Entertainment Journals PH

The 5th Wave debuts strong on Philippines Box Office.The science fiction thriller films opened to $ 1.1 million ( Est. PHP 52 million) in the country. That's a strong opening for a January opening. This proves that the combination of the popular Chloe Grace Moretz (popular in the teen demographic in the country) and the sci-fi theme. Meanwhile, the movie opened to a so-so $ 10.7 million  in the United States box office which ranks sixth, behind holdovers The Revenant ($ 16 million), Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($ 14.2 million), & Ride Along 2 ($ 12.9 million) and newcomers Dirty Grandpa starring Robert De Niro and Zac Efron ($ 11.52 million) & The Boy ($ 11.26 million).

Anne Curtis announced Monday that Beauty and the Bestie has already earned PHP 474 million in the box office (higher than last year's Amazing Praybeyt Benjamin ). Rankings: 1. Beauty and the Bestie 2. My Bebe Love 3. Haunted Mansion 4. #WalangForever

The 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival  is nearing its end. But, the audience isn't UPDATE (1|09|16) - DAY 14 : After two weeks, MMFF 2015 has totaled up to PHP 1.02 billion. That's up from last year's PHP 985 million. Reports say that Beauty and the Bestie has taken the leas over My Bebe Love although the MMFF committee has yet to announce the rankings. If true, this continues the strong legs of Vice Ganda's movies throughout the festival. My Bebe Love didn't become the mega-hit that I predicted but it is still a great performance coming from an unexpected hit love team 'Aldub' & a comedic duo of Ai Ai Delas Alas and Vic Sotto UPDATE  (1|04|16) - DAY 9 : After 9 days, MMFF is now at PHP 834 million. It is up 6 percent from last year. According to  mykiru.ph , two films have already passed PHP 300 million. The top four still remains the same: My Bebe Love, Beauty and the Bestie, Walang Forever, & Haunted Mansion. Stay tuned for more updates!

The 8 Official Entries for the 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival The race continues at this year's Metro Manila Film Festival . UPDATE (1|03|16) - DAY 8: A lot of audiences return to cinemas on New Year Day. The 8th Day of the festival added an est. PHP 97 million bringing its total to PHP 737 million which is still up from last year and is on bound to beat the last year's 2 week total of PHP 1.01 billion. The top four films remains the same. UPDATE (1|02|16) - DAY 7 : One Week! Thursday showings added a low PHP 18 miilion. The total box office earnings of MMFF totaled up to PHP 640 million which is still up from last year while it may have a tough time beating last year's PHP 701 million 8-day total. Unsurprisingly, there are still no reports of gross per movie. UPDATE (1|01|16, Happy New Year!) - DAY 6 : MMFF is reporting that the festival has raked PHP 622 million in 6 days, higher than last year;s PHP 598 million at the same timeframe. The top four movies ...

Beauty and the Bestie Release Date: December 25, 2015 Studio: Star Cinema & VIVA Films UPDATE (12|23|15): I've adjusted down my forecast for Beauty and the Bestie from 450 million now to 420 million Analysis: Beauty and the Bestie marks the fourth film of Vice Ganda in the Metro Manila Film Festival. Every movie succeeds (from 2012-2014) breaks the record of the his previous film. Last year's The Amazing Praybeyt Benjamin holds the title for the highest grossing MMFF. Can Bestie follow the track? As I said earlier, each of his MMFF entry film breaks the record of his previous entry: from Sisterakas to Girl Boy Bakla Tomboy and to The Amazing Praybeyt Benjamin . On paper, its easy to say that Beauty and the Bestie will follow that. But right now, it's odds have decreased. The movie will face the anticipated Aldub movie My Bebe Love: Kilig Pa More . And after four years, are the audiences finally tired of his type of comedy (personally, I'm not)? Coco M...

UPDATE: MMFF results are   here The christmas season is here. As we all know, all foreign movies will be removed from the theaters (So watch Star Wars: The Force Awakens immediately!) because it's time for the annual Metro Manila Film Festival . The Philippine cinema has grown to a height that we have never expected 10 years ago. MMFF is one proof. And this year won't be different - 8 movies will fight for the audiences who annually goes to theaters every Christmas. The top choices will be: My Bebe Love: Kilig Pa More! which stars the unexpected phenomenal 'Aldub' (Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza) tandem with Ai Ai Delas Alas and Vic Sotto & Beauty and the Bestie which stars phenomenal box office star Vice Ganda and Coco Martin. Also, the romantic comedy movies All You Need is Pag-Ibig and Walang Forever are also strong contenders but both will be figthing for 3rd place. Who will be No. 1 this year? Will Vice continue his streak? or the force is with Aldub...