Box Office: King "Godzilla" dominates

Godzilla

Godzilla finally reached our country and it has done strong numbers. Meanwhile, The Amazing Spiderman 2 slides and Oculus debuts decent.

Godzilla opened to a strong ₱ 90.32 million. That's above with last year's summer original movies - World War Z (₱ 88.9 million) and Pacific Rim (₱ 83.02 million). While it will be hit hard by X-Men next week, it could still make past ₱ 175 million.

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Spiderman 2 slides into second place with ₱ 32.5 million. In three weeks, the Spiderman sequel has already banked ₱ 429 million.

Opening in third place, Oculus grossed a decent ₱ 6.62 million which is nearly identical to the recent 2014's Devil's Due and Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones though it opened in slightly less theaters.With X-Men taking more screens next week, it will likely fade out.

Comedy movie, The Other Woman came in fourth place with ₱ 6.46 million. In fifth place, So It's You took a regular local movie drop. It was down 65 percent to ₱ 6.37 million and ₱ 30 million is still likely. 

Other Grosses:
Amy (2014) - ₱ 1.23 million; New Total - ₱ 1.23 million
Las Vegas - ₱ 0.75 million; New Total - ₱ 2.3 million
Brick Mansions - ₱ 0.67 million; New Total - ₱6.5 million
Da Possessed - ₱ 0.17 million; New Total - ₱122.69 million

May 14-18, 2014 Box Office
Source: IMDB, Box Office Mojo, Click The City

 

Box Office: "Spiderman" hangs into top

The Amazing Spiderman 2

Thanks to softer competitions, The Amazing Spiderman 2 continued to dominate the box office while So It's You and The Other Woman did decent business.

The Amazing Spiderman 2 fell 63 percent to ₱ 91.22 million. That's far from the first one's 30 percent drop but, it has already passed it as the second highest grossing Spiderman movie (Spiderman 3 is still the highest grossing Spiderman). With Godzilla coming next week, it is unlikely that can reach more than  ₱ 500 million.

So It's You

In second place, So It's You opened to ₱ 18.48 million. That's in line with Regal Films' recent movies. The problem is - can it hold in the next weeks? Regal Films announced that the movie grossed  ₱ 6 million on its first day (Wednesday) which means that it didn't hold in the next 4 days. So, above or below ₱ 30 million is likely.

Other Grosses:
The Other Woman -  ₱ 12.09 million; New Total - ₱ 12.09 million
Brick Mansions - ₱ 5.8 million; New Total - ₱ 5.8 million 
Da Possessed - ₱ 4.7 million; New Total - ₱ 122.07 million
Transcendence -  ₱ 0.49 million; New Total - ₱ 24.46 million
 Rio 2 -  ₱ 0.33 million; New Total - ₱ 112 million 

May 7-11, 2014 Box Office
Source: Box Office Mojo, Facebook

Box Office: All falls as "Spidey" leaps into top

The Amazing Spiderman 2

After quiet weeks in the box office, it has finally rise again with The Amazing Spiderman 2 opening into one of the highest openings in the country ever.

Spiderman 2 opened to a strong ₱251 million in its first week. That almost doubled the opening of the first movie (₱138 million). If it follows the same pattern of what the first one did, it could reach ₱600 million.

But, it is unlikely to happen. This could play like last year's Man of Steel which opened to a whooping ₱245 million but fell after that and ended its run with ₱388 million. It was maybe caused by not so good word of mouth and some strong competition.

The movie's reviews worldwide and domestically have been "so-so" and competition this year is tougher (Godzilla, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Maybe this Time, Maleficient opens week after week). But overall, it will still play very well for its distributor.

In second place, Da Possessed earned ₱17.99 million. In three weeks, the horror-comedy movie has now grossed ₱117 million which is Navarro's highest grossing solo movie.

Transcendence crashed on third place. The Johnny Depp Sci-Fi groosed ₱2.71 million which was off 70 percent from last week. It has now grossed ₱23 million.

In fourth place, Diary ng Panget managed to hold with ₱ 2.66 million which was just off  10 percent from last week. In five weeks, it has already earned ₱119 million.

Taking up its 3D screens and young moviegoers, Rio 2 fell 94 percent to a ₱0.66 million gross. Captain America: The Winter Soldier also fell 74 percent to ₱1.26 million. 

Other Grosses:
Heaven is for Real - ₱0.63 million; New Total -  ₱23.7 million
The Grand Budapest Hotel - ₱ 0.35 million; New Total - ₱2.98 million
300: Rise of an Empire - ₱0.1 million; New Total - ₱ 148 million

April 30 - May 4, 2014 Box Office 
Source: Box Office Mojo 

Box Office: "Rio" leads with no "Da Possessed" official gross reports

With no official reports for Da Possessed (Star Cinema announced the movie has grossed 100 million in two weeks), Animated sequel Rio 2 takes the first place.

In its third week, Rio 2 grossed ₱12.16 million. Overall, the movie has now grossed ₱110.6 million. It should atleast gross ₱ 120 million before it ends its run.

In second place, Heaven is for Real earned a strong ₱11.31 million. That's up a whooping 100 percent from last week. In third place, Transcendence earned ₱ 9.2 million which was up 16 percent from last week. 

Movies that opened (even not) on Easter Weekend usually sees an increase from their opening and the two movies above are no exception to that. 

In two weeks, the faith-based movie has now grossed  ₱20.2 million which is strong while the Johnny Depp's movie has now grossed ₱19.01 million and will be one of the lowest grossing Depp movies in the country (it is also performing poorly in its domestic market).

Captain America: The Winter Soldier continues its strong run. The movie has grossed 
₱4.99 million on its fifth weekend. Overall, it has already earned ₱312 million and will probably not reach 320 million with Spiderman taking over its screens.

Diary ng Panget grossed ₱ 2.98 million this weekend and has grossed ₱116 million in four weeks.

Other Grosses:

The Grand Budapest Hotel - ₱ 1.55 million; New Total - ₱ 2.64 million
Son of God - ₱1.29 million; New Total - ₱ 21.97 million
Hunter X Hunter: The Last Mission - ₱ 0.92 million; New Total - ₱ 3.13 million
The Love Punch - ₱ 0.62 million; New Total - ₱ 2.5 million
Divergent - ₱ 0.39 million; New Total - ₱ 73.2 million
300: Rise of an Empire - ₱ 0.19 million; New Total - ₱ 148.4 million
   


April 23-27, 2014 Box Office
Source: Box Office Mojo

Saturday Update: "Da Possessed" dominates, but not too big

Cast of Da Possessed Source: Star Cinema

While it didn't reached my expectations, Da Possessed opened up on top on Black Saturday.

According to Star Cinema, Da Possessed  opened to a strong ₱ 17 million. That's almost half of the opening of last year's It Takes a Man and A Woman (₱ 32 million) and in line with 2011's Pak! Pak! My Dr. Kwak! (₱15 million) which both opened on the same day (Black Saturday).

That may be a very good opening but with The Amazing Spiderman 2 coming next week, it should have opened higher because it may lose a big number of cinemas starting on Wednesday. For example: Pak! Pak! My Dr. Kwak! held on its second week but crashed on the third weekend (time when Fast Five opened).

For now, ₱27 million is locked for Da Possessed for its first 2 days though it can reach up to ₱33 million or more if it can hold today (Sunday).

Weekly Forecast: Vhong Navarro to "possess" a big audience

Vhong Navarro in Da Possessed

 

This Black Saturday, Vhong Navarro returns to the big screen with his new movie Da Possessed. Last year, It Takes a Man and a Woman opened on the same week with ₱60 million and ended with a strong ₱375 million. Can Da Possessed follow the same mark?

After one of the biggest happenings in his life, Vhong Navarro is back with his new horror-comedy movie. His last movie Bulong was a hit back in 2011. His daily noontime show It's Showtime continues to draw strong ratings. His popularity continues to rise among young viewers. Also, comedy movies are a sure hit in the country.

 The Philippine Cinema has been on the rise on the previous years. For Example: Rio 2 opened 160 percent above Rio (2011). That example alone shows that there has been a rise in the number of moviegoers right now. These may help Da Possessed to open strong. 


For its first two days, I predict Da Possessed to open in line with It Takes a Man and a Woman. So, it should atleast gross ₱50 million. 

 Prediction:
1. Da Possessed - ₱65 million (2 Days Only)
2. Rio 2 - ₱20 million (2 Days Only)

Box Office: "Captain America" holds, "Diary ng Panget" dominates

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (Source: IMDB)

Two movies were in head-to-head this week. But, Captain America: The Winter Soldier manages to win over a new hit Filipino movie Diary ng Panget

The Captain America sequel dropped 58 percent to 65.3 million on its second week. This drop is better than last year's Thor: The Dark World (67 percent) and the first Captain America (65 percent). Overall, The Winter Soldier has now earned PHP 250.54 million which is higher than the total gross of the first movie (PHP 150 million) and is on track for a 330 million total.

We know that this will be a hit among the younger audience, but not this big. Diary ng Panget opened to a strong 61.32 million. That's almost eight times higher than the recent novel adaptation ABNKKBSNPLko? The Movie which earned a poor 8 million.

Diary ng Panget is a series from an online website Wattpad. When it turned out to be a hit, they have released a book series which also dominated the book sales which means Diary ng Panget has already built a fanbase among teenagers. The cast may not be famous, but they have also helped to draw among teenagers.

If it continues to attract teenagers, it can dominate the box office for the next weeks. But, as Holy Week comes next week and Star Cinema's Da Possessed opens the following week, a 150 million total is unlikely. But, it is still a major win for VIVA Films which has been struggling to find a new hit movie in the recent years. 

In third place, Y/A Adaptation Divergent earned 8.2 million. While that drop (33 percent)  is far better than The Hunger Games (76 percent), it now trails THG by 70 million. In three weeks, it has now grossed PHP 62.17 million.

Son of God and Sabotage opened in fourth and fifth place with 7.17 million and 5.56 million respectively. Both movies opening are low but still decent.

Other grosses:
300: Rise of an Empire - PHP 607,938; New Total - PHP 148.4 million
Need For Speed - PHP 143,435; New Total - PHP 36.53 million
The Lego Movie - PHP 118,617; New Total - PHP 51.97 million

Source: Box Office Mojo
April 2-6, 2014 Box Office Totals