PHILIPPINES BOX OFFICE thread​ | INSIDE OUT II breaks records. Only the last two AVENGERS movies opened bigger on opening day.

[kaijukurt]

Unfortunately, despite being great, those movies did not earn that much so GMA Films shut down for couple of years before returning in 2005 and they made romcoms and other mass appealing movies since then..On The Job is a fantastic movie, with stars and supported and marketed by a major studio, but still disappointed in the box office (only 13mil with a reported budget of 50M) :(There are still a lot of quality local movies which are seen in local Film Festivals though (Cinemalaya, Cinema One Originals)Theaters in malls operate at a loss most of the time,if they were not part of malls they could have shut down as well like the standalone theaters. There's actually a threat right now that some of the theaters in provincial malls could shutdown as the malls could just lease the space to BPO companies.MMFF is actually the time where provincial theaters earned huge because the big Hollywood blockbusters mostly earn from Metro Manila theaters. That's why when a local movie hits it big time (just like It Takes a Man and a Woman) it can beat Hollywood blockbusters because of stronger nationwide appeal thus better provincial theater performance.So I know a lot of people hate MMFF (and for good reason) but they help keep the theater business alive. The financial stakes are just high now than it was before.

Good point, forg, though admittedly I myself am not a big fan of the MMFF's annual offerings.However, I was sorely looking forward to Boy Golden but it did not show anywhere in my place, and I found Pedro Calungsod to be just alright since it seemed to drag sometimes.

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Philippines Box Office

December 18–22, 2013

TW	LW	Movie	Studio	Weekend Gross	Change	Screens	Change / Avg.		Gross-to-Date	Week
1	1	The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug	WB	$908,444	-47.7%	193	-128	$4,707	$2,926,440	2
2	2	Frozen (2013)	Disney	$440,147	+40.6%	74	+15	$5,948	$2,512,985	4
3	4	The Hunger Games: Catching Fire	Pioneer	$78,652	+24.0%	42	-3	$1,873	$5,838,664	5
4	N	In Fear	Pioneer	$70,382	-	70	-	$1,005	$70,382	1
5	5	Ender's Game	n/a	$55,618	-12.0%	40	-10	$1,390	$505,290	3
6	3	Call Center Girl	Star Cin.	$42,697	-47.6%	35	-5	$1,220	$1,393,773	4
7	N	Parkland	n/a	$24,270	-	60	-	$405	$24,270	1
8	N	Zambezia	n/a	$19,955	-	55	-	$363	$19,955	1
9	6	When the Love Is Gone	n/a	$14,157	-63.2%	15	-15	$944	$843,124	4
10	7	Thor: The Dark World	Disney	$3,011	+71.8%	4	+1	$753	$7,950,502	8

 

 

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2013 Top 100 Movies

via Box Office Mojo

 

Rank	Movie Title	Distributor	Gross	Release
1	Iron Man 3	Disney	$14,949,472	4/24
2	It Takes A Man And A Woman	Star Cin.	$9,141,744	3/30
3	Man of Steel	WB	$8,927,595	6/12
4	Thor: The Dark World	Disney	$7,950,502	10/30
5	Fast & Furious 6	UIP	$5,916,627	5/24
6	The Hunger Games: Catching Fire	Pioneer	$5,838,664	11/21
7	Despicable Me 2	UIP	$5,327,332	7/3
8	World War Z	UIP	$4,779,601	6/19
9	G.I. Joe: Retaliation	UIP	$4,560,225	3/30
10	The Wolverine	Fox	$3,960,367	7/25
11	Pacific Rim	WB	$3,792,326	7/11
12	Four Sisters and a Wedding	Star Cin.	$3,351,356	6/26
13	Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters	Fox	$3,224,079	8/7
14	She's the One (2013)	Star Cin.	$3,189,636	10/16
15	Jack the Giant Slayer	WB	$3,154,259	2/28
16	The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug	WB	$2,926,440	12/11
17	Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters	UIP	$2,744,810	1/23
18	Insidious Chapter 2	Sony	$2,617,436	9/18
19	Frozen (2013)	Disney	$2,512,985	11/27
20	Chinese Zodiac	Star Cin.	$2,363,467	1/30
21	Bakit hindi ka crush ng crush mo?	Star Cin.	$2,352,001	7/31
22	Oz The Great and Powerful	Disney	$2,145,885	3/7
23	A Good Day to Die Hard	Fox	$2,131,141	2/13
24	Life of Pi	Fox	$2,076,267	1/9
25	Gravity	WB	$1,977,500	10/3
26	Les Miserables (2012)	UIP	$1,948,614	1/16
27	After Earth	Sony	$1,917,924	6/5
28	The Croods	UIP	$1,859,841	3/22
29	Monsters University	Disney	$1,831,386	6/26
30	Oblivion	UIP	$1,808,621	4/10
31	Bromance: My Brother's Romance	Star Cin.	$1,764,028	5/15
32	A Moment In Time	Star Cin.	$1,588,999	2/13
33	Epic	Fox	$1,509,835	5/24
34	Must Be... Love	Star Cin.	$1,489,456	3/13
35	Star Trek Into Darkness	UIP	$1,440,877	5/16
36	Call Center Girl	Star Cin.	$1,393,773	11/27
37	White House Down	Sony	$1,349,975	7/3
38	The Conjuring	WB	$1,348,452	8/21
39	Elysium	Sony	$1,299,669	9/4
40	Momzillas	Star Cin.	$1,284,220	9/18
41	The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones	Pioneer	$1,198,540	8/21
42	The Hangover Part III	WB	$1,164,747	5/29
43	Carrie (2013)	Sony	$1,038,126	10/16
44	Warm Bodies	Pioneer	$975,046	1/31
45	Turbo	Fox	$922,553	7/19
46	The Smurfs 2	Sony	$850,131	8/7
47	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2	Sony	$847,956	10/9
48	When the Love Is Gone	n/a	$843,124	11/27
49	Captain Phillips	Sony	$798,953	10/23
50	Kung Fu Divas	Star Cin.	$764,074	10/2
51	Planes	Disney	$696,394	8/21
52	Riddick	Pioneer	$692,909	9/18
53	Jack Reacher	UIP	$683,860	1/9
54	Beautiful Creatures (2013)	Pioneer	$683,282	2/20
55	The Lone Ranger	Disney	$627,578	7/17
56	Status: It's Complicated	n/a	$578,612	11/6
57	Tuhog	Star Cin.	$578,482	7/17
58	Ender's Game	n/a	$505,290	12/4
59	The Host (2013)	Viva Int.	$490,818	3/30
60	Escape Plan	Pioneer	$488,161	10/9
61	R.I.P.D.	UIP	$478,801	8/21
62	My Lady Boss	n/a	$449,509	7/3
63	Now You See Me	Pioneer	$442,840	5/29
64	Olympus Has Fallen	Viva Int.	$439,075	4/10
65	The Great Gatsby (2013)	WB	$395,058	5/17
66	The Internship	Fox	$390,075	8/14
67	Red 2	Pioneer	$367,154	7/31
68	One Direction: This is Us	Sony	$332,419	8/30
69	Runner Runner	Fox	$325,855	9/26
70	The Incredible Burt Wonderstone	WB	$321,047	3/20
71	Bekikang: Ang nanay kong beki	n/a	$318,095	10/23
72	Zero Dark Thirty	Pioneer	$317,035	1/11
73	On the Job	Star Cin.	$308,270	8/28
74	Grown Ups 2	Sony	$307,572	7/24
75	The Last Stand	Pioneer	$303,134	1/17
76	The Last Exorcism Part II	Pioneer	$285,110	3/8
77	Mama	UIP	$278,075	2/6
78	Kick-Ass 2	UIP	$265,146	8/14
79	Parker	Viva Int.	$254,408	1/24
80	The Bride and the Lover	n/a	$253,439	5/1
81	Scary Movie 5	n/a	$246,685	5/8
82	2 Guns	Sony	$211,615	9/25
83	Safe Haven	Pioneer	$203,811	2/13
84	The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia	Pioneer	$198,916	5/8
85	The Counselor	Fox	$197,856	11/13
86	Gangster Squad	WB	$195,482	1/30
87	Silver Linings Playbook	Pioneer	$195,030	2/27
88	Apartment 1303	Viva Int.	$188,468	3/20
89	Red Dawn (2012)	Viva Int.	$187,782	1/9
90	The Heat	Fox	$183,466	6/27
91	The Purge	UIP	$180,075	7/31
92	Bullet to the Head	Disney	$179,852	2/6
93	About Time	UIP	$177,382	9/18
94	Flight	UIP	$175,622	2/13
95	Lincoln	Fox	$174,714	2/20
96	A Haunted House	Viva Int.	$163,395	1/16
97	Delivery Man	Disney	$155,001	12/4
98	Evil Dead (2013)	Sony	$149,745	5/8
99	Stoker	Fox	$147,420	3/1
100	The Impossible	Pioneer	$146,811	1/23

 

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Frozen crossed 100M  (P111M pesos), very happy about that

[Dingdong123]

Frozen actually increased in its 4th weekend?! AMAZING!!! And that $400k is pretty high for 4th weekend. Could've grossed even more if the MMFF movies didn't get in the way dammit.

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^ Great holds for the movie

 

It returned in 3 screens last Jan. 8 by the way

[kaijukurt]

^Which screens exactly? Just curious.

[kayumanggi]

Any news about TH: TDOS returning to 2D theaters?

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Frozen is back in SM Megamall. SM Marikina and Powerplant

 

Hobbit 2 returns in 2D format in Glorietta 4, Trinoma, SM North EDSA, SM Megamall, SM Manila, SM Sta. Mesa and Robinsons Galleria; and in 35MM format in Festival Mall and Eastwood.

[kaijukurt]

Any news about TH: TDOS returning to 2D theaters?

I'm wondering about this as well. I highly doubt it, though.

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^ TH: TDOS returned to select theaters, check my post above you

[kaijukurt]

^ TH: TDOS returned to select theaters, check my post above you

Thanks a lot!Hehehe I accidentally misread your post at first as T:TDW so I didn't recognize it :pAlso, I want to clarify something about the January schedule you posted on the last page: Isn't I, Frankenstein to be release on the 22nd?

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Yeah it was moved Schedules are always subject to change

[kaijukurt]

Yeah it was moved Schedules are always subject to change

 

Thanks!

 

But I think I'll still choose to watch Walter Mitty over this on the 22nd

[kayumanggi]

My friends want to see 47 RONIN. lol

[kaijukurt]

My friends want to see 47 RONIN. lol

Given how it's actually doing decent numbers in Singapore and Malaysia, I wouldn't be surprised at Fiipinos being interested in it hahahaha

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The Wolf of Wall Street opens tomorrow and it has 2 versions, R-16 with cuts on SM and R-18 with no cuts in other theaters

 

Also opening tomorrow: Grudge Match (watched it via press screening and I really had a great time), Jack Ryan (will screen in IMAX) and Bride for Rent. Will likely be a strong weekend in the box office. Hopefully BOM updates PH numbers soon

[kaijukurt]

The Wolf of Wall Street opens tomorrow and it has 2 versions, R-16 with cuts on SM and R-18 with no cuts in other theaters :)Also opening tomorrow: Grudge Match (watched it via press screening and I really had a great time), Jack Ryan (will screen in IMAX) and Bride for Rent. Will likely be a strong weekend in the box office. Hopefully BOM updates PH numbers soon

I like watching movies in their entirety so...R-18 cut here I come mwahahahahaAnd you liked Grudge Match you say? Hmmm I'll try to find time to watch it then Edited January 15, 2014 by kaijukurt

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Wolf of Wall Street R-18 (no cuts) is showing at the following theaters:

 

Trinoma, Glorietta 4, Greenbelt 3, Alabang Town Center, Market! Market!, Promenade, Gateway Cineplex, Robinsons Galleria, Marquee Mall, Harbor Point Subic, Ayala Cebu, Abreeza Mall Davao, Gaisano Davao and Centrio Mall Cagayan De Oro

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Philippines Box Office

January 8–12, 2014

 

TW	Movie	Studio	Weekend Gross	Screens / Avg.		Gross-to-Date	Week
1	47 Ronin	UIP	$940,197	137	$6,863	$940,197	1
2	The Legend of Hercules	Pioneer	$300,403	70	$4,291	$300,403	1
3	Walking with Dinosaurs	Fox	$287,776	86	$3,346	$287,776	1
4	Lone Survivor	Disney	$184,629	74	$2,495	$184,629	1
5	The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug	WB	$67,953	18	$3,775	$3,537,672	5
6	Frozen (2013)	Disney	$27,137	3	$9,046	$2,690,603	7