Star Cinema's Way Back Home was able to grab the top spot from the movie The Smurfs with a virtue of almost P3M. The former No.1 Box Office film earned P15.05M on its 2nd week of showing. The Smurfs already grossed P48.1M in 2 weeks.
Conan the Barbarian and Crazy, Stupid, Love debut at No. 3 and No. 4 respectively.
Indie film Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank finished its run with a P2.15M. In 3 weeks of showing, it earned P30.26M. Star Cinema distributed Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank in over 40 theaters nationwide.
Philippines Box Office
August 17–21, 2011
1. Way Back Home - P18M
2. The Smurfs - P15.05M
3. Conan the Barbarian - P13.18M
4. Crazy, Stupid, Love - P12.60M
5. Rise of the Planet of the Apes - P9.92M
6. Cowboys & Aliens - P6.56M
7. Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank (Woman in the Septic Tank) - P2.15M
8. Captain America: The First Avenger - P1.50M
9. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part Two) - P571,653
10 Transformers 3 - P191,629
11 The Beaver - P121,667
12 Monte Carlo - P5,489
TOP-GROSSING PINOY FILMS FOR 2011
(not official as of August 21, 2011)
1. Catch Me…I’m In Love – P120.21M (Star Cinema & Viva Films)
2. In the Name of Love – P117.23M (Star Cinema)
3. Pak! Pak! My Dr. Kwak! – P77.15M (Star Cinema & M-Zet Productions)
4. Bulong – P69.7 M (Star Cinema)
5. Temptation Island – P60M (GMA Films & Regal Films)
6. Who’s That Girl? – P58.31M (Viva Films)
7. Forever and a Day – P44.73M (Star Cinema)
8. My Valentine Girls – P44.26M (GMA Films & Regal Films)
9. Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank – P30.26M (Martinez-Rivera Films & Quantum Films) Distributed by Star Cinema
10 The Adventures of Pureza: Queen of the Riles – P19.8M (Star Cinema & SineScreen)
11. Way Back Home – P18M (Star Cinema)
12. Tumbok – P10.53M (Viva Films)
13. Tum: My Pledge of Love – P5.16M (Robinhood Productions) Distributed by Star Cinema
