Large movie theater chains in Vietnam, such as CGV, Lotte, Galaxy and BHD, have requested the prime minister for urgent help to cope with difficulties triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Hollywood blockbuster “Mortal Kombat” is scheduled for release in the United States on April 23, but Vietnamese audiences will see it two weeks earlier.

The Lunar New Year (Tet) has always been an ideal occasion for film distributors, but it will probably be different in 2021. 

During social distancing time, sellers of digital entertainment platforms have relentlessly updated new content to attract audiences. There has been a fierce competition in the industry.

Về Nhà Đi Con (Come Home, My Dear) directed by Meritorious Artist Nguyen Danh Dung has won the Golden Kite Award at the category of Best TV Series.

National social distancing measures are dragging CGV and other cineplexes down, causing substantital losses.

It is part of the campaign 'Don’t Consume Wildlife to Protect Your Health And Of the Community'.

French Cultural Institute (L'Espace) is co-operating with Vietnamese movie company BHD to give movie buffs a chance to watch award-winning films free online from April 1 to 30. 

Several Middle East countries ban the film because of a reference to lesbian parents, reports say.

Award-winning film Land of Mine will open the Danish Film Festival in Hà Nội and HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge - The cinema market was estimated to have modest value of $6 million in 2008, but the figure soared by 10 times in 2013 and exceeded the $100 million threshold in 2015, according to CGV.

VCR has filed a lawsuit against the M.V.P Group, owner of Platinum Cineplex, after the Indonesian entertainment conglomerate claimed that the closure of its cinemas at three Vincom trading centres early March is illegal.

VietNamNet Bridge - Five leading businesses hold 98 percent of Vietnam’s film distribution market, with three of them foreign invested.

 VietNamNet Bridge - "Pompeii", "Need for Speed 3D", "Divergent" and "Noah" are the most notable films in local theaters this month.

 VietNamNet Bridge - This month, the audiences are enjoying two notable horror films - "Last Summer" and "Insidious 2" and two Vietnamese films - "How To Fight in Six Inch Heels" and "Funny Money”.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The last month of the summer movie season will close with “The Wolverine,” “Smurfs 2”, “Monsters University” or “Buddha Fire”.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The peak month of the summer movie season will gather 15 interesting works, from action blockbusters to 3D animations, Vietnamese, Indian and French films.

 VietNamNet Bridge – “World War Z”, “After Earth”, “Man of Steel” and “The Great Gatsby” are the blockbusters that will be released at local movie theaters this month.

The box office revenues in Vietnam increased from $7 million in 2008 to $43 million in 2012. With the increase of 514 percent in four years, Hollywood Reporter ranked Vietnam as one of the 13 “hottest” growing cinema markets in the world.