(CJ Entertainment)

The Korean action film “Fabricated City” will be opening in 31 regions, according to its distributor CJ Entertainment on Friday.

CJ revealed that the film was sold to 26 regions at the European Film Market held during the Berlin Film Festival. It will hit theaters in a total of 31 regions including five where it will be distributed directly by CJ.

The film will launch in Australia and New Zealand in February, Hong Kong in March, Malaysia in April and Thailand in May. It will also be shown in Taiwan, Italy and India, Vietnam, Indonesia and North America.

(CJ Entertainment)

“Fabricated City” centers on a jobless young gamer who gets framed for a rape-murder case he did not commit and struggles to find the truth with the help of his friends from an online gaming group.

Released on Feb. 9 in Korea, the film was No. 1 at the local box office over the weekend of Feb. 10-12. It had attracted 1.51 million filmgoers as of Friday.

By Kim So-yeon (syk19372@heraldcorp.com)