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The Japanese trailer was good! I love the score, it heightens the threat and excitement! Too bad I have to wait for August for this movie to come out here

Amazing! The Artist went down to #11, did it ever reach the top 10 at some point?

I agree. The live action adaptation was so atrocious

Cars 2 was visually appealing, kids especially the young boys loved that one. And let's not forget that despite missing 200 mil, it was still the highest animated film last year with 190+ mil. The bad reviews just hurt its legs. KFP 2's domestic performance is still puzzling me to this day. I loved Rango but I think it looks to creepy for young kids.The Lorax really had great marketing plus a perfect playdate with no direct competition. Last year there were Gnomeo & Juliet, Rango, Mars Needs Moms, Hop & Rio released closely to each other

Let's not neglect Project X, it did solid as well, not spectacular of course but given the low budget, it will earn enough for the studio

Can't they make The Lorax 2? (not familiar with the source material)

Somewhere out there the Happy Feet 2 guys are weeping seeing this Lorax numbers

Well for what is worth it's an "unexpected publicity" for John Carter, that news item was featured in TV Patrol so yeah haha

The Lorax could potentially score 60 mil OW, WOW!

I'm rooting for John Carter but I'm not confident as well that it will do well in the box office but I'm hoping it will beat the odds.

Just read this that there's some controversy about Taylor Kitsch and the Philippines customs, here's the full storyI don't think the issue is that big though but I do wonder what effect will it have for John Carter's box office performance next week

To think December box office was sad (The Muppets crashing on its second week, New Year's Eve flopping, Sherlock Holmes 2 & Alvin 3 came in below expectations, No Oscar movies broke out, the only good news was Mission Impossible) so the sudden box office uptick in January was very surprising and just as we thought the first week was a fluke then came in another week and another week of surprise box office performer/s. And you know what I don't want try to understand why I'm just happy it's happening because last year box office run was just disappointing overall that at least this year we're off to a good start, we already reached the quota of box office disappointments last year

Last year was around 37 million, the record low (at least when they start recording the ratings) was the year No Country for Old Men won. This year's slate of BP nominees only had The Help as the box office hit compared to last year when they had Inception and Toy Story 3 as nominees plus surprise 100 million hits with The King's Speech and Black Swan. Even The Social Network came close with 97 mil.

Yeah a silent film will always be in tough sell in this day and age, I was surprised the Oscar ratings did well this year I thought it will be lower with the type of film leading the pack

Go The Lorax! Too bad the movie is coming here not until March 14, can't wait to see it

Saw My Week with Marily and War Horse this week. War Horse was beautiful, too bad only around 40 people were watching last night at SM Mall of Asia

Last year the "Oscar movies" have appealing leads: Colin Firth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale. This year the big winners The Artist and Hugo have unknown leads and concepts that are not that appealing to mainstream audiences. Although last year''s Black Swan success really surprised given the type of film it is

Philippines Box Office (February 22-26, 2012) via Box Office Mojo [*](local) ÜnOfficially Yours - $699,872 [*]Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance - $430,741 [*]This Means War - $315,206 [*]Jack and Jill - $196,605 [*]The Vow - $91,238 [*](local) Hitman - $88,650 [*]Journey 2: The Mysterious Island - $52,142 [*]Beauty and the Beast (3D) - $30,369 [*]11-11-11 - $26,362 [*]Chronicle (2012) - $12,011 [*]Hugo - $8,768 [*]Underworld Awakening - $8,153 [*]Safe House - $8,046 [*]The Descendants - $2,568 [*]The Darkest Hour - $958 [*]Contraband - $309 [*]J. Edgar - $166 * I updated the year-to-date charts above

There's a new update at BOM and there's a discrepancy once again with Underworld Awakening's number. Unofficially Yours is now officially #1

I got hold of release dates of some major movies. Schedules are of course subject to change without prior noticeApril 7 - Titanic 3DApril 12 - BattleshipApril 25 - The AvengersMay 2 - American Pie: The ReunionMay 9 - 21 Jump StreetMay 10 - Dark ShadowsMay 25 - Men in Black 3May 31 - Rock of AgesJune 1 - Snow White and the HuntsmanJune 7 - PrometheusJune 6 - Madagascar 3June 22 - G.I. Joe: RetaliationJuly 4 - The Amazing SpidermanJuly 12 - Ice Age 4July 19 - The Dark Knight RisesAug. 1 - BraveAug.8 - Bourne LegacyAug. 22 - Total RecallSept. 14 - Resident Evil: RetributionOct .5 - Taken 2Oct. 18 - Paranormal Activity 4Oct. 31 - SkyfallNov. 16 - Breaking Dawn Part 2Nov. 21 - GravityNov. 28 - Rise of the GuardiansDec. 7 - Les MiserablesDec. 13 - The Hobbit

SpongeBob is still hugely popular with kids, I don't see the film going to be costly so they should make a good profit with a movie. I hope this isn't in 3D!

[Local Currency] Top Movies for 2012 To Date (as of Feb. 26, 2012) [*](local) UnOfficially Yours - 113,577,694 PHP [*]Underworld Awakening - 102,119,364 PHP [*]Journey 2: The Mysterious Island - 64,537,695 PHP [*]Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows - 61,951,573 PHP [*]Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked - 56,157,209 PHP [*]Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance - 52,586,621 PHP [*]Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol* - 50,696,658 PHP* [*]The Vow - 50,672,913 PHP [*]Chronicle -35,150,875 PHP [*]The Darkest Hour - 34,605,346 PHP [*](local) A Mother's Story - 24,815,781 PHP [*](local) My Cactus Heart - 23,008,393 PHP [*]This Means War - 13,461,250 PHP [*]Safe House - 12,418,835 PHP [*]The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - 9,432,564 PHP [*]Contraband - 9,151,255 PHP [*]Jack and Jill - 8,396,252 PHP [*]We Bought a Zoo - 5,568,319 PHP [*]Star Wars Episode 1 3D - 4,595,572 PHP [*]Hugo - 4,407,536 PHP [*]The Grey - 4,000,508 PHP [*](local) Hitman - 3,785,905 PHP [*]The Descendants - 2,715,730 PHP [*]The Woman in Black - 2,624,792 PHP [*]Haywire - 2,365,429 PHP [*]J.Edgar - 2,091,152 PHP [*]Man on a Ledge - 1,588,510 PHP [*]Breaking Wind -1,359,086 PHP [*]Beauty and the Beast (3D) 1,296,945 PHP [*]Coriolanus - 1,180,075 PHP [*]11-11-11 1,125,821 PHP * for 2012 only. Total box office: 168,442,905 PHP

Top Movies for 2012 To Date (as of Feb. 26, 2012) [*](local) ÜnOfficially Yours - $2,659,513 [*]Underworld Awakening - $3,320,235** $2,391, 207 [*]Journey 2: The Mysterious Island - $1,511,202 [*]Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows - $1,460,261 [*]Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked - $1,323,682 [*]Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance - $1,231,358 [*]Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol* - $1,187,103* [*]The Vow - $1,186,547 [*]Chronicle - $823,086 [*]The Darkest Hour - $810,312 - [*](local) A Mother's Story - $574,764 [*](local) My Cactus Heart - $542,331 [*]This Means War - $315,206 [*]Safe House - $290,797 [*]The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - $221,495 [*]Contraband - $214,284 [*]Jack and Jill - $196,605 [*]We Bought a Zoo - $131,497 [*]Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (in 3D) - $107,913 [*]Hugo - $103,206 [*]The Grey - $94,296 [*]Hitman - $88,650 [*]The Descendants - $63,591 [*]The Woman in Black - $61,869 [*]Haywire - $55,483 [*]J.Edgar - $48,996 [*]Man on a Ledge - $37,513 [*]Breaking Wind - $31,914 [*]Beauty and the Beast - $30,369 [*]Coriolanus - $27,332 [*]11-11-11 - $26,362 *Overall gross: $3,969,223. It went back to theaters on Jan. 8 and the only foreign movie holdover from 2011 **Underworld: Awakening's numbers in the 2012 Yearly Box Office is not updated but in the latest weekend box office it is, so I'm using that figure

Philippines Box Office (Feb 15-19, 2012) [*]ÜnOfficially Yours (local) - $1,679,692 [*]Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance - $640,567 [*]The Vow - $381,185 [*]Journey 2: The Mysterious Island - $164,869 [*]Hugo - $81,908 [*]Safe House - $72,915 [*]The Descendants - $50,645 [*]Underworld Awakening - $43,942 [*]Chronicle - $32,311 [*]Breaking Wind - $31,914 [*]Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (in 3D) - $8,723 [*]Contraband - $8,143 [*]The Darkest Hour - $6,807 [*]The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - $2,543 [*]J. Edgar - $1,746 Box Office Mojo

Hugo is no longer showing in any cinema :(Anyway, Philippines Box Office for Feb 15-19 is back and UnOfficially Yours is #1 with $1.69 million dollars / 71 mil PHP for its first five days! Already #2 year to date behind Underworld Awakening and will definitely take the #1 slot next week, John Lloyd Cruz is our most reliable local box office draw!