Kong: Skull Island smashes Vietnam’s box office of all time
American blockbuster “Kong: Skull Island” has set a new record in box office revenues in Vietnam after snagging 18.2 billion VND (798,200 USD) from the opening day on March 10 and early screenings on March 9 night.
A scene from American blockbuster “Kong: Skull Island”. (Photo: CGV)
HCM City(VNA) – American blockbuster “Kong: Skull Island” has set a new record in boxoffice revenues in Vietnam after snagging 18.2 billion VND (798,200 USD) fromthe opening day on March 10 and early screenings on March 9 night.
According todistribution partner CJ CGV Vietnam, more than 162,000 moviegoers flocked tocinemas nationwide to see the Hollywood monster movie, the first of its kindshot in Vietnam.
It has become the filmwith the biggest opening of all time in the country, a representative from CJCGV Vietnam said.
“Kong: Skull Island” by director Jordan Vogt-Roberts tells the story ofa group of explorers who go in search of the birthplace of the lord of giantapes.
The film was shot atmultiple locations throughout Vietnam, such as Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh, VanLong Natural Reserve and Trang An Complex in Ninh Binh, and the Phong Nha-KeBang National Park in Quang Binh.
This is seen as a great opportunity for Vietnam to introduce its naturallandscapes to the world and promote local tourism.
On March 10, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism appointed directorJordan Volt-Roberts as Vietnam’s tourism ambassador for a four-year term of2017-2020.
Vogt-Roberts is going to receive his appointment decision on March 13,making him the first-ever foreign director holding the post.-VNA
Vietnamese-American director Victor Vu is working on a new action film, Loi Bao (In the Storm), together with his young staff in Da Lat city in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.
Vietnam provided the “perfect aesthetic” for the film “Kong: Skull Island”, director Vogt-Roberts was quoted by Channel NewsAsia on its website www.channelnewsasia.com.
Jordan Charles Vogt-Roberts, director of the latest Hollywood blockbuster “Kong: Skull Island” has been appointed as tourism ambassador of Vietnam in the 2017-2020 tenure.
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A scene from American blockbuster “Kong: Skull Island”. (Photo: CGV)
