Vietnam showbiz getting back on its feet after Covid
By Mai Thu Phuc January 6, 2021 | 08:00 pm GMT+7
People watch ‘Chi Muoi Ba 2’ (Sister Thirteen 2) at a cinema in HCMC on Jan 1, 2021. Photo courtesy of Galaxy.
While entertainment venues remain closed in many countries amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Vietnam’s cinemas and theaters enjoyed a good start to 2021.
According to Box Office Vietnam, movie revenues in the first three days of the new year were worth VND32 billion ($1.4 million) as 225 cinemas opened during the holidays.
Theaters in HCMC quickly sold all their tickets for the first three days of the year.
In cinemas, there have been three new releases, ‘Vo Sinh Dai Chien’ (Battle of Pupils), ‘Monster Hunter’ and animation film ‘Dragon Rider’.