How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies
| How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies | |
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| Directed by | Pat Boonnitipat |
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| Cinematography | Boonyanuch Kraithong |
| Edited by | Thammarat Sumethsupachok |
| Music by | Jaithep Raroengjai |
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| Distributed by | GDH |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | Thailand |
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| Box office | ฿169.48 million (Bangkok, Metropolitan & Chiang Mai) ฿320.7 million (nationwide) (as of June 16, 2024)[1] |
How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies or Lahn Mah (Thai: หลานม่า, RTGS: Lan Ma, lit: "Grandma's Grandchild") is a 2024 Thai drama film directed and co-written by Pat Boonnitipat, starring Putthipong Assaratanakul (Billkin) and Usha Seamkhum (Taew).
Synopsis[edit]
M, a university dropout low on money and luck, volunteers to take care of his terminally ill Amah[a] in the hopes for an inheritance.
Cast[edit]
- Putthipong Assaratanakul (Billkin) as M, a college dropout who volunteers to take care of his grandma in hopes of getting an inheritance
- Usha Seamkhum (Taew) as Mengju or colloquially Amah, a 79-year-old woman with late-stage colon cancer and living alone
- Sarinrat Thomas (Jear) as Chew, Mengju's only daughter and M's single mom
- Sanya Kunakorn (Duu) as Kiang, Mengju's eldest son
- Pongsatorn Jongwilas (Phuak) as Soei, Mengju's youngest child, a failure worker
- Himawari Tajiri as Rainbow, Kiang and Pinn's only daughter
- Tontawan Tantivejakul (Tu) as Mui, M's little cousin
- Duangporn Oapirat as Pinn, Kiang's wife
Production[edit]
How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies or locally known as Lahn Mah was produced by GDH and directed by Pat Boonnitipat in his debut feature film. Initially, the film was to be titled as The Chinese Family, due to its content about the relationships of Sino Thai family members.[2] The film was inspired by true events from the family of the director[3] as well as trends in contemporary Thai society.
The cast is headed by popular idol Putthipong "Billkin" Assaratanakul, and is also the first major performance of the senior actress Usha Seamkhum.[4]
Talat Phlu, a traditional community recognized as one of Bangkok's Chinatowns, was chosen as the filming location for Amah's neighborhood.[5]
Release[edit]
The film's first release date is April 4, 2024. In just the first 14 days, it was able to gross 250 million baht nationwide, making it the highest-grossing Thai film of 2024.[1] Later, it made a record of being the 11th highest grossing Thai film of all time and the highest-grossing GDH film in Bangkok, Metropolitan Region and Chiang Mai.
In Indonesia, the film was released on May 15, 2024 with great success. It is considered the highest-grossing GDH film in Indonesia[6] surpassing Thai-Korean horror The Medium’s 700,000 admissions in 2021, and the second biggest Asian film in Indonesia, after Exhuma.[7]
The film became the highest-grossing Thai film in Singapore over the June 6 to 9 weekend, with $1.16 million ticket sales.[8]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Grandma in Teochew Min.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "หลานม่า รายได้ล่าสุด ขึ้นแท่นอันดับ 1 หนังทำเงินสูงสุดในรอบปี". Sanook.com (in Thai). 2024-04-18. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ Sivapornpan, Supat (2023-06-29). "บิวกิ้น พุฒิพงศ์ – ตู ต้นตะวัน รับบทนำใน The Chinese Family หนังเรื่องใหม่จากผู้กำกับ พัฒน์ บุญนิธิพัฒน์". The Standard (in Thai). Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (June 15, 2024). "Thai How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies Heads to Southeast Asia". Deadline. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ "เกือบได้เป็นนักร้องวงสุนทราภรณ์ในวัยเยาว์ "อุษา เสมคำ" สู่น้องใหม่ในการแสดงในวัย 78". ASTV Manager (in Thai). 2024-03-20. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ "ชวนเที่ยว ตลาดพลู ตามหา อาม่า". MCOT (in Thai). 2024-04-14. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ "หลานม่า เปิดตัวแรง ทำชาวอินโดน้ำตาท่วม ขึ้นแท่นหนังไทย ทำรายได้เปิดตัวสูงสุด". Thairath (in Thai). 2024-05-18. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ Wong, Silva (May 29, 2024). "'How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies' breaks Indonesia box office records". Screen International. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
- ^ So, Joan (June 10, 2024). "How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies tops Singapore box office". The Straits Times. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
