'Doraemon' earns nearly 10 billion, overturns Vietnamese film to top box office

The Doraemon movie series has been at the Vietnamese box office for more than 10 years - Photo: Shin-Ei Animation

As of noon on May 17, the cartoon Doraemon 2025: Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Art World Tales earned 9.5 billion VND (including pre-booked tickets). Although it was just an early screening, the film was allocated nearly 3,000 screenings.

Doraemon 2025 will be shown early on May 17 and 18 and officially released on May 23. The film is considered a "box office powerhouse" on June 1 this year.

Doraemon will have a hundred billion, just you wait and see.

The film premiered on March 7 in Japan, marking the 45th anniversary of the film series. Doraemon. The film grossed $30.8 million worldwide (nearly VND798 billion).

In Vietnam, the achievement of nearly 10 billion VND in just the first day of early screening (not yet finished) shows that Doraemon It is likely to earn hundreds of billions this summer, and may even exceed it.

In recent years, Doraemon has become a hundred billion dollar film brand, a hit in Vietnamese theaters and an indispensable "delicious dish" for family audiences every summer.

Last year, the movie Doraemon: Nobita and the Symphony of the Earth collected 147 billion VND in Vietnam. In 2023, Doraemon: Nobita and the Ideal Land in the Sky revenue 84 billion dong

Or 2021, Doraemon: Nobita and the tiny universe war released during COVID-19 but still earned 48 billion VND. This brand is very strong in Vietnam, because audiences only need to hear the name Doraemon to go to the cinema, not to mention the content of the new part.

Doraemon rose to the top 1 at the Vietnamese box office on the first day of early screening - Photo: Cut from trailer

In Japan last March and April, the film spent six consecutive weeks at the top of the box office, until it was dethroned by an animated film. Detective Conan: One-eyed Flashback.

For over 10 years, each film has been dubbed into Vietnamese by familiar voices such as Thuy Tien (as Doraemon), Hoang Khuyet (as Nobita), Hoai Thuong (as Shizuka), Thien Trung (as Jaian) or Minh Vu (as Suneo) and many other voice actors.

Can Fire Rain surpass the movie Say Brother Hi?

So just one day of early screening, Doraemon has risen to the top spot at the box office this weekend. The next positions on May 17 belong to Detective Kien, Rain of Fire: Documentary Brother Overcoming Thousands of Challenges, Flip Side 8, Yadang: Three Faces of Flip Side...

Rain of Fire: Documentary Brother overcame thousands of obstacles just released in theaters on May 16 but also earned 5.3 billion VND (calculated from pre-booked tickets).

The talented actors premiered the movie Rain of Fire on the afternoon of May 16, amidst a crowd of media and fans - Photo: THANH HIEP

This is a pretty good revenue, however considering that many screenings were sold early due to the attraction of the talented actors, Rain of Fire also faces challenges in surpassing the concert film's box office milestone. Say Hi Brother: The Villain Makes the Hero (15.4 billion VND) .

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