‘Hello, Love, Again’ sets multiple records for Filipino movies

The first collaboration movie between Star Cinema and GMA Pictures is historic in many ways.

Over the weekend, Kathryn Bernardo and Alden Richards’ film ‘Hello, Love, Again’ continued to make waves not only in the Philippines, but also abroad.

In a report by Deadline Hollywood, the movie is now the biggest Filipino film of all-time in North America after premiering with a staggering $2.4 million (~Php 140 million) gross in the box office after opening in 248 theaters in the United States and Canada.

That propelled ‘HLA’ to the Top 8 position of the US Box Office, the first-ever Pinoy film to do so.

Meanwhile, in a report by producer Star Cinema, the film has breached the Php 566 million mark as of Monday, November 18.

The ‘Hello, Love, Goodbye’ sequel also recorded the biggest single-day gross in local film history, when it logged Php 131 million on Saturday, November 16.

Amidst the current condition in multiple parts of the country that were severely affected by the four consecutive storms Marce, Nika, Ofel, and Pepito, part of the film’s profit will be donated to the victims.

The “KathDen” movie has been smashing records one after another, as it kicked off its theatrical run with a record 656 cinemas in the Philippines screening the movie (with the figure inflated to over 1000 once international screens have been accounted for), enabling it to claim the title of having the biggest opening day in local cinema.

‘Hello, Love, Again’ records biggest opening day in Philippine cinema history

Directed by Cathy Garcia-Sampana, ‘Hello, Love, Again’ will see Kathryn Bernardo and Alden Richards’ reprisal of their respective roles as Joy (or Marie, rather) and Ethan from ‘Hello, Love, Goodbye.’

The movie’s main setting has also been moved to Canada, with events happening five years after the story of the first movie that was shot in Hong Kong.

Also part of the sequel film’s cast are Joross Gamboa, Valerie Concepcion, Jennica Garcia, Jameson Blake, Jeffrey Tam, and Lovely Abella.

When the film was released that year, it immediately went to the top of the box-office charts and eventually cemented itself in Philippine cinema history upon becoming the highest-grossing Filipino film of all-time.

According to official box-office records, ‘Hello, Love, Goodbye’ had a worldwide gross of Php 880 million.

It toppled Bernardo’s previous movie, ‘The Hows of Us’ which she topbilled with Kapamilya actor Daniel Padilla, which is the first movie to breach the Php 800 million mark.

‘HLG’ held the distinction of being the top-grosser until Star Cinema’s 2023 Metro Manila Film Festival entry ‘Rewind’ starring Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera took the spot in early January 2024.

As per ABS-CBN Films, ‘Rewind’ grossed over Php 900 million in the worldwide box-office.

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