'The Prince of Bac Lieu' loses steam in revenue

The Vietnamese box office has clearly cooled down as “The Prince of Bac Lieu ” ran out of steam in its second week of release. Meanwhile, the new lineup of films has not attracted much attention from audiences.

Launched from December 6, The Prince of Bac Lieu have a smooth start without strong opponents in the way. Lynx or many international films like Moana 2, Laughter across borders have all cooled down, creating conditions for Ly Minh Thang's brainchild to dominate the theater, with an overwhelming number of shows. At the end of the opening week, The Prince of Bac Lieu more 17 billion dong

In the second week of its release, the film encountered difficulties when 6 new international films appeared to compete. Having to share a lot of box office market share, the speed of making money of The Prince of Bac Lieu also decreased accordingly.

"Bac Lieu Prince" faces difficulties in conquering the 50 billion milestone

According to statistics from the independent unit Box Office Vietnam, The Prince of Bac Lieu Still the leading name in the domestic box office revenue chart last week.

During the 3-day weekend, the movie has Song Luan and Kaity Nguyen in its pocket. 6.3 billion VND (down more than 60% compared to the opening week). The film sold about 70,000 tickets out of a total of 4,400 screenings. On average, each screening sold about 15 tickets.

Sunday only, The Prince of Bac Lieu collect 2.3 billion VND (over 25 thousand tickets sold). As of the end of December 15, the total revenue of the film directed by Ly Minh Thang was recorded as 31 billion VND .

Box office performance of The Prince of Bac Lieu more or less disappointing. Before its release, the work received attention when it exploited the story of a once-famous character. Plus, the launch time was favorable, The Prince of Bac Lieu is expected by observers to heat up Vietnamese theaters in early December.

Song Luan shows his efforts when playing the role of Bac Lieu Prince.

However, in reality, the film has not been able to stir up the box office as expected. With the current speed of making money, the possibility of the work reaching the hundred billion mark is unlikely. Even reaching the 50 billion revenue mark is facing many difficulties, when this week, a series of new films continue to hit theaters.

Back at the box office last week, the runner-up position belongs to Moana 2 , with a revenue of nearly 5 billion VND . During the 3-day weekend, the Disney animated film sold 45,000 tickets, in about 2,400 screenings. Up to now, the total revenue of the film after 3 weeks of showing in theaters is about 27 billion dong

This achievement is actually not commensurate with a project invested by the Mouse House like this. Moana 2. Partly because in Vietnam, Moana is not yet a brand name, and has to compete for screenings with two other Vietnamese films. However, in the international market, the animation project with a budget of 150 million USD This is "making waves" at theater systems, pocketing nearly 617 million USD globally.

"Sister-in-law", "Lion King" save the box office?

The next positions on the sales chart last week respectively belong to: Kraven, Mr. Demon and Lynx. In there, Kraven together Mr. Devil are 2 new international movies released.

Kraven earn more 4.1 billion VND opening weekend. The work in Sony's superhero universe caused controversy after its release, especially the script and special effects. But in reality, Kraven It's still an entertaining film with lots of eye-catching action scenes, and a quality cast with faces like Russell Crowe and Aaron Taylor-Johnson...

While, Mr. Devil is a horror film from the Korean market. The film's content is not new, with many forced details. In return, the production design and the cast's well-rounded performances create sympathy. At the end of the opening week in the Vietnamese market, Mr. Devil pocket 2.8 billion VND .

Linh lich regrets that it cannot join the "100 billion Vietnamese movie club" as expected.

Lynx In its fourth week in theaters, the movie has cooled down significantly. The movie directed by Luu Thanh Luan has pocketed more 2.3 billion VND , bringing total revenue to 85 billion.

Besides the above names, the remaining films all had lackluster performances, earning less than full box office. 1 billion dong

This week, Vietnamese cinemas welcome the appearance of a new film lineup, with two prominent names including Mufasa: The Lion King and Sister-in-law.

After Moana 2 , potential Mufasa: The Lion King The explosion in the Vietnamese market is no longer too high. However, thanks to the attraction of the brand, and being released during Christmas, the film's box office performance is still unknown.

While Vietnamese movies Sister-in-law attracted attention again when it gathered a cast with familiar faces such as Hong Dao, Viet Huong or Ngoc Trinh... The result of the duel between Sister-in-law and Mufasa: The Lion King It is still difficult to predict. However, the appearance of the duo is the "savior" for the current cold situation of the Vietnamese box office.

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