Thai actress Usha Seamkhum sure knows how to make millions in Singapore happy before grandma leaves the country. The 78-year-old star of the hit Thai tearjerker How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies was in town earlier this week to meet Singapore fans and thank them for the support, and apparently took the time to do some sightseeing too.
In one Instagram post, she struck a pose in front of the Merlion along the Singapore River. And in another photo, she posed against Marina Bay Sands in the background from what was presumably her hotel room.
Seamkhum may have been a tourist, but an Instagram user summarised our feelings in one comment: "Welcome to Singapore Ah Ma! Your acting dee mak mak!" (Thai for "very good")
The actress, along with the movie's 34-year-old director Pat Boonnitipat, met fans in two meet-and-greet sessions organised by Golden Village on Monday (Jun 24) evening. The duo had specially flown to Singapore to express gratitude for the overwhelming support fans had shown their movie, which was Seamkhum's film debut and Boonnitipat's directorial feature debut.
The emotional film broke box office records in Singapore within 11 days after its release on May 30. It earned S$1.77 million, making it Singapore's highest-grossing Thai film of all time. Out of this amount, S$1.16 million was made in ticket sales solely during the second weekend in cinemas, Golden Village had said on Jun 10.
As of Jun 23, the film has grossed S$4.56 million, and is one of the highest-grossing movies in 2024 thus far.
And the film's popularity in Singapore is not an anomaly.
How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies has also broken the box office record in Malaysia, earning RM8,400,000 (S$2.42 million) in 10 days of its opening, becoming the country's all-time biggest Thai film. As of Jun 18, the film has collected RM15,000,000 at the box office, according to GSC movies, a Malaysian independent movie distributor.
Before Seamkhum landed in Singapore, she also met with fans in Indonesia and Vietnam, taking to Instagram to share their interactions.
Boonnitipat had told Singapore fans on Monday evening that the film's success took him by surprise.
“People were telling me that the movie, which is about a traditional Chinese family, will naturally do well in a Mandarin-speaking country. But when it did well in Indonesia, I realised that the story is universal,” he said. “Everyone can relate to the bond between a grandmother and her grandson.”
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In one Instagram post, she struck a pose in front of the Merlion along the Singapore River. And in another photo, she posed against Marina Bay Sands in the background from what was presumably her hotel room.
Seamkhum may have been a tourist, but an Instagram user summarised our feelings in one comment: "Welcome to Singapore Ah Ma! Your acting dee mak mak!" (Thai for "very good")
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The actress, along with the movie's 34-year-old director Pat Boonnitipat, met fans in two meet-and-greet sessions organised by Golden Village on Monday (Jun 24) evening. The duo had specially flown to Singapore to express gratitude for the overwhelming support fans had shown their movie, which was Seamkhum's film debut and Boonnitipat's directorial feature debut.
The emotional film broke box office records in Singapore within 11 days after its release on May 30. It earned S$1.77 million, making it Singapore's highest-grossing Thai film of all time. Out of this amount, S$1.16 million was made in ticket sales solely during the second weekend in cinemas, Golden Village had said on Jun 10.
As of Jun 23, the film has grossed S$4.56 million, and is one of the highest-grossing movies in 2024 thus far.
And the film's popularity in Singapore is not an anomaly.
How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies has also broken the box office record in Malaysia, earning RM8,400,000 (S$2.42 million) in 10 days of its opening, becoming the country's all-time biggest Thai film. As of Jun 18, the film has collected RM15,000,000 at the box office, according to GSC movies, a Malaysian independent movie distributor.
Before Seamkhum landed in Singapore, she also met with fans in Indonesia and Vietnam, taking to Instagram to share their interactions.
Boonnitipat had told Singapore fans on Monday evening that the film's success took him by surprise.
“People were telling me that the movie, which is about a traditional Chinese family, will naturally do well in a Mandarin-speaking country. But when it did well in Indonesia, I realised that the story is universal,” he said. “Everyone can relate to the bond between a grandmother and her grandson.”
Continue reading...