Chart Recap 215 (Philippine Music Charts)

Here are the latest music charts in the Mega Manila, Philippines. To check out other charts in other places in the country visit Pinoyexchange' Philippine Music Charts Thread! For last week's recap, click here

PINOY MYX COUNTDOWN
September 8, 2012 (Saturday)

20 – Krizza Neri – Ba't 'Di Ko Ba Nasabi [-3]
19 – Q-York – For What We Love [-1]
18 – Bea Binene – Urong Sulong [NEW]
17 – David Archuleta – I'll Never Go [-7]
16 – Drop Decay – I Wanna Touch You [=]

15 – Frio – Nakapagtataka [=]
14 – Loonie feat Quest – Tao Lang [+5]
13 – Sabrina feat Joe D'Mango – Sa Bawat Paghinga [+7]
12 – Pedicab – Otomatik [=]
11 – Callalily – Minsan [-4]

10 – 6 Cycle Mind feat Eunice – Alapaap [-2]
9 – Erik Santos – Hindi Na Magbabago [+2]
8 – Rico Blanco – Amats [+1]
7 – Wolfgang – Sandata [-1]
6 – Kamikazee feat Kyla – Huling Sayaw [-1]

5 – Julie Anne San Jose – I'll Be There [-1]
4 – Parokya Ni Edgar feat Gloc 9 & Frank Magalona – Bagsakan [-1]
3 – Gloc 9 feat Ebe Dancel – Sirena [-1]
2 – Sponge Cola feat Chito Miranda & Los Magno – XGF [NEW]
1 – Quest – Sige Lang [=]


YX International Top 20
September 8-14, 2012

1. Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (debut at #1)
2. Super Junior - Spy (new entry)
3. Justin Bieber feat. Big Sean - As Long As You Love Me
4. 2NE1 - I Love You
5. Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen - Good Time
6. Super Junior - Sexy Free and Single
7. Maroon 5 - One More Night
8. Fun - Some Nights
9. Phillip Phillips - Home
10. Kyle Patrick - Go for Gold
11. Boys Like Girls - Be Your Everything
12. One Direction - More Than This
13. Carrie Underwood - Blown Away
14. Nicki Minaj - Pound the Alarm
15. Lawson - Taking Over Me
16. Mariah Carey feat. Rick Ross & Meek Mill - Triumphant (Get 'Em)
17. Madonna - Turn Up the Radio
18. Train - 50 Ways to Say Goodbye
19. Little Mix - Wings(new entry)
20. No Doubt - Settle Down (re-entry)

Magic 89.9: Magic Pop 30
September 6, 2012

1. Good Time - Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen (1st week at #1)
2. Both of Us - B.o.B feat. Taylor Swift
3. Some Nights - fun.
4. The Fighter - Gym Class Heroes feat. Ryan Tedder
5. Sige Lang - Quest
6. Beautiful Goodbye - Maroon 5
7. Wide Awake - Katy Perry
8. As Long As You Love Me - Justin Bieber feat. Big Sean
9. New Day - Alicia Keys
10. Scream - Usher
11. Blow Me (One Last Kiss) - Pink
12. Laserlight - Jessie J feat. David Guetta
13. Next To Ya - Craig David feat. Ryan Leslie
14. Change Nothing - Jessica Sanchez
15. Right By My Side - Nicki Minaj feat. Chris Brown
16. She's So Mean - Matchbox 20
17. Shooting Star - Owl City
18. Be Your Everything - Boys Like Girls
19. Eyes Wide Open - Gotye
20. Payphone - Maroon 5
21. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together - Taylor Swift
22. Don't Wake Me Up - Chris Brown
23. Want You Back - Cher Lloyd
24. Whistle - Flo Rida
25. This'll Be My Year - Train
26. Where Have You Been - Rihanna
27. 2 Reasons - Trey Songz
28. Hall of Fame - The Script feat. Will.I.Am (new entry)
29. More Than This - One Direction
30. It's Time - Imagine Dragons (new entry)

HOME RADIO EASY 10 COUNTDOWN
September 7, 2012 (Friday)

1.) One Thing -- One Direction
2.) Home -- Philip Phillips
3.) Change Nothing -- Jessica Sanchez
4.) Everything Is Sound -- Jason Mraz
5.) Payphone -- Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa
6.) Distance -- Christina Perri featuring Jason Mraz
7.) The Last Song I'll Write For You -- David Cook
8.) The A Team -- Ed Sheeran
9.) Call Me Maybe -- Carly Rae Jepsen
10.) Wide Awake -- Katy Perry

MYMUSICSTORE PHILIPPINES: WEEKLY TOP 20 ALBUMS
September 6, 2012 (Thursday)

20 – Various Artists – Philippine Popular Music Festival 2012: The 14 Finalists
19 – Tanya Markova – Shock Pop 2 (CD Edition)
18 – Chris Brown – Fortune
17 – Slapshock – Kin5e Kalibre [NEW]
16 – James Morrison – The Awakening

15 – Sabrina – Acoustic Love Notes
14 – Jennylyn Mercado – Forever By Your Side [NEW]
13 – RJ Jacinto – RJ Duets
12 – Owl City – The Midsummer Station
11 – Parokya Ni Edgar – Inuman Sessions Volume 1

10 – Maroon 5 – Overexposed
9 – Pedicab – Kaya Mo Mag-Sando?
8 – Bamboo – No Water, No Moon
7 – Various Artists – Pure 80's Dance Party [NEW]
6 – Various Artists – I Doo Bidoo Bidoo, Heto Napo Sila (Original Movie Soundtrack) [NEW]

5 – Various Artists – By Popular Demand 5 The Collection
4 – Gloc 9 – MKNM: Mga Kwento Ng Makata
3 – Various Artists – The Reunion Album
2 – Noel Cabangon – Tuloy Ang Byahe
1 – Parokya Ni Edgar – Inuman Sessions Volume 2


MYMUSICSTORE PHILIPPINES: WEEKLY TOP 20 SONGS
September 6, 2012 (Thursday)

20 – Alanis Morissette – Guardian [RE-ENTRY]
19 – Nicki Minaj – Starships [RE-ENTRY]
18 – Frank Ocean – Thinkin' 'Bout You
17 – Karmin – Brokenhearted
16 – Katy Perry – Wide Awake

15 – One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful
14 – Super Junior – Sexy, Free And Single
13 – David Cook – The Last Song I'll Write For You
12 – Snow Patrol – Lifening
11 – Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe

10 – Paulo Avelino – When She Cries
9 – Young JV feat Myrtle – Your Name
8 – The Script feat Will.I.Am. – Hall Of Fame
7 – Parokya Ni Edgar feat Gloc 9 & Frank Magalona – Bagsakan
6 – Owl City feat Carly Rae Jepsen – Good Time

5 – Maroon 5 – Beautiful Goodbye
4 – Gloc 9 feat Ebe Dancel – Sirena
3 – Callalily – Pasasalamat
2 – Chicosci – Stealing Kisses [NEW]
1 – Sponge Cola feat Chito Miranda & Los Magno – XGF [NEW]


Pinas FM: Pinas Pride Top 10
September 8, 2012

1. I'll Be There - Julie Anne San Jose (4th Week at #1)
2. Sa Puso Ko'y Ikaw - 1:43
3. Sige Na Nga - Myrus Ramirez
4. Ngayong Alam Ko Na - Liezel Garcia
5. Pag Wala Na Ang Ulan - Jessa Zaragoza
6. Sasabihin - Christian Bautista feat. Neocolours
7. Sige Lang - Quest (New Entry)
8. Sa Bawat Paghinga - Sabrina (New Entry)
9. Pusong Bato - Alon
10. Prinsesa - VFort

TAMBAYAN 101.9: TOP 20
September 8, 2012 (Saturday)

20 – Pio feat Lolita Carbon – Himig Ng Pag-Ibig [-1]
19 – Daniel Padilla – Hinahanap Hanap Kita [-2]
18 – Justin Bieber – Boyfriend [-9]
17 – Jugs, Teddy & Karylle – May Amoy Ang Jacket [-1]
16 – Far East Movement feat Cover Drive – Turn Up The Love [+4]

15 – Dello – Sana 'Di Na Lang [-3]
14 – Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen – Good Time [=]
13 – Kamikazee feat Kyla – Huling Sayaw [=]
12 – 1:43 – Sa Isang Sulyap Mo [-1]
11 – Christian Bautista – Nag-Iisang Bituin [-5]

10 – Callalily – Minsan [+5]
9 – One Direction – More Than This [-2]
8 – Erik Santos – Hindi Na Magbabago [=]
7 – Psy – Gangnam Style [NEW]
6 – Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe [-3]

5 – Khalil Ramos – Kung Ako Ba Siya [+5]
4 – Daniel Padilla – Ako'y Sa'Yo, Ika'y Akin [+1]
3 – Gloc 9 feat Ebe Dancel – Sirena [+1]
2 – Maroon 5 feat Wiz Khalifa – Payphone [=]
1 – Alon – Pusong Bato [=]

* 2 Weeks @ #1 *

iTUNES PHILIPPINES: TOP 20 SONGS
September 8, 2012 (Saturday)
as of 1PM

20 – Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa feat Bruno Mars – Young, Wild And Free
19 – Jason Mraz – I Won't Give Up
18 – Maroon 5 feat Christina Aguilera – Moves Like Jagger
17 – Alanis Morisette – Guardian
16 – Katharine McPhee & Jason Reeves – Terrified

15 – Adele – Someone Like You
14 – Jennifer Lopez feat Pitbull – Dance Again
13 – Gotyé feat Kimbra – Somebody That I Used To Know
12 – Nicki Minaj – Starships
11 – Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe (Single)

10 – The Script feat Will.I.Am. – Hall Of Fame
9 – Adele – Rolling In The Deep
8 – Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe (EP)
7 – Flo Rida – Whistle
6 – Alicia Keys feat Nicki Minaj – Girl On Fire

5 – One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful
4 – Maroon 5 feat Wiz Khalifa – Payphone
3 – Taylor Swift – We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
2 – Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen – Good Time
1 – Psy – Gangnam Style

97.1 BARANGAY LS FM: THE BIG 10
September 9, 2012 (Sunday)

10 – Taylor Swift – We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together [NEW]
9 – Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen – Good Time [+1]
8 – Gloc 9 feat Ebe Dancel – Sirena [RE-ENTRY]
7 – Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe [-1]
6 – Marvin Ong – Ayoko Na [-2]

5 – David Archuleta – I'll Never Go [+2]
4 – Down To Mars – My Everything [-1]
3 – 1:43 – Sa Puso Ko'y Ikaw [+2]
2 – B.O.B. feat Taylor Swift – Both Of Us [=]
1 – Julie Anne San Jose – I'll Be There [=]

WOW 103.5: Countdown sa WOW, The Top 20 Countdown
September 7, 2012

1. Bakit Mahal Pa Rin Kita - Erik Santos (1st week at #1)
2. I Won't Give Up - Jason Mraz
3. I'll Be There - Julie Ann San Jose
4. I'll Never Go - David Archuleta
5. What Makes You Beautiful - One Direction
6. Sirena - Gloc-9 feat. Ebe Dancel
7. Gangnam Style - Psy (new entry)
8. Ikot ng Mundo - Bamboo
9. Pag Wala Na Ang Ulan - Jessa Zaragosa
10. Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
11. Glad You Came - The Wanted
12. Prinsesa - VFort
13. Download - Dingdong Avanzado
14. Hanggang Dito Na Lang - Jimmy Bondoc (new entry)
15. Kung Minsan - J Brothers feat. Zari Dillon
16. One Thing - One Direction
17. A Thousand Years - Christina Perri
18. Forevermore - David Archuleta
19. Biglang Liko - Ron Henly feat. Pow Chavez (new entry)
20. Starships - Nicki Minaj

RT 99.5: RT 30 Countdown
September 7, 2012

1. Heartbeat - JJAMZ (2nd week at #1)
2. Clouds - Newton Faulkner
3. Amats - Rico Blanco
4. Take a Walk - The Passion Pit
5. Wide Awake - Katy Perry
6. Change - Churchill
7. Shine - Donavon Frankenrieter
8. Light Me Up - Lonsdale Boys Club
9. House - Kindness
10. Runaway - The Killers
11. Something's Wrong - Metal Heads With Broken Hearts
12. Summer Paradise - Simple Plan feat. Sean Paul
13. Hollywood - RAC feat. Penguin Prison
14. Ride This Feeling - Kate Miller-Heidke
15. Here I Am Alive - Yellowcard
16. Good Time - Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen
17. Lights - Ellie Goulding
18. La La - The Cab
19. One Out of Two - Breakbot feat Irfane
20. 45 - The Gaslight Anthem
21. Forget Me Knots - Heathers (new entry)
22. Sweet Sour - Band of Skulls
23. Forever - Haim
24. Don't Kick the Chair - Dia Frampton feat. Kid Cudi
25. Want You to Know - White Light Parade
26. Wasted Heart - Sennen (new entry)
27. Darling - Wild at Heart
28. D-D-Dance - The Royal Concept
29. Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings) - Silversun Pickups
30. Living The Crash - I Am Giant

Mellow 94.7: 10 Strong Countdown
September 7, 2012

1. Good Time - Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen (2nd Week at #1)
2. Beautiful Goodbye - Maroon 5
3. Never Close Our Eyes - Adam Lambert
4. Wide Awake - Katy Perry
5. Whistle - Florida
6. Hall Of Fame - The Script feat. Will.I.Am
7. Dark Side - Kelly Clarkson
8. Some Nights - fun.
9. The Fighter - Gym Class Heroes feat. Ryan Tedder
10. As Long As You Love Me - Justin Bieber feat. Big Sean

MONSTER RADIO RX 93.1: THE COUNTDOWN TOP 7 & THE WANNABEES
September 7, 2012 (Friday)

20 – Gym Class Heroes feat Ryan Tedder – The Fighter [RE-ENTRY]
19 – One Republic – Feel Again [NEW]
18 – Gotyé – Save Me [NEW]
17 – Frank Ocean – Thinkin' 'Bout You [-8]
16 – Train – 50 Ways To Say Goodbye [-3]

15 – The Cab – La La [+4]
14 – Nicki Minaj – Pound The Alarm [+4]
13 – Walk The Moon – Anna Sun [+7]
12 – Matchbox Twenty – She's So Mean [-1]
11 – Cobra Starship feat My Name Is Kay – #1Nite (One Night) [RE-ENTRY]

10 – No Doubt – Settle Down [-2]
9 – Mariah Carey feat Rick Ross & Meek Mill – Triumphant (Get 'Em) [-5]
8 – Fun. – Some Nights [-2]
7 – Boys Like Girls – Be Your Everything [+3]
6 – For The Foxes – The River [+1]

5 – Maroon 5 – Beautiful Goodbye [=]
4 – Stooshe – Black Heart [-1]
3 – Taylor Swift – We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together [+9]
2 – The Script feat Will.I.Am. – Hall Of Fame [-1]
1 – Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen – Good Time [+1]

MYX HIT CHART
September 9, 2012 (Sunday)

20 – Callalily – Minsan [-9]
19 – 6 Cycle Mind feat Eunice – Alapaap [-7]
18 – Erik Santos – Hindi Na Magbabago [+1]
17 – Phillip Phillips – Home [-2]
16 – Fun. – Some Nights [=]

15 – Maroon 5 – One More Night [-1]
14 – Rico Blanco – Amats [-1]
13 – Super Junior – Sexy, Free And Single [-7]
12 – Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen – Good Time [-2]
11 – 2NE1 – I Love You [-2]

10 – Wolfgang – Sandata [-2]
9 – Justin Bieber feat Big Sean – As Long As You Love Me [-4]
8 – Kamikazee feat Kyla – Huling Sayaw [-1]
7 – Julie Anne San Jose – I'll Be There [-3]
6 – Parokya Ni Edgar feat Gloc 9 & Frank Magalona – Bagsakan [-3]

5 – Super Junior – Spy [NEW]
4 – Gloc 9 feat Ebe Dancel – Sirena [-2]
3 – Taylor Swift – We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together [NEW]
2 – Sponge Cola feat Chito Miranda & Los Magno – XGF [NEW]
1 – Quest – Sige Lang [=]

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A Woman's Word Week #24 Plug

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Marimar Week #9 Plug

Muling subaybayan ang telenobelang minahal ng bayan, Marimar! Lunes hanggang Biyernes (12 am / 6 am / 12 nn / 6 PM) at weekend marathon (Saturday 12-5 am & 12nn - 5pm) sa TeleNovela Channel

Billboard Hot 100 (Issue Date: September 15, 2012)

Flo Rida's Whistle returns to the top spot of the Billboard Hot 100 for 2nd non-consecutive week at #1 while Taylor Swift's We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together descends to #2. Meanwhile, Neon Trees earns their first top 10 hit as Everybody Talks jumps to #6. Maroon Five's Payphone finally exits the top 10 after spending 19 straight weeks in the top 10 (it debuted at #3 and peaked at #2).

Here is this week's Billboard Hot 100 as posted at Pulse Music Board:

Billboard Hot 100

01 02 16 Flo Rida, Whistle
02 01 04 Taylor Swift, We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
03 04 11 Maroon 5, One More Night
04 03 37 Ellie Goulding, Lights
05 05 28 Fun., Some Nights
06 11 25 Neon Trees, Everybody Talks
07 07 15 Katy Perry, Wide Awake
08 09 10 Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen, Good Time
09 10 11 Justin Bieber Featuring Big Sean, As Long As You Love Me
10 06 28 Carly Rae Jepsen, Call Me Maybe

11 12 09 P!nk, Blow Me (One Last Kiss)
12 08 20 Maroon 5 Featuring Wiz Khalifa, Payphone
13 13 21 David Guetta Featuring Sia, Titanium
14 14 35 Gotye Featuring Kimbra, Somebody That I Used To Know
15 18 23 Alex Clare, Too Close
16 17 22 Demi Lovato, Give Your Heart A Break
17 16 12 Cher Lloyd, Want U Back
18 15 20 Rihanna, Where Have You Been
19 19 22 Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T, 2 Chainz, Mercy
20 20 06 Nicki Minaj, Pound The Alarm

21 23 10 Phillip Phillips, Home
22 25 35 Jason Mraz, I Won't Give Up
23 22 13 Little Big Town, Pontoon
24 26 19 Hunter Hayes, Wanted
25 21 17 Calvin Harris Featuring Ne-Yo, Let's Go
26 24 17 2 Chainz Featuring Drake, No Lie
27 29 10 Chris Brown, Don't Wake Me Up
28 27 37 Fun. Featuring Janelle Monae, We Are Young
29 28 29 One Direction, What Makes You Beautiful
30 31 09 Carrie Underwood, Blown Away

31 33 07 Jason Aldean, Take A Little Ride
32 34 08 Train, 50 Ways To Say Goodbye
33 30 19 Usher, Scream
34 32 29 Nicki Minaj, Starships
35 39 22 Trey Songz, Heart Attack
36 37 35 Flo Rida Featuring Sia, Wild Ones
37 42 13 The Lumineers, Ho Hey
38 38 34 The Wanted, Glad You Came
39 35 34 Train, Drive By
40 53 10 Matchbox Twenty, She's So Mean

41 36 19 Wiz Khalifa, Work Hard, Play Hard
42 48 08 French Montana Featuring Rick Ross, Drake & Lil Wayne, Pop That
43 45 09 Trey Songz Featuring T.I., 2 Reasons
44 46 23 Josh Turner, Time Is Love
45 51 16 Dustin Lynch, Cowboys And Angels
46 41 16 Kenny Chesney, Come Over
47 50 11 Kelly Clarkson, Dark Side
48 43 12 Blake Shelton, Over
49 47 37 Kelly Clarkson, Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)
50 49 22 Of Monsters And Men, Little Talks

51 40 16 Love And Theft, Angel Eyes
52 54 18 Jana Kramer, Why Ya Wanna
53 58 05 Miguel, Adorn
54 60 12 Lee Brice, Hard To Love
55 64 14 Keith Urban, For You
56 52 15 Usher Featuring Rick Ross, Lemme See
57 59 09 Tim McGraw, Truck Yeah
58 74 05 Ne-Yo, Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself)
59 57 11 Meek Mill Featuring Drake, Amen
60 55 19 Grouplove, Tongue Tied

61 NE 01 OneRepublic, Feel Again
62 63 20 Linkin Park, Burn It Down
63 67 13 Imagine Dragons, It's Time
64 75 04 David Guetta Featuring Chris Brown & Lil Wayne, I Can Only Imagine
65 61 07 No Doubt, Settle Down
66 68 04 Future, Turn On The Lights
67 70 06 Rascal Flatts, Come Wake Me Up
68 66 04 Mumford & Sons, I Will Wait
69 73 08 Ed Sheeran, The A Team
70 71 06 Miranda Lambert, Fastest Girl In Town

71 65 10 Wale Featuring Rick Ross, Meek Mill & T-Pain, Bag Of Money
72 78 09 Easton Corbin, Lovin' You Is Fun
73 NE 01 Lupe Fiasco & Guy Sebastian, Battle Scars
74 72 10 Zac Brown Band, The Wind
75 92 02 Luke Bryan, Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
76 86 03 Florida Georgia Line, Cruise
77 62 14 The Wanted, Chasing The Sun
78 76 08 Frank Ocean, Thinkin Bout You
79 91 04 2 Chainz Featuring Kanye West, Birthday Song
80 83 04 Jake Owen, The One That Got Away

81 80 18 B.o.B Featuring Taylor Swift, Both Of Us
82 79 12 Driicky Graham, Snap Backs & Tattoos
83 77 17 Dierks Bentley, 5-1-5-0
84 94 09 Nero, Promises
85 RE 08 John Legend Featuring Ludacris, Tonight (Best You Ever Had)
86 82 08 Big & Rich, That's Why I Pray
87 69 17 The Band Perry, Postcard From Paris
88 85 05 Keyshia Cole Featuring Lil Wayne, Enough Of No Love
89 NE 01 Karmin, Hello
90 81 16 J. Cole Featuring Missy Elliott, Nobody's Perfect

91 95 02 Eric Church, Creepin'
92 90 03 Brandy Featuring Chris Brown, Put It Down
93 89 13 Lil Wayne Featuring Big Sean, My Homies Still
94 NE 01 Jerrod Niemann, Shinin' On Me
95 84 02 Muse, Madness
96 NE 01 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz, Thrift Shop
97 RE 03 Kendrick Lamar, Swimming Pools (Drank)
98 96 05 Lady Antebellum, Wanted You More
99 NE 01 Passion Pit, Take A Walk
100 NE 01 Kelly Rowland Featuring Lil Wayne, Ice

Philippine Box Office Roundup 25

To check out the previous recap click here and always reminders and disclaimers:

• The following box office stats are from the ever awesome Box Office Mojo's Philippine Box Office Index. Thus, my box office comparisons and analysis are only limited to what Box Office Mojo has in its records
• Studios and local distributors sometimes issues press releases about the box office performance of their movies and there are instances that they do not exactly match the data Box Office Mojo have in hand. I'm not sure how wide Box Office Mojo's scope is with our local theaters but for the purposes of a consistent discussion and analysis I will only focus on the numbers posted at Box Office Mojo.
• I added some stuff like the Mission Impossible : Ghost Protocol box office for 2012 since Box Office Mojo does not include that 2011 holdover on their Top Movies 2012 list. Meanwhile the box office numbers for the holdovers from the MMFF last year are not on BOM's list so they're not on here as well.
• Box Office Mojo does not have the numbers for Ayala Cinemas Exclusive My Week with Marilyn and local movie Gun Guni so it's not on the charts below.

It's a slow week in theaters this week with no new releases making that much noise. The best of the bunch is Star Cinema's horror movie Amorosa which earned a so-so P11 million. The other releases political comedy The Campaign (P6 million), local musical I Do Bidoo Bidoo (P5.8 million), horror flick The Possession (P5 million) and concert movie/docudrama Katy Perry: Part of Me 3D (P3.4 million) all underwhelmed.

As for the rest of the chart, The Bourne Legacy crosses the P200 million mark earning P202 million in over a month, it won't beat The Dark Knight Rises (P222 million) but it's undeniably a great box office performance. Meanwhile, The Expendables 2 surpasses The Expendable's gross as the movie earned P89 million pesos already compared to the P75 million the first movie earned two years ago. Lastly, The Reunion surpasses Moron 5 and The Crying Lady as the 4th biggest earning local movie with a cume of P68 million.

Here is the latest Philippine Box Office tally as originally posted at BoxOffice forums

[Local Currency] Top Movies for 2012 To Date (as of Sept. 2, 2012)

1. The Avengers - 608,818,151 PHP
   
2. The Amazing Spider-Man - 347,824,911 PHP
   
3. The Dark Knight Rises - 222,839,868 PHP
   
4. The Bourne Legacy - 202,157,705 PHP
   
5. (local) UnOfficially Yours - 157,254,200 PHP
   
6. Wrath of The Titans - 145,947,263 PHP
   
7. The Hunger Games - 139,996,453 PHP
   
8. (local) Kimmy Dora and the Temple of Kiyeme - 133,963,009 PHP
   
9. MIB 3 - 131,174,819 PHP
   
10. Battleship -122,592,175 PHP
    
11. Snow White & The Huntsman - 120,917,585 PHP
    
12. (local) The Healing - 104,602,460 PHP
    
13. Underworld Awakening - 102,119,364 PHP
    
14. Ice Age: Continental Drift - 92,215,792 PHP
    
15. The Expendables 2 - 89,422,526 PHP
    
16. John Carter -87,165,284 PHP
    
17. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance - 72,209,152 PHP
    
18. Dark Shadows - 68,972,654 PHP
    
19. (local) The Reunion - 68,112,967 PHP
    
20. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island - 67,511,470 PHP
    
21. Brave -66,173,290 PHP
    
22. (local) Moron 5 and the Crying Lady - 64,642,363 PHP
    
23. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows - 61,951,573 PHP
    
24. The Vow - 59,626,147 PHP
    
25. Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted - 56,676,178 PHP
    
26. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked - 56,157,209 PHP
    
27. (local) Born To Love You - 52,022,256 PHP
    
28. (local) Corazon: Ang Unang Aswang - 51,389,780 PHP
    
29. Total Recall (2012) - 51,296,249 PHP
    
30. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol* - 50,696,658 PHP*
    
31. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter - 50,576,348 PHP
    
32. (local) Every Breath U Take - 50,191,540 PHP
    
33. Step Up Revolution - 45,976,505 PHP
    
34. Prometheus - 44,648,261 PHP
    
35. Chronicle -35,486,025 PHP
    
36. The Darkest Hour - 34,477,168 PHP
    
37. This Means War - 32,491,717 PHP
    
38. (local) The Mommy Returns - 30,613,315 PHP
    
39. Mirror, Mirror -28,718,269 PHP
    
40. (local) Boy Pick-Up: The Movie - 25,376,588 PHP
    
41. (local) A Mother's Story - 24,815,781 PHP
    
42. The Dictator - 24,387,937 PHP
    
43. Titanic 3D - 23,119,015 PHP
    
44. (local) My Cactus Heart - 23,008,393 PHP
    
45. The Lucky One - 22,972,803 PHP
    
46. The Lorax-21,324,022 PHP
    
47. The Devil Inside -17,961,575 PHP
    
48. Magic Mike - 17,960,779 PHP
    
49. American Reunion - 17,457,036 PHP
    
50. Rock of Ages - 16,617,234 PHP
    
51. Safe House - 14,284,788 PHP
    
52. Jack and Jill - 13,462,940 PHP
    
53. (local) My Kontrabida Girl - 13,092,496 PHP
    
54. (local) Amorosa - 11,738,087 PHP
    
55. 21 Jump Street - 11,322,999 PHP
    
56. Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3: Dog Days -9,606,563 PH
    
57. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - 9,475,901 PHP
    
58. Contraband - 9,151,255 PHP
    
59. Safe (2012) - 9,048,485 PHP
    
60. (co-prod with Indonesia) The Witness - 8,617,970 PHP
    
61. The Cabin in the Woods - 7,755,247 PHP
    
62. Lockout - 7,400,961 PHP
    
63. (local) Just One Summer - 6,155,778 PHP
    
64. The Campaign - 6,076,564 PHP
    
65. (local) I Do Bidoo Bidoo - 5,808,653 PHP
    
66. (local) Hitman - 5,757,748 PHP
    
67. We Bought a Zoo - 5,568,319 PHP
    
68. The Possession - 5,001,557 PHP
    
69. Star Wars Episode 1 3D - 4,595,572 PHP
    
70. Hugo - 4,407,536 PHP
    
71. Special Forces - 4,037,937 PHP
    
72. The Grey - 4,000,508 PHP
    
73. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close - 3,870,089 PHP
    
74. The Cold Light of Day - 3,681,644 PHP
    
75. What to Expect When You're Expecting -3,626,430 PHP
    
76. Act of Valor - 3,486,162 PHP
    
77. Katy Perry: Part of Me - 3,444,099 PHP
    
78. Piranha 3DD - 3,424,936 PHP
    
79. The Descendants - 3,217,457 PHP
    
80. Moneyball - 2,628,771 PHP***
    
81. The Woman in Black - 2,624,792 PHP
    
82. StreetDance 2 - 2,383,066 PHP
    
83. Haywire - 2,365,429 PHP
    
84. J.Edgar -2,092,195 PHP
    
85. The Pirates! Band of Misfits - 2,073,521 PHP
    
86. War Horse - 2,032,464 PHP
    
87. The Muppets - 1,916,008 PHP
    
88. One For the Money - 1,783,197 PHP
    
89. Beauty and the Beast (3D) - 1,666,199 PHP
    
90. Man on a Ledge - 1,588,510 PHP
    
91. Breaking Wind -1,359,086 PHP
    
92. Dark Floors - 1,257,270 PHP
    
93. Gone - 1,193,074 PHP
    
94. Machine Gun Preacher - 1,166,230 PHP
    
95. Coriolanus - 1,180,075 PHP
    
96. 11-11-11 1,125,821 PHP
    
97. (local) Mga Mumunting Lihim - 774,349 PHP
    
98. People Like Us - 717,424 PHP
    
99. Hope Springs - 665,466 PHP
    
100. 407 Dark Flight - 634,703 PHP
     
101. Anonymous -549,309 PHP
     
102. Big Miracle - 252,798 PHP

* for 2012 only. Total box office: 168,442,905 PHP
*** Moneyball is ranked higher in this chart compared to the Dollars gross chart due to changes in the US Dollar-Peso exchange rate.

Dollars

1. The Avengers (2012) - $14,382,120
   
2. The Amazing Spider-Man -$8,199,550
   
3. The Dark Knight Rises - $5,302,517
   
4. The Bourne Legacy - $4,810,381
   
5. (local) ÜnOfficially Yours - $3,704,457
   
6. Wrath of the Titans - $3,394,375
   
7. The Hunger Games -$3,295,973
   
8. (local) Kimmy Dora and the Temple of Kiyeme - $3,204,780
   
9. MIB 3 - $3,161,098
   
10. Snow White & The Hunstman - $2,892,696
    
11. Battleship - $2,851,193
    
12. (local) The Healing - $2,465,876
    
13. Underworld Awakening - $2,391, 207
    
14. Ice Age: Continental Drift - $2,228,093
    
15. The Expendables 2 - $2,127,826
    
16. John Carter - $2,052,155
    
17. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance - $1,691,905
    
18. Dark Shadows -$1,629,342
    
19. (local) The Reunion - $1,620,761
    
20. Brave - $1,574,606
    
21. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island - $1,574,215
    
22. (local) Moron 5 and the Crying Lady - $1,521,892
    
23. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows - $1,460,261
    
24. The Vow - $1,390,377
    
25. Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted - $1,355,857
    
26. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked - $1,323,682
    
27. (local) Born To Love You - $1,237,129
    
28. Total Recall (2012) - $1,220,604
    
29. (local) Corazon: Ang Unang Aswang - $1,212,269
    
30. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter - $1,211,903
    
31. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol* - $1,187,103*
    
32. (local) Every Breath U Take - $1,158,457
    
33. Step Up Revolution - $1,091,954
    
34. Prometheus - $1,067,040
    
35. Chronicle - $832,097
    
36. The Darkest Hour - $812,183
    
37. This Means War - $758,702
    
38. (local) The Mommy Returns - $701,389
    
39. Mirror, Mirror - $672,559
    
40. (local) Boy Pick-Up: The Movie - $607,200
    
41. The Dictator - $574,916
    
42. (local) A Mother's Story - $574,764
    
43. Titanic 3D -$544,297
    
44. (local) My Cactus Heart - $542,331
    
45. The Lucky One - $534,291
    
46. The Lorax - $505,908
    
47. Magic Mike - $428,909
    
48. The Devil Inside - $423,708
    
49. American Reunion - $402,921
    
50. Rock of Ages - $398,119
    
51. Safe House - $333,089
    
52. Jack and Jill - $315,445
    
53. (local) My Kontrabida Girl - $305,718
    
54. (local) Amorosa - $279,310
    
55. 21 Jump Street -$263,212
    
56. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days - $$228,590
    
57. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - $223,225
    
58. Contraband - $214,284
    
59. Safe (2012) - $207,312
    
60. (co-prod with Indonesia) The Witness - $201,826
    
61. The Cabin in the Woods -$180,368
    
62. Lockout - $174,833
    
63. (local) Just One Summer - $145,115
    
64. The Campaign - $144,593
    
65. (local) I Do Bidoo Bidoo - $138,218
    
66. (local) Hitman - $135,636
    
67. We Bought a Zoo - $131,497
    
68. The Possession - $119,013
    
69. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (in 3D) - $107,913
    
70. Hugo - $103,206
    
71. Special Forces - $96,618
    
72. The Grey - $94,296
    
73. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close - $90,369
    
74. The Cold Light of Day - $85,626
    
75. Act of Valor - $83,399
    
76. What to Expect When You're Expecting - $83,086
    
77. Katy Perry: Part of Me - $81,953
    
78. Piranha 3DD - $79,050
    
79. The Descendants - $75,387
    
80. The Woman in Black - $61,869
    
81. Moneyball - $61,297
    
82. Haywire - $55,483
    
83. StreetDance 2 - $54,599
    
84. J.Edgar - $49,059
    
85. The Pirates! Band of Misfits - $48,225
    
86. War Horse - $47,879
    
87. The Muppets - $44,740
    
88. One For the Money - $42,007
    
89. Beauty and the Beast 3D - $39,070
    
90. Man on a Ledge - $37,513
    
91. Breaking Wind - $31,914
    
92. Dark Floors - $30,024
    
93. Gone - $27,537
    
94. Machine Gun Preacher - $27,511
    
95. Coriolanus - $27,332
    
96. 11-11-11 - $26,362
    
97. (local) Mga Mumunting Lihim - $18,391
    
98. People Like Us - $17,039
    
99. Hope Springs - $15,805
    
100. 407 Dark Flight - $15,230
     
101. Anonymous -$13,142
     
102. Big Miracle - $6,066

*Overall gross: $3,969,223. It went back to theaters on Jan. 8 and the only foreign movie holdover from 2011

My Silver Year

So today I turn 25 years old. Woah! Funny thing when I was young I thought by the time I reach 25, I'm already married with kids! But now that I'm at this age, I can't imagine myself married haha But a lot of my childhood friends are married already or have kids. Sometimes I still feel that I'm not yet ready to be an adult but well especially this year I've realized that in a way I matured :) Life has thrown me a lot of challenges for the last 3 years but the past year has been especially tough in a lot of aspects. There are times I really want to give up but I go on and continue fighting while I learn things along the way. It's such a tricky period and from time to time I still worry where my life is heading but I have faith. Things will be tough for sure but you face it with your chin up .

25 years. It's a milestone in more ways than one. Thank you Lord for another great year. It's not perfect, it never is, but I treasure every single moment of my life.

Thank you :)

Spotlight: Captive

Opens tomorrow (September 5) in theaters nationwide! Will definitely watch this because I haven't watch any Brillante Mendoza film in the big screen. The subject of this film is interesting and I'm looking forward how Mendoza tackled Abu Sayyaf hostage crisis.

Chart Recap 214 (Philippine Music Charts)

Here are the latest music charts in the Mega Manila, Philippines. To check out other charts in other places in the country visit Pinoyexchange' Philippine Music Charts Thread! For last week's recap, click here


MYMUSICSTORE PHILIPPINES: TOP 20 SONGS
August 30, 2012 (Thursday)

20 – Blake – All Of Me
19 – Karmin – Brokenhearted
18 – Frank Ocean – Thinkin' 'Bout You
17 – Katy Perry – Wide Awake
16 – One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful

15 – Super Junior – Sexy, Free And Single
14 – Mariah Carey feat Rick Ross & Meek Mill – Triumphant (Get 'Em)
13 – David Cook – The Last Song I'll Write For You
12 – Snow Patrol – Lifening
11 – Taylor Swift – We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together

10 – Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
9 – Parokya Ni Edgar feat Gloc 9 & Frank Magalona – Bagsakan
8 – Khalil Ramos – Kung Ako Na Lang Sana [NEW]
7 – Owl City feat Carly Rae Jepsen – Good Time
6 – Maroon 5 – Beautiful Goodbye

5 – Paulo Avelino – When She Cries
4 – Gloc 9 feat Ebe Dancel – Sirena
3 – The Script feat Will.I.Am. – Hall Of Fame
2 – Young JV feat Myrtle – Your Name [NEW]
1 – Callalily – Pasasalamat [NEW]

iTUNES PHILIPPINES: TOP 20 SONGS
August 31, 2012 (Friday)
as of 6AM

20 – Nicki Minaj – Super Bass
19 – Julie Anne San Jose – I'll Be There
18 – Jason Mraz – I Won't Give Up
17 – The Script – The Man Who Can't Be Moved
16 – Beyoncé – Halo

15 – Maroon 5 – Sunday Morning
14 – Christina Perri – A Thousand Years
13 – Jennifer Lopez feat Pitbull – Dance Again
12 – Fun. feat Janelle Monáe – We Are Young
11 – Gotyé feat Kimbra – Somebody That I Used To Know

10 – Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen – Good Time
9 – Maroon 5 feat Christina Aguilera – Moves Like Jagger
8 – Nicki Minaj – Starships
7 – Tamia – Officially Missing You
6 – Flo Rida – Whistle

5 – One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful
4 – Howie Day – Collide
3 – Taylor Swift – We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
2 – Maroon 5 feat Wiz Khalifa – Payphone
1 – Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe

MAGIC 89.9: MAGIC POP 30 COUNTDOWN
August 30, 2012 (Thursday)

30 – Taylor Swift – We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together [NEW]
29 – Trey Songz feat T.I. – 2 Reasons [+1]
28 – Kelly Clarkson – Dark Side [-6]
27 – Cher Lloyd – Want U Back [NEW]
26 – Train – This'll Be My Year [=]

25 – David Cook – The Last Song I'll Write For You [-5]
24 – Matchbox Twenty – She's So Mean [+4]
23 – Gotyé – Eyes Wide Open [+1]
22 – Flo Rida – Whistle [-1]
21 – Boys Like Girls – Be Your Everything [+4]

20 – One Direction – More Than This [-1]
19 – Rihanna – Where Have You Been [-3]
18 – Pink – Blow Me (One Last Kiss) [+5]
17 – Maroon 5 feat Wiz Khalifa – Payphone [-4]
16 – Alicia Keys – New Day [+2]

15 – Chris Brown – Don't Wake Me Up [-3]
14 – Craig David feat Krys Ivory & Ryan Leslie – Next To Ya [+3]
13 – Nicki Minaj feat Chris Brown – Right By My Side [-5]
12 – Owl City – Shooting Star [-3]
11 – Jessica Sanchez – Change Nothing [+3]

10 – Maroon 5 – Beautiful Goodbye [+5]
9 – Jessie J feat David Guetta – Laserlight [+1]
8 – Usher – Scream [-3]
7 – Justin Bieber feat Big Sean – As Long As You Love Me [=]
6 – Quest – Sige Lang [+5]

5 – Katy Perry – Wide Awake [-1]
4 – Fun. – Some Nights [+2]
3 – Gym Class Heroes feat Ryan Tedder – The Fighter [-2]
2 – Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen – Good Time [+1]
1 – B.O.B. feat Taylor Swift – Both Of Us [+1]

MYMUSICSTORE PHILIPPINES: TOP 20 ALBUMS
August 30, 2012 (Thursday)

20 – Chris Brown – Fortune
19 – Various Artists – Philippine Popular Music Festival 2012: The 14 Finalists
18 – Tanya Markova – Shock Pop 2 (CD Edition)
17 – Sabrina – Acoustic Love Notes
16 – Various Artists – The Reunion Album

15 – James Morrison – The Awakening
14 – Bamboo – No Water, No Moon
13 – Maroon 5 – Overexposed
12 – RJ Jacinto – RJ Duets
11 – Owl City – Shooting Star

10 – Noel Cabangon – Tuloy Ang Byahe
9 – Pedicab – Kaya Mo Mag-Sando?
8 – Parokya Ni Edgar – Inuman Sessions Volume 1
7 – One Direction – Up All Night
6 – Kamikazee – Romantico

5 – Various Artists – Saktung Akustik
4 – Various Artists – By Popular Demand 5 The Collection
3 – David Archuleta – BEGIN.
2 – Gloc 9 – MKNM: Mga Kwento Ng Makata
1 – Parokya Ni Edgar – Inuman Sessions Volume 2 [NEW]

MYX HIT CHART
September 2, 2012 (Sunday)

20 – Pedicab – Otomatik [-1]
19 – Erik Santos – Hindi Na Magbabago [NEW]
18 – One Direction – More Than This [-4]
17 – David Archuleta – I'll Never Go [-4]
16 – Fun. – Some Nights [+1]

15 – Phillip Phillips – Home [+1]
14 – Maroon 5 – One More Night [+4]
13 – Rico Blanco – Amats [-1]
12 – 6 Cycle Mind feat Eunice – Alapaap [+3]
11 – Callalily – Minsan [=]

10 – Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen – Good Time [=]
9 – 2NE1 – I Love You [-1]
8 – Wolfgang – Sandata [+1]
7 – Kamikazee feat Kyla – Huling Sayaw [=]
6 – Super Junior – Sexy, Free And Single [=]

5 – Justin Bieber feat Big Sean – As Long As You Love Me [=]
4 – Julie Anne San Jose – I'll Be There [-1]
3 – Parokya Ni Edgar feat Gloc 9 & Frank Magalona – Bagsakan [-1]
2 – Gloc 9 feat Ebe Dancel – Sirena [-1]
1 – Quest – Sige Lang [+3]


PINOY MYX COUNTDOWN
September 1, 2012 (Saturday)

20 – Sabrina feat Joe D'Mango – Sa Bawat Paghinga [NEW]
19 – Loonie feat Quest – Tao Lang [NEW]
18 – Q-York – For What We Love [+2]
17 – Krizza Neri – Ba't 'Di Ko Ba Nasabi [-2]
16 – Drop Decay – I Wanna Touch You [+3]

15 – Frio – Nakapagtataka [+3]
14 – Christian Bautista feat Neocolours – Sasabihin [-2]
13 – Slapshock – Langit [=]
12 – Pedicab – Otomatik [-1]
11 – Erik Santos – Hindi Na Magbabago [NEW]

10 – David Archuleta – I'll Never Go [-1]
9 – Rico Blanco – Amats [-1]
8 – 6 Cycle Mind feat Eunice – Alapaap [+2]
7 – Callalily – Minsan [=]
6 – Wolfgang – Sandata [=]

5 – Kamikazee feat Kyla – Huling Sayaw [=]
4 – Julie Anne San Jose – I'll Be There [-1]
3 – Parokya Ni Edgar feat Gloc 9 & Frank Magalona – Bagsakan [-1]
2 – Gloc 9 feat Ebe Dancel – Sirena [-1]
1 – Quest – Sige Lang [+3]


MYX INTERNATIONAL TOP 20 (M.I.T. 20)
September 1, 2012 (Saturday)

20 – Katy Perry – Wide Awake [-8]
19 – Nelly Furtado – Spirit Indestructible [-3]
18 – Train – 50 Ways To Say Goodbye [-1]
17 – Lawson – Taking Over Me [+3]
16 – Madonna – Turn Up The Radio [-5]

15 – Mariah Carey feat Rick Ross & Meek Mill – Triumphant (Get 'Em) [NEW]
14 – Boys Like Girls – Be Your Everything [NEW]
13 – Linkin Park – Burn It Down [-3]
12 – B.O.B. feat Taylor Swift – Both Of Us [-3]
11 – Carrie Underwood – Blown Away [+3]

10 – Nicki Minaj – Pound The Alarm [NEW]
9 – Kyle Patrick – Go For Gold [+10]
8 – One Direction – More Than This [-3]
7 – Fun. – Some Nights [=]
6 – Phillip Phillips – Home [=]

5 – Maroon 5 – One More Night [+3]
4 – Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen – Good Time [=]
3 – 2NE1 – I Love You [=]
2 – Super Junior – Sexy, Free And Single [=]
1 – Justin Bieber feat Big Sean – As Long As You Love Me [=]


RX 93.1: The Countdown Top 7 and The Wannabees
August 31, 2012

1. Hall of Fame - The Script feat. Will.I.Am (1st week at #1)
2. Good Time - Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen
3. Black Heart - Stooshe (new entry)
4. Triumphant - Mariah Carey feat. Rick Ross and Meek Mill
5. Beautiful Goodbye - Maroon 5
6. Some Nights - fun.
7. The River - For The Foxes
8. Settle Down - No Doubt
9. Thinkin' Bout You - Frank Ocean
10. Be Your Everything - Boys Like Girls
11. She's So Mean - Matchbox 20 (new entry)
12. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together - Taylor Swift (new entry)
13. 50 Ways to Say Goodbye - Train
14. Wide Awake - Katy Perry
15. Feeling Single - R. Kelly
16. Blow Me (One Last Kiss) - Pink
17. Exits and Entrances - We Are The In Crowd
18. Pound the Alarm - Nicki Minaj
19. La La - The Cab (re-entry)
20. Anna Sun - Walk The Moon

WAVE 89.1: SOUL REVIEW COUNTDOWN
August 31, 2012 (Friday)

15 – [NEW]
14 – Flo Rida – Whistle [-1]
13 – R. Kelly – Feelin' Single [-3]
12 – Far East Movement feat Cassie – Fly With U [-1]
11 – Brandy feat Chris Brown – Put It Down [+3]

10 – Trey Songz feat T.I. – 2 Reasons [-1]
9 – Ray Lavender – We Love [+3]
8 – Akon – Throw Dat D [-1]
7 – Alicia Keys – New Day [-1]
6 – The Freshmen feat Allan I – Crickets [-2]

5 – Kelly Rowland feat Lil' Wayne – Ice [=]
4 – Mariah Carey feat Rick Ross & Meek Mill – Triumphant (Get 'Em) [+4]
3 – Craig David feat Krys Ivory & Ryan Leslie – Next To Ya [=]
2 – Ne-Yo – Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself) [-1]
1 – The-Dream feat Pusha T – Dope Chick [+1]

103.5 WOW! FM: COUNTDOWN SA WOW! TOP 20 COUNTDOWN
August 31, 2012 (Friday)

20 – Nicki Minaj – Starships [-2]
19 – One Direction – One Thing [-5]
18 – Gotyé feat Kimbra – Somebody That I Used To Know [-6]
17 – Christina Perri – A Thousand Years [+2]
16 – J Brothers – Kung Minsan [=]

15 – David Archuleta – Forevermore [+2]
14 – Dingdong Avanzado – Download [-1]
13 – Fun. feat Janelle Monáe – We Are Young [-2]
12 – The Wanted – Glad You Came [+3]
11 – Jessa Zaragoza – Pag Wala Na Ang Ulan [-2]

10 – VFort – Prinsesa [-5]
9 – Maroon 5 feat Wiz Khalifa – Payphone [-2]
8 – Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe [-4]
7 – Gloc 9 feat Ebe Dancel – Sirena [+13]
6 – Bamboo – Ikot Ng Mundo [+4]

5 – Jason Mraz – I Won't Give Up [+3]
4 – David Archuleta – I'll Never Go [-3]
3 – Erik Santos – Bakit Mahal Pa Rin Kita [+3]
2 – One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful [+1]
1 – Julie Anne San Jose – I'll Be There [+1]

97.1 BARANGAY LS FM: THE BIG 10
September 2, 2012 (Sunday)

10 – Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen – Good Time [NEW]
9 – One Direction – More Than This [-2]
8 – Justin Bieber feat Big Sean – As Long As You Love Me [+2]
7 – David Archuleta – I'll Never Go [-1]
6 – Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe [-3]

5 – 1:43 – Sa Puso Ko'y Ikaw [+3]
4 – Marvin Ong – Ayoko Na [+1]
3 – Down To Mars – My Everything [-1]
2 – B.O.B. feat Taylor Swift – Both Of Us [+2]
1 – Julie Anne San Jose – I'll Be There [=]


TAMBAYAN 101.9: TOP 20
September 1, 2012 (Saturday)

20 – Far East Movement feat Cover Drive – Turn Up The Love [NEW]
19 – Pio feat Lolita Carbon – Himig Ng Pag-Ibig [-1]
18 – Bryan Termulo – Nagtatanong [-1]
17 – Daniel Padilla – Hinahanap Hanap Kita [-5]
16 – Jugs, Teddy & Karylle – May Amoy Ang Jacket [NEW]

15 – Callalily – Minsan [NEW]
14 – Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen – Good Time [+1]
13 – Kamikazee feat Kyla – Huling Sayaw [=]
12 – Dello – Sana 'Di Na Lang [-2]
11 – 1:43 – Sa Isang Sulyap Mo [-3]

10 – Khalil Ramos – Kung Ako Ba Siya [+6]
9 – Justin Bieber – Boyfriend [-3]
8 – Erik Santos – Hindi Na Magbabago [+3]
7 – One Direction – More Than This [+2]
6 – Christian Bautista – Nag-Iisang Bituin [-2]

5 – Daniel Padilla – Ako'y Sa'Yo, Ika'y Akin [+2]
4 – Gloc 9 feat Ebe Dancel – Sirena [+1]
3 – Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe [-2]
2 – Maroon 5 feat Wiz Khalifa – Payphone [+1]
1 – Alon – Pusong Bato [+1]

99.5 RT: THE RT30 COUNTDOWN
August 31, 2012 (Friday)

30 – John Mayer – Shadow Days [-1]
29 – The Lumineers – Ho Hey [-1]
28 – Wild At Heart – Darling [-1]
27 – Silversun Pickups – Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings) [+3]
26 – Haim – Forever [NEW]

25 – The Royal Concept – D-D-Dance [=]
24 – Dia Frampton feat Kid Cudi – Don't Kick The Chair [-7]
23 – White Light Parade – Want You To Know [-1]
22 – Breakbot feat Irfane – One Out Of Two [NEW]
21 – I Am Giant – Living The Crash [=]

20 – Band Of Skulls – Sweet Sour [-6]
19 – Ellie Goulding – Lights [+4]
18 – Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen – Good Time [+2]
17 – Yellowcard – Here I Am Alive [+2]
16 – RAC feat Penguin Prison – Hollywood [+2]

15 – Kate Miller-Heidke – Ride This Feeling [+1]
14 – The Gaslight Anthem – 45 [-6]
13 – Metal Heads With Broken Hearts – Something's Wrong [=]
12 – The Cab – La La [-5]
11 – The Killers – Runaways [+4]

10 – Kindness – House [+2]
9 – Passion Pit – Take A Walk [+2]
8 – Churchill – Change [+2]
7 – Simple Plan feat Sean Paul – Summer Paradise [-4]
6 – Donavon Frankenrieter – Shine [+3]

5 – Lonsdale Boys Club – Light Me Up [-4]
4 – Rico Blanco – Amats [+2]
3 – Katy Perry – Wide Awake [+2]
2 – Newton Faulkner – Clouds [+2]
1 – JJAMZ – Heartbeat [+1]

MELLOW 94.7: 10 STRONG
August 31, 2012 (Friday)

10 – Gym Class Heroes feat Ryan Tedder – The Fighter [=]
9 – The Script feat Will.I.Am. – Hall Of Fame [NEW]
8 – Fun. – Some Nights [=]
7 – Justin Bieber feat Big Sean – As Long As You Love Me [+2]
6 – Kelly Clarkson – Dark Side [-1]

5 – Flo Rida – Whistle [-1]
4 – Adam Lambert – Never Close Our Eyes [-1]
3 – Katy Perry – Wide Awake [+3]
2 – Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen – Good Time [-1]
1 – Maroon 5 – Beautiful Goodbye [+1]

97.9 HOME RADIO: EASY 10
August 31, 2012 (Friday)

10 – Katy Perry – Wide Awake [-1]
9 – Christina Perri feat Jason Mraz – Distance [NEW]
8 – Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe [-1]
7 – Ed Sheeran – The A Team [+1]
6 – Jason Mraz – Everything Is Sound [=]

5 – David Cook – The Last Song I'll Write For You [-1]
4 – Maroon 5 feat Wiz Khalifa – Payphone [-2]
3 – Phillip Phillips – Home [+2]
2 – Jessica Sanchez – Change Nothing [+1]
1 – One Direction – One Thing [=]

JAM 88.3: THE JAM HITLIST
September 3, 2012 (Monday)

25 – The Gaslight Anthem – 45 [-3]
24 – Alt-J – Breezeblocks [-4]
23 – Yellowcard – Always Summer [-5]
22 – Motion City Soundtrack – Timelines [-5]
21 – Tanlines – All Of Me [NEW]

20 – Red Hot Chili Peppers – Strange Man [+1]
19 – Muse – Madness [NEW]
18 – Florence + The Machine – Spectrum (Say My Name) [NEW]
17 – Youngblood Hawke – We Come Running [+2]
16 – Animal Kingdom – Stranger Attractor [-6]

15 – No Doubt – Settle Down [-2]
14 – A Silent Film – Danny Dakota And The Wishing Well [-7]
13 – Said The Whale – Loveless [+3]
12 – Muse – Survival [-3]
11 – The Killers – Runaways [-3]

10 – Mumford & Sons – I Will Wait [+5]
9 – The Lumineers – Ho Hey [+5]
8 – Alex Clare – Too Close [+4]
7 – Two Door Cinema Club – Sleep Alone [+4]
6 – The Smashing Pumpkins – The Celestials [-4]

5 – Green Day – Oh Love [+1]
4 – Dave Matthews Band – Mercy [-1]
3 – Bloc Party – Octopus [+2]
2 – Coldplay – Hurts Like Heaven [+2]
1 – Fun. – Some Nights [=]

Love Spell Week #17 Plug

Catch the last 2 weeks of Love Spell!

Love Spell (Sortilegio) airs Weekdays 3 am, 9 am, 3 pm & 9 pm with marathon of the previous 5 episodes every Sunday 12-5 am and 12 nn - 5pm at TeleNovela Channel (Sky Cable Channel 60)

A Woman's Word Week #23 Plug

Watch A Woman's Word at TeleNovela Channel (Sky Cable Channel 60). It airs weekdays 2 am, 8 am, 2 pm and 8 pm with weekend marathon every Sunday (6-11 am and 6-11pm)

Big Love Week #17 Plug

Big Love airs Weekdays 2 am, 8 am, 2 pm 8 9 pm with marathon of the previous 5 episodes every Saturday 6-11 am at 6-11 pm at TeleNovela Channel (Sky Cable Channel 60)

Marimar Week #8 Plug

Muling subaybayan ang telenobelang minahal ng bayan, Marimar! Lunes hanggang Biyernes (12 am / 6 am / 12 nn / 6 PM) at weekend marathon (Saturday 12-5 am & 12nn - 5pm) sa TeleNovela Channel

Twenty Tunes 56

My favorite songs for the month of August

1. Some Nights - fun.
2. She's So Mean - Matchbox Twenty
3. Gangnam Style - PSY
4. Beautiful Goodbye - Maroon Five
5. Touch The Sky -Julie Fowlis
6. Good Time - Owl City feat Carly Rae Jepsen
7. The Fighter - Gym Class Heroes feat Ryan Tedder
8. 50 Ways to Say Goodbye - Train
9. Pound the Alarm - Nicki Minaj
10. Sige Lang - Quest
11. Feel Again - One Republic
12. Hall of Fame - The Script feat will.i.am
13. The River - For The Foxes
14. Learn Me Right - Birdy and Mumford & Sons
15. Oh Love - Green Day
16. Settle Down - No Doubt
    
17. Dark Side - Kelly Clarkson
18. Wide Awake - Katy Perry
19. Sirena - Gloc 9 feat Ebe Dancel
20. Hindi na Magbabago - Erik Santos

Billboard Hot 100 (Issue Date: September 8, 2012)

Taylor Swift logs a 2nd week atop the Billboard Hot 100 with We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together. Meanwhile, Maroon Five will try to get the #1 spot Payphone failed to get as their new single One More Night climbs #9-#4 this week. fun. earns their 2nd top hit as the Some Nights inches a notch #6-#5. Cross off Carly Rae Jepsen and Owl City in the One Hit Wonders list as they both bag their 2nd top 10 hit as their collaboration Good Time jumps #13-#9. Jepsen of course had the Internet sensation and 9-week ruler Call Me Maybe while Owl City hit the #1 spot with Fireflies two years ago.

Neon Trees' Everybody Talks misses the top 10 by a notch as it climbs to #11 this week but on the good side this song surpasses the band's breakthrough single Animal which peaked at #13 two years ago. fun's We Are Young and Kelly Clarkson's Stronger are still the longest-staying on the chart with 36 weeks each.

Here is this week's Billboard Hot 100 as posted at Pulse Music Board:

Billboard Hot 100

1 1 3 We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together, Taylor Swift
2 2 15 Whistle, Flo Rida
3 3 36 Lights, Ellie Goulding
4 9 10 One More Night, Maroon 5
5 6 27 Some Nights, fun.
6 4 27 Call Me Maybe, Carly Rae Jepsen
7 5 14 Wide Awake, Katy Perry
8 7 19 Payphone, Maroon 5 Featuring Wiz Khalifa
9 13 9 Good Time, Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen
10 8 10 As Long As You Love Me, Justin Bieber Featuring Big Sean

11 14 24 Everybody Talks, Neon Trees
12 12 8 Blow Me (One Last Kiss), P!nk
13 10 20 Titanium, David Guetta Featuring Sia
14 11 34 Somebody That I Used To Know, Gotye Featuring Kimbra
15 15 19 Where Have You Been, Rihanna
16 16 11 Want U Back, Cher Lloyd
17 18 21 Give Your Heart A Break, Demi Lovato
18 20 22 Too Close, Alex Clare
19 19 21 Mercy, Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T, 2 Chainz
20 22 5 Pound The Alarm, Nicki Minaj

21 21 16 Let's Go, Calvin Harris Featuring Ne-Yo
22 23 12 Pontoon, Little Big Town
23 17 9 Home, Phillip Phillips
24 28 16 No Lie, 2 Chainz Featuring Drake
25 25 34 I Won't Give Up, Jason Mraz
26 29 18 Wanted, Hunter Hayes
27 27 36 We Are Young, fun. Featuring Janelle Monae
28 26 28 What Makes You Beautiful, One Direction
29 41 9 Don't Wake Me Up, Chris Brown
30 24 18 Scream, Usher

31 30 8 Blown Away, Carrie Underwood
32 31 28 Starships, Nicki Minaj
33 38 6 Take A Little Ride, Jason Aldean
34 52 7 50 Ways To Say Goodbye, Train
35 39 33 Drive By, Train
36 32 18 Work Hard, Play Hard, Wiz Khalifa
37 33 34 Wild Ones, Flo Rida Featuring Sia
38 40 33 Glad You Came, The Wanted
39 42 21 Heart Attack, Trey Songz
40 34 15 Angel Eyes, Love And Theft

41 36 15 Come Over, Kenny Chesney
42 48 12 Ho Hey, The Lumineers
43 43 11 Over, Blake Shelton
44 35 22 We Run The Night, Havana Brown Featuring Pitbull
45 54 8 2 Reasons, Trey Songz Featuring T.I.
46 53 22 Time Is Love, Josh Turner
47 44 36 Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You), Kelly Clarkson
48 61 7 Pop That, French Montana Featuring Rick Ross, Drake, Lil Wayne
49 50 21 Little Talks, Of Monsters And Men
50 45 10 Dark Side, Kelly Clarkson

51 65 15 Cowboys And Angels, Dustin Lynch
52 51 14 Lemme See, Usher Featuring Rick Ross
53 49 9 She's So Mean, matchbox twenty
54 57 17 Why Ya Wanna, Jana Kramer
55 47 18 Tongue Tied, Grouplove
56 56 20 Cashin' Out, Ca$h Out
57 60 10 Amen, Meek Mill Featuring Drake
58 68 4 Adorn, Miguel
59 59 8 Truck Yeah, Tim McGraw
60 62 11 Hard To Love, Lee Brice

61 58 6 Settle Down, No Doubt
62 55 13 Chasing The Sun, The Wanted
63 63 19 Burn It Down, Linkin Park
64 67 13 For You, Keith Urban
65 64 9 Bag Of Money, Wale Featuring Rick Ross, Meek Mill & T-Pain
66 37 3 I Will Wait, Mumford & Sons
67 69 12 It's Time, Imagine Dragons
68 78 3 Turn On The Lights, Future
69 66 16 Postcard From Paris, The Band Perry
70 72 5 Come Wake Me Up, Rascal Flatts

71 73 5 Fastest Girl In Town, Miranda Lambert
72 70 9 The Wind, Zac Brown Band
73 75 7 The A Team, Ed Sheeran
74 88 4 Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself), Ne-Yo
75 90 3 I Can Only Imagine, David Guetta Featuring Chris Brown & Lil Wayne
76 77 7 Thinkin Bout You, Frank Ocean
77 71 16 5-1-5-0, Dierks Bentley
78 84 8 Lovin' You Is Fun, Easton Corbin
79 82 11 Snap Backs & Tattoos, Driicky Graham
80 74 17 Both Of Us, B.o.B Featuring Taylor Swift

81 83 15 Nobody's Perfect, J. Cole Featuring Missy Elliott
82 86 7 That's Why I Pray, Big & Rich
83 89 3 The One That Got Away, Jake Owen
84 NEW 1 Madness, Muse
85 91 4 Enough Of No Love, Keyshia Cole Featuring Lil Wayne
86 99 2 Cruise, Florida Georgia Line
87 NEW 1 Hall Of Fame, The Script Featuring will.i.am
88 81 15 The Fighter, Gym Class Heroes Featuring Ryan Tedder
89 87 12 My Homies Still, Lil Wayne Featuring Big Sean
90 95 2 Put It Down, Brandy Featuring Chris Brown

91 100 3 Birthday Song, 2 Chainz Featuring Kanye West
92 NEW 1 Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye, Luke Bryan
93 NEW 1 Dive In, Trey Songz
94 96 8 Promises, Nero
95 NEW 1 Creepin', Eric Church
96 94 4 Wanted You More, Lady Antebellum
97 97 3 Oh Love, Green Day
98 NEW 1 Throw That, Slaughterhouse Featuring Eminem
99 RE-ENTRY 2 I Wish You Would, DJ Khaled Featuring Kanye West & Rick Ross
100 NEW 1 I Don't Like, Chief Keef Featuring Lil Reese

Philippine Box Office Roundup 24

This week's recap is two-weeks worth of data from Box Office Mojo. To check out the previous recap click here and as always a couple of reminders and disclaimers:

• The following box office stats are from the ever awesome Box Office Mojo's Philippine Box Office Index. Thus, my box office comparisons and analysis are only limited to what Box Office Mojo has in its records
• Studios and local distributors sometimes issues press releases about the box office performance of their movies and there are instances that they do not exactly match the data Box Office Mojo have in hand. I'm not sure how wide Box Office Mojo's scope is with our local theaters but for the purposes of a consistent discussion and analysis I will only focus on the numbers posted at Box Office Mojo.
• I added some stuff like the Mission Impossible : Ghost Protocol box office for 2012 since Box Office Mojo does not include that 2011 holdover on their Top Movies 2012 list. Meanwhile the box office numbers for the holdovers from the MMFF last year are not on BOM's list so they're not on here as well.
• Box Office Mojo does not have the numbers for Ayala Cinemas Exclusive My Week with Marilyn and local movie likes Gun Guni so it's not on the charts below.

After a promising start, The Bourne Legacy stumbled quite in the next 2 weeks dropping 63% and 71% respectively which could be due to mixed WOM or simply because the movie is frontloaded because Pinoys rushed in to see Manila in a Hollywood movie. Nevertheless, the movie's gross is still huge earning P195 million in 3 weeks, good for 4th place in the yearend behind the superhero flicks.

Several new releases came in after The Bourne Legacy's premiere week and the best performer of the bunch is The Expendables 2 with P74 million in two weeks. It already surpassed The Expendables 1's gross of P73 million back in 2010..

Other new releases that did well are Star Cinema's The Reunion (P55 million) and Total Recall (P28 million in its first week). So so performers are Diary of the Wimpy Kid 3: Dog Days (P9 million pesos) and romcom Just One Summer (6 million). Smaller releases did small numbers: Cinemalaya Directors Showcase entry Mga Mumunting Lihim earned P774K the Ayala cinemas exclusive People Like Us (P717K) and the excellent but sadly tough sell Hope Springs (P665K)

Here is the latest Philippine Box Office tally as originally posted at BoxOffice forums:

[Local Currency] Top Movies for 2012 To Date (as of Aug.26, 2012)

1. The Avengers - 608,818,151 PHP
   
2. The Amazing Spider-Man - 347,824,911 PHP
   
3. The Dark Knight Rises - 223,010,768 PHP
   
4. The Bourne Legacy - 195,470,692 PHP
   
5. (local) UnOfficially Yours - 157,254,200 PHP
   
6. Wrath of The Titans - 145,947,263 PHP
   
7. The Hunger Games - 139,996,453 PHP
   
8. (local) Kimmy Dora and the Temple of Kiyeme - 133,963,009 PHP
   
9. MIB 3 - 131,174,819 PHP
   
10. Battleship -122,592,175 PHP
    
11. Snow White & The Huntsman - 120,917,585 PHP
    
12. (Local) The Healing - 104,602,460 PHP
    
13. Underworld Awakening - 102,119,364 PHP
    
14. Ice Age: Continental Drift - 92,215,792 PHP
    
15. John Carter -87,165,284 PHP
    
16. The Expendables 2 - 74,728,946 PHP
    
17. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance - 72,209,152 PHP
    
18. Dark Shadows - 68,972,654 PHP
    
19. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island - 67,511,470 PHP
    
20. Brave -65,214,314 PHP
    
21. (local) Moron 5 and the Crying Lady - 64,642,363 PHP
    
22. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows - 61,951,573 PHP
    
23. The Vow - 59,626,147 PHP
    
24. Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted - 56,676,178 PHP
    
25. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked - 56,157,209 PHP
    
26. (local) The Reunion - 55,565,031 PHP
    
27. (local) Born To Love You - 52,022,256 PHP
    
28. (local) Corazon: Ang Unang Aswang - 51,389,780 PHP
    
29. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol* - 50,696,658 PHP*
    
30. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter - 50,576,348 PHP
    
31. (local) Every Breath U Take - 50,191,540 PHP
    
32. Step Up Revolution - 45,976,505 PHP
    
33. Prometheus - 44,648,261 PHP
    
34. Chronicle -35,486,025 PHP
    
35. The Darkest Hour - 34,477,168 PHP
    
36. This Means War - 32,491,717 PHP
    
37. (local) The Mommy Returns - 30,613,315 PHP
    
38. Total Recall (2012) - 28,809,494 PHP
    
39. Mirror, Mirror -28,718,269 PHP
    
40. (local) Boy Pick-Up: The Movie - 25,376,588 PHP
    
41. (local) A Mother's Story - 24,815,781 PHP
    
42. The Dictator - 24,387,937 PHP
    
43. Titanic 3D - 23,119,015 PHP
    
44. (local) My Cactus Heart - 23,008,393 PHP
    
45. The Lucky One - 22,972,803 PHP
    
46. The Lorax-21,324,022 PHP
    
47. The Devil Inside -17,961,575 PHP
    
48. Magic Mike - 17,960,779 PHP
    
49. American Reunion - 17,457,036 PHP
    
50. Rock of Ages - 16,617,234 PHP
    
51. Safe House - 14,284,788 PHP
    
52. Jack and Jill - 13,462,940 PHP
    
53. (local) My Kontrabida Girl - 13,092,496 PHP
    
54. 21 Jump Street - 11,322,999 PHP
    
55. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - 9,475,901 PHP
    
56. Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3: Dog Days - 9,250,593 PHP
    
57. Contraband - 9,151,255 PHP
    
58. Safe (2012) - 9,048,485 PHP
    
59. (co-prod with Indonesia) The Witness - 8,617,970 PHP
    
60. The Cabin in the Woods - 7,755,247 PHP
    
61. (local) Just One Summer - 6,155,778 PHP
    
62. (local) Hitman - 5,757,748 PHP
    
63. Lockout - 7,400,961 PHP
    
64. We Bought a Zoo - 5,568,319 PHP
    
65. Star Wars Episode 1 3D - 4,595,572 PHP
    
66. Hugo - 4,407,536 PHP
    
67. Special Forces - 4,037,937 PHP
    
68. The Grey - 4,000,508 PHP
    
69. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close - 3,870,089 PHP
    
70. The Cold Light of Day - 3,681,644 PHP
    
71. What to Expect When You're Expecting -3,626,430 PHP
    
72. Act of Valor - 3,486,162 PHP
    
73. Piranha 3DD - 3,424,936 PHP
    
74. The Descendants - 3,217,457 PHP
    
75. Moneyball - 2,628,771 PHP***
    
76. The Woman in Black - 2,624,792 PHP
    
77. StreetDance 2 - 2,383,066 PHP
    
78. Haywire - 2,365,429 PHP
    
79. J.Edgar -2,092,195 PHP
    
80. The Pirates! Band of Misfits - 2,073,521 PHP
    
81. War Horse - 2,032,464 PHP
    
82. The Muppets - 1,916,008 PHP
    
83. One For the Money - 1,783,197 PHP
    
84. Beauty and the Beast (3D) - 1,666,199 PHP
    
85. Man on a Ledge - 1,588,510 PHP
    
86. Breaking Wind -1,359,086 PHP
    
87. Dark Floors - 1,257,270 PHP
    
88. Gone - 1,193,074 PHP
    
89. Machine Gun Preacher - 1,166,230 PHP
    
90. Coriolanus - 1,180,075 PHP
    
91. 11-11-11 1,125,821 PHP
    
92. (local) Mga Mumunting Lihim - 774,349 PHP
    
93. People Like Us - 717,424 PHP
    
94. Hope Springs - 665,466 PHP
    
95. 407 Dark Flight - 634,703 PHP
    
96. Anonymous -549,309 PHP
    
97. Big Miracle - 252,798 PHP

* for 2012 only. Total box office: 168,442,905 PHP

In Dollars:


Top Movies for 2012 To Date (as of Aug. 26, 2012)

1. The Avengers (2012) - $14,382,120
   
2. The Amazing Spider-Man -$8,199,550
   
3. The Dark Knight Rises - $5,296,564
   
4. The Bourne Legacy - $4,642,480,
   
5. (local) ÜnOfficially Yours - $3,704,457
   
6. Wrath of the Titans - $3,394,375
   
7. The Hunger Games -$3,295,973
   
8. (local) Kimmy Dora and the Temple of Kiyeme - $3,204,780
   
9. MIB 3 - $3,161,098
   
10. Snow White & The Hunstman - $2,892,696
    
11. Battleship - $2,851,193
    
12. (local) The Healing - $2,465,876
    
13. Underworld Awakening - $2,391, 207
    
14. Ice Age: Continental Drift - $2,228,093
    
15. John Carter - $2,052,155
    
16. The Expendables 2 - $1,774,832
    
17. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance - $1,691,905
    
18. Dark Shadows -$1,629,342
    
19. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island - $1,574,21
    
20. Brave - $1,548,857
    
21. (local) Moron 5 and the Crying Lady - $1,521,892
    
22. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows - $1,460,261
    
23. The Vow - $1,390,377
    
24. Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted - $1,355,857
    
25. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked - $1,323,682
    
26. (local) The Reunion (2011) - $1,319,684
    
27. (local) Born To Love You - $1,237,129
    
28. (local) Corazon: Ang Unang Aswang - $1,212,269
    
29. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter - $1,211,903
    
30. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol* - $1,187,103*
    
31. (local) Every Breath U Take - $1,158,457
    
32. Step Up Revolution - $1,091,954
    
33. Prometheus - $1,067,040
    
34. Chronicle - $832,097
    
35. The Darkest Hour - $812,183
    
36. This Means War - $758,702
    
37. (local) The Mommy Returns - $701,389
    
38. Total Recall (2012) - $684,233
    
39. Mirror, Mirror - $672,559
    
40. (local) Boy Pick-Up: The Movie - $607,200
    
41. The Dictator - $574,916
    
42. (local) A Mother's Story - $574,764
    
43. Titanic 3D -$544,297
    
44. (local) My Cactus Heart - $542,331
    
45. The Lucky One - $534,291
    
46. The Lorax - $505,908
    
47. Magic Mike - $428,909
    
48. The Devil Inside - $423,708
    
49. American Reunion - $402,921
    
50. Rock of Ages - $398,119
    
51. Safe House - $333,089
    
52. Jack and Jill - $315,445
    
53. (local) My Kontrabida Girl - $305,718
    
54. 21 Jump Street -$263,212
    
55. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - $223,225
    
56. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days - $219,704
    
57. Contraband - $214,284
    
58. Safe (2012) - $207,312
    
59. (co-prod with Indonesia) The Witness - $201,826
    
60. The Cabin in the Woods -$180,368
    
61. Lockout - $174,833
    
62. (local) Just One Summer - $145,115
    
63. (local) Hitman - $135,636
    
64. We Bought a Zoo - $131,497
    
65. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (in 3D) - $107,913
    
66. Hugo - $103,206
    
67. Special Forces - $96,618
    
68. The Grey - $94,296
    
69. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close - $90,369
    
70. The Cold Light of Day - $85,626
    
71. Act of Valor - $83,399
    
72. What to Expect When You're Expecting - $83,086
    
73. Piranha 3DD - $79,050
    
74. The Descendants - $75,387
    
75. The Woman in Black - $61,869
    
76. Moneyball - $61,297
    
77. Haywire - $55,483
    
78. StreetDance 2 - $54,599
    
79. J.Edgar - $49,059
    
80. The Pirates! Band of Misfits - $48,225
    
81. War Horse - $47,879
    
82. The Muppets - $44,740
    
83. One For the Money - $42,007
    
84. Beauty and the Beast 3D - $39,070
    
85. Man on a Ledge - $37,513
    
86. Breaking Wind - $31,914
    
87. Dark Floors - $30,024
    
88. Gone - $27,537
    
89. Machine Gun Preacher - $27,511
    
90. Coriolanus - $27,332
    
91. 11-11-11 - $26,362
    
92. (local) Mga Mumunting Lihim - $18,391
    
93. People Like Us - $17,039
    
94. Hope Springs - $15,805
    
95. 407 Dark Flight - $15,230
    
96. Anonymous -$13,142
    
97. Big Miracle - $6,066

*Overall gross: $3,969,223. It went back to theaters on Jan. 8 and the only foreign movie holdover from 2011

Review: The Campaign

Last week I attended the press screening of The Campaign at Glorietta 4. Thanks to Pinoyexchange and Warner Bros. Philippines. You can also see this review at Official PEx Movie Reviews

If you are looking for a smart satire of American politics then The Campaign is probably not the movie you are hoping for but if you want non-stop laughs then go ahead and see this as the movie pulls off every zany joke without a bat of an eye.

Congressman Cam Brady (Will Ferell) thought he has the re-election in the bag as he is running unopposed. But when a scandal erupts that tarnishes Brady's image, a powerful corporation backs up Marty Huggins (Zach Galifianakis), the eccentric little-loved son of the town millionaire, to challenge the incumbent. Cam dismisses Marty at first but thanks to the all-out political campaign supporting Marty he soon becomes a viable threat.

The Campaign does not tell anything new about the dirty world of politics. The movie presents an exaggerated look of the media circus that surrounds a political campaign. The plot is really silly and unrealistic but the performances are strong enough that you could just ignore the ridiculous war of spin and mud slinging.

Towards the end, the movie attempted to make a statement about leadership but it falls short. The overall tone of the movie does not offer the meat to make the statement they were trying to make credible. It feels like that they just inserted it to have the movie some form of substance but it ended up hollow and insincere.

Ferell and Galifianakis play characters that are caricatures but the talent of the actors and their strong chemistry elevate the material. It is also commendable that despite the buffoonish nature of their characters they still somehow managed to make them sympathetic even if the movie's attempt for heart is a miss.

While The Campaign does not tell anything significant about the nature of politics, it still offers plenty of laughs that will make you forget how ugly real life politics is.

Rating: 7 / 10

The Campaign opens today (Aug. 29) in cinemas nationwide

Review: Hope Springs

If you think that Hope Springs is an 'icky' movie about old people wanting to have sex again then you are absolutely wrong. Hope Springs paints a moving picture of how time tests relationships and even if it focuses on an older couple, the message is universal and will definitely strike a chord to anyone regardless of age.

Kay (Meryl Streep) and Arnold (Tommy Lee Jones) have been married for thirty one years but Kay is not happy anymore and wants a 'real' marriage. Despite Arnold's reluctance, Kay manages to get them into Dr. Feld's (Steve Carell) week-long intensive marriage seminar in a small town in Maine. In the course of the week, the couple learns more about themselves and the state of their marriage.

Hope Springs is marketed as a comedy but the movie never goes for cheap laughs and the humor is subtle and graceful. One would think that when the couple arrives in Maine and goes into counseling, they would face several hijinks to dig into some laughs but the movie does not go to that direction. For example, when Kay tries to do a 'dirty deed' to Arnold in the theater, I thought they would get caught but they didn't and while the scene started funny as the attempt to do it was so awkward it ended up on a strong emotional note that tells a lot about the issues the couple have.

Hope Springs is such a strong movie because it is well-observed and direct to the point. It is an intimate film that carefully dissects the issues that led the couple in that state of their marriage. There are no major dramas or dark secrets behind the fragile situation they are in but just a couple of small unspoken issues that bore a hole which got bigger and bigger over time without them realizing it. It also commendable how the film resolved the conflict in a realistic way, there's no magic moment where everything is going to be better in an instant. It suggests that resolving issues takes time and effort from both sides.

The performances of the leads are impressive as Streep nails the role of a wife who is unhappy but is clueless on what went wrong. Jones brings in his usual grumpy old man shtick but this time the character he is playing has issues thst he does not want to acknowledge and Jones was so effective in showcasing the emotion of a man who has become a “ghost' without him realizing it. Meanwhile, Carell plays it straight all throughout the movie and he's a believable therapist.

At its core, the movie is so simple yet the issues it is discussing is so complex but handled so elegantly. Hope Springs is a smart film for adults that does not pander to conventional movie making and effectively sends it message across.

Rating: 10/10

Review: The Expendables 2

The very first scene of The Expendables 2 gets right into action and sets the mood for a bigger sequel pumping up the action to the extreme. It's no secret that the selling point of this movie is to see the biggest action movie icons of our time in one movie together and if you liked the first one, there's no doubt that you'll enjoy the sequel as well.

Church (Bruce Willis) hires Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone) and his team for a mission to retrieve a blueprint to an abandoned mine that holds a stolen Russian plutonium. The team however was ambushed by terrorist Vilain (Jean Claude Van Damme) and kills one of them. Ross vows revenge and plans to attack Vilain's group.

The Expendables 2's plot is as conventional as the first one but it really doesn't matter because what we are all looking for this movie is an action nirvana and the movie definitely delivers on that matter especially on the bombastic first sequence that features big weapons, explosions and various fight scenes specifically designed to cater to each actor's action skill. My favorite action sequence would have to be Jet Li in which he uses pots and pans to kill the bad guys. However, some of the scenes are so chaotic though and hard to follow and the editing not as polished as well. It should be noted that the movie is Rated R-13 here so there are cuts which made the movie messier.

Willis and Schwarzenegger get more screen timecompared to their glorified actions in the first one although essentially they are still not part of the mission and basically just pops in but at least they get to do some fun action scenes this time around. And the movie definitely satisfied the viewers' craving with Chuck Norris' grand entrance and dropped in a Chuck Norris Fact along the way. The movie definitely does not take itself too seriously with several self-referential jokes and “wink to the viewer” moments. Sometimes the jokes are clever but there a couple of misses as well.

Stallone still has that movie star charisma that is enough to carry the movie and he shares good buddy chemistry with Jason Statham. Dolph Lundgren and Terry Crews were enjoyable as well and scored big laughs with the audience with their one-liners. One might think that Liam Hemsworth is out his league with this cast but the story manages to fit him in quite well and he held up decently with the other actors. Lastly, Jean Claude Van Damme took his villain role very seriously and while he comes off a little too cartoonish at times, he was still compelling to watch and his final showdown with Stallone was exciting.

The Expendables 2 still suffers the storytelling flaws of the first one and during the scenes when there's no action scene going on the energy dies. But for what is worth, the movie is as fun as it can get and seeing all those action stars in one movie is still a delight. 7 / 10