‘Suicide Squad’ a Box Office Hero with $267-M Global Opening Haul, P161-M in PH

August 7, 2016 – DC’s favorite lineup of incarcerated antiheroes arrested the global box office this weekend, with “Suicide Squad” topping $267 million and smashing records for both the film and its many players. The announcement was made today by Veronika Kwan Vandenberg, President, Worldwide Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures. With a U.S. total of $135.1 …

“Dory” Finds Glory at No. 1, Grosses P101.7-M in 4 Days in PH

 MANILA, June 20, 2016 – Disney-Pixar’s “Finding Dory” brought its big-hearted optimism to the Philippine box-office and swam away with P101.7-M in only four days, shattering the biggest opening weekend record for a Disney-Pixar film.  This was announced today by a spokesman of Walt Disney Studios Philippines which distributed the film.             “Dory’s” four-day opening weekend figure …

‘The Conjuring 2’ Scares Off Competition Worldwide, Grosses P106-M in PH

One of the most anticipated movies of the summer, James Wan’s sequel to 2013’s record-breaking supernatural thriller summoned up $90.350 million at the worldwide box office, making “The Conjuring 2” #1 in its opening weekend in North America and expecting to be #1 internationally, outside of China. The announcement was made June 12 by Veronika …

‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ Rules PH Box-Office With P230M in First 5 Days

 20th Century Fox’s “X-Men: Apocalypse” reigns supreme at the box-office with its PhP 230 million opening weekend (first five days) in the Philippines in 476 screens.  It also dominated and opened number one on its first day of release (opened May 18) in the country with PhP 45 million in box-office receipts.                 In the Philippines, “X-Men: Apocalypse” …

‘Captain America: Civil War’ Posts Biggest Opening Weekend Ever with P362-M

MANILA, May 2, 2016 – Box-office records fell as Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War” opened to a historic P362-million in its first five days nationwide, capturing the crown for the Biggest Opening Weekend of All-Time (surpassing the P339.8-M of Marvel’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron” last year). This was announced today by a spokesman of Walt …

‘Captain America: Civil War’ Opens to a Whopping $202.2 Million Internationally

People around the world where Captain America: Civil War opened this weekend flocked to theaters, no surprise there, to watch the latest installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise. Marvel’s latest sees Chris Evans‘ Captain America and Robert Downey Jr.‘s Iron Man (and their assembled teams of superheroes) go head-to-head in an intimate battle of ideology. While Civil …

‘Batman v Superman’ Flies Past Half a Billion Dollars Worldwide, P200-M in PH

BURBANK, CA, March 30, 2016 – Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” continues to win at the worldwide box office. Soaring past $500 million after only five days in theaters with a total of $501.9 million and counting, the film joins a very rare group of movies that cross half …

‘MINIONS’ Grosses P189-M in 5 Days, Biggest Ever Animation Opening in PH

MANILA, July 13, 2015 – On a mission to steal the Queen’s crown, the Minions handily snatched the box-office crown as well! Universal Pictures’ “Minions” now holds the record of the All-time Biggest Opening Weekend for an Animation Title after grossing a spectacular P189-million in five days (July 8 to 12). Ironically, “Minions” took the …