Billionaire actor changed his life thanks to Tran Thanh rewriting the history of Vietnamese box office in 2024

In 2024, Tuan Tran - the billion-dollar actor who changed his life thanks to Tran Thanh, had 3 movies released in theaters, but only 2 of them made it into the top 10 highest-grossing movies, the remaining project fell into the top of the most loss-making works.

Tuan Tran single-handedly carried 3 movies, revenue exceeded 680 billion

Independent statistics unit Box Office Vietnam has just announced that Vietnam's box office revenue in 2024 will reach approximately 4.7 trillion VND, from January 1 to December 31, 2024.

In particular, the two movies at the top of the list include: Tomorrow (551.2 billion) and Flip Side 7 (482.7 billion) has accounted for 1,034 billion VND. Not only are they the 2 highest-grossing films in 2024, Tomorrow and Flip Side 7 are also the two highest-grossing films in Vietnamese box office history. This is the first time the Vietnamese box office has had a film surpass 500 billion VND.

Scene from the movie "Mai". Photo: Producer

Notably, all 10 highest-grossing films of the year exceeded 100 billion VND. More interestingly, 4/10 of the most popular films were animated films, with 2 Japanese titles that are "hot" brands in Vietnam: Doraemon: Nobita and the Symphony of the Earth (147.5 billion VND) and Conan: The Million Dollar Star (119.3 billion VND).

The remaining two animated films are sequels to hit Hollywood franchises including Despicable Me 4 (140.2 billion VND) and Kung Fu Panda 4 (136.3 billion VND).

Meanwhile, only 4 Vietnamese films are in the top 10 highest grossing films. Tomorrow and Flip Side 7 To be Get rich with ghosts ( 128 billion VND) and Ghost skin (127.3 billion VND). This is also the first time a Vietnamese actor has played the lead role in two films in the top 10 box office, Tuan Tran with Tomorrow and Get rich with ghosts when the total revenue of the 2 films he participated in reached approximately 680 billion VND.

Tuan Tran has 3 movies coming out in theaters in 2024 and all of them are notable. Photo: DPCC

However, besides this brilliant achievement, 2024 also left a quiet moment in the career of the trillionaire actor. Tuan Tran when the movie Claws Despite the large investment and praise for its quality, he participated in a movie that became a box office bomb. Claws Unfortunately, it only earned 3.8 billion VND and was listed in the list of 10 lowest-grossing films at the box office in 2024, facing heavy losses. However, Tuan Tran still made history when he had 3 main-starring films released in theaters in 1 year.

Actress Viet Huong has 2 movies coming out in 2024. Ma Da and Sister-in-law but because Sister-in-law It will not be released until the end of December, so only Ma Da in the top 10 box office revenue with 127.3 billion VND.

The only Korean movie in the top 10 Vietnamese box office revenue in 2024 is Excavate the ghost grave with the dream figure of 212.3 billion VND. Hollywood blockbuster Godzilla x Kong: A New Age in the top 5 with 140.5 billion VND.

Ly Hai is expected with "Flip Side 8". Photo: FBNV

Tran Thanh, Ly Hai, Conan and Doraemon are revenue guarantees.

It is easy to see that in recent years, although audience tastes are difficult to predict, Tran Thanh, Ly Hai, Conan and Doraemon are still the four brands that guarantee revenue and have appeal to Vietnamese audiences in the context of superhero movies declining and increasingly difficult to make money not only in Vietnam but also in the global market.

Meanwhile, films that exploit the themes of family and generational conflict well, in which everyone can see themselves, have achieved good sales. For example, Mai, Lat mat 7, Ma Da, Getting rich with ghosts, Meeting the pregnant sister again (92.7 billion) , Sister-in-law (88 billion), Lynx (87 billion), The bride of a wealthy family (73 billion) .... It can be seen that most of these movies are guaranteed by big names of actors such as Tran Thanh, Ly Hai, Viet Huong, Hoai Linh, Hong Dao, Thu Trang and Tuan Tran.

Tran Thanh continues to act with his sister Uyen An after "Mrs. Nu's House" and "Mai". Photo: Galaxy

2025 continues to bring hope to the Vietnamese box office when Tran Thanh and Ly Hai returned to the race track with The Four Panthers and Flip side 8. Besides, there are many expected names such as: Love the wrong best friend (Directed by Diep The Vinh and Nguyen Quang Dung), Billionaire Kiss (Thu Trang), Close the deal (Nam Cito - Bao Nhan), Tunnels: Sun in the Dark (Bui Thac Chuyen) and war movies are invested elaborately Red Rain (Director Dang Thai Huyen).

10 highest-grossing movies at the Vietnamese box office in 2024:

1. Tomorrow: 551.2 billion VND
2. Flip Side 7 : 482.7 billion VND
3. Excavating a haunted grave : 212.3 billion VND
4. Doraemon: Nobita and the Symphony of the Earth : 147.5 billion VND
5. Godzilla x Kong: A New Age: 140.5 billion VND
6. Despicable Me 4: 140.2 billion VND
7. Kung Fu Panda 4: 136.3 billion VND
8. Get rich with ghosts: 128 billion VND
9. Ma Da : 127.3 billion VND
10. Conan: The 1 million dollar 5-pointed star : 119.3 billion VND