On the morning of June 17th, the Vietnamese box office witnessed a surprising development as the South Korean horror film Colony rose to the top of the day's revenue, pushing the two Vietnamese films, "Ma Xó" and "Lầu Chú Hỏa," down to second and third place respectively.
According to Box Office Vietnam data, on the same morning, the film by the director who previously helmed Train to Busan grossed 1 billion VND , with 11,873 tickets sold across 1,913 screenings. Currently, Colony has earned 37 billion VND in the Vietnamese market.
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The Fire Lord's Tower and the Ghost Lord were unexpectedly surpassed. |
Meanwhile, "Ma Xó " (The Ghost), a Vietnamese film that garnered attention recently, dropped to second place despite having significantly more screenings. With 2,438 screenings, Phan Bá Hỷ's film currently grosses 830 million VND in one day, corresponding to 10,673 tickets sold. Previously, "Ma Xó" had topped the box office for two consecutive weeks and currently has a revenue of approximately 126 billion VND . However, the film is showing clear signs of cooling down, making it difficult to reach even higher revenue milestones.
Coming in second is "Lầu chú Hỏa" (Uncle Fire's Mansion) , with 825 million VND earned on the morning of June 17th. Although it didn't create a sensation like some recent horror films, this achievement is still considered quite promising for Hung Tran - a director born in the 1990s making his feature film debut.
After one week of release, "The Fire Tower" has grossed 36 billion VND . With a relatively low budget, the film is considered to have surpassed its break-even point and is entering the profitable phase.
Colony (Vietnamese title : Colony: The Swarm of the Living Dead ) is a new South Korean zombie film directed by Yeon Sang Ho, the director behind the hit film Train to Busan . The film's plot revolves around a biotechnology conference held in a high-rise building in Seoul. When a mutated virus breaks out, authorities lock down the entire area, forcing Professor Se Jeong and a group of survivors to find a way to escape the increasingly unpredictable and evolving infected.
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The Korean drama Colony is currently a sensation across Asia. |
In terms of box office performance, by the end of the week in mid-June, Colony had surpassed 5.21 million viewers, holding the top spot at the South Korean box office for four consecutive weeks. Data from the Korean Film Council also recorded that as of June 15th, the film had garnered over 5.24 million viewers and approximately $36.57 million in revenue in South Korea.
Not only did the film become a sensation domestically, it also achieved breakthroughs across Asia. According to the Korea Times , Colony garnered over 1.51 million views in Malaysia, becoming the highest-grossing Korean film in the market's history; in Indonesia, it surpassed 1.06 million views, ranking second among the highest-grossing Korean films; and in the Philippines, it achieved over 347,000 views, also ranking second. The film also made it into the top 5 highest-grossing Korean films ever released in Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand.
Source: https://znews.vn/hai-phim-viet-bat-ngo-bi-danh-bai-post1660442.html
