Vietnamese films easily surpass the 100 billion VND revenue mark.

Continuously breaking the 100 billion VND mark.

In 2014, Charlie Nguyen's film "To Mai's Love 2" grossed over 101 billion VND, becoming the first Vietnamese film to reach 100 billion VND at the box office. In subsequent years, a few films surpassed this milestone, though not many, such as "Em là bà nội của anh" (102 billion VND - 2015), "Em chưa 18 " (171 billion VND - 2017), "Siêu sao siêu ngố" (109 billion VND - 2018), "Lật mặt 4: Nhà có khách" (118 billion VND - 2019), "Hai Phượng" (130 billion VND - 2019), " Mắt biếc" (180 billion VND - 2019)...

Scene from the movie "Ancestral House"

In 2024, six films grossed over 100 billion VND: Mai (551 billion VND), Lật mặt 7: Một điều ước (483 billion VND), Làm giàu với ma (128 billion VND), Ma da (127 billion VND), Cám (117 billion VND), and Chị dâu (113 billion VND). However, a significant number of films had very low revenues and suffered heavy losses, such as Biệt đội hot girl (68 million VND), Đóa hoa mong manh (430 million VND), Domino: Lối thoát cuối cùng (596.7 million VND), Trà (1.6 billion VND), Án mạng lầu 4 (1.99 billion VND), Sáng đèn (3.4 billion VND), B4S - Trước giờ yêu (3.8 billion VND), Móng cọp (3.88 billion VND), Mùa hè đẹp nhất (4.1 billion VND), Kính vạn hoa (6 billion VND), and Quý cô thừa kế 2 (6.4 billion VND)…

Quoc Anh and Miss Ky Duyen in the movie The Four Assassins

From the beginning of 2025 until now, the situation has been more positive. The market has not seen any major box office failures, and a series of films have been big hits at the box office, such as The Four Villains (332 billion VND), The Ancestral House (225 billion VND), The Billion-Dollar Kiss (211 billion VND), and The Ghost Lamp (105 billion VND).

Will we reach peak revenue in 2025?

According to film critic Le Hong Lam, the Vietnamese film season so far this year has only achieved average quality. However, he also believes the market has become more diverse thanks to "promising new filmmakers appearing, directorial debuts like Hoang Nam ( The Ghost Lamp ), Thu Trang ( The Billion-Dollar Kiss ). Despite some limitations and a few web drama elements that haven't been removed, The Ancestral House , written and directed by Huynh Lap, is entirely an entertaining film that appeals to a wide audience thanks to its charming storytelling. Family and traditional values ​​are the two things this film focuses on, and although there are some breaks, it still touches the audience's emotions to some extent, spreading strongly to attract more viewers," Le Hong Lam assessed.

Miss Thien An (left) and Thu Trang play two sisters in The Silver Kiss.

Mr. Nguyen Hoang Hai, Content Director of CJ CGV Vietnam, commented: "The revenue from the series of films from the beginning of the year until now has surprised the distributor. In my opinion, that success is due to several reasons: Vietnamese films are increasingly invested in, both in terms of cost and creativity, and are suitable for the tastes of young audiences, so they are spread positively. In addition, the market doesn't have many big foreign films competing, so Vietnamese films have a larger market share. Importantly, Vietnamese people generally prefer watching Vietnamese films, so when there are suitable films, the audience will support them."

Meanwhile, producer Nguyen Cao Tung (who produced films such as "The Ghost Lamp, " " I See Yellow Flowers on Green Grass ," " The Girl from Yesterday ," "The Bloody Heart , " "Superstar Super Fool, " etc.) The opinion stated: "The Vietnamese film market is entering a 'window' phase as Hollywood films lose their appeal, Korean films also show signs of stagnation, and paid online entertainment channels lack good Vietnamese films. Therefore, Vietnamese films have the potential to achieve high revenue more easily than before. A well-produced, high-quality film that offers something for the audience to watch has the potential to reach 100 billion VND. This is most clearly demonstrated by the case of ' The Ancestral House '. Audiences spent nearly 700 billion VND on the Lunar New Year film season but were still willing to spend over 200 billion VND more to buy tickets for 'The Ancestral House' ."

Diem Trang plays the lead role of Thuong in the film "The Ghost Lamp".

In my opinion, Hollywood films will hit their lowest point in 2025 and then begin to recover in 2026, so Vietnamese films could reach their peak in 2025. And if domestic films continue to maintain a fairly good and stable quality, plus remain popular with audiences, then capturing nearly 40% of the market share with 2 trillion VND in revenue out of a total film market revenue of approximately 4.8 trillion VND in 2025 is entirely feasible."

The horror film "The Corpse Possessed" is inspired by the true story of a man who "slept with his wife's corpse" for many years. Directed by Pom Nguyen, the film stars Kha Nhu, Quang Tuan, Van Dung, People's Artist Thanh Nam, Meritorious Artist Phu Don, Trung Ruoi, Thanh Tan, and others. "The Corpse Possessed " officially premiered on March 7th and had grossed over 76 billion VND by the morning of March 12th (according to data from the independent box office monitoring unit Box Office Vietnam).

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/phim-viet-de-pha-moc-doanh-thu-tram-ti-185250312222401521.htm