“ MAN OF STEEL” SOARS TO THE TOP OF PH BOX OFFICE WITH P247-M IN 5 DAYS
Manila,
June 17, 2013 – Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ “Man of Steel”
has opened to a record-breaking P247-million in the Philippines, marking the
all-time biggest June opening ever in the industry.
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| Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. |
The
announcement was made today by Francis Soliven, General Manager of Warner Bros.
(F.E.), Inc. which distributed the film.
“We’re
thrilled at the tremendous response we’ve seen from audiences across the
country to Zack Snyder’s exciting new vision of the iconic Super Hero,” said
Soliven. “From internet presales to people lining up for theaters, `Man of
Steel’ has proven to be the must-see film of the season.”
The
new Superman movie shattered the record for highest June opening weekend in
history previously held by “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” 2011.
“Man
of Steel” also outgrossed 2011’s “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2”
to claim the best weekend launch ever for a Warner Bros. title.
Earlier
Wednesday, June 12 the Henry Cavill-starrer established a new record for
all-time biggest first-day gross with P69.52-M, eclipsing the milestone “Iron
Man 3” reached last April with P62.9-M.
SM
North EDSA got the lion’s share of gross receipts with P14.74-M, followed by SM
Mall of Asia (P14.24-M) and SM Megamall (P10.77-M).
The
best-selling cinemas also include Trinoma (P9.18-M), Glorietta 4 (P7.74-M), SM
Cebu (P6.81-M), SM Southmall (P6.44-M), Newport (P5.80-M), Gateway (P5.79-M)
and Power Plant (P5.38-M).
Rounding
out the Top 20 theaters are Eastwood (P5.29-M), SM Fairview (P4.99-M),
Greenbelt 3 (P4.89-M), SM Aura (P4.46-M), Alabang Town Center (P4.24-M),
Market! Market! (P3.96-M), Shang Cineplex (P3.70-M), SM Clark (P3.55-M), SM San
Lazaro (P3.42-M) and SM Marikina (P3.21-M).
From
Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures comes Man of SteelTM,
starring Henry Cavill in the role of Clark Kent/Kal-El under the direction of
Zack Snyder.
A
young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth.
As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he
was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the
world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.
The
film also stars four-time Oscar® nominee Amy Adams (The Master),
Oscar® nominee Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road), Academy
Award® winner Kevin Costner (Dances with Wolves), Oscar®
nominee Diane Lane (Unfaithful), Oscar® nominee Laurence
Fishburne (What’s Love Got to Do with It), Antje Traue, Ayelet Zurer,
Christopher Meloni, and Academy Award® winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator).
Man
of Steel is produced by Charles Roven, Christopher Nolan, Emma
Thomas and Deborah Snyder. The screenplay was written by David S. Goyer
from a story by Goyer & Nolan, based upon Superman characters created by
Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster and published by DC Entertainment. Thomas
Tull, Lloyd Phillips and Jon Peters served as executive producers.
Zack
Snyder’s behind-the-scenes team included director of photography Amir Mokri,
production designer Alex McDowell, editor David Brenner, and multiple Academy
Award®-winning costume designer James Acheson (Restoration)
and costume designer Michael Wilkinson. The music is by Academy Award®-winning
composer Hans Zimmer (The Lion King).
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