Now that the 2009 Metro Manila Film Festival run is over, we bring you the final ranking of the highest-grossing pinoy films of the year.

The Star Cinema and Viva Films co-production, “You Changed My Life”, is the no. 1 local movie of 2009 and the only Pinoy film in history to surpassed the P200 million mark at the box office. The movie also sealed the box office king and queen status of John Lloyd Cruz and Sarah Geronimo for second year in a row.

In second place is the Vilma Santos comeback movie In My Life and in third place is the megastar and comedy queen starrer Best Friends Forever. Both films were produced by Star Cinema.

20 Top-Grossing Pinoy Movies at the Box Office for 2009

1. You Changed My Life (Star Cinema/Viva) – P230.44 M
2. In My Life (Star Cinema) – P135.73 M
3. BFF: Bestfriends Forever (Star Cinema) – P107.69 M
4. Ang Panday (GMA Films/Imus Productions) – P99.4 M
5. I Love You, Goodbye (Star Cinema) – P94.2 M
6. Ang Darling Kong Aswang (Octoarts/APT) – P89.6 million
7. Tenement 2 (Star Cinema) – P86.45 M
8. Kimmy Dora (Spring Films) – P80 M
9. Shake, Rattle and Roll XI (Regal) – P77.8 M
10. Ang Tanging Pamilya: A Marry Go Round (Star Cinema) – P72 M

11. Love Me Again: Land Down Under (Star Cinema) – P67.07 M
12. When I Met You (GMA Films) – P64.29 M
13. Yaya and Angelina (APT) – P63.87 M
14. And I Love You So (Star Cinema) – P54.09 M
15. Villa Estrella (Star Cinema) – P50.08 M
16. Sundo (GMA Films) – P47.18 M
17. Mano Po 6: A Mother’s Love (Regal Films) – P42.0 M
18. Nobody, Nobody But…Juan (RVQ) – P31.9 M
19. OMG: Oh, My Girl! (Regal Films) – P22.45 M
20. Tarot (Regal Films) – P18.14 M

21. Status Single (OnQ-28) – P11.47 M

Mainstream’s Bottom 2:

Nandito Ako Nagmamahal sa ‘Yo (Regal Films) – P5.21 M
Wapakman (Solar) – P2.6 M

UPDATE: Apparently, our estimate of P70 million for the film “Ang Tanging Pamilya” was right on as Star Cinema released the official box-office gross of the film via PEP. The Ai Ai delas Alas-Erap Estrada comedy raked in P72 million. Star Cinema also revealed that their no. 1 movie of 2009, You Changed My Life, registered P208.8 million which is lower than what Box Office Mojo had reported. Anyway, this latest update will only make minor changes in the ranking. with the entry of Ang Tanging Pamilya at no. 10, the Piolo Pascual and Angel Locsin starrer “Love Me Again” is no longer in the Top 10 highest-grossing pinoy films of the year.

2009 Top-Grossing Pinoy Films (UPDATED) originally appeared on Starmometer on January 9, 2010.

2009 PHILIPPINE BOX OFFICE
(Top 10 Foreign and Local films as of August 2009)

1. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – P356.5 M
(Paramount)

2. You Changed My Life – P240.44 M
(Star Cinema)

3. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – P159.8 M *
(Warner Brothers)

4. Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs – P108.15 M
(20th Century Fox)

5. BFF: Bestfriends Forever – P107.68 M
(Star Cinema)

6. Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins – P95.45 M
(Sony)

7. X-Men Origins: Wolverine – P95.07 M
(Warner Bros.)

8. Angels & Demons – P88.16 M
(Columbia Pictures)

9. Tenement 2 – P86.45 M
(Star Cinema)

10. Night at the Museum 2 – P86.25 M
(20th Century Fox)

* still screening

TOP 10 PINOY MOVIES OF 2009
(As of August 3, 2009)

1. You Changed My Life – P230.44 million
(Star Cinema and VIVA Films)

2. Bestfriends Forever (BFF) – P107.6 million
(Star Cinema)

3. Tenement 2 – P86.45 million
(Star Cinema)

4. Love Me Again: Land Down Under – P66.8 million
(Star Cinema)

5. When I Met U – P65.7 million
(GMA Films)

6. Sundo – P50.08 million
(GMA Films)

7. Villa Estrella – P47.17 million
(Star Cinema)

8. Status Single – P11.47 million
(VIVA Films)

9. Ded Na Si Lolo – P6.14 million
(APT Entertainment)

10. Manila – P700,130.64
(Star Cinema)

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11. Sumpa – P272,168
(Yellow Media Productions)

2009 Philippine Box Office Top Ten As of August originally appeared on Starmometer on August 3, 2009.

Knowing, a movie about aliens and the end of the world, grabbed the no. 1 spot with P16.43 million haul last weekend. The Nicholas Cage movie also debuted at no. 1 in the US two weeks ago.

Another “Alien” movie occupied the 2nd spot. Dreamworks’ animated feature Monsters and Aliens hurtled P14.99 million last weekend.

The GMA Films horror movie Sundo settled for 3rd place this week after topping the box-office last week. It was able to rake in P12.49 million last weekend for a two-week total of P34.2 million.

The Star Cinema-Viva Films movie You Changed My Life registered a whopping P221,559,278.9 million on its fifth week of screening. The John Lloyd Cruz-Sarah Geronimo starrer has set the bar high for Pinoy movies matching and even surpassing the grosses of Hollywood films locally.

It’s also interesting to note that for the past 6 consecutive weeks, Pinoy movies topped the local box-office courtesy of When I Met U (2 weeks), You Changed My Life (3 weeks) and Sundo (1 week).

Knowing is only the 2nd Hollywood movie to hit no. 1 in Philippine box-office this year so far. The first one was Underworld: Rise of the Lycans last January.

TOP 10 MOVIES IN THE PHILIPPINES
(Weekend of March 25 to 29, 2009)

1. Knowing – P16.43 M *
2. Monsters and Aliens – P14.99 M *
3. Sundo – P12.49 M
4. You Changed My Life – P3.91 M
5. 12 Rounds – P3.85 M *
6. Race to Witch Mountain – P2.93 M
7. New in Town – P1.86 M *
8. The Unborn – P1.23 M
9. Punisher: War Zone – P0.98 M
10. Watchmen – P0.94 M

The wannabes: The Secret of Moonacre, Taken, The International, Gran Torino, Confessions of a Shopaholic, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas * and Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience.

* New movies

Figures courtesy of Box Office Mojo.

‘Knowing’ Tops RP Box-Office, ‘Sundo’ Earns P34.2 M in 2 Weeks originally appeared on Starmometer on April 1, 2009.

Directed by Topel Lee (Ouija), Sundo received a grade of “B” from the Cinema Evaluation Board. It is rated PG by the MTRCB because of some violent scenes not suitable for children.

It is a story about a retired military operative who goes into seclusion and discovers that he has the uncanny ability of seeing ghosts around people who will soon encounter sudden, disastrous deaths.

It stars Robin Padilla, Sunshine Dizon, Rhian Ramos, Hero Angeles, Mark Bautista and Katrina Halili.

The Star Cinema movie You Changed My Life, on the other hand, raked-in P11.29 million last weekend for a total 4-week gross of P216.3 Million, the highest top-grosser in Philippine history!

Here are the Top movies last weekend in Philippine theaters:

PHILIPPINE BOX-OFFICE TOP 10
(Weekend of March 18 to 22, 2009)

1. Sundo – P17.98 M *
2. You Changed My Life – P11.29 M
3. Race to Witch Mountain – P10.24 M
4. Punisher: War Zone – P5.48 M *
5. Watchmen – P3.37 M
6. The Unborn – P2.9 M
7. Taken – P2.21 M
8. The Secret of Moonacre – P1.98 M *
9. The International – P0.34 M
10. Revolutionary Road – P0.3 M

Bubbling Under: Streetfighter: The Legend of Chun Li, Confessions of a Shopaholic, Push, Gran Torino, Shaolin Girl, The Boy in Striped Pyjamas*, Jonas Brothers 3D Movie and Valkyrie.

* Debuting movies

Figures courtesy of Box-Office Mojo.

‘Sundo’ Tops RP Box-Office with P17.98 M, ‘You Changed My Life’ Hits P216.3 M originally appeared on Starmometer on March 24, 2009.

The John Lloyd Cruz and Sarah Geronimo starrer topped Philippine Box-Office for the 3rd consecutive week beating the Hollywood movie Race to Witch Mountain last weekend.

You Changed My Life also registered the all-time highest one-day gross by a Pinoy movie, a whopping P27 million last March 1, 2009.

The GMA Valentine movie When I Met U, on the other hand, concluded its 5-week run with P64,281,900.

TOP 10 MOVIES IN THE PHILIPPINES
(for the Weekend March 11-15, 2009)

1. You Changed My Life – P22.2 M
2. Race to Witch Mountain – P15.49 M *
3. Watchmen – P9.75 M
4. Taken – P4.51 M *
5. The Unborn – P3.83 M *
6. The International – P2.0 M
7. Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li – P1.95 M
8. Confessions of a Shopaholic – P1.68 M
9. Shaolin Girl – P0.74 M
10. Push – P0.64 M

* New Movies

Figures courtesy of Box Office Mojo.

‘You Changed My Life’ Hits P199.6 Million on its 3rd Week originally appeared on Starmometer on March 18, 2009.

Here’s our exclusive compilation of the highest-grossing Filipino movies so far:

15 Top-Grossing Pinoy Films of All Time
(As of March 2009)

1. ANG TANGING INA N’YONG LAHAT
(Star Cinema, 2008) P197 million

2. SUKOB
(Star Cinema, 2006) P186.41 million

3. A VERY SPECIAL LOVE
(Star Cinema/Viva Films, 2008) P179.23 million

4. ANG TANGING INA
(Star Cinema, 2003) P177.82 million

5. YOU CHANGED MY LIFE *
(Star Cinema/Viva Films, 2009) P170 million

6. KASAL, KASALI, KASALO
(Star Cinema, 2006) P162.37 million

7. ANAK
(Star Cinema, 2000) P159.31 million

8. ONE MORE CHANCE
(Star Cinema, 2007) P152.79 million

9. CAREGIVER
(Star Cinema, 2008) 140 million

10. A LOVE STORY
(Star Cinema, 2007) P139.61 million

11. FOR THE FIRST TIME
(Star Cinema, 2008) P132.77 million

12. DON’T GIVE UP ON US
(Star Cinema, 2006) P129.06 million

13. ENTENG KABISOTE 3
(OctoArts, 2006) P128 million

14. SAKAL, SAKALI, SAKLOLO
(Star Cinema,2007) P122.90 million

15. YOU ARE THE ONE
(Star Cinema) P113.73 million

* 2 weeks figure. This movie is still screening in theaters.

Note: Figures are based from the period ending March 10, 2009 tally of Box Office Mojo. Later box-office reports are not yet posted.

Conclusion:

Sukob is no longer the highest-grossing local movie in Philippine history. The new record-holder is the MMFF entry “Ang Tanging Ina N’yong Lahat” starring Ai Ai delas Alas with a final gross of P197 million in six weeks.

But the new record-holder is being threaten by another Star Cinema Movie. You Changed My Life, which is still showing nationwide, is posing a threat to Ang Tanging Ina N’yong Lahat to be the all-time Top-Grossing Pinoy Film as it already accumalated P170 million in just two weeks of running.

Top-Grossing Pinoy Films of All Time (As of March 2009) originally appeared on Starmometer on March 12, 2009.

The cast and crew of the Star Cinema and Viva Films movie held a victory party because You Changed My Life has already surpassed P170 million as of Sunday, March 7. It only needs P9 million to break the record established by the original film, A Very Special Love, which is P179.57 million.

The record that You Changed My Life needs to beat is P197 million which was established by by the MMFF movie Ang Tanging Ina N’yong Lahat starring Ai Ai delas Alas. Now on its 3rd week, the Sarah Geronimo and John Lloyd Cruz starrer should earn an additional P27 million in order to be the top-grossing Pinoy movie of all time.

Because of the success of the film, John Lloyd Cruz said he will share 10% of his bonus to the crew of the movie.

Video Link: You Changed My Life Rakes In More Than P170 M in 2 Weeks

‘You Changed My Life’ Hits P166 Million on 2nd Week originally appeared on Starmometer on March 12, 2009.

Today, March 3, is the 7th day of screening concluding the first week run of the romantic comedy helmed by Cathy Garcia-Molina. On it’s first day alone, You Changed My Life has earned an estimate of P18 million (without padding) according to Star Cinema Booking and Distribution Department.

Although the film outfit did not reveal the box-office outcome for Thursday, Friday and Sunday, they are optimistic that the movie will hit P100 million in box-office receipts on Monday.

Based from the public’s overwhelming response in theaters across the country last weekend, You Changed My Life is on track to surpass the earning of A Very Special Love, the no. 1 movie of 2008. The first John Lloyd Cruz-Sarah Geronimo starrer has grossed a total of P180 million.

Lead star John Lloyd Cruz and director Cathy Garcia Molina are both in the United States for the film’s screening there. SNN reported Monday night that the US screening was very successful as the tickets were all sold out in Los Angeles.

“Ang nakakalungkot may mga grupo na lumapit sa amin. From Arizona pa sila…hindi na sila nakapanood,” John Lloyd Cruz said.

‘You Changed My Life’ Hits P100 Million Before 7 Days originally appeared on Starmometer on March 3, 2009.

With the first day gross of P18 million nationwide, You Changed My Life is on track to surpass the first week gross of A Very Special Love which is P58,448,223 registered last August 3, 2008.

Take note that A Very Special Love is the biggest Filipino movie of 2008 raking a total of P180 million at the box-office. The stars of the movie, John Lloyd Cruz and Sarah Geronimo, were recently awarded Box Office King and Queen of the year by SM Cinemas.

Although John Lloyd Cruz is already assured of the Box Office King title from the Guillermo Mendoza Awards for the third consecutive year, it is not yet revealed if Sarah Geronimo will be the Box Office Queen since the title is also being contested by Ai Ai delas Alas for her Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) topper “Ang Tanging Ina N’yong Lahat.”

In a text poll conducted by SNN: Showbiz News Ngayon with the proposition: Aling John Lloyd-Sarah Movie ang mas malakas ang first day? 11.16% of the respondents voted for A Very Special Love but 88.84% believed You Changed My Life has broken the record.

Both A Very Special Love and You Changed My Life received the highest grade of “A” from the Cinema Evaluation Board.

‘You Changed My Life’ Hits P18 Million on First Day originally appeared on Starmometer on February 26, 2009.

The romantic comedy movie starring Sarah Geronimo and John Lloyd Cruz is the sequel to the no. 1 Pinoy film of 2008, A Very Special Love, which also received a grade of “A” from CEB last year.

Star Cinema and Viva Films are entitled to a 100% tax exemption from the Government as incentive for producing the “A” graded film.

Also starring in You Changed My Life are Rayver Cruz, Dante Rivero, Rowell Santiago, Joross Gamboa, Matet de Leon, Gio Alvarez, Bernard Palanca, Beverly Salviejo and Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski.

Last night, the premiere of You Changed My Life was successfully held at SM Megamall cinemas 9 and 10. Thousands of Sarah and John Lloyd fans flocked the ground floor to the third floor of the mall to see their idols walk through the escalators to the cinema.

Sarah Geronimo demonstrated the “power hug” with John Lloyd Cruz as a request by Phoemela Barranda who is covering the said event. Also present in the premiere night are Rayver Cruz, director Cathy Garcia-Molina and the rest of the cast.

The grand opening of You Changed My Life is today in more than 100 theaters nationwide.

Video Link: You Changed My Life – Full Trailer Premiere

‘You Changed My Life’ Receives a Grade of “A” from CEB originally appeared on Starmometer on February 25, 2009.

Video Link: You Changed My Life – Full Trailer Premiere

You Changed My Life will have its premiere night on February 24 at SM Megamall Cinemas 9 and 10.

You Changed My Life is showing nationwide on February 25, 2009.

You Changed My Life – Full Trailer Premiere originally appeared on Starmometer on February 15, 2009.

Video Link: You Changed My Life Music Video

Here are some snaps from the music video:

‘You Changed My Life’ Music Video Premiere originally appeared on Starmometer on February 8, 2009.