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How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies
Directed byPat Boonnitipat
Written by
  • Pat Boonnitipat
  • Thodsapon Thiptinnakorn
Produced by
  • Vanridee Pongsittisak
  • Jira Maligool
Starring
CinematographyBoonyanuch Kraithong
Edited byThammarat Sumethsupachok
Music byJaithep Raroengjai
Production
company
Distributed byGDH
Release date
  • April 4, 2024 (2024-04-04)
Running time
125 minutes
CountryThailand
Languages
Box office฿170.43 million (Bangkok, Metropolitan & Chiang Mai)
฿334 million (nationwide)
(as of June 30, 2024)[1]

How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies or Lahn Mah (Thai: หลานม่า, RTGS: Lan Ma, lit: "Grandma's Grandchild") is a 2024 Thai drama film directed and co-written by Pat Boonnitipat, starring Putthipong Assaratanakul (Billkin) and Usha Seamkhum (Taew).

Synopsis[edit]

M, a university dropout low on money and luck, volunteers to take care of his terminally ill Amah[a] in the hopes for an inheritance.

Cast[edit]

  • Putthipong Assaratanakul (Billkin) as M, a college dropout who volunteers to take care of his grandma in hopes of getting an inheritance
  • Usha Seamkhum (Taew) as Mengju or colloquially Amah, a 79-year-old woman with late-stage colon cancer and living alone
  • Sarinrat Thomas (Jear) as Chew, Mengju's only daughter and M's single mom
  • Sanya Kunakorn (Duu) as Kiang, Mengju's eldest son
  • Pongsatorn Jongwilas (Phuak) as Soei, Mengju's youngest child, a failure worker
  • Himawari Tajiri as Rainbow, Kiang and Pinn's only daughter
  • Tontawan Tantivejakul (Tu) as Mui, M's little cousin
  • Duangporn Oapirat as Pinn, Kiang's wife

Production[edit]

How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies or locally known as Lahn Mah was produced by GDH and directed by Pat Boonnitipat in his debut feature film. Initially, the film was to be titled as The Chinese Family, due to its content about the relationships of Sino Thai family members.[2] The film was inspired by true events from the family of the director[3] as well as trends in contemporary Thai society.

The cast is headed by popular idol Putthipong "Billkin" Assaratanakul, and is also the first major performance of the senior actress Usha Seamkhum.[4]

Talat Phlu, a traditional community recognized as one of Bangkok's Chinatowns, was chosen as the filming location for Amah's neighborhood.[5]

Release[edit]

The film's first release date is April 4, 2024. In just the first 14 days, it was able to gross 250 million baht nationwide, making it the highest-grossing Thai film of 2024.[1] Later, it made a record of being the 11th highest grossing Thai film of all time and the highest-grossing GDH film in Bangkok, Metropolitan Region and Chiang Mai.[citation needed]

The film has been popular around Southeast Asia, breaking box office records.[6] In Indonesia, it is considered the highest-grossing GDH film,[7] the highest-grossing Thai film as well as the biggest Asian title of all time.[6] It became the highest-grossing Thai film of all time in Singapore,[8][6] Malaysia,[6] and the Philippines.[9] SM Cinema in the Philippines had staff giving out tissues outside theatres showing the film.[10]

The film "has garnered ฿1 billion (approximately $27 million) and achieved 10 million admissions, according to producer GDH".[9]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Grandma in Teochew Min.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "หลานม่า รายได้ล่าสุด ขึ้นแท่นอันดับ 1 หนังทำเงินสูงสุดในรอบปี". Sanook.com (in Thai). 2024-04-18. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  2. ^ Sivapornpan, Supat (2023-06-29). "บิวกิ้น พุฒิพงศ์ – ตู ต้นตะวัน รับบทนำใน The Chinese Family หนังเรื่องใหม่จากผู้กำกับ พัฒน์ บุญนิธิพัฒน์". The Standard (in Thai). Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  3. ^ Frater, Patrick (June 15, 2024). "Thai How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies Heads to Southeast Asia". Deadline. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "เกือบได้เป็นนักร้องวงสุนทราภรณ์ในวัยเยาว์ "อุษา เสมคำ" สู่น้องใหม่ในการแสดงในวัย 78". ASTV Manager (in Thai). 2024-03-20. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  5. ^ "ชวนเที่ยว ตลาดพลู ตามหา อาม่า". MCOT (in Thai). 2024-04-14. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  6. ^ a b c d Merican, Sara (June 19, 2024). "'How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies' breaks Indonesia box office records". Deadline. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  7. ^ "หลานม่า เปิดตัวแรง ทำชาวอินโดน้ำตาท่วม ขึ้นแท่นหนังไทย ทำรายได้เปิดตัวสูงสุด". Thairath (in Thai). 2024-05-18. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  8. ^ So, Joan (June 10, 2024). "How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies tops Singapore box office". The Straits Times. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  9. ^ a b Frater, Patrick (2024-06-27). "Thai Film 'How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies' Reaches $27 Million in Southeast Asia Rollout – Global Bulletin". Variety. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  10. ^ Ng, Kelly (June 12, 2024). "The hit Thai film moving TikTokers to tears". BBC. Retrieved June 22, 2024.

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