‘Pan’ grosses P49M in 4 days

MANILA, Philippines – Warner Bros. Inc. general Manager Francis Soliven announced that the family-oriented action fantasy “Pan” starring Hugh Jackman raided the Philippine box-office with a robust P49.64 million gross in four days since its October 8 opening.

Claiming the biggest share of the gross receipts are SM Mall of Asia (P2.17-M), SM Megamall (P1.92-M) and Trinoma (P1.66-M).

They are followed by the following cinemas in the top ten: SM North EDSA (P1.48-M), SM Southmall (P1.38-M), Glorietta 4 (P1.21-M), Greenhills Theatremall SM Cebu (P1.17-M), (P1.06-M), Bonifacio High Street (P1.00-M) and Alabang Town Center (P 874,946.)

From director Joe Wright comes “Pan,” a live-action feature presenting a wholly original adventure about the beginnings of the beloved characters created by J.M. Barrie.

The film stars Oscar nominee Hugh Jackman as Blackbeard, Garrett Hedlund as James Hook, Oscar nominee Rooney Mara as Tiger Lily, Amanda Seyfried as Mary and newcomer Levi Miller who as Peter, has received universal acclaim for his performance.

In the film, Peter is a mischievous 12-year-old boy with an irrepressible rebellious streak, but in the bleak London orphanage where he has lived his whole life those qualities do not exactly fly.  Then one incredible night, Peter is whisked away from the orphanage and spirited off to a world of pirates, warriors and fairies called Neverland.

There, he finds amazing adventures and fights life-or-death battles while trying to uncover the secret of his mother, who left him at the orphanage so long ago, and his rightful place in this magical land.  Teamed with the warrior Tiger Lily and a new friend named James Hook, Peter must defeat the ruthless pirate Blackbeard to save Neverland and discover his true destiny—to become the hero who will forever be known as Peter Pan.

Now showing across the Philippines, “Pan” is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.