A strong showing for local productions.
In the numbers released by production companies, the gross of two local movies were disclosed.
First to share was Viva Films, which revealed that the Philippine adaptation of the 2013 Thai blockbuster Pee Mak has crossed the PHP 90-million mark at the box-office.
The horror-comedy flick — which stars Bea Binene and Wilbert Ross, together with Vandolph, Jairus Aquino, Cup of Joe’s Gian Bernardino, and TJ Valderrama — was able to reach this milestone within 17 days of its theatrical premiere last October 14.
Pee Mak has also likewise announced international screenings in different parts of the world such as the United States of America, Canada, United Arab Emirates, and Qatar.
Meanwhile, in a separate poster published by Super Entertainment, it announced that the Cinemalaya 2026 entry 2 Valid IDs, which was brought to more viewers through a nationwide premiere in October, has likewise become a multi-million grosser.
This, as the movie that stars actress-comedian Pokwang (credited in the movie as her real name Marietta Subong)—who won Best Actress for the movie at the above-mentioned film festival—has breached the PHP80-million mark and is still showing in 100 cinemas nationwide.
The modest results of both films are in parallel with the gross romantic-drama flick Always Yours, Never Mine, which is under the mainstream studio Star Cinema and is top-billed by the tandem of Joshua Garcia and Julia Barretto.
In the previous disclosure of the company, the film crossed the PHP100-million mark at the local box office within 12 days, with international screenings still underway.
