Sampu sa pinakamalalaking pelikula ng taon

DISYEMBRE na nga at Paskong-Pasko na ang ambiance sa kapaligiran. In just a couple of weeks, magdiri­wang na naman ang moviegoers sa Metro Manila Film Festival, starting Dec. 25.

Pero bago ang annual MMFF, nakakuha kami ng listahan ng Top 10 Highest Grossing Pinoy Films, mula January hanggang November 2018, mula sa “various references.”

Take note na domestic or local gross lamang ang mga ito, wala pa dito ang mga kinita ng sam­pung pelikula sa ibang bansa.

In this list, obviously, Star Cinema at Viva Films ang dalawang major film studios sa Pilipinas na rumaragasa sa box office.

Ang Black Sheep naman, na sangay rin ng Star Cinema or ABS-CBN, ay nag-number 2 sa list.

Anyway, narito po ang Top 10 Pinoy films released from January to November 2018 – based on estimated domestic gross:

1. “The Hows of Us” (Star Cinema) with Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla – P601,000,000
2. “Exes Baggage” (Black Sheep) with Angelica Panganiban and Carlo Aquino – P206,000,000
3. “Sid and Aya: Not a Love Story” (Viva Films) – Dingdong Dantes and Anne Curtis – P160,000,000
4. “Miss Granny”(Viva Films) – Sarah Geronimo, James Reid, and Ms. Nova Vil­la – P135,000,000
5. “Ang Dalawang Mrs. Reyes” (Star Cinema and TheIdeaFirst Company) with Judy Ann Santos and Angelica Pan­ganiban – P100,000,000
6. “Kasal” (Star Cinema) with Bea Alonzo, Paulo Avelino, and Derek Ram­say – P100,000,000
7. “My Perfect You” (Star Cin­ema) with Gerald Anderson and Pia Wurtzbach – P100,000,000
8. “Never Not Love You” (Viva Films) with James Reid and Nadine Lustre – P92,000,000
9. “Meet Me In St. Gallen” (Spring Films and Viva Films) – Bela Padilla and Carlo Aquino – P75,000,000
10. “The Day Af­ter Valentine’s” (Viva Films) – Bela Padilla and JC San­tos – P67,500,000

Makikita rito na su­per laki ang agwat na kinita ng Top 1 sa Top 2.

Base sa listahan na ito, makikita rin ang consistency sa box office performances nina Angelica Panganiban, James Reid, Carlo Aqui­no, at Bela Padilla.

Ang “babango” ng kanilang mga pangalan sa takilya, huh? Harinawa’y patuloy pa silang magpasaya ng mov­iegoers sa 2019. For sure naman, eh hindi sila mababakante sa kaliwa’t ka­nang offers from various producers.

Congratulations!