'Man of Steel' soars to the top of PH box office with P247-M in 5 days

MANILA, Philippines - Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ “Man of Steel” has opened to a record-breaking P247-million in the Philippines, marking the all-time biggest June opening ever in the industry.

The announcement was made today by Francis Soliven, General Manager of Warner Bros. (F.E.), Inc. which distributed the film.

“We’re thrilled at the tremendous response we’ve seen from audiences across the country to Zack Snyder’s exciting new vision of the iconic Super Hero,” said Soliven. “From internet presales to people lining up for theaters, `Man of Steel’ has proven to be the must-see film of the season.”

The new Superman movie shattered the record for highest June opening weekend in history previously held by “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” 2011.

“Man of Steel” also outgrossed 2011’s “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2” to claim the best weekend launch ever for a Warner Bros. title.

Earlier Wednesday, June 12 the Henry Cavill-starrer established a new record for all-time biggest first-day gross with P69.52-M, eclipsing the milestone “Iron Man 3” reached last April with P62.9-M.

SM North EDSA got the lion’s share of gross receipts with P14.74-M, followed by SM Mall of Asia (P14.24-M) and SM Megamall (P10.77-M).

The best-selling cinemas also include Trinoma (P9.18-M), Glorietta 4 (P7.74-M), SM Cebu (P6.81-M), SM Southmall (P6.44-M), Newport (P5.80-M), Gateway (P5.79-M) and Power Plant (P5.38-M).

Rounding out the Top 20 theaters are Eastwood (P5.29-M), SM Fairview (P4.99-M), Greenbelt 3 (P4.89-M), SM Aura (P4.46-M), Alabang Town Center (P4.24-M), Market! Market! (P3.96-M), Shang Cineplex (P3.70-M), SM Clark (P3.55-M), SM San Lazaro (P3.42-M) and SM Marikina (P3.21-M).

From Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures comes Man of SteelTM, starring Henry Cavill in the role of Clark Kent/Kal-El under the direction of Zack Snyder.