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Good for AM and MPR!
Anything for Vice?
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I thought I was in Awards Watch forum for a second
Anyway, hoping Mary Poppins Returns rebounds now that the holidays are here! The first few days were really underwhelming
And also hoping Ralph gets a boost as well, disappointed with its legs so far. Looks like The Grinch and Spider-verse hurt it
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AQUAMAN IS KING OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE
Warner Bros. Pictures’ Epic Super Hero Adventure is #1 in the Philippines,
Breaks Record for Biggest December Opening Weekend Ever for a Foreign Title
MANILA, December 17, 2018 — Warner Bros. Pictures’ first-ever Aquaman standalone feature is making huge waves at the box office, coming in at #1 internationally for the second week in a row, and taking in an impressive Php 230.4-million in its opening weekend in the Philippines.
The epic action adventure, directed by James Wan and starring Jason Momoa in the title role, opened on approximately 643 screens on December 12, with sold-out shows and fans lining up to be among the first to see the film. The opening weekend marked the All-Time Biggest December Opening Weekend for a Foreign Title, surpassing 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens with Php 188-million.
Other notable records broken are the All-Time Biggest Opening Weekend for a James Wan Film, outgrossing 2015’s Fast & Furious 7 with Php 98-million; and the year’s Biggest Opening Weekend for a Warner Bros. Title (beating last November’s Php 109.5-million gross of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.)
Francis Soliven, General Manager of Warner Bros. Philippines, stated, “This weekend’s results prove that Aquaman is king of the box office as well as the seven seas. We are thrilled with these extraordinary numbers, and equally excited to see audiences comprised of movie fans, DC aficionados, and families filling the cinemas this holiday season. We anticipate strong word of mouth will carry these terrific results well into the New Year.”
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FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD
GENERATES BOX-OFFICE MAGIC IN PH
Warner Bros. Pictures’ new Wizarding World Adventure opens with P109.53-M
MANILA, Nov. 19, 2018— Warner Bros. Pictures’ Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald cast a spell at the box office in the Philippines, opening with an impressive P109.53-M in its opening weekend, this was announced today by Francis Soliven, General Manager of Warnrt Bros. Philippines.
The second of five all new adventures in the Wizarding World™ created by J.K. Rowling, the film opened on November 15, with sold-out shows and fans lining up to be among the first to see the film. The opening weekend marked the year’s second-biggest debut for a Warner Bros. title, bested only by The Nun (P129-M).
Soliven stated, “We are so excited that Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald has connected so strongly with fans, who have been eagerly anticipating a return to the Wizarding World. We expect word of mouth and repeat attendance to carry the film well into the holiday season and congratulate the dedicated filmmakers and the talented ensemble cast, who have created a moviegoing experience that delivers for a broad audience.”
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ANTI-SUPERHERO “VENOM” BITES P104.74-M IN 4 DAYS, ARRIVES AT NO.1
MANILA, October 9, 2018 -- Columbia Pictures’ “Venom” possessed the Philippine box office to open at No.1 with a four-day debut weekend of a devilish P104.74 million in only 362 screens for the Oct. 4 to 7 frame.
Defying naysayers, the Tom Hardy anti-superhero crowd-pleaser gave Columbia Pictures one of its biggest openings ever with incredible support from fans who championed the film amid a dark cloud of online negativity.
“Venom” was likewise No.1 in the world, dominating the international box office with an impressive $125.2 million, the biggest October global launch in history.
To put that into perspective, “Venom’s” international opening had come in above recent stand-alone superhero titles, topping “Wonder Woman” by 38%, “Ant-Man And The Wasp” by 32% and “Logan” by 29%.
In the US, the twisted comicbook tale also rocketed past expectations to open at No.1 with $80 million, wrestling the biggest October opening record from 2013’s “Gravity.”
Closer to home, “Venom” devoured its biggest sales in SM Megamall (P3.79 M), SM Mall of Asia (P3.68 M) and Trinoma (P2.99 M).
Among the top-ten-grossing cinemas are SM North EDSA (P2.56 M), Glorietta 4 (P1.97 M), Power Plant (P1.82 M), Greenbelt III (P1.69 M) and key provincial venues SM Clark (P1.64-M), Ayala Cebu (P1.62 M) and SM Cebu (P1.55 M).
In the top twenty are Greenhills (P1.44 M), Alabang Town Center (P1.439 M), Bonifacio High Street (P1.432 M), Uptown Mall (P1.41 M), Fisher Mall (P1.27 M), Gaisano Davao (P1.26 M), Gateway Cineplex (P1.25 M), SM Seaside (P1.16 M), Eastwood (P1.15 M) and Robinsons Ermita (P1.11 M).
Rounding out te top thirty theaters are SM Aura (P1.07 M), SM Lanang (P1.05 M), Robinsons Magnolia (P1.044 M), UP Town Center (P1.041 M), Newport (P1.040 M), Harbor Point (P1.019 M), Market! Market! (P1.013 M), SM Southmall (P1.00 M), SM Baguio (P968,301) and Abreeza (P961,720).
One of Marvel’s greatest and most complex characters takes center stage as Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) becomes the host for the alien symbiote Venom. As a journalist, Eddie has been trying to take down the notorious Life Foundation scientist Carlton Drake (Riz Ahmed) for years – an obsession that ruined his career and his relationship with his girlfriend, Anne (Michelle Williams). When one of Drake’s experiments – the alien Venom – merges with Eddie’s body, he suddenly has incredible new superpowers, and the chance to do just about whatever he wants. Twisted, dark, unpredictable, and fueled by rage, Venom leaves Eddie wrestling to control dangerous abilities that he also finds empowering and intoxicating. As Eddie and Venom need each other to get what they’re looking for, they become more and more intertwined — where does Eddie end and Venom begin?
Now showing in Philippine cinemas and IMAX, “Venom” is distributed by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing Internat
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The Hows of Us is now also reportedly grossed over P600M, highest of all time for a local movie
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“THE NUN” AMASSES $200 MILLION WORLDWIDE, P239-MILLION IN PH
New Line Cinema’s horror thriller “The Nun” crossed $200 million at the global box office Sept. 15, in only its second weekend in release. The latest hit in the studio’s hugely successful “Conjuring” universe, “The Nun” has pushed the already highest-grossing horror franchise to more than $1.4 billion…and counting.
In the Philippines, “The Nun” has become the All-Time Biggest Grossing Horror Movie Industry-Wide, as its cumulative gross has reached a staggering P239.8-M, after only nine days. The announcement was made by Francis Soliven, General Manager of Warner Bros. Philippines which distributed the film.
The film was No.1 at the PH box-office for the Sept 12 – 16 frame, haunting an additional P76.8-M to its coffers.
Tom Molter, Head of International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures, stated, “‘The Nun’ continues to scare up audiences around the world, and records are being broken in every region—particularly in Latin America and Mexico, where the popularity of star Demian Bichir has drawn fans to the cinema in big numbers. We applaud the whole cast, as well as all of the filmmakers behind ‘The Nun,’ on this tremendous success.”
Jeff Goldstein, President of Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures, said, “This is another great milestone for New Line Cinema’s horror-verse, which continues to set new standards for the genre. We congratulate them and everyone involved in creating another terrifying time at the movies, including director Corin Hardy, producers James Wan and Peter Safran, and the cast, led by Demian Bichir and Taissa Farmiga.”
Now playing in Philippine cinemas, “The Nun” is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
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Biggest local movie hit for 2018 to date
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“THE NUN” POSSESSES PH BOX-OFFICE WITH P129.9M IN 4 DAYS
The latest chapter of James Wan’s Conjuring universe breaks record for
All-Time Biggest Opening Weekend for a Horror Film
MANILA, Sept. 10 – “The Nun,” the terrifying new chapter in New Line Cinema’s and James Wan’s Conjuring universe, scared up a four-day opening weekend gross of P129.9-M at the Philippine box office in only 296 screens nationwide. The announcement was made today by Francis Soliven, General Manager of Warner Bros. Philippines which distributed the film.
Daring audiences to brave an encounter with the demonic nun Valak, the new supernatural thriller exorcised the record for All-Time Biggest Opening Weekend for a Horror Film Industry-Wide (surpassing Feng Shui), as well as the Year’s Biggest Opening Weekend for a Warner Bros. Title (outgrossing “Crazy Rich Asians”) and Biggest Opening Weekend for The Conjuring Universe (beating “The Conjuring 2”).
In making the announcement, Soliven stated, “We’re thrilled that audiences continue to enjoy being terrified by the Conjuring universe. We congratulate James Wan, the architect of this amazing franchise; director Corin Hardy; producer Peter Safran; screenwriter Gary Dauberman; and the talented cast and crew, all of whom have delivered the exhilarating scares that fans across the Philippines have been waiting for. These terrific results and enthusiastic word-of-mouth demonstrate that the appetite is only growing.”
Now playing in Philippine cinemas, “The Nun” is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
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Good box office this weekend, local movie Miss Granny also earned huge
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“THE MEG” DEVOURS P63.4-M IN 5 DAYS, OPENS AT NO.1 IN PH
MANILA, Aug. 13, 2018 -- Warner Bros. Pictures’ giant shark thriller “The Meg” took the biggest bite off the Philippine box office this weekend to open at No.1.
The Jason Statham actioner grossed a splashy P63.4-million for the five-day opening weekend (Aug. 8 to 12) in only 274 screens, becoming Warner’s best opener for the year todate after “Rampage” (P59.7-M) and “Tomb Raider” (P57.6-M).
The slasher film’s above-expectations performance bodes well for its anticipated robust second frame. “The Meg” will continue playing in IMAX and 4D screens this week, enabling moviegoers to still enjoy the ocean-bound adventure’s escapist fun.
“The Meg’s” worldwide total gross now stands at $141-M, including $44.5-M in North America.
The film is distributed in the Philippines by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Entertainment Company.
About “The Meg”
Jason Statham (“Spy,” “The Fate of the Furious,” “The Expendables” films) and award-winning Chinese actress Li Bingbing (“Transformers: Age of Extinction”) star in the science fiction action thriller “The Meg,” directed by Jon Turteltaub (the “National Treasure” movies).
A deep-sea submersible—part of an international undersea observation program—has been attacked by a massive creature and now lies disabled at the bottom of the deepest part of the Pacific Ocean…with its crew trapped inside. With time running out, former deep-sea rescue diver Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham) is drawn out of self-imposed exile by a visionary Chinese oceanographer, Dr. Zhang (Winston Chao), against the wishes of his daughter, Suyin (Li Bingbing), who thinks she can rescue the crew on her own. But it will take their combined efforts to save the crew, and the ocean itself, from this seemingly unstoppable threat—a prehistoric 75-foot-long shark known as the Megalodon. Thought to be extinct, the Meg turns out to be very much alive…and on the hunt.
Five years before, Jonas had encountered this same terrifying creature, but no one had believed him. Now, teamed with Suyin, Jonas must confront his fears and risk his own life to return to the ocean depths…bringing him face to face once more with the apex predator of all time.
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Jurassic World opened two weeks ago with P213.8 in 5 days. Great opening but could have been bigger if not for the week-long rains in Mega Manila
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On 5/2/2018 at 10:24 AM, forg said:
25M might be too high since blockbusters here are usually frontloaded. Nothing major opening this weekend so I guess week 2 will still be huge. 25M could be in reach. We shall see. 21M probably safe bet
$23,2M total for Infinity War! Best of all time
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“INCREDIBLES 2” TRIUMPHANTLY RETURNS WITH P133.1-M IN 5 DAYS,
Biggest Opening Weekend Ever for a Disney-Pixar Title
MANILA, June 19, 2018 -- The Supers returned and heroically took over the Philippine box-office! Disney-Pixar’s “Incredibles 2” debuted at No.1 this week, bowing with a P133.1-M five-day opening weekend (June 14 - 18), shattering the record for Biggest Disney-Pixar Opening Weekend of All-Time in the country.
The animated superhero film bested the record established in 2016 by “Finding Dory” at P101.7-M.
“Incredible 2’s” Friday, June 15 gross of P32.7-M meanwhile clobbered the record previously held by 2015’s “Minions” (P32-M) for the Biggest Friday Ever for an Animation Film in the Philippines.
It’s a smash comeback for the Parr family of superheroes, whose presence on the big screen has been missed by Filipinos for 14 long years. Pent-up demand for a sequel and nostalgia have triggered a fevered audience enthusiasm, exemplified by a sensational first weekend.
The Manila visit of Pixar animator and “Incredibles 2” shading art director Bryn Imagire and her portraits of local celebrity families added interest to the film. The long-weekend and Father’s Day celebration also helped drive families to the cinemas.
The opening weekend figures of the Brad Bird-directed film are also ahead when compared to recent Pixar blockbusters such as “Inside Out” (lower by 25%), “Big Hero 6” (73%), “Monsters University” (108%) and “Toy Story 3” (117%). The original movie, “The Incredibles” opened in 2004 with P18.1-M.
More families and moviegoers are expected to watch "Incredibles 2” as it comes to its second week in Philippine cinemas nationwide. Join the conversation online by using the hashtags #Incredibles2 and #IAmIncrediblePH
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It's the talk of the town and no major releases until Deadpool 2 will give it a good run (plus Deadpool 2 will not get the kiddie audience so there's that). Wonder Woman and BATB last year had really good legs
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What a victory for Coco!
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25M might be too high since blockbusters here are usually frontloaded. Nothing major opening this weekend so I guess week 2 will still be huge. 25M could be in reach. We shall see. 21M probably safe bet
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yes to Coco's 800M worldwide gross!
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Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War
Now the All-Time Biggest Grossing Movie in the Philippines
Earns P730.1-M in Six Days, and Still Counting
MANILA, May 1, 2018 – Marvel Studios’ “Avengers: Infinity War” continued to make history at the Philippine box-office as it became the All-Time Highest-Grossing Movie in the country after only six days of release.
Cementing its phenomenal run, the epic action-adventure achieved the stunning feat with a gross of P730.1 million, outpacing Disney’s 2017 live-action “Beauty and the Beast” whose entire run of P677.1 million formerly held the record.
It’s worth noting that the top six films ever released in the Philippines were all from Disney. Beside the aforementioned two, the rest are “Captain America: Civil War,” “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” “Marvel’s The Avengers” and “Iron Man 3.”
Earlier Sunday, “Avengers: Infinity War” already shattered the All-Time Biggest Opening Weekend record with a five-day opening weekend gross of a breathtaking P650.1 million.
Along the way, the film also left previous daily records in the dust, including Biggest Saturday at P151.8 million and Biggest Sunday at P148.3 million.
These slew of records may be jaw-dropping but hardly a surprise. Fan anticipation for the 19th film in Marvel Studios' stellar 10-year history has been fever-pitch, as the stakes have never been higher story-wise, this marking the end of Phase 3. There is a palpable feeling that the revelations will come to a point of no return, and fans are bracing themselves for the inevitable. Regardless of the conclusion, the excitement has definitely translated into incredible box-office, with moviegoers and Marvels fans seeing the film more than once.
“Avengers: Infinity War” rolled out in 849 screens across the country, with an estimate of over 2.4 million admissions.
Join the conversation online at #AvengersPH & #InfinityWar. Avengers: Infinity War is now playing in Philippine cinemas nationwide.
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From Deadline
Coming up next at $12.5M, the Philippines topped all previous openers with 97% of the market going to see A: IW.
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It's summer here now so matinee screenings will be big plus May 1 is a national holiday as well so MORE money to come
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7 minutes ago, Sam said:
Dang, IW just stomped all over Civil War figure then. Bigger by 50%.
Any chance one or some subsequent days even increase on OD?
Yes because this one opened on Wednesday so the weekend is gonna be huge, it plays in lik 90% of the screens here as well
Civil War increased on Saturday AND Sunday
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21 minutes ago, forg said:
Infinity War scored a historic $2.7M (141.6 million pesos) opening day here in the Philippines. Highest opening day of all time and highest single day box off all time
Based on my files of press releases, best single day before Infinity War was Captain America: Civil War (Sunday, P94.4M) and Best Opening Day was Batman V Superman (86.65M).
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WARNER BROS. PICTURES’ “AQUAMAN” HITS A HIGH WATERMARK OF
HALF A BILLION DOLLARS AT THE GLOBAL BOX OFFICE
At Number 1 in the world, James Wan’s spectacular underwater adventure has captivated
moviegoers from sea to shining sea and beyond
Burbank, CA – December 27, 2018 – Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Aquaman” is a worldwide box office hero that has took in more than $500 million, and still counting. The announcement was made December 24 by Ron Sanders, President of Worldwide Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures Group and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.
“Aquaman” began its remarkable run earlier this month in China when, on the heels of an appearance by director James Wan and stars Jason Momoa and Amber Heard, the film celebrated an almost $95 million opening weekend, the highest-ever opening for a Warner Bros. film in that market, where it currently stands at more than $230 million. The stop was just one in a global tour that hit cities across four continents, from London to New York City to Manila, Australia and beyond, capping off a strategic campaign that kicked off last summer with Momoa diving off a cliff to preview the trailer launch ahead of the cast’s arrival at San Diego International Comic-Con.
In the Philippines, “Aquaman” has amassed a staggering Php 458.6-million in box-office gross since it opened last December 12.
Number 1 internationally for the third consecutive weekend, the film opened this past Friday in North America, where it has an impressive cume of $72.7 million and counting, with approximately 14 percent of the gross coming from IMAX screens. In the 70 markets now in release, including Brazil ($17.1 million), Mexico ($16.1 million), Russia ($12.8 million) and the UK ($12.8 million), the international cume to date now stands at $415.5 million, with Australia set to open on December 26, Italy on January 1, and Japan on February 8. “Aquaman” is presently en route to becoming the highest grossing Warner Bros. film ever in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Taiwan, among other markets.
“James Wan has created a terrific movie that is clearly connecting with audiences around the world,” said Sanders. “We look forward to ‘Aquaman’ riding this wave of success through the holiday window and well into the new year. Congratulations to the entire team behind this film.”