Star Cinema’s romantic comedy “My Cactus Heart”raked P19.87 million after 2 weeks of showing in more or less 50 theaters nationwide. The said movie had a box-office gross of P10.9 million in its first 5 days of showing.
My Cactus Heart, starring Matteo Guidicelli, Xian Lim and Maja Salvador opened at no. 3 in the local box-office race for the opening period January 25 to 29, 2012. On February 1-5, the movie dropped to no. 6 at the box-office race.
Topping Philippine box-office for the said period is 'The Rock' starrer, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island which grossed P25.62 M, also the highest debuting film for the said period.
Here’s the Philippine box office tally (Top 10) for the opening period of February 1 to 5, 2012 according to Box Office Mojo (premiering movies are highlighted in yellow):
| 1 | N | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | P25.62 M | P25.62 M | 1 |
| 2 | N | Chronicle (2012) | P15.65 M | P15.65 M | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | Underworld Awakening | P8.69 M | P90.96 M | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | The Darkest Hour | P6.04 M | P30.67 M | 2 |
| 5 | N | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) | P5.74 M | P5.74 M | 1 |
| 6 | 3 | My Cactus Heart | P5.68 M | P19.87 M | 2 |
| 7 | N | The Grey | P1.79 M | P1.79 M | 1 |
| 8 | N | Man on a Ledge | P1.59 M | P1.59 M | 1 |
| 9 | 4 | Contraband | P0.95 M | P7.05 M | 2 |
| 10 | 8 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | P0.40 M | P168.05 M | 8 |
HIGHEST-GROSSING FILMS IN THE PHILIPPINES FOR 2012
(As of February 5, 2012)
- Underworld Awakening – P90.96-M
- Sherlock Holmes: A Games of Shadows – P61.74-M
- Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked – P56.03-M
- The Darkest Hour – P30.67-M
- Journey 2: The Mysterious Island – P25.62-M
- A Mother’s Story – P24.8-M
- My Cactus Heart – P19.87-M
- Chronicle – P15.65-M
- Contraband – P7.05-M
- The Girl With The Dragon Tatto – P5.74-M
- We Bought A Zoo – P5.57-M
- Haywire – P2.3-M
- J. Edgar – P1.8-M
- The Grey – P1.79-M
- Man On A Ledge – P1.59-M
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