Filipino moviegoers were frightened last weekend, sending “The Conjuring” into first place at the box office.
The Conjuring is an American supernatural horror film directed by James Wan. The film stars Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson and is based on allegedly true events reported by the Warrens, whose reports also inspired the Amityville Horror.
The Conjuring was released in the Philippines on August 21, 2013, distributed by Warner Bros. Philippines.
The film topped weekend chart with a gross of P33,477,211 trashing other debuting films like Pioneer's The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, Disney's Planes, and UIP's R.I.P.D.
The Conjuring is an American supernatural horror film directed by James Wan. The film stars Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson and is based on allegedly true events reported by the Warrens, whose reports also inspired the Amityville Horror.
The Conjuring was released in the Philippines on August 21, 2013, distributed by Warner Bros. Philippines.
The film topped weekend chart with a gross of P33,477,211 trashing other debuting films like Pioneer's The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, Disney's Planes, and UIP's R.I.P.D.
Here is the Philippines weekend box office chart in the period of August 21-25, 2013:
Meanwhile, Iron Man 3 remained on top of the list of highest grossing films in 2013. It Takes A Man and A Woman topped local films. (figures as of August 25)
And here's the complete list:
And here's the complete list:
Rank-Movie Title-Gross-Distributor
1. Iron Man 3 - P631,483,115 (Disney)
2. Man of Steel - P388,565,538 (Warner Bros.)
3. It Takes A Man And A Woman - P375,024,507 (Star Cinema & Viva Films)
4. Fast & Furious 6 - P258,651,734 (United International Pictures)
5. Despicable Me 2 - P231,280,933 (United International Pictures)
6. World War Z - P208,170,811 (United International Pictures)
7. G.I. Joe: Retaliation - P187,478,602 (United International Pictures)
8. The Wolverine - P168,591,137 (Fox)
9. Pacific Rim - P163,254,603 (Warner Bros.)
10. Four Sisters and a Wedding - P145,029,261 (Star Cinema)
11. Jack the Giant Slayer - P129,932,486 (Warner Bros.)
12. Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters - P120,065,887 (Fox)
13. Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters - P111,934,175 (United International Pictures)
14. Bakit Hindi Ka Crush Ng Crush Mo? - P102,368,727 (Star Cinema)
15. Chinese Zodiac - P96,038,063 (Star Cinema)
16. Oz The Great and Powerful - P88,339,731 (Disney)
17. A Good Day to Die Hard - P86,902,819 (Fox)
18. Life of Pi - P84,310,351 (Fox)
19. After Earth - P82,787,536 (Sony)
20. Les Miserables - P79,180,761 (United International Pictures)
21. Monsters University - P79,113,678 (Disney)
22. The Croods - P76,296,815 (United International Pictures)
23. Oblivion - P75,078,028 (United International Pictures)
24. Bromance: My Brother's Romance - P73,848,739 (Star Cinema)
25. A Moment In Time - P64,543,391 (Star Cinema)
26. Epic - P64,123,447 (Fox)
27. Star Trek Into Darkness - P61,194,767 (United International Pictures)
28. Must Be... Love - P60,740,463 (Star Cinema)
29. White House Down - P59,550,691 (Sony)
30. The Hangover Part III - P51,006,484 (Warner Bros.)
31. Turbo - P40,085,943 (Fox)
32. Warm Bodies - P39,564,149 (Pioneer)
33. The Conjuring - P39,177,994 (Warner Bros.)
34. The Smurfs 2 - P37,232,418 (Sony)
35. The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones - P31,955,407 (Pioneer)
36. Beautiful Creatures - P27,754,163 (Pioneer)
37. Jack Reacher - P27,730,933 (United International Pictures)
38. The Lone Ranger - P27,283,446 (Disney)
39. Tuhog - P24,687,124 (Star Cinema)
40. Planes - P21,167,055 (Disney)
41. The Host - P20,125,501 (Viva International & Multi Vision Plus Pictures)
42. My Lady Boss - P19,452,412 (GMA Films & Regal Films)
43. Now You See Me - P18,807,636 (Pioneer)
44. Olympus Has Fallen - P18,003,831 (Viva International & Multi Vision Plus Pictures)
45. The Great Gatsby - P16,538,590 (Warner Bros.)
46. Red 2 - P15,953,245 (Pioneer)
47. The Internship - P15,849,261 (Fox)
48. Grown Ups 2 - P13,396,483 (Sony)
49. The Incredible Burt Wonderstone - P13,185,593 (Warner Bros.)
50. Zero Dark Thirty - P12,836,081 (Pioneer)
51. The Last Stand - P12,292,266 (Pioneer)
52. R.I.P.D. - P12,267,606 (United International Pictures)
53. The Last Exorcism Part II - P11,538,202 (Pioneer)
54. Mama - P11,295,101 (United International Pictures)
55. Kick-Ass 2 - P11,236,092 (United International Pictures)
56. The Bride and the Lover - P10,396,904 (Regal Films)
57. Parker - P10,316,397 (Viva International & Multi Vision Plus Pictures)
58. Scary Movie 5 - P10,240,190 (Viva International & Multi Vision Plus Pictures)
59. Safe Haven - P8,281,738 (Pioneer)
60. The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia - P8,257,242 (Pioneer)
61. The Heat - P7,939,454 (Fox)
62. Silver Linings Playbook - P7,921,904 (Pioneer)
63. Gangster Squad - P7,918,800 (United International Pictures)
64. The Purge - PP7,824,457 (United International Pictures)
65. Apartment 1303 - P7,685,782 (Viva International & Multi Vision Plus Pictures)
66. Red Dawn - P7,595,031 (Viva International & Multi Vision Plus Pictures)
67. Bullet to the Head - P7,308,178 (Disney)
68. Flight - P7,133,572 (United International Pictures)
69. Lincoln - P7,070,553 (Fox)
70. A Haunted House - P6,615,520 (Viva International & Multi Vision Plus Pictures)
71. Seduction - P6,588,924 (Regal Films)
72. Evil Dead - P6,216,095 (Sony)
73. Stoker - P6,008,569 (Fox)
74. The Impossible - P5,953,274 (Pioneer)
75. Trance - P5,843,075 (Fox)
76. One Piece Film Z - P5,820,632 (Pioneer)
77. Django Unchained - P5,588,097 (Sony)
78. Dark Skies - P5,373,273 (Multivision Pictures)
79. Odd Thomas - P5,071,367 (Pioneer)
80. Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie - P5,068,627 (Pioneer)
81. Identity Thief - P4,989,521 (United International Pictures)
82. Raketeros - P4,616,940 (Star Cinema)
83. Man of Tai Chi - P4,390,429 (United International Pictures)
84. Parental Guidance - P4,056,969 (Fox)
85. Upside Down - P4,001,262 (Pioneer)
86. Jurassic Park (3D) - P3,596,804 (United International Pictures)
87. The Man with the Iron Fists - P3,242,080 (United International Pictures)
88. Gekijouban Hunter × Hunter - P3,076,727 (Pioneer)
89. The Big Wedding - P2,963,031 (Pioneer)
90. Emergo (Apartment 143) - P2,669,959 (Pioneer)
91. 21 and Over - P2,416,012 (Viva International & Multi Vision Plus Pictures)
92. Snitch - P1,931,794 (Pioneer)
93. Redemption (Hummingbird) - P1,811,796 (Viva International & Multi Vision Plus Pictures)
94. Before Midnight - P1,783,052 (Starcom)
95. Grave Encounters - P1,765,809 (Pioneer)
96. Vamps - P1,695,802 (Anchor Bay Films)
97. Dead Man Down - P1,641,192 (Viva International & Multi Vision Plus Pictures)
98. Broken City - P1,485,515 (Viva International & Multi Vision Plus Pictures)
99. The Call - P1,460,696 (Captive Cinema)
100. Spiders - P1,441,455 (Multivision Pictures)
101. So Undercover - P1,118,604 (Pioneer)
102. Dragon Ball Z - P981,599 (Pioneer)
103. Movie 43 - P915,092 (Pioneer)
104. Savages - P879,135 (United International Pictures)
105. Cirque du Soleil: Delirium - P865,274 (United International Pictures)
106. Intersections - P781,136 (Viva International & Multi Vision Plus Pictures)
107. Side Effects - P587,934 (Viva International & Multi Vision Plus Pictures)
108. Hitchcock - P539,865 (Fox)
109. The Numbers Station - P490,650 (Captive Cinema)
110. Gambit - P468,748 (Viva International & Multi Vision Plus Pictures)
111. Anna Karenina - P474,179 (United International Pictures)
112. Chasing Mavericks - P469,096 (Pioneer)
113. At Any Price - P247,441 (Captive Cinema)