Nora Aunor, Eddie Garcia Win Top Acting Plums at the 7th Asian Film Awards (2013)

Nora Aunor and Eddie Garcia won top acting awards at the 7th Asian Film Awards held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center on Monday, March 18 after their respective wins in the 6th Asia Pacific Screen Awards and the 55th Asia Pacific Film Festival.

Nora Aunor was hailed Best Actress for her performance in the internationally-acclaimed Thy Womb helmed by Brillante Mendoza while Eddie Garcia won Best Actor for his role in Bwakaw, the Philippines' official entry to the 2013 Oscars.

Nora bested the likes of Cho Min-soo (South Korea), Golshifteh Farahani (Afghanistan), Gwei Lun-Mei (Taiwan), and Hao Lei (China) for the award while Eddie Garcia, who also won People's Choice for Best Actor beat other nominees for Best Actor Joseph Chang (Taiwan), Choi Min-sik (South Korea), Tony Leung Ka-fai (Hong Kong), and Liu Ye (China).

Last year, Eugene Domingo (Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank) won People's Choice for Best Actress in the 6th edition of the Asian Film Awards. Shamaine Buencamino, meanwhile, bagged the Best Supporting Actress in the same edition.

It was the first time that the Philippines bagged both the Best Actor and Best Actress awards in Asian Film Awards, dubbed as the Asian Oscars. Gina Pareño is the first Filipino to win an award in the said Hong Kong based award-giving body, bagging the Best Supporting Actress trophy in 2009 for her performance in Brillante Mendoza‘s Serbis.

Here are the winners of the 7th Asian Film Awards (2013):

Best Film: “Mystery” (China) Best Actress: Nora Aunor, “Thy Womb” (Philippines) Best Actor: Eddie Garcia, “Bwakaw” (Philippines) Best Director: Kitano Takeshi, “Outrage Beyond” (Japan) Best Supporting Actor: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, “Talaash: The Answer Lies Within” (India) Best Supporting Actress: Watanabe Makiko, “Capturing Dad” (Japan) Best Newcomer: Qi Xi, “Mystery” (China) Best Cinematographer: Touraj Aslani, “Rhino Season” (India)

Best Editor: Kusakabe Mototaka – The Kirishima Thing Best Costume Designer: Man Lim-chung, “The Silent War” (China/Hong Kong) Best Production Designer: Bahman Ghobadi & Ali Daryai, “Rhino Season” (India) Best Composer: Pritam Chakraborty, “Barfi!” (India) Best Visual Effects: Fred Khoshtinat, “Rhino Season” (India) Best Screenwriter: Mei Feng, Yu Fan & Lou Ye, “Mystery” (China) 2012’s Top-Grossing Asian Film Award: “Lost in Thailand” (Thailand)

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MMFF 2012 Final Gross and Box Office Results: Sisterakas is Highest Grossing Film of All Time

Star Cinema and Viva Films' Sisterakas topbilled by Queen of All Media Kris Aquino, Comedy Queen Ai Ai Delas Alas and Phenomenal Box Office Star Vice Ganda was hailed as the highest grossing MMFF movie, as well as the top grossing Filipino film of all time.

In its official Twitter account, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), which is in charge of the MMFF, reported a P342 million gross for Sisterakas during the film fest's 14-day run, which sealed its place as the highest grossing local film in history surpassing the box office success of  Vice Ganda's The Unkabogable Praybeyt Benjamin.

Meanwhile, MMFF 2012 Best Picture One More Try overtook erstwhile second-placer Si Agimat, Si Enteng Kabisote at Si Ako after 2 weeks with P170.5 million gross compared to the latter's official festival-long gross of  P133.5 million. Shake, Rattle, and Roll 14 was a distant fourth, earning a total of P45.3 million.

Just like their previous releases, MMDA did not reveal the official figures for the four films The Strangers, El Presidente, Sosy Problems and Thy Womb. However, the committee declared a record-breaking MMFF gross this year with  P767.8 million total gross for the eight entries or 21% higher compared to the 2011 record of P636.7 million.

Here is the 2012 MMFF January 8, 2013 official box office result (final box office tally).

		Official Box Office Results (January 8, 2013)
MMFF 2012 Entry		8-Day Gross	2-Week Gross (Final Tally)
1.	Sisterakas	Php 231.9 million	Php 342 million
2.	One More Try	Php 91.3 million	Php 170.5 million
3.	Si Agimat, Si Enteng Kabisote at Si AKO	Php 104.5 million	Php 133.5 million
4.	Shake Rattle and Roll 14 (The Invasion)	Php 34.6 million	Php 45.3 million
5.	The Strangers	Php 50.6 million (Total for 4 films)	(not released)
6.	El Presidente		(not released)
7.	Sosy Problems		(not released)
8.	Thy Womb		(not released)

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MMFF 2012: 8th Day Gross and Official Box Office Results (Dec 25-Jan 1)

Metro Manila Film Festival Day 8 – According to the latest box office results released by the festival committee, the MMFF 2012 total gross as of January 1, 2013 amounted to Php 512.9 million, a 5% increase from last year's MMFF box office tally for the same period.

Star Cinema and Viva Films' Sisterakas is the festival's top grosser for the period (since day 1) with P231.9 million gross after 8 days. Contrary to previous reports with unofficial box office tally, Si Agimat, Si Enteng Kabisote at Si AKO is still the second top grosser, beating Star Cinema's One More Try by about P13.2 million.

In 4th place is the horror movie Shake Rattle & Roll 14 but with a gross far from the top 3 entries. Just like their earlier official releases, the festival's committee did not provide box office data for movies other than the top 4 but are ranked according to their box office performance as follows: The Strangers, El Presidente, Sosy Problems, and Thy Womb.

Here is the 2012 MMFF 8th day (December 25-January 1) official box office result.

		Official Box Office Results (December 25-January 1)
MMFF 2012 Entry		Opening Gross	2-Day Gross	8-Day Gross
1.	Sisterakas	Php 39.2 million	Php 71.2 million	Php 231.9 million
2.	Si Agimat, Si Enteng Kabisote at Si AKO	Php 29.5 million	Php 47.7 million	Php 104.5 million
3.	One More Try	Php 13.6 million	Php 24.3 million	Php 91.3 million
4.	Shake Rattle and Roll 14 (The Invasion)	Php 10.5 million	Php 16.7 million	Php 34.6 million
5.	The Strangers	(not released)	(not released)	Php 50.6 million (Total gross - Top 4 films gross)
6.	El Presidente	(not released)	(not released)
7.	Sosy Problems	(not released)	(not released)
8.	Thy Womb	(not released)	(not released)

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MMFF 2012 First Week Gross and Latest Box Office Results: Sisterakas Breaches the P200-M Mark

MMFF 2012 7th Day  – Star Cinema and Viva Films' Sisterakas breaches the P200 million mark one week after its was released in theaters. The Kris-Ai Ai-Vice Ganda movie now have an estimated gross of P202.7 million, still leading the box office tally board. 

Another Star Cinema entry, One More Try is still in second place with around P131.7 million in gross sales after 7 days. Si Agimat, Si Enteng Kabisote at Si AKO is settling in third place and is expected to hit the P100 million mark on its second week.

The box office ranking for the other 5 films—Shake Rattle & Roll 14, The Strangers, Sosy Problems, El Presidente and Thy Womb—is unchanged since day 5. Latest box office tally suggested that the 2012 Metro Manila Film Festival will beat last year's record, coming to a total gross of more than P600 million for first week alone.

Here is the 2012 MMFF 7th day (one week) unofficial box office result.

		First Week Box Office Results (December 31, 2012)
MMFF 2012 Entry		Unofficial 6-day Gross	Unofficial 7-day Gross
1.	Sisterakas	Php 193 million	Php 202.7 million
2.	One More Try	Php 102.3 million	Php 131.7 million
3.	Si Agimat, Si Enteng Kabisote at Si AKO	Php 82.9 million	Php 96.6 million
4.	Shake Rattle and Roll 14 (The Invasion)	Php 63.8 million	Php 79.9 million
5.	The Strangers	Php 62.8 million	Php 79.6 million
6.	Sosy Problems	Php 36.1 million	Php 42.3 million
7.	El Presidente	Php 28.4 million	Php 33.2 million
8.	Thy Womb	Php 9.4 million	Php 13.4 million

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MMFF 2012 Six-Day Gross and Box Office Results: One More Try Breaches P100-M Mark

Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF 2012) Best Picture One More Try has breached the P100-million mark on the sixth day of showing. The Star Cinema adult family drama had already grossed P102.3 million, second only to the box office success of Sisterakas which now will hit the P200-million mark a week after it was released in theaters.

Completing the top 3 top grosser is the fantasy-comedy film Si Agimat, Si Enteng Kabisote at Si AKO with a gross of P82.9 million. 

Meanwhile, the two horror films, Shake Rattle & Roll 14 and The Strangers are in a neck-to-neck battle for the 4th and 5th place. The box office ranking is unchanged since day 4 for the last three films—Sosy Problems, El Presidente and Thy Womb.

Here is the 2012 MMFF 6th day unofficial box office result. To see the box office figures for the first four days, just click the respective links (Day 1, 2, 3 and so on) in the table below.

		Sixth Day Box Office Results (December 30, 2012)
		Rank				Unofficial 6-day Gross
MMFF 2012 Entry		Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4
1.	Sisterakas	1	1	1	1	Php 193 million
2.	One More Try	3	3	3	2	Php 102.3 million
3.	Si Agimat, Si Enteng Kabisote at Si AKO	2	2	2	3	Php 82.9 million
4.	Shake Rattle and Roll 14 (The Invasion)	4	4	4	5	Php 63.8 million
5.	The Strangers	5	5	5	4	Php 62.8 million
6.	Sosy Problems	7	7	6	6	Php 36.1 million
7.	El Presidente	6	6	7	7	Php 28.4 million
8.	Thy Womb	8	8	8	8	Php 9.4 million

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