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“Fantastic Beasts” Earns a Magical Half Billion Dollars Worldwie, P231.17-M in PH

On the heels of topping the box office in its opening weekend, the widely acclaimed magical adventure “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” surpassed half a billion dollars at the global box office on Tuesday, November 29, following its second weekend in release.  The announcement was made November 30 by Sue Kroll, President of …

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“Ouija: Origin of Evil” Scares Up US Box-Office with $14.1-M

Universal Pictures’ new suspense thriller “Ouija: Origin of Evil,” the follow-up to 2014’s horror hit “Ouija,” opened in the US with a spooky $14.1 million at the box-office, a smash return given its $9 million budget. The film bows in the Philippines this Wednesday, Oct. 26. Universal distributed the Blumhouse production, which got markedly better …

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“Don’t Breathe” Tops U.S. Box-Office with $26.1-M

Augus 29, 2016 – Columbia Pictures’ gripping suspense thriller “Don’t Breathe” – which Variety hails as “a muscular exercise in brutal, relentless peril” – spooked the U.S. box-office with a chilling $26.1-million, easily opening at No.1 for the Aug. 26-28 weekend. It joins a long list of recent horror films such as “The Purge: Election Year,” “The …

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‘Suicide Squad’ Soars to More Than Half a Billion Dollars Worldwide, P276-M in PH

BURBANK, CA, August 18, 2016 – Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “Suicide Squad” flew past half a billion dollars after 13 days in theaters around the globe, with a cumulative total of $509 million and counting.  Having set records in its first two weeks in release, the film will help drive the overall August box office …

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‘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 …

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‘Purge: Election Year’ Now the Biggest-Grossing Movie in the Franchise

MANILA, July 11, 2016 – Performing beyond expectations at the Philippine box-office, Universal Pictures’ “The Purge: Election Year” opened to a jaw-dropping P25.8-million weekend, easily outgrossing the final total receipts of its two predecessors – combined! The previous films in the violent suspense-thriller franchise – 2013’s “The Purge” and 2014’s “The Purge: Anarchy” – posted a combined …

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‘The Purge: Election Year’ Hauls $30.9-M Opening Gross in North America

Universal Pictures’ new suspense thriller “The Purge: Election Year” opened to an exceptional $30.9 million and on target to make $34 million over the July 4 holiday weekend, according to Variety. That’s a solid return for a film that cost only $10 million to produce and another summer success for Blumhouse Productions, the micro-budget producer of …

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‘Independence Day: Resurgence’ Invades Box-Office With P100 Million Opening Weekend

Blockbuster filmmaker Roland Emmerich’s latest alien-invasion action epic “Independence Day: Resurgence” won the local (Phils.) box-office war when it opened with a whopping PhP 100 million nationwide on its opening weekend.  “Independence Day: Resurgence” surpassed its blockbuster predecessor’s (“Independence Day”) feat by more than 200% for its opening weekend.                 “Independence Day: Resurgence” is currently in 2D, …

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“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 …

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‘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 …

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