According to Singapore's media outlet 'Lianhe Zaobao', at 3 p.m. on June 29, 40 new tickets for the dialect version of 'Letters to My Nan' were sold. A total of 14,000 tickets were sold out within three hours, leaving very few tickets remaining.
Local distributor Clover Films and Jiahua Film Distribution have once again submitted an application to the IMDA, requesting the inclusion of 100 screenings of the Cantonese original version. Lind, the director-managing director of Clover Films, said that if the authorities can approve the request soon, he hopes to launch new screenings during the upcoming weekend in order to meet the public’s needs.
For the local audience's continuous attention and enthusiastic support that has been given to "Give" over these days, Linde expresses his gratitude.
He said that 'To' is well-reputed, and he knows that many people are disappointed because they cannot buy tickets for the original version of the play. Although it is expected that the 40 additional performances will sell out, he didn’t expect the sales to be so rapid.
He said, “I am very grateful to the audience, and I feel excited. This film is not a mainstream commercial blockbuster in China, yet it has touched so many people. It proves that as long as the filming is done with care, the audience will still pay for it. I hope this will encourage local filmmakers not to give up.”
This movie has sparked a huge enthusiasm for watching in Singapore. Since its release on June 18th, it has earned 1.1 million Singapore dollars in box office revenue within 11 days. Of this, 910,000 Singapore dollars came from the Chinese-language version, while the original version in Teochew dialect generated 190,000 Singapore dollars.
According to reports, the original version of the dialect “Gai” has continued to be popular in Singapore, with three additional performances.
Joint Morning Bulletin
The 16 performances of the Cantonese original version, which were held twice earlier in public sales and only shown at Ka Wah Yat Fung City, sold out all 9,600 tickets in just seconds.
The third round of approval from the IMDA to show the original version of "Gives" has received enthusiastic response. The tickets, available for sale on the theater websites and at all Jia Hua theaters across the island, went on sale at 3 p.m. on the 29th. Queues began to form as early as noon.
The number of people queuing at Yifeng City Jiahua Theater is about a hundred. People are lining up outside the theater in a snake-like formation. The public interviewed by the United Daily News are all from Chaozhou. Since they couldn’t buy tickets online on two previous occasions, they decided to queue at the theater and hope for the best.
Ms. Huang (69 years old) arrived at the theater around 10 a.m. and waited for five hours before becoming the first person to get two tickets. They used the self-service ticket machine to buy their tickets smoothly, getting them in less than two minutes. She said happily that the wait was worth it.
Lee Min-ling (52 years old) works in the Raffles Place area. She specifically asked her company for a few hours off work and arrived at the queue at 12 noon. After getting her tickets, she bought 8 tickets. In addition to taking her parents and son to watch the play, she also helped buy tickets for friends who had failed to purchase them online.
At the age of 66, Chen Muxiang watched the Cantonese dubbing version and felt that it didn’t have the right “flavor”. Therefore, she wanted to watch the original Teochew version. She tried to buy a ticket online at home, but the platform went down. So, she took a bus to the theater. After waiting in line for about 15 minutes, she managed to get a ticket near 4 o’clock. She said, “The Cantonese version is good too, but I’m from Teochew, so the Teochew version must be better.”
