Thursday, December 20, 2012

Philippine Box Office Recap 38

To check out the previous recap click here and as always some 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 Exclusives My Week with Marilyn, Lawless, The Raven, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World and local movie Gun Guni so it's not on the charts below.

The Hobbit opens with a strong 55.3 million pesos. It's not as huge as what with the superhero movies opened this year but it's December and traditionally box office is not as strong this season due to holiday spending so all things considered this good opening for the Lord of the Rings prequel. Other new releases is the Japanese film adaptation of the popular Anime Rurôuni Kenshin which earned 26 million pesos in 2 weeks which is a terrific performance from a film that is neither in Filipino or English. This could probably open the gates for more Japanese films (or at least the ones with Anime origins) to be exhibited in local theaters. The 3-hour Cloud Atlas earned 5.9 million pesos. The movie's premise is a tough sell so it's was not really expected to earn that much and it actualy did better than more mainstream appealing movies such as horror flick House at the End of the Street (3.6 million pesos) and action movie Deadfall (1.1 million pesos).


Top Movies for 2012 To Date (as of Dec. 16, 2012)
  1. The Avengers - 608,818,151 PHP
  2. The Amazing Spider-Man  - 340,249,995 PHP
  3. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 - 339,062,235 PHP
  4. (local) The Mistress - 262,790,300 PHP
  5. (local) This Guy's in Love with U Mare! - 249,105,182 PHP
  6. The Dark Knight Rises -  219,825,031 PHP
  7. The Bourne Legacy - 200,560,431 PHP
  8. (local) UnOfficially Yours - 157,254,200 PHP
  9. Skyfall -   150,354,023 PHP
  10. Wrath of The Titans - 145,947,263 PHP
  11. The Hunger Games - 139,996,453 PHP
  12. Taken 2 -    139,783,150 PHP
  13. (local) Kimmy Dora and the Temple of Kiyeme -   133,963,009 PHP
  14. MIB 3 - 131,174,819 PHP
  15. Resident Evil: Retribution -   123,320,493 PHP
  16. Battleship -122,592,175 PHP
  17. Snow White & The Huntsman - 120,917,585 PHP
  18. (local) A Secret Affair - 118,424,018 PHP
  19. (local) The Healing - 104,602,460 PHP
  20. Underworld Awakening - 102,119,364 PHP
  21. The Expendables 2 -94,314,276 PHP
  22. Ice Age: Continental Drift -   92,215,792 PHP
  23. John Carter -87,165,284 PHP
  24. (local) Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicles - 83,352,091 PHP
  25. (local) 24/7 in Love - 75,057,886 PHP
  26. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance - 72,209,152 PHP
  27. Dark Shadows - 68,972,654 PHP
  28. (local) The Reunion - 68,112,967 PHP
  29. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island - 67,511,470 PHP
  30. Brave -66,173,290 PHP
  31. (local) Moron 5 and the Crying Lady - 64,642,363 PHP
  32. Rise of the Guardians -    63,278,174 PHP
  33. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows - 61,951,573 PHP
  34. Total Recall (2012) -   61,988,226 PHP
  35. The Vow - 59,626,147 PHP
  36. Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted - 56,676,178 PHP
  37. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked - 56,157,209 PHP
  38. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - 55,305,037 PHP
  39. (local) Born To Love You - 52,022,256 PHP
  40. (local) Corazon: Ang Unang Aswang - 51,389,780 PHP
  41. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol* - 50,696,658 PHP*
  42. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter - 50,576,348 PHP
  43. (local) Every Breath U Take - 50,191,540 PHP
  44. Hotel Transylvania -   47,700,165 PHP
  45. (local) Suddenly It's Magic  - 47,196,663 PHP
  46. Step Up Revolution - 45,976,505 PHP
  47. Wreck-It Ralph -    45,703,795 PHP
  48. Prometheus   - 44,648,261 PHP
  49. (local)   D' Kilabots Pogi Brothers Weh?!? - 35,601,046 PHP
  50. Chronicle -35,486,025 PHP
  51. The Darkest Hour - 34,477,168 PHP
  52. This Means War - 32,491,717 PHP
  53. (local) The Mommy Returns - 30,613,315 PHP
  54. Mirror, Mirror -28,718,269 PHP
  55. Rurôni Kenshin - 26,575,428 PHP
  56. (local) Boy Pick-Up: The Movie - 25,376,588 PHP
  57. (local) Amorosa   - 25,201,412 PHP
  58. (local) A Mother's Story - 24,815,781 PHP
  59. The Dictator - 24,387,937 PHP
  60. Titanic 3D   - 23,119,015 PHP
  61. (local) My Cactus Heart - 23,008,393 PHP
  62. The Lucky One - 22,972,803 PHP
  63. (local) Of All the Things - 22,426,078 PHP
  64. The Lorax-21,324,022 PHP
  65. The Possession - 19,232,521 PHP
  66. Looper -   18,512,888 PHP
  67. The Devil Inside -17,961,575 PHP
  68. Magic Mike  - 17,960,779 PHP
  69. American Reunion - 17,457,036 PHP
  70. Rock of Ages - 16,617,234 PHP
  71. Argo -   14,774,615 PHP
  72. Sinister -   14,304,369 PHP
  73. Safe House - 14,284,788 PHP
  74. The Perks of Being a Wallflower   -  13,480,339 PHP
  75. Jack and Jill - 13,462,940 PHP
  76. Silent Hill: Revelation 3D  -    13,317,779 PHP
  77. (local) My Kontrabida Girl - 13,092,496 PHP
  78. (local) I Do Bidoo Bidoo -   12,846,578 PHP
  79. Paranormal Activity 4 - 13,268,190 PHP
  80. The Watch - 11,727,783 PHP
  81. 21 Jump Street - 11,322,999 PHP
  82. Dredd - 9,617,920 PHP
  83. Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3: Dog Days -9,590,553 PHP
  84. The Campaign   - 9,507,681 PHP
  85. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - 9,475,901 PHP
  86. Contraband - 9,151,255 PHP
  87. Safe (2012) - 9,048,485 PHP
  88. The Witness - 8,617,970 PHP
  89. The Cabin in the Woods - 7,755,247 PHP
  90. Lockout -  7,400,961 PHP
  91. The Three Stooges - 6,982,266 PHP
  92. (local) Just One Summer - 6,155,778 PHP
  93.  Cloud Atlas - 5,916,780 PHP
  94. Ted - 5,815,872 PHP
  95. (local) Hitman - 5,757,748 PHP
  96. We Bought a Zoo - 5,568,319 PHP
  97. Alex Cross - 5,240,465 PHP
  98. The Appation - 5,080,704 PHP
  99. (local) Pridyider - 4,883,261 PHP
  100. Frankenweenie - 4,822,266 PHP
  101. The Raid: Redemption - 4,743,908 PHP
  102. Star Wars Episode 1 3D - 4,595,572 PHP
  103. Hugo -   4,407,536 PHP
  104. Katy Perry: Part of Me - 4,156,470 PH
  105. Special Forces - 4,037,937 PHP
  106. The Grey - 4,000,508 PHP
  107. Get the Gringo - 3,888,092 PHP
  108. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close - 3,870,089 PHP
  109. The Cold Light of Day - 3,681,644 PHP
  110. House at the End of the Street - 3,660,386 PHP
  111. Ruby Sparks - 3,628,558 PHP
  112. What to Expect When You're Expecting -3,626,430 PHP
  113. Act of Valor -  3,486,162 PHP
  114. Piranha 3DD - 3,424,936 PHP
  115. The Descendants - 3,217,457 PHP
  116. ParaNorman - 3,066,417 PHP
  117. Trouble with the Curve -    2,844,405 PHP
  118. Pitch Perfect -   2,813,827 PHP
  119. Moneyball - 2,628,771 PHP
  120. The Woman in Black - 2,624,792 PHP
  121. StreetDance 2 - 2,383,066 PHP
  122. Haywire - 2,365,429 PHP
  123. J.Edgar -2,092,195 PHP
  124. The Pirates! Band of Misfits - 2,073,521 PHP
  125. War Horse  - 2,032,464 PHP
  126. Chernobyl Diaries - 1,950,018 PHP
  127. The Muppets - 1,916,008 PHP
  128. One For the Money - 1,783,197 PHP
  129. Flying Swords of Dragon Gate - 1,784,191 PHP
  130. Stolen (2012) -    1,693,969 PHP
  131. Beauty and the Beast (3D) - 1,666,199 PHP
  132. Man on a Ledge - 1,588,510 PHP
  133. End of Watch - 1,582,918 PHP
  134. (local) Bwakaw - 1,552,264 PHP
  135. Breaking Wind  -1,359,086 PHP
  136. (local) Rigodon -    1,276,937 PHP
  137. Dark Floors - 1,257,270 PHP
  138. (local) Ang Nawawala - 1,245,505 PHP
  139. Gone - 1,193,074 PHP
  140. The Hunting Party - 1,223,634 PHP
  141. Deadfall-  1,186,683 PHP
  142. Machine Gun Preacher - 1,166,230 PHP
  143. Coriolanus - 1,180,075 PHP
  144. 11-11-11 1,125,821 PHP
  145. (local) Captive - 1,113,851 PHP
  146. Bait (2012) - 1,052,860 PHP
  147. Finding Nemo (3D) - 763,643 PHP
  148. (local) Mga Mumunting Lihim - 774,349 PHP
  149. V/H/S - 751,189 PHP
  150. People Like Us - 717,424 PHP
  151. Hope Springs - 665,466 PHP
  152. Quick - 653,726 PHP
  153. 407 Dark Flight - 634,703 PHP
  154. Anonymous -549,309 PHP
  155. (local) Sta. Niña - 332,828 PH
  156. Big Miracle - 252,798 PHP

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

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