Entertainment Journals PH

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

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

Starting off with this week's Civil War , big movies add heat to this summer season. Let's take a look at their box office prospects: 1. Just the Three Of Us , May 4 John Lloyd Cruz + Jennylyn Mercado (box office star + hot in the movies) equals box office success but its release date pushes it down to not earn the numbers that it can. Full analysis   HERE 2. This Time , May 4 Coming of from their TV hit, On The Wings of Love , JaDine is back to the big screen! But pitting with Just the 3 Of Us will reduce its capability to get general audience.

Captain America: Civil War is making waves around the country. It opened to huge numbers last Wednesday (full report  HERE ). But next week, there's another 'war' that's going to happen. Star Cinema's Just the 3 of Us  which stars John Lloyd Cruz and Jennylyn Mercado is opening against Viva Films' This Time which features the hit love team JaDine. Which side are you on?