According to data from Maoyan Professional Edition, the movie "Tinh Ha Nhap Mong" after 5 days of screening only achieved revenue of more than 70 million CNY, ranking at the bottom of the list of Chinese films released during the 2026 Lunar New Year.
The media commented that this is a disappointing achievement, especially considering that this project was cherished by director Han Yan for 2 years with a budget of more than 200 million CNY, and the male lead of the film is a fan-populating actor like Wang Hedi.
Recently, at the promotion event of "Tinh Ha Nhap Mong", director Han Dien choked up sharing about the screening issue, expressing hope that cinema systems can arrange more effective screening time slots for the film.
He said that creativity itself is already a risk, throughout the implementation process, from investment capital to resources, there are many difficulties, but he believes that "in any case, there must be someone who dares to do different things".
At the event, actor Vuong Hac De repeatedly bowed his head and said: "After the movie is released, I really want to go to the cinema to see it. I found the nearest cinema, and then saw the screening at 9:30 am the next morning... We also asked everyone to give "Tinh Ha Nhap Mong" more opportunities.
After that, actress Tong Thien continued to express hope that more audiences would enter the theater to watch "Tinh Ha Nhap Mong".
However, Chinese media also raises the question, why could Wang Hedi and Song Shen not "save" the box office revenue of "Tinh Ha In Dream", and is the bleak revenue entirely due to the screening issue?
In fact, a part of the audience believes that choosing the wrong release date is the "deadly point" of the film. The main audience of the Tet movie season is families and audience groups of many ages, prioritizing works that are "all family watching" and a warm everyday atmosphere.
Meanwhile, "Tinh Ha Nhap Mong" is positioned as a science fiction - adventure film exclusively for young people. The science fiction genre is already in a weak position during Tet.
The difficulty of "Tinh Ha In Dream" is therefore not simply the story of "actor with many fans cannot save the box office", but a comprehensive problem of choosing the wrong release framework, market mechanism and risks of innovation.
On the other hand, there are also comments that the film cannot attract viewers and create a good effect because it is not convincing enough in terms of content as well as the acting of the cast.
Vuong Hac De's acting in the film caused controversy. In many scenes, he was commented on as just wide-eyed, showing naiveness, not yet exuding the image of an experienced astronaut, flexibility.
Besides, the male actor born in 1998's voice has a strong Sichuan accent, so it is not loved by the audience.
Previously, Vuong Hac De rose to fame thanks to the ancient and fairy-tale TV series "Thuong Lan Quyet" starring Ngu Thu Han in 2022. But after that, he continuously caused controversy because of his acting ability in the series "Di Ai Vi Doanh", "Dai Phung Da Canh Nhan"... Therefore, for the past 3 years, Vuong Hac De has also not had any more impressive roles.
In "Tinh Ha Nhap Mong", the media and many viewers commented that Vuong Hac De's acting did not seem to improve. Even when he appeared on the big screen, his shortcomings became even more obvious.
