(Dan Tri) – Ly Hai’s `Face Off 7: One Wish` was usurped from the Vietnamese box office throne after 3 weeks by `Doraemon: Nobita and the Earth Symphony`.

Doraemon: Nobita and the Earth Symphony has an official screening schedule from May 24 but has special screenings on May 18 and 19.

According to Box Office Vietnam, as of 4:00 p.m. on May 19, Doraemon had 2,679 screenings, sold 94,973 tickets, and earned 8.8 billion VND.

Thus, after nearly a month of release (from April 26), Ly Hai’s work was officially usurped at the Vietnamese box office by the animated films Doraemon: Nobita and Earth Symphony.

Ly Hai and producer Minh Ha (Photo: Character Facebook).

It can be seen that the attraction of the `legendary` character Doraemon is not only in comics but also on the big screen.

Doraemon: Nobita and the Earth Symphony revolves around the journey of Doraemon’s friends to the planet Museaca, where music is used as energy.

Sharing with Dan Tri reporter, the publisher of Doraemon: Nobita and Earth Symphony in Vietnam said that after more than 4 decades, the Doraemon movie series still maintains a huge attraction to Japanese audiences.

Some current movies have a number of episodes remade (remakes) with more eye-catching animation technology, attracting many audiences, especially young audiences every summer.

Poster of the animated movie `Doraemon: Nobita and the Earth Symphony` (Photo: CGV).

Talking about the position of Face Off 7: A Wish at the Vietnamese box office in the near future, Mr. Nguyen Khanh Duong – founder and operator of Box Office Vietnam – said that this week, there will be a number of movies released.

Also according to critic Nguyen Phong Viet, the current situation shows that there is a possibility of Face Off 7 surpassing the revenue of The Godfather.

According to many experts, the `war` at the Vietnamese box office this summer is predicted to be `hotter` than ever. Besides Face Off 7: One Wish, which is still likely to stay in theaters for another month, Doraemon: Nobita and

Sharing with Dan Tri reporter, Mr. Nguyen Hoang Hai – Content Director of CGV – said that Vietnamese theaters this summer promise excitement and many surprises with many works with friendly content for children.

Mr. Hai commented that this year’s summer movie revenue could reach the same level as before the epidemic (about over 800 billion VND in 2019 – according to Box Office Vietnam).

This situation also puts other Vietnamese films at a disadvantage when released in theaters at this time.

According to many reviews, Murder on the 4th Floor has not really broken through partly due to the poor acting of duo Truong The Vinh and singer Luong Bich Huu.

Responding to this, director Nguyen Huu Tuan shared on his personal page: `For the director, the actors have all done their best for Murder on the 4th Floor. Acting is a job that is simple to say.

If the role is not satisfactory, it is the director’s fault, not anyone else’s.