M, a university dropout low on money and luck, volunteers to take care of his terminally ill grandmother, in the hope of pocketing an inheritance.
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Directed by Pat Boonnitipat, the film skipped all film festivals and debuted across theatres in Thailand in April 2024. It has become a box office hit across Asia, with the global box office currently reaching $50M. The film was released in theatres in Canada and USA on September 13th, 2024. International sales are handled by Nelson Mok of Mokster Films.
The choice was revealed Friday, October 4th, by the National Federation of Thai Film Associations (MPC). On the film’s selection as Thailand’s rep for the Oscar race, GDH said that How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies is a “cultural phenomenon” that has “brought people of all generations to theaters, with viewers in their 20s to 50s bringing their 70-to 80-year-old grandparents to experience the film together, an increasingly rare sight in today’s digital age."
The film is produced by GDH 559.
How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies is a drama.
To check out all previous submissions for Thailand, click HERE.