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How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies
Teaser poster
Directed byPat Boonnitipat
Written by
  • Thodsapon Thiptinnakorn
  • Pat Boonnitipat
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$34 million[1]

How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies (Thai: หลานม่า, RTGS: Lan Ma, lit: "Grandma's Grandchild") is a 2024 Thai drama film directed by Pat Boonnitipat, written by Boonnitipat and Thodsapon Thiptinnakorn. It stars Putthipong "Billkin" Assaratanakul and Usha "Taew" Seamkhum. In the film, M (Billkin), a university dropout low on money, volunteers to take care of his terminally ill grandmother Mengju (Taew), in the hope of pocketing an inheritance.

Development on the film began in 2020, after Thiptinnakorn completed the first draft of the screenplay, which underwent several revisions after Boonnitipat was hired as director. Billkin and Taew were hired soon after the screenplay was complete, in their debut starring feature film roles. Principal photography took place in Bangkok, with filming locations including Talat Phlu. How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies went viral during its initial release after being the subject of a social media trend featuring users crying watching the film.

How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies was released in Thailand on April 4, 2024, by GDH. It has grossed over $34 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing Thai film of 2024, the eleventh-highest grossing domestic film of all time, and broke box office records in several countries across Asia. It received praise from critics for its direction, screenplay, acting performances, music, and heavy emotional weight.

Plot

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Mengju and her adult children Sew, Kiang, and Soei celebrate the Qingming Festival with Sew's son, M, a university dropout and aspiring video game streamer. She tells her family she wants to be buried on a big plot when she dies, which cost millions to purchase. After receiving hospital treatment for a fall during the Festival, Mengju is diagnosed with late-stage stomach cancer: her family decide to keep the diagnosis a secret from her. After M's wealthy paternal grandfather dies, most of his estate is left to his primary carer, Mui, M's cousin and an online sex worker. M then moves in with Mengju and becomes her carer, in the hope of inheriting her estate.

Before moving in, M lists Mengju's Talat Phlu house for sale. He initially struggles to curry favour with her, finding her demanding and unfiltered, and questions the morality of his decision but is convinced by Mui to continue. M tells Mengju of her diagnosis, and she begins to becomes more receptive to his care. M also assumes Mengju's job as a street congee vendor. During a weekly family gathering (which Kiang's wife, Pinn, their daughter, Rainbow, and M attend for the first time), Mengju tells her family that M informed of her cancer. Her family all suggest methods to help care for her, which raises M's suspicions as to their motives, and he increases his efforts as her primary carer.

Kiang, a wealthy stockbroker, arranges for Mengju to live with him and his family. Kiang offers to pay M for taking care of Mengju, but he declines the money. Mengju and the rest travel to the Golden Mount at Wat Saket: M realizes that Mengju's ill-fitting shoes had been purchased by Kiang. Reading their prayer cards, M finds that Mengju has prayed for her entire family and that Kiang and his family have only prayed for themselves; M is the only one who prayed for Mengju, for her to "win the lottery". After buying new shoes, Mengju declines to move in with Kiang, and she grows closer to M.

Mengju finds out Soei stole ฿200,000 hidden in her kitchen to help cover his ฿1 million gambling debt after installing a bathroom grab bar for her. After confronting Soei, M gives him a pure silver belt he inherited from his paternal grandfather to help him pay off his debt. M lies about meeting Soei, telling Mengju that Soei is "out of town on work". After the doorbell rings, Mengju assumes Soei's creditors have found her house: she instructs M to hide and answers the door. It is instead a respondent to M's sale listing of Mengju's house, who she turns away.

Mengju takes M to meet her brother, who inherited millions upon the passing of their parents, and asks for money to purchase the plot. Her brother refuses and it is revealed Mengju was their parents' carer until they died. Mengju tells M she wants a big plot for her death in the hope it causes her family to reunite and collectively attend her gravesite. After Mengju's doctors tell M that continuing treatment would be futile, he lies to her and says she will instead receive treatment "based on her symptoms". Kiang asks Sew for the deed to Mengju's house but she gives it to Soei, per Menju's wishes. M angrily reacts to this and moves back home.

M learns that Sew, unlike him or Sew's siblings, did not want anything in exchange for caring for Mengju. Mui offers M half of her expected inheritance if he helps care for her dying aunt, but he refuses. Soei sells Mengju's house, fully covering his debts, and moves Mengju to a nursing home. He attempts to repay M, who refuses. M moves Mengju into his home. He also insults Soei and Kiang for their selfishness. After Mengju dies, M receives a call from a bank, who tell him that Mengju put aside money in his name since he was a child after he said he wanted to "buy her a new house". M empties the account and uses the money to buy a big plot for her burial, which everyone attends.

Cast

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  • Putthipong "Billkin" Assaratanakul as M, a college dropout
  • Usha "Taew" Seamkhum as Mengju, M's 79-year-old grandmother who is diagnosed with late-stage stomach cancer
  • Sarinrat "Jear" Thomas as Sew, Mengju's daughter and M's mother
  • Sanya "Duu" Kunakorn as Kiang, Mengju's eldest son
  • Pongsatorn "Phuak" Jongwilas as Soei, Mengju's youngest child
  • Tontawan "Tu" Tantivejakul as Mui, M's younger cousin
  • Duangporn Oapirat as Pinn, Kiang's wife
  • Himawari Tajiri as Rainbow, Kiang and Pinn's daughter

Production

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Development

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GDH films (including those produced by its wholly owned subsidiary production company Jor Kwang Films) are typically developed by its producers or directors but How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies was the first GDH film to be initiated by a screenwriter – Thodsapon Thiptinnakorn, a full-time screenwriter at GDH since 2009.[2] In December 2020, he pitched the project with a 10-page synopsis inspired by his experiences caring for his grandmother during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the fallout from her not giving her daughter or caregivers anything upon her death.[3] Producers Vanridee Pongsittisak and Jira Maligool worked with Thiptinnakorn to make an "accessible and entertaining" screenplay compared to the initial treatment, creating a slapstick comedy featuring a grandmother and grandchild.[4]

According to Pongsittisak, this version of the film, which was titled The Chinese Family, was deemed to have "lost [the] original charm" of Thiptinnakorn's treatment. As such, after Sino-Thai director Pat Boonnitipat was hired, he worked with Thiptinnakorn to adopt a more emotionally-driven narrative. Boonnitipat had previously worked with GDH on Project S: The Series (2017–2018) and Bad Genius: The Series (2020).[5] Boonnitipat incorporated elements from his own life to develop the final screenplay: his maternal grandmother, who helped raise him and with whom he still lives, was diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer in 2004.[6]

Boonnitipat stated that his grandmother directly opined on the screenplay after he moved back in with her when writing,[7][8] while the other characters were based on his Cantonese mother’s family, describing the representation in the film is as “exactly the same [as my own family], even the dialogue".[9] The screenplay was also revised to incorporate social discussion regarding contemporary attitudes on Thai familial society,[10] specifically related to shifting attitudes regarding extended and nuclear families.[11] Benediktus Yogatama of Kompas argued the film also contained several themes related to financial planning and personal budgeting.[12] Boonnitipat and Thiptinnakorn worked on the screenplay for two years.[13] Boonnitipat later stated it took him eight months to learn how to write for film compared to television; How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies is his feature film debut.[14]

Casting

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Putthipong "Billkin" Assaratanakul was cast in his debut lead film role, alongside acting debutante Usha "Taew" Seamkhum.[15] Billkin was the producers' first choice, although, Boonnitipat disliked his initial audition: Billkin was hired following a second audition, after taking a long break from acting to attend acting classes.[16] Boonnitipat immediately wanted to hire the 78-year-old Taew after her audition, with his assistant director discovering her through a modelling agency Taew was signed to after taking part in a video for a seniors dance competition in 2019.[17][18]

Taew was ultimately hired after a recast with Billkin, with the producers wanting a first-time actor for the role.[19] Billkin said the film required "detailed and focused acting" compared to his appearances in the television series My Ambulance (2019) and I Told Sunset About You (2021): he put on weight and altered his natural walk and speech patterns to portray his character in the film. Billkin also claimed to have declined numerous other film and TV projects until How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies.[20] In an August 2024 interview with The Review Geek, Boonnitipat said he catered the screenplay and the character to fit Billkin.[21] The remaining cast was then rounded out, which included the feature film debut for Tontawan "Tu" Tantivejakul.[22]

Filming

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Principal photography primarily took place in Talat Phlu, a traditional Chinese community recognized as one of Bangkok's Chinatowns.[23] Filming locations included the Talat Phlu Market and Wat Chantharam Worawihan.[24] According to Billkin, filming lasted for 25 days and was primarily done using a single-camera setup.[25] Boonyanuch Kraithong, the film's director of photography, used narrow apertures and wide shots to increase depth and range of focus and to contrast contemporary films which use a shallow focus. He also used blocking to achieve this effect, which was inspired by filmmaking techniques present in Thai films from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. Boonnitipat sought to differentiate the style of the film to the faster-paced television series he previously worked on, which included reducing the use of music.[26] In a July 2024 interview with Lifestyle Asia, Boonnitipat said the filming choices worried GDH executives, who considered them to be too unconventional.[27]

Boonnitipat aimed to make the film as quick as possible to make sure his maternal grandmother could watch it and for him to return to helping out at his family’s mirror and glass-making business.[28] He also used the reaction of the film's crew to assess its scenes, saying, "the first camera assistant [is] a very calm guy and while he was doing the focus pulling on set, he cried so much [filming a scene] that he couldn't keep his hand on the wheel. That's when I knew [a] scene [would] work so well, because it broke his wall".[29] To accommodate for Taew's age, the crew implemented regular breaks during shooting to allow her to rest. According to Boonnitipat, scenes which featured Taew walking or talking with Billkin took the most takes to complete, owing to her inexperience as an actress and Boonnitipat's strict blocking requirements.[30]

Music

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Jaithep Raroengjai was hired to compose the film's score and the soundtrack album was released digitally by GMM Music, the parent company of GDH, on September 17, 2024. It includes 7 songs featured in or inspired by the film, including its theme song "Ever-Forever" performed by Billkin, and a cover of the Chinese traditional folk song "Aum Kim Kong" performed by Taew.[31] In a June 2024 interview with Magdalene, Raroengjai said the music was composed to be "natural" to make the film "feel real, raw, and close to the audience".[32]

Marketing

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How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies saw increased worldwide popularity after videos of staff at SM Supermalls theatres in Manila handing tissues to viewers prior to screening the film went viral.[33] Its virality was boosted on social media after users took part in a viral trend of posting videos of themselves crying from watching the film.[34][35] Indonesian production company Falcon Pictures hosted press conferences with Boonnitipat in Jakarta between May 25 and May 27 in response to the film's initial success.[36][37] After its success in Sinagpore, Taew and Boonnitipat attended a ticketed fan event hosted by Golden Village in Suntec City on June 24, 2024. The event featured a screening of How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies and a meet-and-greet,[38] and sold out almost immediately. A second event was added and took place later that same day.[39]

Release

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Theatrical

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How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies was released in Thailand by GDH on April 4. It premiered internationally in competition at the 23rd New York Asian Film Festival on 17 July 2024.[40] Tickets for its initial premiere sold out almost immediately; a second screening then took place, which was attended by Boonnitipat and Billkin.[41] The film was screened in Beijing for officials of the Thai embassy in China on August 18, organised by Thailand's Ambassador to China, Chatchai Viriyavejakul. It is set to premiere in competition at the 29th Busan International Film Festival on October 3.[42]

In Asia, the film began screening on May 15, in Indonesia; May 29, in the Philippines, May 30 in Brunei, Laos, Malaysia, and Singapore; Myanmar on May 31; in Vietnam on June 7; Hong Kong and Macao on June 13; Cambodia on June 18; Taiwan on June 21; and Timor-Leste on June 26. It was released in Australia and New Zealand on July 18,[43] and in mainland China on August 23. It is set to be released in South Korea in October 2024. GDH handled its theatrical distribution across Southeast Asia, with the South Korean release set to be distributed by NK Contents, while the Chinese release was handled by Teamer Media.[44] In China, the film opened in 1000 theatres across 30 cities. Its Australian and New Zealand release was handled by Chinalion Film Entertainment, which previously distributed Bad Genius (2017) in the countries.[45] Further international distribution was handled by Mokster Films and WME Independent, with the film set to be released in Russia on January 9, 2025.[46][47]

In August 2024, Vertigo Releasing acquired the film's theatrical distribution rights for the United Kingdom and Ireland: this was followed by Vedette Film for the Netherlands and Belgium, PVR for India, and Well Go USA for North America. The film was released in North America on September 13, and is set to be released in the Netherlands on October 10, in Belgium on November 13, and in the United Kingdom and Ireland in December. The Indian release date is yet to be confirmed.[48]

Home media

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How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies was released on streaming in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines by Netflix on September 12, 2024.[49] It was the fourth-most viewed programme on Netflix in its debut week in the Philippines, with 3 million views.[50] Netflix are set to release the film on streaming in other countries throughout the rest of 2024 and into 2025.[51]

Reception

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Box office

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How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies has grossed US$34 million worldwide,[52] including ฿339 million ($12.4 million) in Thailand,[53][54] and became the highest-grossing Thai film of 2024 after grossing ฿250 million ($7.6 million) in its first fourteen days of release.[54] It grossed ฿172.6 million ($5.3 million) in combined receipts in Metropolitan Bangkok and Chiang Mai alone, becoming the highest-grossing GDH film in Thailand and eleventh-highest grossing domestic film of all time.[33] The film grossed $1.4 million in Singapore in its first eleven days of release,[55] and grossed $5.8 million in its first two weeks in China.[56] As of September 8, 2024, the film has grossed $14.8 million in China.[57]

According to GDH, How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies has been screened to over ten million people,[58] and it topped the box office in Singapore from June 6-9,[59] grossing $256,000, setting the record for the biggest opening weekend for a Thai film.[60] Shirley Low, the chief marketing officer of the Malaysian-based Golden Screen Cinemas, noted How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies exceeded their domestic box-office expectations for a Thai film.[61] In Indonesia, the film sold over 3.5 million tickets (including selling 2 million in its first 13 days),[62] setting the record for the most admissions for an Asian film in the country, surpassing the South Korean horror Exhuma (2024), which sold 2.6 million tickets.[63]

The film broke or set several other box office records:[64] in Indonesia, it is the highest-grossing Thai film and highest grossing Asian film,[65][64] and it became the highest-grossing Thai film in Australia, New Zealand,[66] Singapore,[67][64] Myanmar,[68] Vietnam,[58] Malaysia,[64] and the Philippines.[58] In the Philippines, tickets were sold out on its opening day and screenings were increased to meet demand.[69] In Indonesia, the success of the film saw it be increased to 303 individual locations, including being screened over 1500 times.[70]

Critical response

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 10 critics' reviews are positive.[71] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 84 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating universal acclaim.[72] Audiences polled by Rotten Tomatoes gave the film an average rating of 97%,[73] and audiences rated the film 8.9/10 based on 140,000 reviews on the Chinese review platform Douban.[74]

In Asia, the film received industry-wide praise: Shirley Low, the chief marketing officer of Golden Screen Cinemas, commended the film's realistic portrayal of family life, saying, "everything in the film [reminded me of] my family".[75] A similar sentiment was echoed by Ruby Ann O. Reyes, the vice president for corporate marketing for SM Supermalls.[76] According to Boonnitipat, the film "stunned" his family (whom the characters are based on) and he stated they "[don't] talk about [the film] but they feel good that it happened".[77] In a review for Grazia Singapore, Danisha Liang praised Billkin's "more-than-convincing portrayal of a coldhearted-to-endearing grandson" and lauded Taew's performance, saying her "sassy—almost feisty—personality and effortless portrayal of a strong woman" was the film's highlight.[78] The Philippine Star's Jelou Galang praised the production design and Kraithong's cinematography.[79]

In a review for Medium Indonesia, Kania Pasaman commended the slower pace, saying "subtlety is where the film’s true strength lies" and called the performances "rich with nuance and emotion". He also wrote the "skillful incorporation" of humor added "depth and charm" and the ending was "profoundly moving and emotionally enriching". He praised the film for being an accurate reflection of Asian family dynamics,[80] which was echoed by Noel Wong in his review for Free Malaysia Today.[81] Writing for The Rakyat Post, Keran Raj called the "witty and natural" screenplay as "one of the film's strongest aspects", while also praising the "charming and convincing" performance by Billkin, the "warmth and wisdom" of Taew's performance, and their on-screen chemistry, which he labelled the "heart and soul" of the film.[82]

Outside Asia, the film was a critical success. Writing for Film Threat, Alex Saveliev gave How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies a positive review, saying it "brims with wisdom and insight" and called the comedy "acerbic and gentle". He also praised the dialogue, labelling it "biting, crisp, smart, and frequently heartbreaking".[83] Simon Abrams of RogerEbert.com complimented the music, comedy, and Boonnitipat's direction, saying "every scene was packed with lived-in details". He also applauded the "care" and "sensitivity" in the screenplay, concluding the film is "a sunny, gracious portrait of family life".[84] ScreenDaily's Allan Hunter further praised the direction, calling the film "a sentimental journey to redemption that Boonnitipat grounds in understanding and empathy", and lauded the emotional weight of Raroengjai's music. Hunter also commended the performances of the leads, calling Billkin "nicely understated and thoughtful" and said Taew was "remarkable" in her portrayal of "a wise and gracious figure – not a typical cuddly grandma but someone canny, realistic and determined".[85]

Accolades

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How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies has been considered an atypical box office hit in Thailand, which mostly favors horror, action, or comedy films.[86][87] This was echoed by the film's producer Vanridee Pongsittisak, who said "we did not expect this scale of success".[88] In July 2024, the film won the Audience Award at the 23rd New York Asian Film Festival.[89]

Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
23rd New York Asian Film Festival Audience Award How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies Won [89]

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