Ha Jung-woo and Kong Hyo-jin's "Love Fiction" a hit on opening day, climbing to the top of the box office

Co-starring Ha Jung-woo and Kong Hyo-jin, "Love Fiction" has a good showing on opening night, taking in many admissions.

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According to the admission records of the Korean Film Council, "Love Fiction" (directed by Jeon Gye-soo), which premiered February 29th, took in 163,850 admissions on opening night, making it a likely box office hit.

Over 481 screens nationally, "Love Fiction" accounted for 48% of all admissions, overwhelming "Nameless Gangster" (38,332 admissions), which came in second.

Ha Jung-woo, who has a lead role in both top films of the moment -- both "Love Fiction" and "Nameless Gangster", must be on top of the world.

"Love Fiction" tells the story of a 31-year old author who is suffering writer's block and how he meets Hee-jin, the girl of his dreams.