The Vertical Ray of the Sun

With the brilliant Vietnamese summer as a setting Vertical Ray of the Sun is beautiful from beginning to end. The plot centres around three sisters, two of whom are happily married (or so it appears). The youngest sister is single and living with her cute older brother, whom she is desperately in love with. A second sister is married to a man who has another woman and child elsewhere whom he loves just as much as his wife -with a few conditions, she agrees to carry on with the marriage. The third sister and her husband are overjoyed to discover she is pregnant, and though he is tempted, her husband remains loyal to her. Charming, slow-paced, face value, family saga film.

Rollout

International (45.3%)
$91,113
Worldwide
$201,247
Domestic
MarketRelease DateOpeningGross
DomesticJul 6, 2001$32,248$110,134
Europe, Middle East, and Africa
MarketRelease DateOpeningGross
United KingdomAug 24, 2001$17,948$17,948
Asia Pacific
MarketRelease DateOpeningGross
AustraliaSep 27, 2001$36,900$73,165