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Welcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline’s fortnightly strand in which we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films killing it in their local territories. The industry is as globalized as it’s ever been, but breakout hits are appearing in pockets of the world all the time and it can be hard to keep track… So, we’re going to do the hard work for you.
This week we’re featuring Taweewat Wantha’s Thai horror pic Tee Yod (aka Death Whisperer). A smash in its home market, it set an opening day record for the year in late October and has the distinction of being the first Thai film ever released in IMAX.
Name: Tee Yod (Death Whisperer)
Country: Thailand
Producers: Major Join Film, BEC World, M Studio
Distributor: M Pictures
For fans of: Shutter, Pee Mak, supernatural horror
Following quickly in the footsteps of another 2023 Thai horror hit, The Undertaker, Tee Yod has energized local audiences, now with an estimated gross of $13M, according to Surachedh Assawaruenganun, Chief Media & Content Officer of Major Cineplex Group Public Company Limited.
The film has set multiple records including the biggest opening day of 2023 and the fastest title of the year to reach 100M baht ($2.8M), reaching the latter in just three days. The first Thai film ever released in IMAX, Tee Yod grossed $210K in the format at launch.
The story takes place in 1972 and centers on the mysterious death of a young girl in a remote village. It’s based on a “true” ghost tale of the same name, which was first published on Thai discussion forum pantip.com before being turned into a novel. The term ‘Tee Yod’ reportedly originates from a mysterious woman in a black dress, and “remains enigmatic in both its meaning and linguistic origin,” per The National.
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