List of highest-grossing films in the Philippines explained

Films in the Philippines derive income mainly from theatrical exhibitions as revenues from home video, television broadcast rights and merchandising share a small portion of the studio earnings. Even more, unlike in the United States and other territories, gross receipts of movies in the country were not officially disclosed in detail through the years. Third-party organizations that focus on box-office statistics were not present in the industry until the website Box Office Mojo started providing comprehensive weekly performance of releases in 2007. Although the website is a reliable source, it does not summarize the highest grosses of all time for the reason that its scope is limited to the Metro Manila Film Festival, an annual event during December to January.

Top 20 films

The table below shows the top 20 highest-grossing local and foreign films in the Philippines-based from data gathered by Box Office Mojo. The figures are not adjusted for inflation.

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RankTitleYearGross (in PHP)Gross (in USD)Reference(s)
12019₱1,704,239,738$32,839,486[1]
22018₱1,217,254,549[2]
3Rewind2023₱1,200,000,000[3]
4Hello, Love, Goodbye2019₱880,603,490[4] [5]
5Inside Out 22024₱825,525,853$14,049,470[6]
6Frozen II2019₱816,036,673[7]
7The Hows of Us2018₱805,000,000[8] [9]
8Beauty and the Beast2017₱686,072,421[10]
92016₱667,400,000
10Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness2022₱658,043,280
11Captain Marvel2019₱645,802,803[11]
122022₱641,410,295[12]
132015₱634,243,871[13]
14Iron Man 32013₱625,840,211[14]
15The Avengers2012₱601,105,508[15]
16The Super Parental Guardians2016₱598,000,000[16]
17Fantastica2018₱596,000,000[17]
18Starting Over Again2014₱579,000,000[18]
192017₱571,000,000[19]
20Aladdin2019₱560,874,005$11,000,000[20] [21]

Note: All figures are in Philippine Peso.

High-grossing films by year

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TitleTotal gross (₱)CountryRef
1951RobertaPhilippines[22]
1955Ikaw KasiPhilippines[23]
1957Sino ang Maysala?Philippines[24]
1964Eddie Loves SusiePhilippines[25]
1972Nardong Putik (Kilabot ng Cavite)Philippines[26]
1982Gaano Kadalas ang Minsan?Philippines[27]
1994True LiesUnited States[28]
1998Titanic200.0 millionUnited States[29]
2001Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone151.0 millionUnited Kingdom
United States
2003Ang Tanging Ina<-- 177.8 million -->Philippines[30] [31]
2004Spider-Man 2<-- 211.9 million -->United States
2005Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire<-- 209.4 million -->United Kingdom
United States
2006Superman Returns<-- 292.2 million -->United States
2007Spider-Man 3<-- 419.7 million -->United States
2008Ang Tanging Ina N’yong Lahat197.0 millionPhilippines[32]
2009United States[33]
2010Iron Man 2United States
2011409.0 million <-- Needs a more exact figure -->United States[34] [35]
2012The Avengers601.1 millionUnited States[36]
2013Iron Man 3625.8 millionUnited States[37]
2014The Amazing Spider-Man 2447.0 million <-- Needs a more exact figure -->United States[38] [39]
2015634.2 millionUnited States[40]
2016667.4 million <-- Needs a more exact figure -->United States[41] [42]
2017Beauty and the Beast686.1 millionUnited States
20181,217.3 millionUnited States[43] [44]
20191,704.2 millionUnited States[45]
2020On Vodka, Beers and Regrets80 millionPhilippines[46]
2021Eternals64 millionUnited States[47]
2022Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness658.0 millionUnited States[48]
2023Rewind1.2 billionPhilippines
2024Inside Out 2825.5 millionUnited States[49]

Local films

The table below shows the top 10 highest-grossing Filipino films in the Philippines based from data gathered by Box Office Mojo and other reliable sources. The figures are not adjusted for inflation.

RankTitleYearGrossGross (inflation adjusted for year 2023[50])Reference(s)
1Rewind2023₱1,200,000,000
2Hello, Love, Goodbye2019₱880,603,490
3The Hows of Us2018₱810,000,000[51]
4Fantastica2018[52]
5Starting Over Again2014[53]
62017[54]
7A Second Chance2015₱556,000,000[55]
8Beauty and the Bestie2015₱529,000,000[56]
9Miracle in Cell No. 72019₱500,000,000[57]
10The Amazing Praybeyt Benjamin2014₱456,000,000[58]
Note: All figures are in Philippine Peso.

Box-office number-one films by year

The following are the highest-grossing box-office films (local and foreign films combined) per year:

Highest-grossing Filipino films by year

The following are the highest-grossing Filipino films per year:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Avengers: Endgame (2019). Box Office Mojo. June 22, 2023.
  2. Web site: Philippines Box Office May 23–27, 2018 (US $1 = 52.589 Philippines Peso). Box Office Mojo.
  3. Web site: FEISTYMOMMA ~ powered by coffee, chocolate, wine, and pork adobo . May 13, 2024 .
  4. Web site: 'Hello, Love, Goodbye' racks up P600 million. ABS-CBN News. August 17, 2019.
  5. Web site: 'Hello, Love, Goodbye' Sets Record at Philippines Box Office. www.hollywoodreporter.com. September 10, 2019. September 10, 2019.
  6. Web site: Inside Out 2 . 2024-08-12 . Box Office Mojo.
  7. Web site: Frozen II - Box Office Mojo.
  8. Web site: The Hows of Us' makes history as first PH film to cross P800-M mark locally . . September 17, 2018.
  9. News: Bernado and Garcia-Molina had last joined forces for 2018's The Hows of Us, which had previously held the record for box office takings for a Philippine film with its $15.5 million (₱810 million).. The Hollywood Reporter.
  10. Web site: Philippines Box Office September 6–10, 2017 (US $1 = 50.815 Philippines Peso). Box Office Mojo.
  11. Web site: Captain Marvel (2019) - International Box Office Results - Box Office Mojo. www.boxofficemojo.com. June 13, 2019.
  12. Web site: Avatar: Way of Water (2022) - International Box Office Results - Box Office Mojo. www.boxofficemojo.com. January 7, 2024.
  13. Web site: Philippines Box Office June 3–7, 2015 (US $1 = 44.99 Philippines Peso). Box Office Mojo.
  14. Web site: Philippines Box Office June 5–9, 2013 (US $1 = 41.8637 Philippines Peso). Box Office Mojo. April 16, 2017.
  15. Web site: Philippines Box Office June 27–July 1, 2012 (US $1 = 41.7928 Philippines Peso) . . April 16, 2017.
  16. Web site: 'Super Parental Guardians' earns P598-M after five weeks ABS-CBN News. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170111112412/http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/10/17/super-parental-guardians-earns-p598-m-after-five-weeks . January 11, 2017 .
  17. Web site: 'Fantastica' ends run as Vice Ganda's highest-grossing movie ABS-CBN News. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190129164714/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/29/19/fantastica-ends-run-as-vice-gandas-highest-grossing-movie . January 29, 2019 .
  18. Web site: Remarkable, blockbuster flicks of Toni Gonzaga that hailed her the RomCom Queen! . 2024-01-24 . ABS-CBN Entertainment . en.
  19. Web site: Vice Ganda breaks own local box-office record with 'Revengers' ABS-CBN News. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180118170446/http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/18/18/vice-ganda-breaks-own-local-box-office-record-with-revengers. January 18, 2018.
  20. Web site: Philippine Yearly Box Office - Box Office Mojo.
  21. News: Brzeski. Patrick. 'The Little Mermaid' Becomes a Blockbuster in the Philippines Amid Racist Backlash Elsewhere in Asia. June 22, 2023. The Hollywood Reporter. Penske Media Corporation. June 22, 2023.
  22. News: The Return of Tessie Agana. Literary Song Movie Magazine. February 16, 1960. 29. The next year she made Roberta which held the box-office record for local films for ten years [sic]..
  23. News: Quirino. Jose A.. Manuel Conde: First Filipino star in Cannes. Philippine Panorama. June 5, 1983. Of [Conde's] early post-war directorial assignment, Ikaw Kasi was the top box-office hit in 1955..
  24. News: Top Ten. Graphic Kislap. March 12, 1958. Sino Ang May Sala [sic], an all-star cast, is number 1 in this year’s top ten....
  25. News: Ortega. Ludy. Mga 'kampyeon sa takilya' ng 1964. The 'Champeons of the box office' of 1964. Taliba. February 13, 1965. 5. Tagalog.
  26. News: Valera. Nini. Ramon Revilla, 77 and father of '80,' still has a lot of life left in him. July 17, 2023. Philippine Daily Inquirer. The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc.. October 1, 2004. A40. 'Nardong Putik,' which he wrote and directed, broke all existing box-office records then and had a two-month run in Metro Manila theaters..
  27. News: Mendoza. Ronaldo. The men of Palabra de Honor. Jingle Extra Hot Magazine. January 27, 1983. ...[I]t is no wonder that Gaano was acclaimed as the biggest top-grosser of 1982..
  28. News: Red. Isah V.. Hooray for Hollywood. July 3, 2023. Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp.. July 15, 1996. 32B.
  29. News: Casting video magic. July 6, 2023. Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp.. May 30, 2002. 22. [''Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone''] is the third biggest foreign film ever exhibited locally, after Titanic (P200m) and Godzilla (P156m)..
  30. Velasco. Jovenal D.. Optimistic View of a Year in Review. Sanghaya. 2004. 14. National Commission for Culture and the Arts. Ang Tanging Ina set a new box-office record, reportedly raking in almost P200 million during its entire run all over the country.
  31. Web site: LOOKING BACK: 15 blockbuster films of the late Wenn Deramas. September 10, 2022. PEP.ph. en.
  32. News: Villena. Glenda. Marvin: Happy reunion in ABS-CBN. April 29, 2020. Yahoo News. February 21, 2011.
  33. Web site: Philippine Box Office For 2009. Box Office Mojo. IMDb.com, Inc.. April 28, 2020.
  34. News: ABS-CBN News. 'No Other Woman' 3rd top film in PH after Transformers, Harry Potter. April 29, 2020. ABS-CBN News. ABS-CBN Corporation. October 17, 2011. Manila, Philippines.
  35. Web site: Philippine Box Office For 2011. Box Office Mojo. IMDb.com, Inc.. April 29, 2020.
  36. Web site: Philippine Box Office For 2012. Box Office Mojo. IMDb.com, Inc.. April 29, 2020.
  37. Web site: Philippine Box Office For 2013. Box Office Mojo. IMDb.com, Inc.. April 29, 2020.
  38. Web site: ABS-CBN Corporation Annual Report 2014. PDS Group. April 29, 2020. 57. April 7, 2015. Considering both local and foreign movies, Starting Over Again was the 2nd top grossing movie next to The Amazing Spider Man (P447 million)..
  39. Web site: Philippine Box Office For 2014. Box Office Mojo. IMDb.com, Inc.. April 29, 2020.
  40. Web site: Philippine Box Office For 2015. Box Office Mojo. IMDb.com, Inc.. April 29, 2020.
  41. News: Barahan. Ed Margareth. 'Beauty and the Beast' breaks 'Captain America' PH sales record. April 28, 2020. Inquirer Entertainment. INQUIRER.net. April 12, 2017.
  42. News: Rappler.com. 'Beauty and the Beast' now PH's highest-grossing film of all time. April 29, 2020. Rappler. Rappler Inc.. April 12, 2017.
  43. Web site: Philippines Box Office May 23–27, 2018 (US $1 = 52.589 Philippines Peso). Box Office Mojo.
  44. News: Rappler.com. 'Avengers: Infinity War' is the highest grossing movie in the Philippines. April 29, 2020. Rappler. Rappler Inc.. May 2, 2018. Manila, Philippines.
  45. News: Rappler.com. 'Avengers: Endgame' is now the highest grossing film in Philippine box office history. April 29, 2020. Rappler. Rappler Inc.. May 6, 2019. Manila, Philippines.
  46. Web site: ' . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B88ueFOHDbL . December 24, 2021 . limited. Viva Films Instagram . February 24, 2019.
  47. Web site: Eternals . 2024-08-12 . Box Office Mojo.
  48. Web site: Highest grossing international movies in the Philippines in 2022, by box office revenue . Statista.
  49. Web site: Inside Out 2 . 2024-08-12 . Box Office Mojo.
  50. News: Bangko sentral ng Pilipinas.
  51. News: Bernado and Garcia-Molina had last joined forces for 2018's The Hows of Us, which had previously held the record for box office takings for a Philippine film with its $15.5 million (₱810 million).. The Hollywood Reporter.
  52. Web site: 'Fantastica' ends run as Vice Ganda's highest-grossing MMFF movie. Dumaual. Miguel. ABS-CBN News. February 5, 2019.
  53. Web site: Remarkable, blockbuster flicks of Toni Gonzaga that hailed her the RomCom Queen! . 2024-01-24 . ABS-CBN Entertainment . en.
  54. https://www.google.com.ph/news.abs-cbn.com/amp/entertainment/01/18/18/vice-ganda-breaks-own-local-box-office-record-with-revengers
  55. https://www.google.com.ph/news.abs-cbn.com/amp/entertainment/12/19/15/a-second-chance-now-highest-grossing-pinoy-film
  56. Web site: 'Beauty and the Bestie' earns P526M in box office. ABS-CBNnews.com . August 15, 2017.
  57. Web site: VIVA Films on Instagram: "Truly, a great way to start the new year! Hindi po ito magiging posible kung hindi dahil sa inyong mga nagmahal at sumuporta sa pamilya ng #MiracleInCellNo7! Palabas pa rin sa mga sinehan ang blockbuster hit family movie na pinag-uusapan ng lahat! Habol na!" .
  58. Web site: 'Praybeyt Benjamin' earnings reach P400M ABS-CBN News. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160122233821/http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/08/15/praybeyt-benjamin-earnings-reach-p400m . January 22, 2016 .

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