Khui-Taweewar Wantha’s Thai supernatural horror Demise Whisperer 2 has scared up $22m (739m baht) to turn out to be the second greatest native launch of all time.
It has additionally been offered broadly around the globe by Bangkok-based gross sales and manufacturing firm M Studio, which is at present at AFM selling new horror titles Ghost Board and Kogaloak Village.
Following its launch on October 10, Demise Whisperer 2 has smashed a string of native box-office information – highest advance ticket gross sales of all time for a Thai movie; highest opening day income for a Thai movie, surpassing $2.4m (80m baht); and quickest Thai movie to surpass the 100m baht ($3m) benchmark, achieved inside 32 hours.
Additionally it is the highest-grossing Thai movie of 2024, overtaking breakout hit How To Make Tens of millions Earlier than Grandma Dies, Thailand’s submission for the Oscars.
The sequel picks up the place 2023’s Demise Whisperer left off, as a bunch of siblings try to seek out the spirit that possessed and killed their youthful sister a couple of years earlier.
Backed by M Studio and Thai broadcaster Channel 3, the movie reunites director Khui-Taweewar together with his solid from the primary movie, together with Nadech Kugimiya, Junior Kajbhunditt Jaidee, Good friend Peerakrit Phacharaboonyakiat, Denise Jelilcha Kapaun, Mim Rattanawadee Wongtong and Nina Nutthatcha Padovan.
Launched as Tee Yod 2 in some territories, it’s being rolled out in Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand and Latin America in November and December. It has turn out to be the largest Thai movie in Vietnam by way of Mockingbird Photos.
AFM launches
At AFM, M Studio is introducing consumers to horror journey Ghost Board and horror comedy Kogaloak Village.
Ghost Board is about three board-game fans who should beat an historic board recreation earlier than evil spirits take their lives. It’s directed by Chanathip Wongpoltree and produced by Visute Poolvoralaks, the previous CEO of GMM Tai Hub (GTH), the now-defunct firm behind 2013’s Pee Mak, which stays the largest Thai movie ever.
Kogaloak Village is a couple of group of policemen who disguise themselves to uncover the reality behind a collection of murders in a village, with a transgender ghost being a significant suspect. It’s directed by Poj Arnon, Kapol Thongplub and Nachat Juntapun.