Entertainment Journals PH

 Everything they've built will fall! And from the ashes of their world, we'll build a better one! Everything fall! And from the ashes,  X-Men: Apocalypse  risen to top spot. According to Deadline , the mutants amassed PHP 230 million in its opening week. That's above 2014's Days of Future Past  which collected est. $ 4 million (est. PHP 176 million) on its first week. This is a very good number considering three weeks ago we just had a tentpole superhero movie (namely Civil War ).

The good times of Star Cinema in the box office continues. Love Me Tomorrow  opens to PHP 13 million on its first day. That's in line with this year's recent openings ( Just the 3 of Us  got PHP 15 million, Always Be My Maybe  got PHP 8 million). This is also in line with the previous efforts of the lead actors of the movie (Piolo Pascual's  The Breakup Playlist  & Dawn Zulueta's  The Love Affair  both opened to PHP 15 million while Coleen Garcia's  Ex with Benefits  got PHP 8 million).

Here's my review/reaction of the latest movies I've watched (in no particular order). For reviews only: I will also add here my review/reaction from the US TV shows that I watch. My grade would be from 1 to 5. [SPOILERS BELOW] 1. X-Men: Apocalypse  (2016| Action | US) Last night, we watched the 3D screening of Apocalypse . It's visually great. The 'new' characters are great. Sophie Turner's Jean Grey is one. Evan Peter's Quicksilver once again steals the spotlight.  Meanwhile, Apocalypse is a so-so villain. The big three in DOFP (Mystique, Professor X and Magneto) were given a not so great plots, most especially   Jennifer Lawrence's Mystique. The highlight turned into the newbies. Overall, X-Men Apocalypse is a great addition to the franchise. Sadly, it's coming out after Days of Future Past which is amazing and Captain America: Civil War  which is also a Marvel movie. Grade: 3.5/5  2. How to Be Single (2016| Romantic Comedy | US

Watch the trailer of  Assassin's Creed starring Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs, X-Men: Apocalypse) and Marion Cotillard (The Dark Knight Rises, Two Days One Night). Callun Lynch discovers he is a descendant of the secret Assassins society throught unlocked genetic memories that allow him to relive the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar, in 15th century spain. After gaining incredible knowledge and skills he's poised to take on the oppresive Knights Templar in the present day.  It will  be released in the US on December 21st

While Civil War  passed the PHP 500 million mark, Star Cinema's Just the 3 of Us has also passed an important milestone. Star Cinema is reporting that the John Lloyd Cruz-Jennylyn Mercado starrer has passed the 100 million mark. This is a very good number for a movie which has a tough competition. It would be interesting if the movie can pass PHP 200 million by the end of its run (local movies tend to drop roughly on their second week of showing). There are no new reports for This Time 's box office receipts. Previously, it was reported that the JaDine movie grossed PHP 15 million on its first day.

Chris Evans and Sebastian Stan in Captain America: Civil War Captain America: Civil War  continues to dominate the country (and the whole world). Deadline.com  is reporting a $ 11.9 million total gross for the superhero pic here in the country. In peso that would be around PHP 560 million (using $1 = 46 PHP). Removing last week's PHP 362 million opening, this would give us a est. PHP 198 million gross for Civil War for this week (May 2-8, 2016). That should put it above Just the 3 of Us  and This Time .  This week, it will face The Angry Birds Movie  which is expected to do okay business and it looks like Civil War  will still rule the country for atleast another week. Photo Source: CosmicBookNews

What a lovely day in the box office. James Reid & Nadine Lustre in This Time Earlier today, I reported the PHP 16 million opening of Just the 3 of Us  which is remarkable considering its R-rating which proves that it captured an older audience.

This coming-of-different ages films shows how age doesn't matter this 2016. In the story, Piolo plays as JC, a happy-go-lucky DJ who will find meaning in life when he meets Dawn's character Cristy. Meanwhile, Coleen is Janine, a young socialite who will cross paths and forges friendship with Dawn's character - a married fashion designer. Coleen will also develop a no-label "connection' with Piolo's character. (c) Star Cinema Here's the trailer: Love Me Tomorrow  will hit theaters on May 25

Audiences welcomed the new tandem of John Lloyd Cruz and Jennylyn Mercado. Just the 3 of Us  opened to PHP 16 million. Jolina Magdangal announced this on Magandang Buhay (May 5 episode). Although this is lower than Alonso-Cruz starrer A Second Chance  (PHP 43 million, but this is a much awaited sequel), this was ahead of 2016 Star Cinema films Everything About Her (PHP 15 million) & Always be my Maybe  (PHP 8 million). This also proves that Filipino movies can compete with foreign releases as long as they are targeting opposite demographic ( Civil War  is for action/adventure fans; Just the 3  for romantic fans). UPDATED: This Time opened to PHP 15 million on its first day

Here's my review/reaction of the latest movies I've watched (in no particular order). For reviews only: I will also add here my review/reaction from the US TV shows that I watch. My grade would be from 1 to 5. [SPOILERS BELOW] 1. Captain America: Civil War  (2016| Action | US) Yesterday (May 2, 2016), my friends and I watched the latest Captain  America movie. And coming from a DC fan (and Marvel's GOTG & XMen fan) who prefers Nolan's world, Civil War  is GREAT. It's Marvel's most personal movie (I kinda like this over Winter Soldier ) yet. There is still the fun that we used to have for Marvel movies but there is a hint of them being more darker and bolder. And that is good. Although the pattern is similar to Dawn of Justice , Civil War  does it better. WAAAY BETTER. Another interesting part of the movie:  they haven't teased us anything regarding the Avengers: Infinity War  which is weird but at the same way - intriguing. It is clearly that Dis

Marvel. Enough Said Captain America: Civil War  shatters PH box office records. With 623 screens, the superhero battle between #TeamCap & #TeamIronMan opened to PHP 362 million, way above the PHP 339.8 million 5-day opening of Avengers: Age of Ultron ). Clearly, Disney has executed a very good marketing campaign with this one. One more thing: Reviews are very positive which is a very good sign (Personally, I've watched the movie last Monday and the theater was full and responses were great).   Black Panther  in Captain America: Civil War which marks his first appearance