When Love Begins Earned P69M in 2 Weeks
May 15, 2008 by cd
The Star Cinema and Viva Films’ romantic drama When Love Begins has already grossed P 69,277,632.90 on its two weeks of running. The Aga Muhlach-Anne Curtis starrer was second only to Hollywood superhero movie Iron Man, which already raked in P 120,930,291.90 for 2 weeks.
Compared with Aga’s previous movie “A Love Story” with Maricel Soriano and Angelica Panganiban, When Love Begins is lackluster at the boxoffice. A Love Story has grossed P 130,169,177.10 and it ran for 8 weeks. A Love Story was no. 1 in 3 weeks beating the Hollywood movie “Bourne Ultimatum” starring Matt Damon which also premiered last August 15, 2007.
Although When Love Begins can still run to 4 to 6 weeks of screening, it could only pull in approximately P10 million or less specially that Hollywood summer movies are now hitting the theaters. For what its worth, When Love Begins received a grade of “B” from the Cinema Evaluation Board which means the producers will only pay 50% for its amusement tax.
The independent movie “Ploning”, produced by various filmmakers collectively known as “Panoramanila”, has grossed P 10,546,847.40 in 2 weeks. This is an above the average performance for an indie-movie in the country. Furthermore, the Judy Ann Santos starrer was shown only in SM cinemas nationwide. Plus, it’s the first movie this year to receive a grade of “A” from the Cinema Evaluation Board.
Judy Ann’s previous movies like Ouija and Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo has grossed P87.3 M and P122.9 M respectively. Of course, we have to consider that SSS has no Hollywood movie competitor compared to Ouija so these two movies are both hits. And while her last 2 films are commercial successes, her latest film “Ploning” was a critical success.
Let’s take a look at this year’s box-office so far, shall we?
1. My Bestfriend’s Girlfriend:
P 101,196,809.40 (6 weeks)
2. When Love Begins:
P 69,277,632.90 (2 weeks)*
3. My Big Love:
P 68,074,541.10 (6 weeks)
4. Supah Papalicious:
P 66,523,342.80 (6 weeks)
5. Manay Po 2: Overload:
P 29,750,322.90 (3 weeks)
6. Ploning:
P 10,546,847.40 (2 weeks)
*still running
Figures courtesy of Box Office Mojo.
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May 15th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
this is the first block buster (to be) ng star cinema for this year..congrtas..
May 15th, 2008 at 9:43 pm
Di ka na makakuha ng article dito sa Starmometer ano kaya bitter ka dyan. Pati ba naman Primetime Queen Poll ginaya pa dito sa Starmometer.
May 15th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
dansti Says:
May 15th, 2008 at 9:29 pm
FYI starmo IRON MAN na ang number one top grosser sa 2008, pangalawa na lang ang Mother and Child tandem…
HAHAHA!!!!
******
oo nga !!! pangatlo lang ang sa mag ama… hahahahahha!!!
May 15th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
@ Dansti
The tally is about Philippine movies only.
I mentioned in the first paragraph that Iron Man has been leading the local boxoffice these last two weeks with P120M+, didn’t i?
To all kapamilya and Kapuso:
We all have our own stars that we admire. Can’t we just respect kung sino ang hinahangaan ng ibang tao?
@gmaabs
Wish ko lang nagbayad ang GMA sa site na ‘to para ifeature sila. In fairness, both kapuso and kapamilya shows naman ang nababasa nyo dito diba? Free publicity nga yan for them e.
May 15th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
abs flop Says:
May 15th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
dansti Says:
May 15th, 2008 at 9:29 pm
FYI starmo IRON MAN na ang number one top grosser sa 2008, pangalawa na lang ang Mother and Child tandem…
HAHAHA!!!!
******
and far third ang sa MAG TIYO!!!! hahahahhaha
May 15th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
cd…
sino po ang tinutukoy nyop na nangaya ng poll nyo for primetime queen??
TY
May 16th, 2008 at 12:11 am
i have just seen the two local movies. i watched when love begins yesterday and ploning a while ago. the only reason i decided to see ploning was that i got bored in watching the aga-ann movie yesterday. i couldn\’t appreciate it kahit pa anong isipin kong sense ng movie. parang gusto ko ng umalis sa sinehan nung pinapanood ko. napakaplain and kulang ng emphasis sa mga characters ng story. kahit ang setting na boracay eh di gaano napakita yung charm. ok yung acting ni aga pero irritating yung acting ni anne, o dahil na rin irritating yung caharcter niya dun. higit sa lahat, walang moral lessons yung story. there\’s love but there\’s no commitment. there\’s sex but there\’s no relationship. you wouldnt know in the end if they will eventually end up together. parang story lang siya about fling thing.
mas ok pa yung ploning although classic yung story. pero malalaim ang story and mahalaga bawat scene that one wouldnt want to leave his seat to miss a scene. minsan difficult nga lang intindihin coz probinsiya yung setting, pati dialect, culture. but its worth watching. its more profound.
May 16th, 2008 at 12:39 am
sabi nga din ng mga kasama ko hindi maganda when love begins kaya iron man na lang pinanood namen. and diko din feel kase ganun lang age namen ng dad ko.
May 16th, 2008 at 2:10 am
hala..malalampasan ng WLB ang MBFGF coz nasa 69million na eto eh 2 weeks pa lang…..habang ang MBFGF is 101 million at 6weeks…may caregiver pa tapos may angel-piolo pa tapos,may sarah-jlc cruz..ALA NA!WASHED OUT NA ANG MBFGF
May 16th, 2008 at 9:16 am
Congrats no.1 pa rin si MARIAN para mag BOX office queen!! hayy laki pa rin ng lamang sa grossed!!! Congrats mga inggit sa super sakit ng kalooban ampalaya shake lang ang inumin para hindi mahigh-bloooooooooood!! COngrats!!
May 16th, 2008 at 10:23 am
2 week plng yang WLB nka 69M na…e yang MBG 101M 6 weeks…pano pkaya kpag nka 6 weeks na ang WLB im sure mgiging #1 to!
May 16th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
heto ang tunay na boxoffice,walang padding….MY BEST FRIEND’s GIRLFRIEND grossed over 80 million on its 8th day…..accumulated 117 million on its 4rth week.
May 16th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
NumeroUno Says:
May 16th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
heto ang tunay na boxoffice,walang padding….MY BEST FRIEND’s GIRLFRIEND grossed over 80 million on its 8th day…..accumulated 117 million on its 4rth week.
—–> magbasa ng maayos ineng at wag mag-imbento! nasa taas ang figures post ko para sayo at ng matauhan ka!
. My Bestfriend’s Girlfriend:
P 101,196,809.40 (6 weeks)
2. When Love Begins:
P 69,277,632.90 (2 weeks)*
3. My Big Love:
P 68,074,541.10 (6 weeks)
4. Supah Papalicious:
P 66,523,342.80 (6 weeks)
5. Manay Po 2: Overload:
P 29,750,322.90 (3 weeks)
6. Ploning:
P 10,546,847.40 (2 weeks)
ayan 6 weeks na kinita ng my boyfriends grandma mo!
considering that when love begins has already reached 69 M for just 2 weeks in theaters, confidently it\’\'ll surpass bfgf\’s success!!
May 18th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
duavit sa pandaraya Says:
May 16th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
NumeroUno Says:
May 16th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
heto ang tunay na boxoffice,walang padding….MY BEST FRIEND’s GIRLFRIEND grossed over 80 million on its 8th day…..accumulated 117 million on its 4rth week.
—–> magbasa ng maayos ineng at wag mag-imbento! nasa taas ang figures post ko para sayo at ng matauhan ka!
. My Bestfriend’s Girlfriend:
P 101,196,809.40 (6 weeks)
2. When Love Begins:
P 69,277,632.90 (2 weeks)*
3. My Big Love:
P 68,074,541.10 (6 weeks)
4. Supah Papalicious:
P 66,523,342.80 (6 weeks)
5. Manay Po 2: Overload:
P 29,750,322.90 (3 weeks)
6. Ploning:
P 10,546,847.40 (2 weeks)
ayan 6 weeks na kinita ng my boyfriends grandma mo!
considering that when love begins has already reached 69 M for just 2 weeks in theaters, confidently it\\’\\\’ll surpass bfgf\\’s success!!
hoy mali ang figures ng my bestfriend s girlfriend na nakasulat dyan magresearch ka nga hindi ito imbento eto ayon ayon sa sm cinemas at iba pang sinehan…….kampon ka siguro ng tunay na mandaraya ang abs,meralco at lopepezes na yan….mga halang ang kaluluwa pati figues dinadaya……..
May 18th, 2008 at 10:34 pm
malabo na pong umabot ng 100 million ang when love begins even if it will run for another few weeks, kase nga di talaga maganda yung movie. and madami ng magagandang films na ipapalabas. nung nagwatch kami WLB, pang 2nd week pa lang, ang konti na ng tao so i dont think dadami pa. yung mga movies na umaabot ng 100M, usually after a couple weeks, naaccumulate na nila yun.
May 18th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
ang alam ko ang BFGF din ay 60+ millio9n din on its second week…
normally talaga…malakas ang lahat ng pelikula kapag 1st or 2nd week..pero pagdating ng 3rd and fourth week…humihina ng biglaan ang film…normal na yan lalo na dito sa atin…
May 21st, 2008 at 4:32 pm
hoy mali ang figures ng my bestfriend s girlfriend na nakasulat dyan magresearch ka nga hindi ito imbento eto ayon ayon sa sm cinemas at iba pang sinehan…….kampon ka siguro ng tunay na mandaraya ang abs,meralco at lopepezes na yan….mga halang ang kaluluwa pati figues dinadaya……..
—–> dumb creature! show some proof about your claim! these figures are from box office mojo, a very reliable site… T A N G A!!!
May 21st, 2008 at 4:41 pm
when love begins up to date gross is now 80 million… hahhahahah! another monster hit from star cinema!