'Once Upon a Time There Was a Love Story' Leaves Theaters, Earns 45 Billion VND

Trinh Dinh Le Minh's film ended its run in theaters after 2 months of release. The film's revenue reached 45 billion VND.

Once upon a time there was a love story left theaters after December 26. In recent days, the work has very few screenings left, and has hardly sold any tickets. According to statistics from the independent unit Box Office Vietnam, the brainchild of Trinh Dinh Le Minh Thu 45 billion VND after 2 months of release. With this achievement, Once upon a time there was a love story currently ranks 11th in revenue, out of a total of 27 Vietnamese films released in 2024.

Launched in late October, Once upon a time there was a love story continuing the trend of bringing Nguyen Nhat Anh's literary works to the big screen, after Blue eyes and I see yellow flowers on green grass . At a time when horror and drama films dominated theaters, the work was somewhat overshadowed and had a less-than-explosive opening.

After the first 2 weeks of screening, Once upon a time there was a love story collect 38 billion VND . Exchange with Knowledge - Znews, Director Trinh Dinh Le Minh said that this number did not meet his and the producer's initial expectations. In the following weeks, the work cooled down significantly due to the appearance of a series of international films continuously arriving.

Once upon a time, there was a genius story. — Once upon a time, there was a love story that ran out of steam before the 50 billion VND revenue milestone.

Box office performance of Once upon a time there was a love story somewhat disappointing. Because at the time of its release, the work was considered to be of good quality compared to the general level of Vietnamese films in 2024. Set in the Central countryside in the 1990s - 2000s, the film revolves around the friendship and love relationship between Mien (Ngoc Xuan), Vinh (Avin Lu) and Phuc (Nhat Hoang), from when they were children until adulthood.

Trinh Dinh Le Minh creates sympathy thanks to his leisurely storytelling style, with dreamy, poetic frames. In terms of acting, the cast all gave well-rounded performances. Despite some limitations in the way the story ended, the film was still rated well overall.

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