According to observations on Box Office Vietnam on the afternoon of August 15, "Summer Break, Afraid of Retirement" achieved a total revenue of nearly 11 billion VND, temporarily leading the box office chart for the day.
This figure includes revenue from early screenings and pre-booked tickets. This is data compiled by the independent box office tracking unit, which may continue to change and is not the data announced by the producer.
The film starts having special screenings from 6 pm on August 14, continuing early screenings on August 15 and 16. The work is expected to officially be released nationwide from August 21.
Before the first screening, the film recorded more than 5 billion VND from pre-ordered tickets. By noon on August 15, revenue increased sharply and approached 11 billion VND in the afternoon.
On social networks, content related to the film, according to the crew, has attracted more than 100 million views on TikTok. The family theme combined with humor, spirituality and the effect from the previous success of Nha gia tien contribute to creating a communication advantage for the project.
Summer vacation fears retirement" is 117 minutes long, directed by Huynh Lap. The film stars Meritorious Artist Cao Minh, Cody Nam Vo, Huynh Lap, Tin Nguyen, Hong Anh, Hua Vi Van, Phuong Thanh...
The content revolves around Tri Binh, a Gen Z guy who wants to open a coffee shop but is not supported by his parents. Binh returns to his hometown for summer vacation with the aim of persuading his grandfather Thoi to support his startup plan.
The generation gap causes constant disagreements between grandfather and grandson. The story changes when Binh witnesses mysterious phenomena appearing around his grandfather. The process of finding answers brings him to the unquenchable memories of Mr. Thoi - a veteran who went through the war.
Through the journey of the two grandfathers and grandchildren, the film explores family affection, unshared hurts and how young people approach the stories of previous generations.
Huynh Lap said that the idea was formed after he came to Con Dao once, burned incense at the martyrs' cemetery and pondered over the graves that had not been identified. The experience of participating in Sao Nhap Ngu also helped him gain more material about military life.
The male director set a target for the film's revenue to be at least equal to "Nha gia tien", a work that once grossed about 242 billion VND.
