10 highest-grossing Vietnamese films at the box office in 2025, total revenue of over 2,700 billion VND

Red Rain leads Vietnamese film box office revenue in 2025

Red Rain, the highest-grossing Vietnamese film at the box office in 2025, far surpassed the rest with a revenue more than double that of the second-place film, The Four Guardians: 714 billion VND compared to 332 billion VND. Following that are Death Battle in the Sky, Detective Kien, Ancestral House...

1. Red Rain: 714 billion VND

Recently, Red Rain has continuously had screenings at film weeks, community screenings for people, veterans, the elderly... A few months after leaving theaters, the film has been "popularized", both showing for free on the TV360 application and being shown on tour in many localities across the country.

Official trailer of the movie Red Rain

Stopping at the milestone of 714 billion VND and 8.3 million viewers, Red Rain could have achieved even higher box office revenue because the fever at that time had not cooled down. However, People's Army Cinema decided to withdraw the film from theaters to bring the film to more people.

2. The four defenders: 332 billion VND

After Mai's box office performance in 2024, The Four Guardians can be considered a temporary setback for director Tran Thanh, although the film's box office performance is still very high. It cannot be denied that Tran Thanh is still a "box office star", the name that attracts the largest audience in his films. Every Tet holiday, many audiences still wait to watch Tran Thanh's films.

The Guardian Quartet still shows that Tran Thanh is a box office star - Photo: Producer

So, let's wait and see what Tran Thanh will "pull out" this Tet with the new movie Tho oi!. The cast is rumored to have many "Em xinh say hi" and young faces, instead of the familiar cast every year.

3. Death Battle in the Air: 251 billion VND

The film Death in the Air by director Ham Tran was selected to open the "Vietnamese Cinema - Journey of Light" Week in Paris, France on February 5. Many Vietnamese audiences in France, after watching the film, expressed surprise that a Vietnamese film could be so attractive, dramatic, modern and entertaining.

Dramatic and entertaining, Sky Deathmatch achieved high revenue - Photo: Producer

The revenue of 251 billion VND has not shown the full potential of Sky Deathmatch and the action film genre in Vietnam. Hopefully in the future there will be more action films with similar quality to attract audiences to the cinema.

4. Detective Kien - Headless Mystery: 248 billion VND

Like Sky Deathmatch with the action movie genre, Detective Kien - The Headless Case inspired a new genre of movies to develop in Vietnam. It is a spiritual horror detective movie that can be made into a series with a central character that can attract audiences.

Detective Kien can be made into a series with the male lead played by Quoc Huy - Photo: Producer

Detective Kien is also a spin-off of The Last Wife, about a beloved supporting character in The Last Wife. After the success of part 1, director Victor Vu has just announced part 2, Detective Kien: Golden Curse, scheduled to premiere in 2026.

5. Ancestral house: 242 billion VND

The Ancestral House is a hit thanks to the resonance of many factors: Huynh Lap has been persistent with the spiritual horror film genre for many years and has honed his skills with web dramas; Phuong My Chi has entered the cinema with a "tailor-made" cute role, full of Gen Z characteristics; the message about family affection and emphasizing the meaning of the ancestral death anniversary for young audiences, especially Gen Z.

"Two brothers" Huynh Lap - Phuong My Chi were successful in their first collaboration in a movie - Photo: Producer

With the success of the film, the audience hopes that the talented artist duo Huynh Lap - Phuong My Chi will continue their long journey in cinema. In addition, stories with young people at the center and aiming at universal family and social values are also worth encouraging.

6. Flip Side 8 - Sunny Bracelet: 232 billion VND

Just like Tran Thanh's case with The Four Guardians, Lat mat 8 - Vong tay nang is a temporary setback for director Ly Hai but the results are not bad. Maybe the film will make Ly Hai invest more time and make more effort in the script to convince the audience more.

"Flip Side 8 - Vong Tay Nang" is still a hit movie, audiences hope director Ly Hai will invest more in the script - Photo: Producer

Ly Hai's advantage is that he has a dedicated producer (his wife Minh Ha), and a dedicated crew that has gradually become more established with him through many successful film projects. He is also always open to young actors and new faces.

7. Billion dollar kiss: 211 billion VND

Some audiences do not appreciate The Billion Dollar Kiss because the story is not new, the content is simple romantic comedy. But it must be recognized that this is one of the few Vietnamese films with a female perspective, the main characters are all female from a first female director, Thu Trang.

Ma Ran Do and Thien An in the movie "Billionaire Kiss" - Photo: Producer

The Billionaire Kiss brought Ma Ran Do's name to a wider audience. After this film, he had the blockbusters Deathmatch in the Sky and The Search for Ambergris . Ma Ran Do is the only actor to star in 3 films in the top 10 most popular Vietnamese films this year.

Another actor, Quang Tuan, also has 3 hundred billion movies, but only 2 movies made it into the top 10 ( The Search for Ambergris and The Tunnels ).

8. The Quest for Ambergris: 192 billion VND (currently showing)

The search for ambergris is the most unexpected success this year, likely to join the group of "200 billion movies". In the top 10, there are currently 5 200 billion movies, but by the end of the year, this number could be 6. This success also shows the cool hand of the producer couple Vo Thanh Hoa - Mai Bao Ngoc in creating conditions for new directors.

Ma Ran Do and Quang Tuan in the movie "Searching for ambergris" - Photo: Producer

With some pretty big names at the box office like Quang Tuan or Ma Ran Do, Ambergris is still a surprise success. The film comes from the main production team Action C - a group that specializes in making action comedies for the web, with director Duong Minh Chien and the main and supporting actors are all quite unfamiliar at the box office.

9. Tunnel - Sun in the Dark: 172 billion VND

As one of the best Vietnamese films of the year, a candidate for the Golden Lotus Award as well as other film awards, Tunnels - Sun in the Dark was well received by audiences when it was released in theaters and started a fever for war and revolutionary films this year.

"Tunnels" paved the way for war and revolutionary films to become a hit in theaters - Photo: DPCC

The film directed by Bui Thac Chuyen created a heated discussion when it was first released, creating a wave of young people going to the cinema to watch war films. The film has a tight script, international cinematic language, modern and restrained storytelling, a difference in the genre of Vietnamese war films.

10. Abandoning mother: 171 billion VND

Mang Me Di Bo is the most successful co-production film between the two countries in the Vietnamese market this year, and is the driving force for many other co-production projects that have been and are being made. The film has a script written by Korean director Mo Hong Jin based on research into real life in Vietnam and received advice from the Vietnamese crew, especially producer Phan Gia Nhat Linh.

"Mang me di bo", a successful Vietnamese-Korean co-production film thanks to its strong Vietnamese elements - Photo: DPCC

The film was shot in both Vietnam and Korea, with Vietnam as the central setting. Mang Me Di Bo leads an encouraging trend where foreign filmmakers pay attention to learning deeply about Vietnam, listening to the Vietnamese crew, and the film is well received by Vietnamese audiences.

Vietnamese film revenue increases sharply

This year, Ghost Lamp (VND105 billion) and Ghost in the Palace (VND149 billion) - both of which have very high revenues compared to previous years - did not even make it into the top 10. This proves how much Vietnamese cinema revenue has increased this year. Mang Me Di Bo, the film ranked last in the top 10, also reached VND171 billion.

Last year, even films that did not break even, such as Hai Muoi and Ngay Xua Co Mot Chuyen Tinh, could make it into the top 10 Vietnamese box office films. But this year, all the films that made it into the top 10 made a profit, even a huge profit. And this year, there are about 10 other films that also had higher revenue than Hai Muoi or Ngay Xua Co Mot Chuyen Tinh , but did not make it into the top 10.

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