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Vietnamese box office hit The Real Sister has been sold to key territories by Skyline Media, which will introduce the drama to the international market at the EFM in Berlin this week.

The family drama is scheduled for release across North America on February 21 through Eastern Edge Films (Eef), and will be followed by theatrical releases in Australia and New Zealand on February 27 through Infinity Entertainment.

Since its release in Vietnam on December 20, the film has led the box office for five consecutive weeks, ahead of US tentpoles Mufasa: The Lion King, Moana 2 and Sonic The Hedgehog 3. It...

Exclusive: V Pictures, a subsidiary of the Vietnamese arm of Korean exhibitor Cj Cgv, is making a big push into international sales of Vietnamese movies here at Busan’s Asian Contents and Film Market (Acfm), with a slate including recent hits Face Off 7: One Wish and Ma Da: The Drowning Spirit.

Directed by Ly Hai, Face Off 7: One Wish is the latest instalment in a blockbuster franchise and the second highest-grossing Vietnamese film of all time, taking more than $19M since its release in April 2024. V Pictures has already distributed the film in Taiwan and Singapore.

Horror movie Ma Da, directed by Nguyen Huu Hoang, is the highest-grossing Vietnamese horror film ever at the local box office with a take of $5.1M (VND126BN). It also recently became the second highest-grossing Vietnamese film of all time in Taiwan.

“The Vietnamese film industry has been experiencing significant growth in recent years,...

Director Ly Hai made his first “Face Off” film (original Vietnamese: Lật Mặt) in 2015. It's 2024 and he's now on his 7th installment of the franchise. All helmed by Ly, each installment is a standalone, and each has exceeded the prior installment's box office numbers, helping “Face Off” to become the longest and most successful film franchise in Vietnam. The last installment was also a huge box office hit, currently holding the second place in the list of highest grossing films of all time in Vietnam.

Starting June 14, “Face Off 7: One Wish” opens exclusively in theaters same-weekend in 12 countries, including US, Canada, England, Scotland, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland.

Hai is a 73-year-old widow who has been living in the country selling flowers and making a decent living for herself, while her children have all grown up and left for other territories with their spouses.

There’s been much speculation about distributors being wary about taking films critical of Donald Trump for fear he will sue – most recently Ali Abassi’s biopic The Apprentice, which premiered at Cannes to great reviews. The former president hates the movie and backer Dan Snyder has disavowed it. But if you love the guy, there’s new a place to go.

This weekend sees the first film from conservative production and distribution outfit Global Ascension Studios, which is releasing documentary Relentless Patriot on about 700 screens. Directed by Christopher Martini, it follows Staten Island’s Scott LoBaido, an aggressively pro-Trump artist and activist who paints flags and courts controversy with in-your-face street performances. In a recent gambit outside the lower Manhattan courthouse where Donald Trump was on trial, he released 100 penis-shaped mylar balloons decorated with the faces of Trump adversaries.

It’s catnip to the red state faction.

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Exclusive: Growing specialty distributor 3388 Films has acquired rights to Vietnamese smash Face Off 7: One Wish, and has set the weekend of June 14 to launch in numerous markets, including the U.S., Canada and the UK.

It will also roll out in Germany, France, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland among others, and in a first for a Vietnamese film, Face Off 7: One Wish will open simultaneously in North America, Europe and Australia.

From director Ly Hai and produced by Minh Ha of Ly Hai Production, the seventh installment of the longest and most successful film franchise in Vietnam has already grossed 450B Vnd ($17.5M) in its home market. Face Off 7: One Wish is now the third highest grossing film of all time in Vietnam, and is still performing near the top of its domestic box office as it enters its fifth frame of play there.