The action‑comedy film, starring Doan  Quoc  Dam alongside Quang  Tuan, Ma  Ran  Do, Nguyen  Thao, Hoang  Toc  Dai and People’s Artist Thanh  Nam, unexpectedly climbed to the top of the weekend box office with approximately $1.76 million in weekend revenue, according to Box Office Vietnam.

Including early‑screenings and advance bookings, the film has grossed about U.S.$2.2 million so far, bringing an end to the drought in Vietnamese box‑office earnings since the hits like Red Rain and Deadly Skies.

The story of ‘The chase for the Dragon’s Heart’ (Truy tim long dien huong) revolves around the theft of a sacred relic from a coastal village  -  the legendary Long Dien Huong  -  setting off a dramatic chase. Not only does the film deliver gripping martial‑arts action, it also emphasizes laughter, community bonds, and the human values of a fishing‑village life.

The Hollywood horror release The Invisible Beast: Deathlands, which topped the box office last week, dropped to second place this weekend with only around U.S.$110,000 earned over the three‑day weekend, bringing its total to approximately U.S.$490,000 after ten days in Vietnamese cinemas.

In third place is Sacrifice Mountain with approximately U.S.$80,000. The Thai film Pee Mak: Love Always ranks fourth with about U.S.$60,000.

Next are Cinderella’s Black Magic with U.S.$52,000, G‑Dragon In Cinema: Übermensch with U.S.$50,000, and The Monk and the Prankster with U.S.$44,000.

Two newly‑released films  -  Hollywood’s Escape from Death and Korea’s No Snowflake Is Pure  -  failed to cross U.S.$40,000 over the weekend.

Coming this weekend: the Vietnamese films The Fatal Dealz (Bay Tien) and The Father’s Wedding Orders! (Cuoi Vo Cho Cha), alongside international films such as Drunk Brother, Wicked 2, and The Last Case.

My Anh