Tet movie race 2025: Old faces

Loyal to the comedy genre

Looking at the list above, it is easy to see that the 3 Tet movies all share the same comedy formula. No producer or investor dares to deviate from the "Tet comedy" orbit for fear of financial failure.

Miss Tieu Vy, Quoc Anh and Miss Ky Duyen (from left to right) participate in the Tet movie The Four Guardians

The Four Guardians , written, directed and produced by Tran Thanh, features a cast of actors including Tran Thanh, Le Giang, Le Duong Bao Lam, Uyen An, Quoc Anh, etc. The film features two "new but not new" faces joining the cast, Miss Tieu Vy and Miss Ky Duyen. According to director Tran Thanh: "This will be a group of people who have a lot of love for others and also a lot of time, "idleness breeds mischief". So instead of helping loved ones, the result is all awkward situations. This "idleness" will open up a humorous story".

Nguyen Quang Dung and Diep The Vinh - co-directors of the film Love by mistake - announced the three main actors of the film right from the first day of filming: Kaity Nguyen, Tran Ngoc Vang and Thanh Son. This is a remake of the famous Thai film of the same name (original title is Friend Zone ) with countless humorous elements and sweet emotions suitable for young audiences. Notably, Tran Thanh is also an investor in this film.

Uyen An, Le Duong Bao Lam, Le Giang and Tran Thanh (from left to right) in the movie Conservative Quartet

Thu Trang launched the project Billion Dollar Kiss with a young cast: Miss Thien An, Le Xuan Tien, Ma Ran Do and two old faces Tien Luat and Vo Tan Phat. This is the first time Thu Trang has taken on all three positions as director, producer and actress.

With rich experience from the role of actress to producer, Thu Trang is sharp enough in creating a work that attracts audiences. Therefore, she is completely confident that Nu hon bac billion will "make a splash" this Tet season.

Tran Thanh's movies still have the advantage

Film critic Phong Viet commented: "Looking at the list of Tet movies 2025 announced up to this point, we can see the equal strength of the producers. In the 2024 Tet movie season, Tra and Sang Den had to withdraw from theaters early due to poor revenue, leaving only Mai , Gap Lai Chi Bau , Dao , Pho and Piano in theaters. This year, it is difficult to make an accurate prediction of which movies will explode in revenue. However, Tran Thanh is still considered the "king of the Tet box office" in the past few years, so The Four Guardians may be in the throne position. The remaining 2 movies Love by mistake , There is a high possibility of a breakthrough depending on the quality and level of promotion that the production team carries out. However, it can be seen that the 2025 Tet films are expected to not cause a "disaster" like some films last year. Also because the gap in quality will not be large, the number of screenings will be divided into small portions, making it difficult for any film to reach the revenue milestone of more than 550 billion VND that Tran Thanh's Mai achieved during the 2024 Tet holiday.

Kaity Nguyen plays the female lead and creative director in the movie Love by Mistake

Producer Nguyen Cao Tung said that every year, Tet movies focus on family, romance, and comedy genres. This year, Galaxy Studio suddenly released both movies: The Four Guardians and Love by Mistake , while CGV & VPictures released Billion Dollar Kiss . Distributor Lotte EM remained silent. A familiar face from previous Tet movie seasons is Mega GS, accompanying director Hoang Tuan Cuong through the movie Am Duong Lo , which will be released after Tet to avoid the three movies mentioned above, especially Tran Thanh's The Four Guardians .

Scene from the movie Billionaire Kiss

"Since appearing and dominating the box office, Tran Thanh has become a "power" in Tet films that everyone must be wary of. This year, Tran Thanh is playing big when returning to the comedy genre - which is the starting point of this actor and director. I believe that after having succeeded in 3 family drama films, Tran Thanh will certainly bring many emotions to the audience through the film The Four Guardians . This year, the Tet film race has introduced 2 new and interesting directors, Thu Trang and Diep The Vinh. Actress Thu Trang is trying her hand at directing for the first time with the film Billion Dollar Kiss , while DOP Diep The Vinh is supported by Nguyen Quang Dung, directing the film Love by Mistake of a Best Friend . Everyone is expecting Thu Trang to be successful in her role as a director like Tran Thanh," Nguyen Cao Tung commented.

Ms. Vu Thi Bich Lien, CEO of Mega GS (a private company that produces many TV and film series), commented: "This year, most of the Tet films are comedies. Tet film audiences still like comedy because of its high entertainment value, everyone wants to have fun at the beginning of the year. However, comedy that is not sophisticated enough is hard to win. Family drama films can be watched again, but if a comedy is not good, people will only watch it once. Comedy must have class, not noisy, unsophisticated, with shallow scripts, it will also be difficult for the audience."

The 2024 Tet movie season saw an explosion in revenue when the movie Mai (directed by Tran Thanh) reached 551 billion VND, followed by Meet the Boss Sister by Nhat Trung, which earned 92 billion VND. Dao, Pho and Piano directed by Phi Tien Son under the state's order also achieved an impressive revenue figure: more than 20.8 billion VND.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/duong-dua-phim-tet-2025-nhung-guong-mat-cu-18524121900485556.htm