In the bustling box office race between Ly Hai and Victor Vu in theaters, both films "Flip Side 8" and "Detective Kien" have screenings, with revenue chasing them closely.
Initially, the revenue of the film "Flip Side 8" was very impressive, far surpassing "Detective Kien" by Victor Vu. However, at the present time, "Detective Kien" has suddenly risen to the top of box office revenue.
According to Box Office Vietnam, "Flip Side 8" by Ly Hai reached 181 billion VND while "Detective Kien" reached 163 billion VND.
Previously, many viewers thought that few filmmakers dared to face Ly Hai on the occasion of April 30 because his film series "Lat mat" had created its own brand and had a large audience. However, Victor Vu is not the first person to meet Ly Hai in the film season on the occasion of the April 30 holiday, but has had a few other names before.
Typical examples include Thu Trang and Thai Hoa in "Con Nhot Quan Chong".
At that time, the film "Con Nhot vu ngan" was released in theaters, competing with " Lat mat 6" by Ly Hai.
"Con Nhat chong chong" directed by Vu Ngoc Dang. The film is about the father-son relationship between Mr. Xin (Thai Hoa) and Nhot (Thu Trang). At that time, Thu Trang affirmed that she was not pressured when competing with Ly Hai's film because each film would have its own audience.
As a result, in the end, "Con Nhot vu ngan" reached 76 billion VND. It is worth mentioning that "Con Nhot Quyet Chong" is a family romance film, while " Lat mat 6" by Ly Hai is more action-oriented and psychological.
The film "Flip Side 6" is about a group of six boys who have played together since they were little in a theater village. To celebrate their friendship, Phuong - the main character - bought lottery tickets based on the birth dates of the six people, gave them to An to keep, with the promise that the winning would be divided equally.
After An suddenly died in an accident, a group of people dug up a friend's grave to get a ticket. greed arose, the members chased each other to monopolize lottery tickets, and their families were also caught up in the competition.
"Flip Side 6" has a more complex script structure, developed in the thriller genre ( thriller). As a result, "Flip Side 6" earned 273 billion VND at that time and became Ly Hai's most popular film at that time.
Thus, in the race with Ly Hai on the occasion of the movie April 30, Thu Trang and Thai Hoa are somewhat at a disadvantage.
However, in this 2025 film season, it can be said that Victor Vu is a worthy opponent for director Ly Hai when the box office race is increasingly competitive.
An interesting thing is different from the film "Flip Side 6", in this latest part, Ly Hai chose the theme of family affection, while Victor Vu leaned towards the genre of detective and thriller films.
