30 billion KRW, which is nearly $21 million, the makers anticipated it to file 6 million footfall of the moviegoers. Nonetheless, up to now it has solely crossed the primary milestone.
To rejoice this feat, solid members, together with Ahn Hyo-Seop, Lee Min-Ho (who performs Yoo Joo-Hyuk, the protagonist of the webnovel that Kim Dokja learn), Chae Soo-Bin, Nana, and Shin Seung-Ho got here collectively. They posed for a bunch picture and loved this new milestone achieved. Nonetheless, the continual whisper about Jisoo not being wherever nonetheless continues. Regardless of being one of many leads, she has been lacking from promotional occasions. Even now, when the movie made such a mark, she was nowhere to be seen.
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Omniscient Reader: The Prophet Confronted A number of Obstacles Regardless of Vital Buzz
The film garnered immense buzz ever since its announcement. Nonetheless, it additionally acquired loads of unfavorable suggestions and backlash from netizens earlier than its launch. From controversies over flawed casting decisions to allegations of mistreating a outstanding solid member, Jisoo, and preserving her within the venture only for the clout, to accusations of adjusting the plot primarily based on leisure functions, Omniscient Reader: The Prophet discovered itself in the midst of a number of points.
Viewers who learn the online novel made many notes about how totally different the film may end up from the novel. There have been additionally issues that the film may not work on the field workplace due to such backlash, however it has lastly crossed the 1 million moviegoers mark.
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