And the film’s popularity in Singapore is not an anomaly.
How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies has also broken the box office record in Malaysia, earning RM8,400,000 (S$2.42 million) in 10 days of its opening, becoming the country’s all-time biggest Thai film. As of Jun 18, the film has collected RM15,000,000 at the box office, according to GSC movies, a Malaysian independent movie distributor.
Before Seamkhum landed in Singapore, she also met with fans in Indonesia and Vietnam, taking to Instagram to share their interactions.
Boonnitipat had told Singapore fans on Monday evening that the film’s success took him by surprise.
“People were telling me that the movie, which is about a traditional Chinese family, will naturally do well in a Mandarin-speaking country. But when it did well in Indonesia, I realised that the story is universal,” he said. “Everyone can relate to the bond between a grandmother and her grandson.”
