Kaity Nguyen's film sank, risking heavy losses

After nearly a month in theaters, “Love by Mistake” has only earned 21.5 billion VND. This is the lowest achievement among domestic films released during the Lunar New Year.

As of the morning of February 23, total revenue Love the wrong best friend as noted by Box Office Vietnam To be 21.5 billion VND . After nearly a month of showing, Kaity Nguyen's film currently has very few screenings left, with a trickle of tickets sold. The work has sunk to the bottom of the box office rankings, and is expected to leave theaters soon.

Before the official launch, Love the wrong best friend together The Guardian Quartet and Billionaire Kiss was expected by observers to create a fierce "three-horse race" in the 2025 Tet film season. But in reality, as soon as it premiered, Love the wrong best friend out of breath, left far behind by two opponents. The Guardian Quartet has pocketed more than 330 billion so far. While Billionaire Kiss also just conquered the box office milestone 200 billion dong .

Poor performance of Love the wrong best friend is considered a step back for Nguyen Quang Dung - who was once a prominent name in Vietnamese cinema before Tran Thanh and Ly Hai appeared. He made his mark with remake films. In which, Blood Moon Party (2020) is considered the most successful project of Nguyen Quang Dung's career when it earned 175 billion VND , becoming the most popular Vietnamese film of 2020.

Kaity Nguyen and Ngoc Vang in Love with the Wrong Best Friend. Photo: Producer.

There are many reasons for the box office failure of Love the wrong best friend. The work had to compete with two strong opponents, and was overwhelmed in terms of achievements right from the start. On the other hand, the remake film genre is no longer an attractive spiritual food for domestic audiences. With Love the wrong best friend, The director kept the same formula that helped him succeed with previous remakes. That is, sticking closely to the original, only adding a few elements with Vietnamese colors.

However, because of that, the film is considered to lack creativity. The original Thai plot has become old and no longer interesting. Kaity Nguyen and Ngoc Vang are both bright faces, but neither of them has shown much chemistry on the big screen.

In return, the film's visuals were well-received, with many well-edited shots. In addition to playing the female lead, Kaity Nguyen also took on the roles of Creative Director, investor and producer.

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