"Way Back Home" Hits P18-M in First 5 Days

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“Way Back Home” opened at no. 1 in the Philippines last weekend.  After Hollywood movies ruled Philippine box-office for 13 consecutive weeks, a Pinoy movie finally captured no. 1 slot and it’s the Kathryn Bernardo-Julia Montes starrer “Way Back Home.” The Star Cinema family drama opened last weekend with a modest P18 million beating Hollywood films Conan the Barbarian and Crazy Stupid Love which also debuted in the country at no. 3 and 4 slots respectively.

Here’s the Philippine box office tally (Top nine) for the opening weekend of August 17 to 21, 2011 according to Box Office Mojo (premiering movies are highlighted in yellow):

TW	LW	Movie	Weekend Gross	Gross-to-Date	Week
1	N	Way Back Home	P18-M	P18-M	1
2	1	The Smurfs	P15-M	P48.1-M	2
3	N	Conan the Barbarian (2011)	P13.18-M	P13.18-M	1
4	N	Crazy Stupid Love	P12.6-M	P12.6-M	3
5	3	Rise of the Planet of the Apes	P9.92-M	P72.25-M	3
6	3	Cowboys and Aliens	P6.56-M	P28.28-M	2
7	5	Ang Babae sa Septic Tank	P2.2-M	P30.26-M	3
8	4	Captain America: The First Avenger	P1.5-M	P153.3-M	4
9	6	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2	P0.57-M	P295.96-M	6

HIGHEST-GROSSING FILMS IN THE PHILIPPINES FOR 2011
(As of August 23, 2011)

1. Transformers: Dark of Moon – P415.74-M
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 – P295.96-M *
3. Kung Fu Panda 2 – P198.24M
4. Thor – P173.98M
5. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides – P155.32M
6. X-Men: First Class – P154.92M
7. Captain America – P153.3 *
8. Green Lantern – P132.3M
9. Fast Five – P126.8M
10. Catch Me…I’m In Love – P120.21M

TOP-GROSSING PINOY FILMS FOR 2011 SO FAR
(As of August 23, 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. Temptation Island – P60-M
6. Who’s That Girl? – P58.31M
7. Forever and a Day – P44.73M
8. My Valentine Girls – P44.26M
9. Ang Babae sa Septic Tank – P30.26M *
10. The Adventures of Pureza: Queen of the Riles – P19.84-M
11. Way Back Home – P18-M *
12. Tumbok – P10.53M
13. Tum: My Pledge of Love – P5.16M

Note: All movies marked with an asterisk (*) are still showing in theaters
Figures are estimates from third party tabulator Box Office Mojo