PHILIPPINES BOX OFFICE thread​

[Robertron]

$7.4m OW?!Doesn't that automatically make it one of the highest grossing films ever?

[jse]

Philippines definitely likes its superheroes. I remember in the early 90's, marvel and dc trading cards (pirated   as in cheap reprints)

came free with certain packaged sweets and that's when i started to get hooked. Another sign you know the Phils likes its superheroes is that they showed first-run episodes of X-Men cartoon during primetime, with Batman:TAS showing right after. I mean that was on a friday, but still, it was prime-time.

[forg]

Here's the press release issued today: Full text here

Iron Man 3' Takes P306-M in 5 Days; Biggest, Fastest Ever in PH History

Tony Stark singlehandedly broke all existing box-office records in the Philippines, as Marvel's Iron Man 3 grossed a monumental P305.96-million in five days – the biggest opening weekend EVER and the fastest time to reach the P300-M mark in local history!

This was announced today by Victor R. Cabrera, Managing Director of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Philippines, which distributed the film.We are elated and proud of this remarkable achievement,” said Cabrera. “Marvel has crafted a spectacular film and this just adds to Disney and Marvel’s commitment in keeping the property evergreen. You see Marvel and Iron Man everywhere, in movie theatres, on TV, malls, in retail, publishing, etc. You see people in Iron Man t-shirts, kids playing with Iron Man toys. Filipinos are just true Iron Man fans. We cannot be happier with the way the Filipino consumer is embracing the movie and the property.”

“Iron Man 3” opened across the country April 24 with a stunning P62.9-M which obliterated two box-office records – the highest opening day ever (beating 2007's “Spider-Man 3”) and all-time most successful Wednesday (surpassing “Marvel's The Avengers”).From then on, the film never looked back – smashing single-day records one after another, specifically, biggest Thursday (P48-M), Friday (P48.41-M), Saturday (P71.94-M) and Sunday (P74.63-M). All previous records were established last year by “Marvel's The Avengers.”Disney rolled out “Iron Man 3” in more than 500 cinemas throughout the archipelago and in 3D, 2D, IMAX 3D and 35mm formats. Getting the lion's share of gross receipts was SM Mall of Asia (P19.56-M), followed by SM North EDSA (P17.69-M) and Trinoma (P13.11-M). Not to be outdone are SM Megamall (P12.58-M), Glorietta 4 (P9.11-M), SM Southmall (P7.85-M), Newport (P6.35-M), SM Fairview (P6.29-M), Eastwood (P5.99-M) and Power Plant (P5.82-M). Also posting impressive receipts are Alabang Town Center (P5.81-M), Greenbelt 3 (P5.73-M), SM Clark (P5.30-M), Market! Market! (P5.10-M), Gateway (P4.89-M), SM Marikina (P4.28-M), Shang Cineplex (P4.20-M), Robinsons Ermita (P4.156-M), SM San Lazaro (P4.154-M) and Robinsons Galleria (P4.02-M).

 

Edited April 29, 2013 by forg

[forg]

Philippines definitely likes its superheroes. I remember in the early 90's, marvel and dc trading cards (pirated   as in cheap reprints)

came free with certain packaged sweets and that's when i started to get hooked. Another sign you know the Phils likes its superheroes is that they showed first-run episodes of X-Men cartoon during primetime, with Batman:TAS showing right after. I mean that was on a friday, but still, it was prime-time.

Yup I was a child then but those days are over though since local soap opera rule the primetime now but still superheroes are big in the country

[kayumanggi]

Forg, have you seen movies in both SM MOA IMAX and SM NORTH EDSA IMAX? Which do you think is better? I wanna see STID in that format.

[forg]

SM MOA IMAX is larger so I recommend that

[kayumanggi]

SM MOA IMAX is larger so I recommend that

 

A list of top 10 cinemas here says SM NORTH EDSA's Imax is better because it's more roomy. But of course I am after the experience.

[forg]

Yeah the leg room for MOA Imax is not that good but I like the screen. But I think North Edsa is just fine especially you're from the North, it's not practical to travel all the way to MOA for that

[forg]

BOM late updates, no Iron Man 3 data from them yet

 

Philippines Box Office

April 17-21, 2013

 

 

TW	LW	Movie	Studio	Weekend Gross	Change	Screens	Change / Avg.		Gross-to-Date	Week
1	1	It Takes A Man And A Woman	Star Cin.	$653,771	-47.4%	130	-25	$5,029	$8,809,991	4
2	2	Oblivion	UIP	$543,432	-38.1%	133	-13	$4,086	$1,618,605	2
3	3	G.I. Joe: Retaliation	UIP	$290,202	-41.6%	119	-28	$2,439	$4,513,634	4
4	4	Olympus Has Fallen	Viva Int.	$119,937	-52.0%	90	-	$1,333	$439,075	2
5	5	The Croods	UIP	$105,354	-10.7%	35	+5	$3,010	$1,845,401	5
6	N	Vamps	n/a	$41,357	-	38	-	$1,088	$41,357	1
7	N	Spiders (2013)	n/a	$35,154	-	32	-	$1,099	$35,154	1
8	6	Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie	Pioneer	$14,353	-84.2%	32	-9	$449	$123,613	2
9	7	The Host (2013)	Viva Int.	$7,958	-78.3%	8	-6	$995	$490,818	4
10	9	Oz The Great and Powerful	Disney	$3,871	+30.4%	4	-2	$968	$2,145,885	7
11	8	Jack the Giant Slayer	WB	$2,679	-23.9%	1	-1	$2,679	$3,154,259	8

 

[forg]

Top 2013 Movies

Box Office Mojo

 

Rank	Movie Title	Distributor	Gross	Release
1	It Takes A Man And A Woman	Star Cin.	$8,809,991	3/30
2	G.I. Joe: Retaliation	UIP	$4,513,634	3/30
3	Jack the Giant Slayer	WB	$3,154,259	2/28
4	Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters	UIP	$2,744,810	1/23
5	Chinese Zodiac	Star Cin.	$2,363,467	1/30
6	Oz The Great and Powerful	Disney	$2,145,885	3/7
7	A Good Day to Die Hard	Fox	$2,131,141	2/13
8	Life of Pi	Fox	$2,076,267	1/9
9	Les Miserables (2012)	UIP	$1,948,614	1/16
10	The Croods	UIP	$1,845,401	3/22
11	Oblivion	UIP	$1,618,605	4/10
12	A Moment In Time	Star Cin.	$1,588,999	2/13
13	Must Be... Love	Star Cin.	$1,489,456	3/13
14	Warm Bodies	Pioneer	$975,046	1/31
15	Jack Reacher	UIP	$683,860	1/9
16	Beautiful Creatures (2013)	Pioneer	$683,282	2/20
17	The Host (2013)	Viva Int.	$490,818	3/30
18	Olympus Has Fallen	Viva Int.	$439,075	4/10
19	The Incredible Burt Wonderstone	WB	$321,047	3/20
20	Zero Dark Thirty	Pioneer	$317,035	1/11
21	The Last Stand	Pioneer	$303,134	1/17
22	The Last Exorcism Part II	Pioneer	$285,110	3/8
23	Mama	UIP	$278,075	2/6
24	Parker	Viva Int.	$254,408	1/24
25	Safe Haven	Pioneer	$203,811	2/13
26	Gangster Squad	WB	$195,482	1/30
27	Silver Linings Playbook	Pioneer	$195,030	2/27
28	Apartment 1303	Viva Int.	$188,468	3/20
29	Red Dawn (2012)	Viva Int.	$187,782	1/9
30	Bullet to the Head	Disney	$179,852	2/6
31	Flight	UIP	$175,622	2/13
32	Lincoln	Fox	$174,714	2/20
33	A Haunted House	Viva Int.	$163,395	1/16
34	Stoker	Fox	$147,420	3/1
35	The Impossible	Pioneer	$146,811	1/23
36	Django Unchained	Sony	$137,177	3/13
37	Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie	Pioneer	$123,613	4/10
38	Parental Guidance	Fox	$100,202	1/16
39	Upside Down (2012)	Pioneer	$98,537	2/6
40	The Man with the Iron Fists	UIP	$79,841	1/30
41	21 and Over	Viva Int.	$59,480	3/6
42	Snitch	Pioneer	$47,559	3/6
43	Vamps	n/a	$41,357	4/17
44	Dead Man Down	Viva Int.	$40,554	3/13
45	Broken City	Viva Int.	$36,583	2/6
46	Spiders (2013)	n/a	$35,154	4/17
47	So Undercover	Pioneer	$27,430	3/20
48	Movie 43	Pioneer	$22,612	3/13
49	Savages (2012)	UIP	$21,666	2/20
50	Cirque du Soleil: Delirium	UIP	$21,381	3/6
51	Hitchcock	Fox	$13,327	2/6
52	Anna Karenina	UIP	$11,686	2/20
53	Chasing Mavericks	Pioneer	$11,503	3/20

 

WOW ALMOST $9 million for It Takes a Man and a Woman! So how high will Iron Man 3 go!

[kayumanggi]

That's crazy for IT TAKES A MAN AND A WOMAN!

[kayumanggi]

Yeah the leg room for MOA Imax is not that good but I like the screen. But I think North Edsa is just fine especially you're from the North, it's not practical to travel all the way to MOA for that

 

Is the screen size difference significant?

[forg]

Now that I think about it, MOA Screen is larger but not that much but I've only been in North Edsa once. But MOA IMAX still uses film reel unlike North Edsa which is digital

[kayumanggi]

Now that I think about it, MOA Screen is larger but not that much but I've only been in North Edsa once. But MOA IMAX still uses film reel unlike North Edsa which is digital

 

And digital is better?

 

I went to SM North before. I saw JOHN CARTER in IMAX. The problem was, we were like at the 2nd row. I didn't enjoy it at all. My neck was bent as hell. Crap.

Edited May 1, 2013 by kayumanggi

[forg]

There are IMAX movies that benefits with film reel especially the ones that actually was designed for that. Anyway, the seating arrangement in MOA is solid I experience sitting on the far left on second row and I didn't have problems

[forg]

May 2013 Release Schedule:

 

 

May-01-2013 TRANCE
May-01-2013 ONE PIECE FILM Z
May-01-2013 IDENTITY THIEF
May-01-2013 DARK SKIES

MAY-01-2013 THE BRIDE AND THE LOVER
May-08-2013 EVIL DEAD
May-08-2013 HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT 2
May-08-2013 THE BIG WEDDING
May-08-2013 LEONA CALDERON
May-08-2013 SCARY MOVIE 5
May-15-2013 STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS
May-15-2013 BROMANCE
May-15-2013 MONSTERS, INC. 3D
May-15-2013 HUNTER X HUNTER
May-15-2013 GAMBIT
May-17-2013 THE GREAT GATSBY
May-22-2013 APARTMENT 143 [EMERGO]

May-22-2013 THE CALL
May-24-2013 FAST & FURIOUS 6
May-24-2013 EPIC
May-29-2013 THE HANGOVER 3
May-29-2013 NOW YOU SEE ME
May-29-2013 JURASSIC PARK 3D
May-29-2013 HUMMINGBIRD


www.pinoyechange.com/movies
Schedules are subject to change without prior notice

[forg]

By the way, slightly OT. Kayumanggi, did you watch our local animated film RPG Metanoia 3 years ago? I loved it and if you haven't seen it the DVD is FINALLY out (yes 3 years since the theatrical release!)

 

[kayumanggi]

By the way, slightly OT. Kayumanggi, did you watch our local animated film RPG Metanoia 3 years ago? I loved it and if you haven't seen it the DVD is FINALLY out (yes 3 years since the theatrical release!)

Ah no. Didn't have the chance. Was this the one from Star Cinema?

[kayumanggi]

There are IMAX movies that benefits with film reel especially the ones that actually was designed for that. Anyway, the seating arrangement in MOA is solid I experience sitting on the far left on second row and I didn't have problems

Ha ha. So what is your final verdict? IMAX MOA or IMAX NE?

[kayumanggi]

Hmm.What's the HUNTER X HUNTER movie about? Continuation of the animated series?