For the opening weekend of July 13 to 17, Box Office Mojo reported that the launching movie of Pinoy Big Brother winner Melai Cantiveros titled “The Adventures of Pureza: Queen of the Riles” has managed to earn P8.46 million on its first 5 days (Wednesday to Sunday) and ranked 4th overall. The film braced the highly-anticipated opening of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2″ which topped Philippine box-office with a haul of P154.1 million in 4 days (Thursday to Sunday).
Following the “Harry Potter” film is “Transformers 3″ which added P26.63 million to its 3 weeks total of P382.72 million. The Michael Bay-helmed movie is currently the top-grossing film in the Philippines for 2011 so far.
Another local movie “Temptation Island” placed third overall and managed to rake in P13.94 million. It now has a running gross of P55.42 million in 2 weeks.
Here’s the Philippine box office tally (Top 10) for the opening weekend of July 13 to 17, 2011 according to Box Office Mojo (premiering)
HIGHEST-GROSSING FILMS IN THE PHILIPPINES FOR 2011
(As of July 20, 2011)
1. Transformers: Dark of Moon – P382.75-M *
2. Kung Fu Panda 2 – P198.24M
3. Thor – P173.98M
4. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides – P155.32M
5. X-Men: First Class – P154.92M
6. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 – P154.11M *
7. Green Lantern – P132.3M *
8. Fast Five – P126.8M
9. Catch Me…I’m In Love – P120.21M
10. In the Name of Love – P117.2M
TOP-GROSSING PINOY FILMS FOR 2011 SO FAR
(As of July 20, 2011)
1. Catch Me…I’m In Love – P120.21M
2. In the Name of Love – P117.2M
3. Pak! Pak! My Dr. Kwak! – P72.31M
4. Bulong – P67.27M
5. Who’s That Girl? – P58.31M
6. Temptation Island – P55.42M *
7. Forever and a Day – P44.73M
8. My Valentine Girls – P44.26M
9. Tumbok – P10.53M
10. The Adventures of Pureza: Queen of the Riles – P8.46-M *
