Saturday, August 27, 2011

"Way Back Home" Opened as No.1 in the Philippines Last Weekend

Star Cinema's "Way Back Home" starring Katryn Bernardo and Julia Montes opened as the no.1 movie in the Philippines last weekend.

For 13 consecutive weeks, Hollywood movies ruled the Philippine Box-Office, but a Pinoy movie finally made it to the no.1 spot last week and it's the Katryn Bernardo-Julia Montes starrer "Way Back Home".

The Star Cinema family drama opened last weekend raking P18 million in the box-office beating Hollywood films "Conan the Barbarian" and "Crazy Stupid Love" which also debuted in the country occupying the no.3 and no.4 spots respectively.

Meanwhile, "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" became the first movie to cross the P400 million box-office gross in the Philippines for 2011. The Michael Bay film has grossed P415.74 million in the Philippines in it's 8 weeks of showing.

Here is the top 9 official tally of the Philippine box-office for the opening weekend of August 17-21, 2011 according to the Box-Office Mojo (premiering movies are highlighted in yellow):


TWLWMovieWeekend GrossGross-to-DateWeek
1NWay Back HomeP18-MP18-M1
21The SmurfsP15-MP48.1-M2
3NConan the Barbarian (2011)P13.18-MP13.18-M1
4NCrazy Stupid LoveP12.6-MP12.6-M3
53Rise of the Planet of the ApesP9.92-MP72.25-M3
63Cowboys and AliensP6.56-MP28.28-M2
75Ang Babae sa Septic TankP2.2-MP30.26-M3
84Captain America: The First AvengerP1.5-MP153.3-M4
96Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2P0.57-MP295.96-M6

HIGHEST-GROSSING FILMS IN THE PHILIPPINES FOR 2011
(As of August 23, 2011)
1. Transformers: Dark of Moon – P415.74-M
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 – P295.96-M *
3. Kung Fu Panda 2 – P198.24M
4. Thor – P173.98M
5. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides – P155.32M
6. X-Men: First Class – P154.92M
7. Captain America – P153.3 *
8. Green Lantern – P132.3M
9. Fast Five – P126.8M
10. Catch Me…I’m In Love – P120.21M
TOP-GROSSING PINOY FILMS FOR 2011 SO FAR
(As of August 23, 2011)
1. Catch Me…I’m In Love – P120.21M
2. In the Name of Love – P117.2M
3. Pak! Pak! My Dr. Kwak! – P72.31M
4. Bulong – P67.27M
5. Temptation Island – P60-M
6. Who’s That Girl? – P58.31M
7. Forever and a Day – P44.73M
8. My Valentine Girls – P44.26M
9. Ang Babae sa Septic Tank – P30.26M *
10. The Adventures of Pureza: Queen of the Riles – P19.84-M
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11. Way Back Home – P18-M *
12. Tumbok – P10.53M
13. Tum: My Pledge of Love – P5.16M
Note: All movies marked with an asterisk (*) are still showing in theaters
Figures are estimates from third party tabulator Box Office Mojo