Thailand Chooses 'How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies'

Thailand has selected director Pat Boonnitipat's moving blockbuster How to make millions before grandma dies such as its selection at the 2025 Oscars in the best international feature film category. The choice was revealed on Friday by the National Federation of Thai Film Associations (MPC).

Co-written by Boonnitipat and Thodsapon 'Ped' Thiptinnakorn, How to make millions before grandma dies has become a cultural phenomenon in Thailand, earning more than any other film this year. Produced by the successful Bangkok-based studio GDH, the film hit the mark with its irreverent but ultimately moving story of a scheming young man who quits his job to care for his dying grandmother in hopes of inheriting her fortune. A key part of the film's local appeal, the nephew is played by pop singer-turned-actor Putthipong Assaratanakul (also known as Billkin).

How to earn millions it grossed $34 million from its theatrical runs in Southeast Asia and Australia/New Zealand, becoming the highest-grossing Thai film ever in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Myanmar, Australia and New Zealand. Following recent theatrical releases in the US and China, GDH says the film is now approaching the $50 million mark at the global box office.

Announcing the Oscar choice, GDH said that in Thailand the film “brought people of all generations to cinemas, with viewers in their 20s and 50s bringing their grandparents in their 70s and 80s to see the films together, an increasingly rare sight”. in today's digital age.”

Thailand has been submitting films for the Oscar for best international feature film since 1994, but the country has yet to be nominated.

The list of finalists for the best films nominated for the 97th Academy Awards will be announced on December 17. Nominations will be announced on January 17, and winners of the 2025 Academy Awards will be revealed on Sunday, March 2.

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