“The Conjuring: Last Rites” breaks box office records in PH, sets new record for biggest opening day for a horror movie of all time

“Last Rites” has also set the record for highest-grossing midnight screening in PH as fans flocked to cinemas at 12 AM on opening day to say farewell to the beloved horror franchise

Horror fans all over the Philippines braved the witching hour on September 3 to catch the very first showing of “The Conjuring: Last Rites,” setting a new record for highest-grossing midnight screening for any movie in the country – a fitting tribute to Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, who are back on the big screen for one last time as real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. 

Rated R-16, “Last Rites” has also broken the record for biggest opening for an R-16 movie, previously held by “Final Destination Bloodlines.” This latest installment in the Conjuring franchise now also holds the record for biggest opening day for a horror film of all time in the Philippines, and currently has the second highest-grossing opening day for any movie this year. 

“It Ends With Us” Blooms To A Worldwide Weekend Box Office Debut Of $80-M

Blake Lively has had the biggest motion picture opening of her career as a lead actress to date with It Ends With Us, with a US weekend gross of $50 million, and $30 million from the rest of the world. The emotional adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s #1 New York Times bestseller of the same name was also produced by Lively, and is directed and co-starred by Justin Baldoni.

Watch Blake Lively and hear her thoughts on “It Ends With Us” here: https://youtu.be/8JvXqB9jdPY

“Anyone But You” a winner at the global box office, opens in the Philippines January 17

Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell pretend to be a couple at a destination wedding in Australia in the romantic comedy Anyone But You.

Anyone But You, director Will Gluck’s new edgy romantic comedy starring Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell, has charmed its way to the global box office.

The film, which opened in the United States just before Christmas, opened in several overseas markets over the weekend, including in the United Kingdom and Australia, where the film is primarily set. Anyone But You has earned a total of $33.5 million dollars, with a few markets still lined up for the film’s opening, including Spain, France, Italy and the Philippines, where it opens in cinemas January 17, 2024.

“I think audiences want to see movies that are relevant, authentic, and cinematic – but most of all, fun,” says Gluck, a fan favorite in the genre, thanks to previous works including Easy A and Friends With Benefits. 

“Insidious: The Red Door” grosses P205.6-M in 5 days, posts biggest opening weekend of 2023 in PH

Insidious mania swept the Philippine box-office as Insidious: The Red Door opened at No.1, knocking out the record for the year’s biggest opening weekend, with a monumental P205.6 million in five days (July 5 to 9), on 542 screens in 206 locations.  This result is also the biggest opening weekend for horror films all-time in the Philippines. This was announced today by Columbia Pictures, the film’s local distributor.

Watch the film’s final trailer at https://youtu.be/3NOce4Ky6PQ

Like an unexpected twist of a horror film, the blockbuster performance of The Red Door delighted local Philippine audiences.  “The film was poised to open well, but we were just blown away by how much the horror fans embraced this, the franchise’s final chapter,” said Christopher Sy, managing director of Columbia Pictures. “It’s like the biggest, most enthusiastic send-off party to a beloved friend.”

"Insidious: The Red Door" Scares Up Fiery P33.3M Gross, Biggesr 2023 Opening Day, Biggest All Time Horror Opening Day In PH

Philippine horror fans flocked to Insidious: The Red Door on its opening day July 5 including unprecedented sold-out midnight screenings, scaring up a record-breaking P33,141,456 opening day gross.

This is the biggest opening day box office take for a theatrical release so far this year, remarkably outgrossing the first-day numbers of superhero blockbusters and epic action adventures, such as Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, John Wick: Chapter 4, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Fast X, The Little Mermaid, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. 

The opening day performance of Insidious: The Red Door, the latest and final installment in the fan-favorite franchise, also broke the record for biggest horror opening day of all time in the Philippines, besting the Day 1 numbers of the previously released Insidious films, as well as The Conjuring, IT and The Orphan movies, The Nun, Annabelle: Creation and local titles Deleter and Feng Shui.  

"Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" Rolls Out To A Roaring US$171 Global Opening Weekend, Opens AT. No. 1 In PH

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts crushed its competition at the global box office with a massive weekend opening of US$171 million at the worldwide box office. 

In the Philippines, the film debuted at No.1 on its five-day opening weekend, nabbing a huge chunk of the market share.

Watch the new featurette:  https://youtu.be/7SGwr__AMX0

The seventh installment in the Transformers franchise, Rise of the Beasts shows Optimus Prime and the rest of the Autobots teaming up with a whole new breed of Transformer – the Maximals – who join them as allies in their epic battle to save Cybertron and Earth against Unicron and the Terrorcons. The film has scored high among audiences, with an 88% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, as of writing. 

"Spider-Man: Far From Home" Breaks Records with P292.5-M in 5 Days

Filipino audiences just gave Peter Parker his best box-office numbers to-date as Spider-Man: Far From Home swung past major records and opened at No.1 in the Philippines.  

(Watch the film’s new spot at https://youtu.be/Jy6YFJXEm_w.)

The latest adventure of your friendly neighborhood super hero delivered a stunning P292.5-million debut from 678 screens during its first five days of release (July 3 to 7).  That box-office haul enabled Far From Home to demolish three significant records -- All-Time Biggest Opening Weekend for a Columbia Pictures Title, All-Time Biggest Opening Weekend for a Spider-Man film (33% higher than Spider-Man: Homecoming) and All-Time Biggest July Opening Weekend.   

The Tom Holland-starrer also bested the opening weekend grosses of recent super hero titles Black Panther (P251.6-M) and Aquaman (P230.5-M).

"SHAZAM!" Jolts PH at No.1, Grosses P79.6-M in 5 Days

The country’s fanboys and moviegoers shouted the magic word “Shazam!” last weekend, catapulting Warner Bros.’ latest DC superhero to the top of the Philippine box-office at No.1.

The comedy adventure starring Zachary Levi as the titular hero arrived with a five-day opening weekend of P79.6-million, dominating with more than 50% market share and gave Warner Bros. Pictures its biggest opening for the year.

A hit with both fans and critics for its high entertainment value and joyful, comedic tone, “Shazam!” also gifted director David F. Sandberg his best opening ever locally, soaring past such blockbusters as 2016’s “Lights Out” and 2017’s “Annabelle: Creation.”

"Aquaman" Hits Major Milestone with $800-M at International Box-Office

James Wan’s DC Super Hero adventure continues to ride a huge wave of success andset records at international cinemas around the world

Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Aquaman” has hit new heights at the international box office, with tickets pushing the DC Super Hero past the $800 million mark.  The announcement was made February 19 by the head of Warner Bros. Pictures International Distribution, Tom Molter.

The impressive box office run overseas has propelled the film to become the highest grossing DC title ever both globally and internationally, as well as in 36 territories, including the Philippines (at Php 582-million), China, Spain, Brazil and Taiwan.

"Aquaman" Hits a High Watermark of Half a Billion Dollars at the Global Box Office

Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Aquaman” is a worldwide box office hero that has took in more than $500 million, and still counting.  The announcement was made December 24 by Ron Sanders, President of Worldwide Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures Group and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.

“Aquaman” began its remarkable run earlier this month in China when, on the heels of an appearance by director James Wan and stars Jason Momoa and Amber Heard, the film celebrated an almost $95 million opening weekend, the highest-ever opening for a Warner Bros. film in that market, where it currently stands at more than $230 million.  The stop was just one in a global tour that hit cities across four continents, from London to New York City to Manila, Australia and beyond, capping off a strategic campaign that kicked off last summer with Momoa diving off a cliff to preview the trailer launch ahead of the cast’s arrival at San Diego International Comic-Con.

"Aquaman" is King of the International, PH Box Office

Warner Bros. Pictures’ first-ever Aquaman standalone feature is making huge waves at the box office, coming in at #1 internationally for the second week in a row, and taking in an impressive Php 230.4-million in its opening weekend in the Philippines.

The epic action adventure, directed by James Wan and starring Jason Momoa in the title role, opened on approximately 643 screens on December 12, with sold-out shows and fans lining up to be among the first to see the film.  The opening weekend marked the All-Time Biggest December Opening Weekend for a Foreign Title, surpassing 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens with Php 188-million.

"Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" Generates Box-Office Magic in PH

Warner Bros. Pictures’ Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald cast a spell at the box office in the Philippines, opening with an impressive P109.53-M in its opening weekend, this was announced today by Francis Soliven, General Manager of Warnrt Bros. Philippines.

The second of five all new adventures in the Wizarding World™ created by J.K. Rowling, the film opened on November 15, with sold-out shows and fans lining up to be among the first to see the film.  The opening weekend marked the year’s second-biggest debut for a Warner Bros. title, bested only by The Nun (P129-M).  

"The Nun" is a Holy Terror at the Box-Office, Crossing $300-M Worldwide

New Line Cinema’s horror thriller “The Nun” crossed another milestone, surpassing $300 million at the global box office, it was announced today by Ron Sanders, Warner Bros.’ President of Worldwide Theatrical Distribution and Home Entertainment.

Through Tuesday, the film has taken in an estimated $102.4 million domestically.  It has also been #1 at the international box office for three consecutive weekends, taking in an estimated $199.7 million, for a worldwide total of $302.1 million and counting.   

"The Nun" Amasses $200 Million Worldwide, P239.8 Million in PH

New Line Cinema’s horror thriller “The Nun” crossed $200 million at the global box office Sept. 15, in only its second weekend in release.  The latest hit in the studio’s hugely successful “Conjuring” universe, “The Nun” has pushed the already highest-grossing horror franchise to more than $1.4 billion…and counting. 

In the Philippines, “The Nun” has become the All-Time Biggest Grossing Horror Movie Industry-Wide, as its cumulative gross has reached a staggering P239.8-M, after only nine days.  The announcement was made by Francis Soliven, General Manager of Warner Bros. Philippines which distributed the film.

The latest chapter of James Wan’s Conjuring universe breaks record for All-Time Biggest Opening Weekend for a Horror Film

“The Nun,” the terrifying new chapter in New Line Cinema’s and James Wan’s Conjuring universe, scared up a four-day opening weekend gross of P129.9-M at the Philippine box office in only 296 screens nationwide. The announcement was made today by Francis Soliven, General Manager of Warner Bros. Philippines which distributed the film. 

Daring audiences to brave an encounter with the demonic nun Valak, the new supernatural thriller exorcised the record for All-Time Biggest Opening Weekend for a Horror Film Industry-Wide (surpassing Feng Shui), as well as the Year’s Biggest Opening Weekend for a Warner Bros. Title (outgrossing “Crazy Rich Asians”) and Biggest Opening Weekend for The Conjuring Universe (beating “The Conjuring 2”).

PH Box-Office "Crazy" for "Rich Asians" as Milestone Film Opens at No.1

The Philippine box-office laid out the red carpet for Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Crazy Rich Asians” as Filipino movie fans rushed to the cinemas and gave the romantic comedy a record-breaking P82.7-M gross in five days, victoriously opening at No.1.

This was announced today by Francis Soliven, General Manager of Warner Bros. Philippines.

"The Meg" Devours P63.4-M in 5 Days, Opens at No.1 in PH

Warner Bros. Pictures’ giant shark thriller “The Meg” took the biggest bite off the Philippine box office this weekend to open at No.1.  

The Jason Statham actioner grossed a splashy P63.4-million for the five-day opening weekend (Aug. 8 to 12) in only 274 screens, becoming Warner’s best opener for the year todate after “Rampage” (P59.7-M) and “Tomb Raider” (P57.6-M).

"Mission: Impossible - Fallout" Gives Tom Cruise Biggest Opening in PH

There’s no stopping Tom Cruise from doing the impossible, as his latest epic action-adventure “Mission: Impossible - Fallout” just erased even his own box-office records in the Philippines!

The sixth installment of the 22-year-old spy franchise, “Fallout” opened with a staggering P120.7-million in five days (July 25 to 29), eclipsing two records in one swoop: All-Time Biggest Opening Weekend for a Tom Cruise title and Biggest Opening Weekend for the “Mission: Impossible” series.  

"Incredibles 2" Triumphantly Returns with P133.1-M in 5 Days

The Supers returned and heroically took over the Philippine box-office! Disney-Pixar’s “Incredibles 2” debuted at No.1 this week, bowing with a P133.1-M five-day opening weekend (June 14 - 18), shattering the record for Biggest Disney-Pixar Opening Weekend of All-Time in the country.

The animated superhero film bested the record established in 2016 by “Finding Dory” at P101.7-M.

"Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" Opens at No.1, Grosses P213.8-M in 5 Days

Dinosaurs rose and records fell as Universal Pictures’ Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom opened at No.1 in the Philippines, amassing an extinction-proof P213.8-million opening weekend gross in five days (June 6 - June 10).

Clearly a box-office winner despite the rainy weather, the J.A. Bayona-helmed sequel to the 2015 classic franchise reboot registered Universal Pictures’ second biggest opening weekend of all time, (behind its predecessor, Jurassic World, which was released over a 3-day Independence day weekend).  

The film’s opening day gross of P38-M also broke the record for the biggest non-holiday opening day for a Universal title; and the biggest opening day for Jurassic Park/World franchise.