Despite the appearance of two new films, it could not brighten the box office situation last weekend during the low season of cinemas before the 2025 Tet film season begins.
While Tet movies are competing to be released, the current box office revenue situation is very gloomy. According to Box Office Vietnam, last weekend,404 Run away nowAlthough it continues to lead the box office, it only earned less than 4 billion VND despite being shown in nearly 3,000 theaters nationwide. The current total revenue of the film, which features Tran Thanh's younger sister, is currently 95 billion VND.
Vietnamese moviesSister in lawwas pushed down to 3rd place at the box office due to a sharp decline in revenue, not reaching 2 billion VND last weekend. Currently, the latest work of Hong Dao, Viet Huong, Ngoc Trinh has surpassed 107 billion VND at the box office.
The second place at the box office last weekend belonged to a horror film.Mother's ghost.Released on January 17, the film grossed VND3.6 billion. In Javanese tradition, “perewangan” is associated with the existence of supernatural beings and humans in a symbiotic or mutually beneficial way. In the business sector, such as restaurants, “perewangan” is often called “penglaris”, meaning a supernatural being that helps boost the owner’s sales. The story inMother's Ghostwas remade into a film in a similar format, haunted by the oral tradition and familiarity in Indonesian spiritual culture.
Also released last weekend, the final title in the Ghibli four-film series -Cats give backDespite being screened heavily, the film only earned 1.4 billion VND, according to Box Office Vietnam. The film is a spin-off ofWhisper of the Heart, tells the story of Yoshioka Haru - a normal high school girl. However, everything changes completely when she saves a cat from being hit by a car. That cat is Lune, the prince of the Cat Kingdom. To thank her, the Cat King decides to invite Haru to their kingdom.
This weekend's box office is expected to continue to have little change before the 2025 Tet movie season officially begins with a series of Vietnamese films hitting theaters such as:The Guardians, Love the Wrong Best FriendandBillionaire Kiss.
TH (according to Vietnamnet)