18+ horror film with Hong Dao and Thuy Tien earns over 42 billion VND

As predicted, the Vietnamese film "Linh Luc: Quy Nhap Trang" - starring Hong Dao and Miss Thuy Tien - quickly became a hit at the box office. The film earned more than 42 billion VND in its opening week, surpassing many Hollywood blockbusters and Korean films.

After weeks of being outplayed, Vietnamese movies has regained its position on the box office charts. Upon its release, the horror film Lynx: Possessed quickly attracted the attention of the audience, leading in the number of screenings and ticket sales speed.

The project surpassed Korean films and Hollywood blockbusters to dominate the weekend box office, and will likely stay in the top spot for a few more weeks because there are no strong competitors standing in its way.

Movie with Hong Dao, Thuy Tien head

Horror movie Lynx: Possessed attracted attention when gathering familiar faces such as Hong Dao, miss Thuy Tien, Samuel An, Thien An...

During the three-day weekend, the project earned more than VND24 billion with 280,274 tickets in 9,632 screenings. This achievement, combined with early screenings, helped the film earn more than VND42 billion in its opening week. Although it cannot be compared to Bran Previously (48 billion VND), this is still quite an impressive number for a Vietnamese horror film.

The appearance of Hong Dao and Thuy Tien in the movie Linh Luc: Quy Nhap Trang.

Behind the project are director Luu Thanh Luan and producer Vo Thanh Hoa. Last year, the duo created a “fever” - achieving impressive revenue of more than 108 billion VND.

With this comeback, the crew is expected to continue to bring a quality work, promising to create a new fever for Vietnamese cinema. Unfortunately, the film still has many limitations in both script and image.

The story is build simple, familiar scare tactics. The special effects, especially the creation of the lynx, are not impressive enough to create the necessary feeling of horror in a horror film.

The appearance of Lynx: Possessed push comedy Laughter Across Borders down to second place on the chart. The project caused a stir in the first week with explosive revenue (over 34 billion VND) and entered the top Korean films with impressive opening revenue at the Vietnamese box office.

Good promotional strategy, familiar movie name, plus the appearance of Go Kyung Po - the star Win the lottery – help the movie sell tickets from the first day.

Coming in third place on the overall rankings is Wicked . The project is notable for being adapted from the famous musical of the same name, expanding the classic story of the Wizard of Oz – a character in the novel by L. Frank Baum.

The movie version brings together a star-studded cast including Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Michelle Yeoh... and is directed by Jon M. Chu - who previously worked on Crazy Rich Asians (2018) - directed by a budget of up to 150 million USD. Therefore, the film received attention from the time it was announced to the time it started filming.

The response from audiences and critics was good, helping the film sell tickets despite the musical genre not being easy to attract audiences. Over the three-day weekend, the film earned more than 3.3 billion VND at Vietnamese theaters.

Wicked expands the classic story of the Wizard of Oz.

Hollywood blockbusters fall in rankings

The remaining two positions in the top 5 of Box Office Vietnam belongs to Ozi: Jungle Heist (1.3 billion VND) and Red One: Code Red (944 million VND).

Ozi: Jungle Heist Appearing in the top 5 shows that animation still has its own audience. The work also has familiar content and eye-catching images, so it is suitable for the whole family to watch.

Meanwhile, blockbuster Red One: Code Red continuously dropped in the rankings. Despite being in the top 5, the film earned less than 1 billion VND at the weekend, proving that its appeal was not as strong as other works. Without the two stars Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans, the film would have had difficulty earning more than 19 billion VND at Vietnamese theaters.

Similarly, blockbuster Gladiator 2 also failed to rise on the charts. The film ranked sixth with 770 million VND at the box office, bringing the total revenue to more than 4 billion VND.

Sequel to the classic Gladiator (2000) - won 5 Oscars including Best Movie – was not as successful as expected. The work did not attract audiences because the content was completely new, not reminiscent of the previous part. Returning after 24 years, the story of the gladiator has become outdated, no longer attractive enough to attract audiences to the theater.

Gladiator 2 was not as successful as expected.

A new release is a romance film. The Day We Fell In Love also did not receive much attention from the audience, ranking last in the top 10 with dismal weekend revenue, less than 300 million VND.

This week, there aren't many high-profile projects that could get in the way. Lynx . A notable name is horror movies Battlefield of the Dead from Thailand. The work chooses the familiar zombie theme but is set in the context of World War II when Southern Thailand was invaded by Japan. The visuals and action are also invested, promising to bring a work full of entertainment to the audience.

There are also some other projects like animation. Moana 2 Journey produced by Disney, Japanese psychological film Blue Period , documentary RM: Right person, wrong time about rapper RM - leader of famous Kpop group BTS...

With that situation, horror movies are likely to Lynx continues to lead the box office next week.

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