List of highest-grossing films in the Philippines: Difference between revisions

During the 60's, Philippine Cinema was one of the biggest movie industries in the world, together with United States and India. The country was releasing numerous films then and movie-goers were frequent in theaters. The industry has catapulted numerous names to fame and gained influence, such stars like; Fernando Poe Jr., Nora Aunor, Vilma Santos, Dolphy, Sharon Cuneta and Maricel Soriano. But in the recent decades, the business is rapidly sliding down as the national economy is declining and foreign films are too dominant in the competition. But then again, as marketing strategies of film companies are improving and the quality of feature films are getting better, the box-office in the Philippines is gaining grounds once again. In fact, the industry is generating almost ₱ 1.5 billion in revenue annually and employing 260,000 people at present.

• Titanic (1998)

When Paramount's Titanic soared to a phenomenal US$ 1.8 billion worldwide and sets the record as the world's highest-grossing movie of all time, it also won the top spot on the All-Time Philippine Box-Office Records. It was released on the fourth day of February 1998 and achieved an impressive revenue throughout its run. The film banked a total of $ 4.8 million, which is equivalent to ₱ 194 million at that time. Based on the final figures, Titanic's performance in Philippine Cinemas was more successful compared to its neighboring countries—Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore.

• Spider-Man (2002)

Four years after the success of Titanic, Sony Pictures' Marvel franchise, Spider-Man, grabbed the highest spot. Released on May 3, 2002, the blockbuster superhero has earned ₱ 195.65 million, slightly above Titanic's. But two years later, its sequel, Spider-Man 2, grossed an enormous ₱ 227 million, snatching the spot as country's number one film.

• Superman (2006)

In 2006, the return of Superman has made a titanic impact when it peaked in the number one spot and defeated Spider-Man 2. This Warner Bros. production has a combined sales of ₱ 256 million according to the Philippine Box-Office Records.

• Spider-Man 3 (2007)

After Superman Returns managed to get the top spot from Spider-Man 2, the third part of the Spider-Man series revenged as it ultimately soar to a phenomenal blockbuster hit. According to box-office reports, Spider-Man 3 captured ₱ 236 million on its opening weekend, making it the highest-opening weekend of all-time in the country. Then on its close in July 1, 2007, the total box-office gross of the film was ₱ 423.46 million, thus it is the first and only film to hit 400 million.

• The current list

As the ticket in cinemas has inflated throughout history, old films were out-grossed by new films, thus, the top-grossing films are those movies that are recently released. On top is 2007's Spider-Man 3 of Columbia Pictures, which earned a whooping ₱ 423.46 million on the box-office, making it too huge for the top two, 2009's Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, as it banked ₱ 357.89 million.

Meanwhile, locally produced feature films are now recovering from its downfall and greatly competing with Hollywood films now. For the record, Star Cinema and VIVA Films' You Changed My Life proved the rise of Filipino films as it enters the All-Time Top 10 of Philippine Box-Office when it overtook Spider-Man 2 in 2009.

This is a short list of the Highest-Grossing Movies of All-Time in the Philippines, based on actual Box-Office revenues in Philippine Peso (₱).

Rank	Title	Box-office gross	Studio	Year	Ref	Rating
1	Spider-Man 3	₱ 423,459,397	Columbia Pictures	2007	IMDB	G
2	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	₱ 358,632,221	Paramount Pictures	2009	IMDB	PG-13
3	Iron Man 2	₱ 304,523,328	Paramount Pictures	2010	IMDB	G
4	Avatar	₱ 295,500,000	20th Century Fox	2009	BOM	PG-13
5	The Twilight Saga: Eclipse	₱ 278,665,080	Summit Entertainment	2010	IMDB	G
6	Transformers	₱ 272,648,865	United International Pictures	2007	IMDB	G
7	Superman Returns	₱ 256,043,821	Warner Bros. Pictures	2006	IMDB	G
8	The Twilight Saga: New Moon	₱ 253,755,826	Summit Entertainment	2009	BOM	G
9	2012	₱ 236,478,180	Columbia Pictures	2009	BOM	PG-13
10	You Changed My Life	₱ 230,436,128	Star Cinema, Viva Films	2009	IMDB	G
11	Spider-Man 2	₱ 227,034,213	Columbia Pictures	2004	IMDB	G
12	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	₱ 219,420,000	Warner Bros. Pictures	2007	BOM	G
13	Clash of the Titans	₱ 217,859,404	Warner Bros. Pictures	2010	BOM	PG 13
14	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	₱ 199,160,000	Warner Bros. Pictures	2005	A-T	G
15	Ang Tanging Ina N'yong Lahat	₱ 197,000,000	Star Cinema	2008	IMDB	PG-13
16	Spider-Man	₱ 195,647,321	Columbia Pictures	2002	IMDB	G
17	Titanic	₱ 194,000,000	Paramount Pictures	1998	BOM	PG-13
18	Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince	₱ 191,760,000	Warner Bros. Pictures	2009	BOM	G
19	Iron Man	₱ 187,694,081	Paramount Pictures	2008	IMDB	G
20	Sukob	₱ 186,410,000	Star Cinema	2006		PG-13
21	Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo	₱ 186,000,000	Star Cinema	2006		G
22	A Very Special Love	₱ 179,569,117	Star Cinema, Viva Films	2008	IMDB	G
23	Twilight	₱ 179,155,128	Summit Entertainment	2008	IMDB	PG-13
24	Ang Tanging Ina	₱ 178,820,000	Star Cinema	2003		G

Star Cinema's Ang Tanging Ina was the last local film that top the yearly box-office, until after five years, another domestic film top the yearly box-office, Ang Tanging Ina N'yong Lahat, the sequel to the latter under the same company.

Here is the list of the number one films every year.

Foreign films like Iron Man 2, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and Clash of the Titans overtake Star Cinema's Miss You Like Crazy as the highest-grossing films of the year. The John Lloyd Cruz-Bea Alonzo reunion movie however holds tight at the top of the list for domestic productions.

• Top 10 foreign and local movies

• Top 10 local movies

Paramount's Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen was at top in this year, as it earned a phenomenal ₱ 357.89 million, and soared at the second spot of the All-Time Highest-Grossing Films in the Philippines.

After hailing Sarah Geronimo and John Lloyd Cruz as the Box-Office King and Queen of 2008, their team-up was proven again in You Changed My Life, the sequel to their 2008 movie, A Very Special Love. On its third week of showing, the film has already took the number one spot from 2008's Ang Tanging Ina N'yong Lahat for being the Highest-Grossing Filipino Film of All-Time, and hailing them as the All-Time Box-Office King and Queen of Philippine Cinema. Throughout its run in theaters, it has accumulated a total domestic revenue of ₱ 230.44 million, placing it fifth on the Highest-Grossing Films in the country, which includes the films released by international movie studios.

• Top 5 foreign and local movies

• Top 10 local movies

Local movies were strong in 2008, as they took the first and second spot on the top-grossers of the year, and six domestic films reached the P 100 million peso mark. Moreover, Sarah Geronimo's debut movie, A Very Special Love, earned ₱ 179.57 million in the box-office—out-grossing Twilight. In December, as the Metro Manila Film Festival opened, Ai-Ai de las Alas' Ang Tanging Ina N'yong Lahat is short, at ₱ 102.5 million, on being the number one movie in the end of 2008, but as it continue its run until January 2009, the film has made ₱ 197 million and defeated the romantic-comedy film.

• Top 5 foreign and local movies

• Top 10 local movies

2007 was a prosperous year for Philippine Cinema as one film made more than 400 million pesos, and local movies were also very competitive, when three films surpassed the 100 million peso-mark, including John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo's One More Chance, hailing them as Box-Office King and Queen.

• Top 5 foreign and local movies

• Top 10 local movies

The comeback of Superman in Superman Returns soared to number one, when it earned ₱ 256.04 million. Domestic films were also on top of the list.

• Top 4 foreign and local movies

• Top 3 local movies

• Box-Office Mojo
• IMDB
• SINEMAX

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