The 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival was an undeniable success beyond
expectations with its eight official entries making their own impact in local
cinemas since Christmas Day. In the end, Star Cinema's big blockbuster hits
have earned the largest pieces of pie in the local box office.
MMFF executive committee member Noel Ferrer announced on social media
that Gandarrapiddo: The Revenger Squad and Ang Panday topped the local
box-office sales throughout the duration of the film fest, and it is expected
by no less than the ExeCom's chairman and National Artist Bienvenido Lumbers
before the start of the festival. It is also revealed from another MMFF
Executive Committee member that the earnings of the two top films make up 70%
of the festival's overall sales which surpassed that of its previous editions
and reached the Php1 billion sales mark as well.
It is also revealed from Star Cinema on social media that The Revenger
Squad is now the highest-grossing Filipino film of all time in domestic sales and
it is yet to surpass the worldwide box-office gross of last year's record-holder
The Super Parental Guardians. Meanwhile, the other 2017 MMFF entries have also
done well in the local box office with twists and turns along the way and the influence
of social media as a major boost factor, especially 2017 MMFF Best Picture Ang
Larawan.
Anyway, here is the official ranking of all the 2017 Metro Manila Film
Festival entries and their earnings as revealed by Box Office Mojo Philippines
(by way of Philippine Box Office on Facebook).
1. Gandarrappido: The Revengers Squad - Php540 million
2. Ang Panday - Php204 million
3. Siargao - Php80 million
4. Haunted Forest - Php56 million
5. Meant To Beh - Php51 million
6. All of You - Php34 million
7. Ang Larawan - Php29 million
8. Deadma Walking - Php26 million