‘Babe I Love You’ Overpowered by ‘Titans’ at the Box Office
According to the latest report of Box Office Mojo, the Star Cinema romantic comedy “Babe I Love You” raked in a total of P16.5 million from the period March 31 to April 4, 2010 (April 3 to 4 in the Philippines since its Holy Week weekend) shattering Shalala’s estimate on Paparazzi last Sunday that the film had a first day earning of P12 million.
Running in third place is the critically-acclaimed animated movie How to Train Your Dragon while placing fourth is Disney’s Alice in Wonderland. Placing Fifth is The Diary of a Wimpy Kid which had a debut gross of P1.95 million.
The other Star Cinema Movie, Miss You Like Crazy, is no. 9 and it already raked in P142.9 million in 6 weeks. It was still showing in 20 theaters while Babe I Love You premiered in 70 theaters nationwide.
Here’s the Philippine box office tally for the opening weekend of March 31 to Arpil 4, 2010 by Box Office Mojo (premiering movies are highlighted in yellow):
TW | LW | Movie | Weekend Gross | Gross-to-Date | Week |
1 | N | Clash of the Titans | P47.2 M | P47.2 M | 1 |
2 | N | Babe I Love You | P16.5 M | P16.5 M | 1 |
3 | 1 | How to Train Your Dragon | P9.1 M | P43.5 M | 3 |
4 | 2 | Alice in Wonderland | P2.81 M | P135.8 M | 5 |
5 | N | Diary of a Wimpy Kid | P1.96 M | P1.96 M | 1 |
6 | 3 | The Book of Eli | P1.32 M | P17.84 M | 3 |
7 | 6 | I Love You Phillip Morris | P0.89 M | P3.18 M | 2 |
8 | – | Perkins’ 14 | P0.79 M | P3.38 M | 2 |
9 | 4 | Miss You Like Crazy | P0.59 M | P142.9 M | 6 |
10 | N | Possession | P0.59 M | P0.59 M | 1 |
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