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The
latest installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is breaking new grounds in
the Philippine box office as Spiderman: Homecoming has set a new industry
record in just four days of its showing across near 600 theaters nationwide.
As
told in an official statement released by Columbia Pictures Philippines, the
superhero movie reboot earned Php204.88 million in local box office gross which
now holds the record of having the all-time biggest July opening. Its four-day
gross has also broken records that were held by movies previously shown in the
Philippines by Columbia, which include the Biggest Non-Holiday Opening, Biggest
Saturday Opening and even Biggest Sunday Opening.
Overall,
Spiderman: Homecoming opened the weekend strong with a worldwide box office
gross of US$260 million across 20 markets, including North America (US and Canada)
which made US$120 million over the weekend. Aside from its tremendously strong
box office sales, the movie has eventually gained nods and praises from critics
and movie buffs, especially for the diversity of the movie's cast.
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HOOQ Invades Spiderman:
Homecoming
Southeast
Asia's largest online video-on-demand streaming service HOOQ brought two
Philippine social media stars Donnalyn Bartolome and Wil Dasovich to the
worldwide premiere of Spiderman: Homecoming at the TCL Chinese Theater in
Hollywood, USA held last June 28, 2017.
Accompanied
by HOOQ Philippines Marketing Head Shiela Paul and YouTube producer/manager
Jako De Leon, Bartolome and Dasovich were able to meet and greet some of the
movie's well-diversed cast including Laura Holland who plays Spiderman's love
interest and even Filipino-American actor Jacob Batalon portraying as Peter Parker's
bestfriend, as well as other personalities who have also graced the premiere.
Filipino
superhero fans may enjoy every adventure of the web-slinging crime fighting
marvel on their computers and mobile devices with Spiderman 1, 2 and 3 as well
as The Amazing Spiderman 1 and 2 available on HOOQ for their own viewing
pleasure. For more details on how to get hooked, visit www.hooq.tv or follow HOOQ on Facebook and Twitter.
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Restored Filipino Films
Bound for Free TV
Late
night bloomers may have a new reason why they should not be afraid to enjoy
watching Sunday's Best on ABS-CBN before going to sleep upon learning that they
can anticipate watching their favorite Filipino films from the past and present
every first Sunday of the month, all restored and digitally remastered.
The
network's two-hour late Sunday night block has been an avenue for beauty
pageants, awards nights, concerts and special events, documentaries and even Hollywood
hits either in original audio or dubbed in Taglish. The addition of restored
Filipino films to the block's portfolio is a welcome development that would
certainly cater to the delight of Filipino viewing households even at late
night.
This
development is part of the network's ongoing advocacy in promoting and
preserving the legacy of Philippine cinema as the restored movies are made possible
through ABS-CBN's Film Restoration Project. So, enjoy the best and the finest
of Philippine cinema every first Sunday of the month on Sunday's Best, which
airs right after Gandang Gabi Vice.
