Another Vietnamese film surpasses the 100 billion mark

Detective Kien: The Headless Case is a passion project by Victor Vu, marking 20 years in the profession.

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According to Box Office Vietnam 's reference data , the movie Detective Kien: The Headless Case officially reached the 100 billion VND mark after nearly 5 days of release. The work marks Victor Vu 's 20-year career and becomes the 9th domestic film to surpass 100 billion VND in revenue in 2025, after Sister-in-law, The Four Guardians, Billion Dollar Kiss, Ghost Lights, Ancestral House, Ghosts Entering the Earth, Tunnel: Sun in the Dark and Flip Side 8: Sunbeams.

This achievement did not surprise many people because since its release, Detective Kien: The Headless Case has received positive feedback. Receiving the good news, Dinh Ngoc Diep and the cast such as People's Artist My Uyen , Quoc Anh, Doan Minh Anh, Anh Pham... made a short clip, sharing their happiness with the audience. She and the crew sent their thanks to the fans and expressed: "Hope everyone continues to love the movie."

Previously, Dinh Ngoc Diep had expressed concerns about the film's revenue, hoping the project would recoup its investment soon.

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According to Box Office Vietnam, on May 2 alone, Detective Kien: The Headless Case earned more than 16.2 billion VND, ranking second at the Vietnamese box office after Lat mat 8: Vong tay nang . The film's revenue in the last 3 days of the weekend also reached more than 26 billion VND. Many people predict that with the current effect, the film can exceed 150 billion VND in the near future.

Despite investing a large amount of money in the setting, costumes, etc., when talking about revenue, Victor Vu said that when making a film, what he was concerned about was the quality of the project. The male director also set a goal that the film would be rated better than the previous product. Meanwhile, Dinh Ngoc Diep once admitted that she was worried that she and Quoc Huy would not be able to attract audiences to the theater like the young faces. "I am still wondering whether the film can break even, especially when this year's holiday season has many good works competing in theaters," she once admitted.

Special character revealed in the hundred billion movie

Athlete Tran Ngoc Tu plays the role of the ghost in the film.

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At the same time, the producer of Detective Kien: Headless Case also revealed who plays the ghost in the film. According to the crew, this special role is played by Tran Ngoc Tu - an athlete of the Ho Chi Minh City Vovinam team. He impresses with his height of 2.2m, weight of nearly 120kg, and has won many outstanding achievements, including the gold medal at the 2019 National Vovinam Championship.

Director Victor Vu affirmed his desire to design the ghost character of Detective Kien: Headless Mystery based on the image of people who died underwater, with their bodies swollen. Therefore, the ghost image in this film is quite different from previous films. Dinh Ngoc Diep recounted: "Every day, the person playing the ghost role has to spend 6 hours on makeup. It can cost hundreds of millions of dong each time you appear. Thanks to that, the horror scenes also create real effects. Yet Victor Vu didn't even use all of it. Sometimes there are only the legs, the head or just the hands."

To complete this look, the makeup team used special silicon to create the head and body, at a cost of up to 300 - 600 million VND. The character of athlete Tran Ngoc Tu was filmed for 4 days in the mountains, where the climate is harsh and the terrain is difficult. However, due to the film's pacing and the moderate level of horror, many scenes with this character were cut by director Victor Vu in the final version.

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