The film "ut Lan: Oan linh giu cua" (ut Lan) has been released since June 20. This is the next Vietnamese horror film to be released in theaters this year.
According to statistics from Box Office Vietnam, the work earned nearly 30 billion VND and had 2,638 screenings (as of the morning of June 23).
On the morning of June 23 alone, the film earned more than 600 million VND and is currently holding the top 1 spot at the Vietnamese box office.
Although it topped the Vietnamese box office revenue, the film "ut Lan" encountered a lot of controversy from the audience. In particular, many details of the film are considered unlogical, Quoc Truong's performance is criticized as lackluster and lacking highlights. The female lead Phuong Thanh in the film also has limited acting due to her lack of experience.
So why is the revenue of the movie " Ut Lan" good?
box office is lacking blockbusters
At a time when Vietnamese box office is currently lacking blockbusters, "ut Lan" released in theaters is considered the "time of equal opportunities" to help this project reach more audiences.
Previous hit films, typically Doraemon, have cooled down sharply after many weeks in theaters.
Movies like "Dragon training sessions" have also cooled down and dropped to 2nd place on the Vietnamese film revenue chart. After about 10 days in theaters, this film brought in a total of about 40 billion VND.
Ut Lan has no competitive domestic opponents
The film "ut Lan" is even more favorable in one point, which is that there are no competing domestic Vietnamese films. animated works such as De Men, Trang Quynh Nhi... have all been released in theaters and have not left much of an impression.
"ut Lan" completely dominated when the film was ranked with the highest number of screenings among projects released at the same time, 2,638 screenings.
The plus point of the movie Ut Lan
In addition to the negative points, the film " Ut Lan" still receives compliments for its setting, costumes as well as meticulous filming. The film also has many bright spots in terms of ideas and especially inspired by Vietnamese folk legends that have affected the curiosity of the audience.
Therefore, it is not difficult to understand why "ut Lan" is the Vietnamese film with the best revenue in theaters.
However, according to some film experts, despite having top 1 revenue, it must be recognized that the number of ticket sales outside the theater of "ut Lan" still has not had many breakthroughs and outstanding.
On the weekend's screening day, the film only earned about 5 - 6 billion VND in revenue. While with some previous Vietnamese horror film projects, at the time of release at the weekend, the film earned more than 20 billion VND per day.
