John Lloyd & Sarah are King & Queen of Box Office Entertainment Awards Again

John Lloyd Cruz and Sarah Geronimo are once again hailed Box-Office King and Queen in the 2010 Box-Office Entertainment Awards by the Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation, Inc.

Here is the complete list of winners in the 2010 Box-Office Entertainment Awards:

Box Office King – John lloyd Cruz

Box Office Queen – Sarah Geronimo

Prince of Philippine Movies and TV — Gerald Anderson

Princess of Philippine Movies and TV — Kim Chiu

Promising Male Box-Office Star — Coco Martin

Promising Female Box-Office Star — Angelica Panganiban

Male Concert Performer of the Year — Martin Nievera

Female Concert Performer of the Year — Pops Fernandez

Male Recording Artist of the Year — Gary Valenciano

Female Recording Artist of the Year — Nina

Group Recording/Performer of the Year — Bamboo

Promising Male Recording/Performer of the Year — Jericho Rosales

Promising Female Recording/Performer of the Year — Frencheska Farr

Promising Group Recording/Performing Artist of the Year — Pop Girls

Novelty Singer — Willie Revillame

Love Team of the Year — Dingdong Dantes/Marian Rivera

Promising Love Team of the Year — Enchong Dee/Erich Gonzales

Dance Group of the Year — ASAP Supahdance

Child Performer of the Year — Zaijan “Santino” Jaranilla

Film Producer of the Year — Star Cinema

Screenwriters of the Year — Raymond Lee/Senedy Que/Olivia Lamasan

Film Director of the Year — Cathy Garcia Molina

TV Program of the Year — May Bukas Pa

TV Director of the Year — Jojo Saguin (May Bukas Pa)

Bert Marcelo Award — Pokwang

Comedy Box-Office King — Vic Sotto

Comedy Box-Office Queen — Ai-Ai de las Alas

Source: Starmometer.com

Tenement 2 (T2) Earns P84.1 Million at the Box-office

On its fifth week just before Best Friends Forever (BFF) hits the silverscreen, Tenement 2 starring Maricel Soriano ended its run with a box-office haul of P84,171,901.32.

The Star Cinema horror movie easily grabbed the 2nd spot for this year’s Top local films at the box-office so far.

Top Pinoy Movies for 2009
(as of May 12, 2009)

1. You Changed My Life - P230.44 million
(Star Cinema/Viva Films)

2. Tenement 2 - P84.1 million
(Star Cinema)

3. Love Me Again: Land Down Under - P67.07 million
(Star Cinema)

4. When I Met U - P64.29 million
(GMA Films/Regal Films)

5. Sundo - P50.08 million
(GMA Films)

6. Status Single - P11.47 million
(VIVA Films)

Note: Ai Ai’s Ang Tanging Ina N’yong Lahat which raked a whopping P197 million was considered a 2008 release. Therefore, it’s the top-grossing Pinoy film of 2008 outgrossing A Very Special Love.

TOP 10 MOVIES in Philippine Box Office
(Weekend of May 6 to 10, 2009)

1. X-men Origins: Wolverine - P16.8 M
2. Star Trek - P13.7 M *
3. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past - P3.65 M *
4. Fast and Furious - P1.94 M
5. Tenement 2 - P1.74
6. The Haunting in Connecticut - P1.22 M
7. Amusement - P1.07 M *
8. 17 Again - P0.46 M
9. Dragonball Evolution - P0.21 M
10. Super Typhoon - P0.11 M

* Debuting movies last weekend

X-Men Origins: Wolverine has now earned P76.36 million on its 2nd week topping Philippine box-office for the 2nd week in a row.

Source: http://www.starmometer.com/2009/05/16/tenement-2-t2-earns-p841-million-at-the-box-office/

One Night Only Full Trailer

2008 Philippine Box-office Thread

Na-close ang 2008 philippine box office thread dahil sa awayang maricel at sharon. sana this time, wag na ma-close. wag na kasi OT. pag-usapan ang movies ng 2008, wag kung ano-anong bagay na hindi naman na relevant sa thread.

as of this moment, di pa rin nag-aa-update ang box office mojo kahit sa ibang countries so wala pa ang figures ng monster mom. eto pa lang.

Top Grossing Filipino Films for 2008
1. caregiver- 139,536,302
2. my bestfriend’s girlfriend- 101,257,479
3. when love begins- 88,896,280
4. my big love- 68,005,977
5. supahpapalicious- 66,988,528
6. manay po overload- 30,405,258
7. ikaw pa rin, bongga ka boy- 24,887,985
8. ploning- 12,126,481
9. urduja- 11,518,774 (gross for 3 weeks)
10. ate- 2,556,616

Source: http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/showthread.php?s=bcf84747fa72c7945aea7a3fde1a6aea&t=354853

Juday ecstatic over 'Ploning's entry to Oscar Awards

Actress Judy Ann Santos was in cloud nine while announcing the good news that her well-acclaimed film 'Ploning' was chosen as the country's official entry to the 2009 Oscar Awards for the Best Foreign Language Film category.

"Finalist for the Oscar's kung baga magiging representative ng Pilipinas... pero mahabang pagka-nerbiyos pa ito," Santos said.

It was during a meeting last Friday, August 29th when the Board of Governors of the Film Academy of the Philippines approved the selection of "Ploning" as the country's representative for the Oscar's.

"Actually yung masabi lang na magiging representative ng Pilipinas para mapa-billing sa Oscars ay sobrang kaligayahan na yon. Yung makasama ka sa 18 finalist ay bonggang bongga na yon, eh yung makasama ka sa lima -- napakabuting tao ko na siguro talaga. Magbre-breakdown siguro ako to the highest level," the actress added.

The film is the story of Ploning (Santos), a woman who is considered as the town's beauty who is torn between keeping her two promises -- one is to look for her greatest and first love Tomas in Manila or stay in Cuyo to take care of the young boy Rodrigo who depends on her motherly love and care.

Santos admitted that she learned a lot of things before and after shooting the film.

"Maraming bagay na nangyari sa amin. Marami kaming realization at marami kaming naging friends. At saka nagmature ako for some reason, bakit kaya? Parang bigla akong -- hindi naman tumanda, pero ang dami kong natutunan habang ginagawa ko itong movie na ito," she said.

Santos said that despite the problems that she is facing right now like her tax evasion case, she believes that God is giving her things that could also make her happy.

"Siguro ito ang naka-platapormang buhay ng 2008 para sa sa akin sabi ni Lord... madami ka namang kasong hinahawakan, bibigyan kita ng manaka-nakang kaligayahan," she said.

Santos is now battling legal problems after her petition to dismiss the tax evasion filed against her by the Bureau of Internal Revenue was denied by the Supreme Court.

In a 27-page decision penned by Justice Chico Nazario, Santos' petition to reverse the resolution of the Court of Tax Appeals last June 19, 2006 due to lack of merit was denied.

It will be remembered that the BIR filed a case against Santos for not declaring her income from her movie and product endorsements for the year 2002. According to one report, she has a P1.7 million tax liability.

Santos hopes that her tax case will come to an end. But she also said that she will respect the decision of the highest court.

"Kung ano ang mangyari sana ay matapos na, maayos na. Kung ano ang maging hatol ng Korte Suprema ay tatanggapin ko naman 'yon ng buong puso at buong loob at nirerespeto ko kung ano ang magiging opinion nila sa kaso ko wala naman akong tinalikurang problema noon pa," she said.

Santos said that she continues to keep calm and keeps praying so that God will help her in the face of her troubles.

Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=130004

A Very Special Love

Laida is a modern-day Belle. She works hard to provide for her family while believing that someday she will meet her prince charming and they will live happily ever after together. That prince charming is none other than Miggy Montenagro, the youngest of the Montenegro clan - a well established family in the business world. Laida dreams of meeting Miggy every day and night. These dreams lead her to apply as an Editorial Assostant at Miggy's newly established men's magazine Bachelor despite it being a long shot, hoping that working in the company will allow her to be close to the man who invades her dreams every night.

My Big Love

Star Cinema is once again capitalizing on the tandem of Sam Milby and Toni Gonzaga in their newest Valentine offering - My Big Love. The Sam-Toni was quite successful in You Are The One, which raked in some box-office moolah. And now, that chemistry is bound to become successful as the film utilizes the charm and acting prowess of the two young stars to create another romantic flick. Throw in veteran Kristine Hermosa into the mix, and this sure is going to be a big hit.

My Bestfriend's Girlfriend

After an awkward yet memorable encounter at a stag party, Evo (Richard Gutierrez) and Grace (Marian Rivera) thought they would never see each other again. Little did they know that Grace is actually the girlfriend of Evo's best friend, Mark ('JC de Vera' ). As the arrogant player that he is, Evo takes advantage of what happened at the party to make Grace agree to his demands. He forces Grace to pretend as his girlfriend to make Akiko (Ehra Madrigal), his ex, jealous. But, they will accidentally fall in love to each other.

When Love Begins

Benedicto “Ben” Caballero (Aga Muhlach) is an environmentalist who founded the Mother Earth Movement, an NGO committed to educating Filipinos about the protection of nature. Michelle “Mitch” Valmonte (Anne Curtis) is a marketing assistant who works for his father’s company. She decides to take a vacation with fellow rich friends in Boracay. When Michelle accidentally steps on a sea urchin, she meets Ben, who suggests that someone should pee on her foot to relieve her of the pain.The two instantly hit it off despite their apparent differences. Ben is a vegetarian while Michelle is a carnivore. Ben doesn’t have any vice while Michelle loves to intoxicate herself with alcohol. But their passionate personalities bring them together that they learned to love and accept each other.

But love isn’t always too good to be true. Ben’s involvement in his NGO pushes him to come face to face with Michelle’s father. In the end, Michelle has to make the ultimate decision of choosing between the two men she loves the most.

Caregiver

Filipinos are known to work hard for their families. We are known to do anything just to send our kids to school, give them a better life, and give them the things we weren't able to have when we were still kids. I guess that's one of the greatest of being a Pinoy, the love for families and special someones.

Filipinos are said to be everywhere. In any part of the world, you can see a Filipino. They are either working or visiting the place. Filipinos are the first Asians to ever set foot on the American continent in 1763 and followed by the Chinese in 1778. In the present day, Filipinos formed the second largest group of Asians in the United Sates, after the Chinese. There are also significant number of Filipinos in many parts of the world such as Canada, United Kingdom, Italy, France, Germany, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Dubai and many more. In Palau and Guam, Filipinos are the second largest group of people and in the Northern Marianas Islands, Filipinos are the largest.

Life of a Filipino overseas is never easy. Most Filipinos abroad worked in different fields, most of them as Nurses and in electronics. Some have house-bound jobs and construction companies.

Recently, a film about the life of a Filipino in United Kingdom hit the big screen. The main role is played by Philippine entertainment industry's Mega Star Sharon Cuneta. She played the role of a Filipina teacher who worked as a caregiver in UK in search for greener pasture for his family. Seems like this is the same story with my professor I told you before.

Can you imagine the feeling of working abroad, caring for other person's children while your own children is living alone in care of another person? That's something that most people do not understand. It's not easy to work abroad while you worry what you're family is doing back home. You take care of other person while you can't even take care of your own family. These are the things many Filipinos sacrificed just to give their family a better life.

You need to go and see the film, an eye opener to many aspirants who wants to become an OFW to work abroad. Caregiver is brought to us by Star Cinema and ABS-CBN Network. It is currently in all Philippine cinemas nationwide. It started last May 28. It also has international premieres in this location and dates.