The Red Envelope

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The Red Envelope
Thai theatrical release poster
Directed byChayanop Boonprakob
Written byChayanop Boonprakob
Thamsatid Charoenrittichai
Chantavit Dhanasevi
Weawwan Hongvivatana
Produced byBanjong Pisanthanakun
StarringPutthipong Assaratanakul
Krit Amnuaydechkorn
CinematographyKittiwat Semarat
Edited byPhiradon Witcharonasorn
Production
companies
Billkin Entertainment
GDH 559
PP Krit Entertainment
Release date
  • March 20, 2025 (2025-03-20)
Running time
125 minutes
CountryThailand
LanguageThai
Box office฿62.95 million (Bangkok, Metropolitan & Chiang Mai)[1]
฿103.35 million (nationwide)

The Red Envelope (Thai: ซองแดงแต่งผี, RTGSSxng dæng tæng phi, lit.'Red envelope for ghosts') is a 2025 Thai supernatural comedy mystery film co-written and directed by Chayanop Boonprakob and starring Putthipong Assaratanakul and Krit Amnuaydechkorn.[2] It is a remake of the 2022 Taiwanese film Marry My Dead Body.[3] A GDH 559 production along with Billkin Entertainment and PP Krit Entertainment.[4]

Synopsis

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Men is a small-time thief turned cop who accidentally picks up a mysterious red envelope and discovers it's an ancient ritual requiring him to marry a corpse, or else be doomed for the rest of his life. But what really shocks a straight man like Men is that the corpse he marries is also a man.[5]

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Release

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The film was released on March 20, 2025, in Thai theaters.[7] It was also released on April 9, 2025, in Philippine theaters,[8] on April 11, 2025, in Vietnamese theaters,[9] on April 17, 2025, in Myanmar theaters,[10] on April 24, 2025, in Singaporean, Indonesian, Hongkongers and Macanese theaters,[10][11] and on May 15, 2025, in Australian and New Zealanders theaters.[12][13]

Box-office

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The film grossed over 100 million baht, becoming the first Thai film to break triple figures at the box office in its year.[14]

Accolades

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Year Award / Festival Category Recipient Result Ref.
2025 49th Hong Kong International Film Festival Audience Choice Award The Red Envelope Won [15]

References

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