Editing Thailand (section)

=== Entertainment ===
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{{Main|Cinema of Thailand|Mass media in Thailand|Thai television soap opera}}Thai films are exported and exhibited in [[Southeast Asia]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Expanding the Asean screen |work=Bangkok Post |date=23 October 2015 |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/740772/expanding-the-asean-screen |url-status=live |access-date=10 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210161236/https://www.bangkokpost.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/740772/expanding-the-asean-screen |archive-date=10 February 2023 |last1=Rithdee |first1=Kong }}</ref> Thai cinema has developed its own unique identity.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 April 2007 |title=Thai films get in on the action |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/thai-films-get-action-133270 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200911145033/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/thai-films-get-action-133270 |archive-date=11 September 2020 |access-date=10 May 2020 |work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> 

The Thai heist thriller film ''[[Bad Genius]]'' (2017) was one of the most internationally successful Thai films; it broke Thai film earning records in several Asian countries,<ref>{{Cite web |title='Thai wave' in showbiz poised for big splash in China |url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Business-trends/Thai-wave-showbiz-faces-golden-opportunity-to-court-Chinese-market |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603095710/https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Business-trends/Thai-wave-showbiz-faces-golden-opportunity-to-court-Chinese-market |archive-date=3 June 2020 |access-date=10 May 2020 |publisher=NIKKEI Asian Review}}</ref> Bad Genius won in 12 categories at the 27th [[Suphannahong National Film Awards]], and also won the Jury Award at the 16th [[New York Asian Film Festival]] with a worldwide collection of more than $42 million.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 May 2019 |title=From Singapore to Malaysia: Markets Leading the Expansion of Southeast Asian Cinema |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/markets-leading-expansion-southeast-asian-cinema-1211133/item/cannes-spotlight-southeast-asia-singapore-1211134 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200911145002/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/markets-leading-expansion-southeast-asian-cinema-1211133/item/cannes-spotlight-southeast-asia-singapore-1211134 |archive-date=11 September 2020 |access-date=10 May 2020 |work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> 

''[[Shutter (2004 film)|Shutter]]'' (2004) was one of the best-known Thai horror movies and was recognized worldwide.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Scheck |first=Frank |date=24 March 2008 |title="Shutter" a bland horror remake |url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/film-film-shutter-dc/shutter-a-bland-horror-remake-idUKN2313717520080324 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915003528/https://uk.reuters.com/article/film-film-shutter-dc/shutter-a-bland-horror-remake-idUKN2313717520080324 |archive-date=15 September 2020 |access-date=10 May 2020 |work=Reuters}}</ref> Films such as ''[[Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior]]'' (2003) and ''[[Tom-Yum-Goong]]'' (2005), starring [[Tony Jaa]], feature distinctive aspects of Thai martial arts "[[Muay Thai]]". Thailand television dramas, known as [[Thai television soap opera|Lakorn]], have become popular in Thailand and regionally.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 July 2018 |title=Thailand's 'lakorn' soap operas come to PH |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/281741/thailands-lakorn-soap-operas-come-ph |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603095607/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/281741/thailands-lakorn-soap-operas-come-ph |archive-date=3 June 2020 |access-date=10 May 2020 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}</ref>

The entertainment industries are estimated to have directly contributed $2.1 billion in GDP to the Thai economy in 2011. They also directly supported 86,600 jobs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The economic contribution of the film and television industries in Thailand |url=https://www.mpa-apac.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/The_Economic_Contribution_of_the_Film_and_Television_Industries_in_Thailand1.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603095649/https://www.mpa-apac.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/The_Economic_Contribution_of_the_Film_and_Television_Industries_in_Thailand1.pdf |archive-date=3 June 2020 |access-date=10 May 2020 |publisher=Oxford Economics}}</ref> Amongst several [[dance-pop]] artists who have made internationally successful are "Lisa" [[Lalisa Manobal]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 December 2019 |title=7 Rising Style Stars to Watch in 2020 |url=https://www.vogue.com/vogueworld/slideshow/7-style-stars-to-watch-in-2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603095812/https://www.vogue.com/vogueworld/slideshow/7-style-stars-to-watch-in-2020 |archive-date=3 June 2020 |access-date=11 May 2020 |publisher=VOGUE}}</ref> [[Violette Wautier]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-06-23 |title=Universal Music Group ดัน วิโอเลต วอเทียร์ เป็นศิลปินสากลเต็มตัว เปิดตัวแรง! จนเพลงจากอัลบั้ม Glitter and Smoke ติดท็อปชาร์ตถึง 12 ประเทศ {{!}} HITZ THAILAND |url=https://hitz.teroradio.com/news/48967/universal-music-group-%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%99-%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B4%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%AD%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%95-%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%AD%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%8C-%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9B%E0%B9%87%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%A8%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A5%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%95%E0%B9%87%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%A7%EF%BF%BD%C2%A6 |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=hitz.teroradio.com |language=en}}</ref> and [[Tata Young]].