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By the 1920s, a local film industry had started and in the 1930s, the Thai film industry had its first "golden age", with a number of studios producing films. The years after the Second World War saw a resurgence of the industry, which used 16 mm film to produce hundreds of films, many of them hard-driving action films.
The following is a list of the highest-grossing films in Thailand. This list only accounts for the films' box office earnings in Bangkok, Metropolitan region and Chiang Mai cinemas with the gross in Thai baht and not their ancillary revenues (i.e. home video sales, video rentals , television broadcasts, or merchandise sales).
Hollywood has played an important role in the development of Thailand's film industry. One of the first feature films made in Thailand, 1923's Miss Suwanna of Siam, was a Hollywood co-production, made with the royal assistance of King Vajiravudh, who gave the production free use of his 52 automobiles, 600 horses, use of the Royal Thai Navy, the Grand Palace, the railways, the rice mills, rice ...
Thai films at the Internet Movie Database – Links to index of the Thai-language titles; Thai Film Database; Thailand box office results at Box Office Mojo; Thailand movies lineup at SiamZone; Movie release schedule in Thailand 2007 at Pantip.com, with archives going back to 1999; MovieSeer – Current showtimes in Thailand
Bad Genius was released in Thailand on 3 May 2017, placing first at the Thai box office for two weeks and earning over 100 million baht (US$3 million), the highest-grossing Thai film of 2017. Overseas, it broke Thai film earning records in several Asian countries, including China, where it grossed over $30 million, making it the most ...
The Thailand Film Office is a Thai government agency that supports and facilitates foreign film production teams in Thailand and acts as an information center for foreign film production crew. The TFO's main objectives are as follows: To generate national income and to promote tourism, culture and arts in Thailand
The films playing in Thai cinemas are usually first-run Hollywood features, which tend to dominate the box-office scene. [1] There is a burgeoning Thai film industry that is making dozens of films each year that are increasingly popular with local audiences.
The culture of Thailand is a unique blend of various influences that have evolved over time. [1] Local customs, animist beliefs, Buddhist traditions, and regional ethnic and cultural practices have all played a role in shaping Thai culture.