‘The Avengers’ is shaping up to be the highest-grossing film in Philippine box-office history for all time!
“Marvel’s The Avengers” broke Philippine box-office records on its first week of screening:
1. Highest opening weekend gross nationwide with P281 million breaking the P236 million set by “Spider Man 3″ in 2007.
2. Biggest Wednesday Ever: P56.6-M, beating “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’s” P55.4-M in 2011..
3. Biggest Thursday Ever: P44.1-M, smashing Spider-man 3‘s P28.4-M in 2007.
4. Biggest Friday Ever: P45.3-M, outgrossing “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1’s” P44.1-M in 2011.
5. Biggest Saturday Ever: P66.4-M, breaking “Transformers: Dark of the Moon’s” P60.8-M in 2011.
6. Biggest Sunday Ever: P68.5-M, outlasting “Transformers: Dark of the Moon’s” P60.8M in 2011.
7. Biggest Single-Day gross ever: P68.5-M
8. Fastest time to cross the P100-million mark (in only two days).
9. Fastest time to cross the P200-million mark (four days).
10. Biggest first week gross ever.
Here’s the Philippine box office tally (Top 4) for the opening period of April 25 to 29, 2012:
| TW | LW | Movie | Weekend Gross | Gross-to-Date | Week |
| 1 | N | Marvel’s The Avengers | P281-M | P281-M | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Battleship | P4.74-M | P105.5-M | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | The Lucky One | P3.19-M | P16.5-M | 2 |
| 4 | 4 | Wrath of the Titans | P0.65-M | P140-M | 5 |
HIGHEST-GROSSING FILMS IN THE PHILIPPINES FOR 2012 SO FAR
(As of April 30, 2012)
1. Marvel’s The Avengers – P281-M *
2. UnOfficially Yours – P157.25-M
3. Wrath of the Titans – P140.5-M
4. The Hunger Games – P140-M
5. Battleship – P105.5-M
6. Underworld Awakening – P102.12-M
7. John Carter – P87.16-M
8. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance – P72.22-M
9. Journey 2 The Mysterious Island – P67.71-M
10. Moron 5 and the Crying Lady – P64.6-M
HIGHEST-GROSSING PINOY MOVIES FOR 2012 SO FAR
(As of April 30, 2012)
1. UnOfficially Yours – P157.25-M
2. Moron 5 and the Crying Lady – P64.6-M
3. Corazon Ang Unang Aswang – P51.39-M
4. A Mother’s Story – P24.81-M
5. My Cactus Heart – P23-M
6. My Kontrabida Girl – P13.1-M
7. The Witness – P8.6-M
8. Hitman -P4.96-M
* still showing in theaters
‘The Avengers’ Breaks 10 Records in Philippine Box-Office History originally appeared on Starmometer on May 3, 2012.