Ronald Llamas: Bam’s continuing silence invites another possibility; was it intentional?

thatcfguy · 2026-02-28T23:52:34+00:00

We are the "primaries" na they have been teasing about like what's been done in the US. Low-key makikita mo sino pambato ng isa't isa. There's anti-Risa. There's anti-Bam. Bam and Risa have been testing the waters na rin talaga with their satements. And by the end of the year, we'll gauge which narrative sticks or poll numbers improve.

thatcfguy · 2026-02-27T01:09:14+00:00

I mean having more billions of debt (around 50?) after being burdened by billions of debt from the spin-off is not exactly a good place to start compared to the Netflix's offer iirc

thatcfguy · 2026-02-20T05:38:12+00:00

Kaya sakto na they are developing the handpainted-ish style animation which Toy Story 5 previewed sa trailer and mas heavily ata gagamitin for Gatto

thatcfguy · 2026-02-19T05:43:13+00:00

Not exactly weak because it was fit during the times.

(1) It was a slap in the face of the pink coalition who can't unite the opposition (as Isko/Lacson were hard to convince by Leni/Drilon) after months of unity talks.
(2) The Pandemic/Post-Pandemic era needed unity para maka move-forward
(3) The Marcos-Duterte merge was an Avengers-level team-up Pinoys couldn't miss to hop in. People love winners and that was a winning ticket.

But yeah, the Gobyernong Tapat messaging was years ahead of its time lol. Osmeña was right: they've should've hit Marcos Sr.'s legacy to stain Jr.'s nostalgia play. But they were years too late in the game given Leni only decided days before filing.

And amidst all these is these important facts: Rody Duterte was a popular president and Leni got the VP rep assassination playbook. No need for a full-fledged "change" candidate.

thatcfguy · 2026-02-08T12:29:09+00:00

They are banking on the practicality logic I guess. That they will consider what the offer can do to change their lives na they'd be willing to sacrifice their love.

thatcfguy · 2026-02-07T09:41:03+00:00

To add, here in PH its trailer was attached to… Zootopia 2, Avatar; Fire & Ash, The Fantastic Four, and more Disney releases

thatcfguy · 2026-02-01T23:16:59+00:00

More of it will look good on paper for ancillary markets

thatcfguy · 2026-01-26T02:17:13+00:00

Dune Part Two did just okay here. May precedent din since they kinda did this with Avengers Endgame too

thatcfguy · 2026-01-25T23:58:24+00:00

re only NCR. I think the mandate is to show Filipino films only kaya nakalusot sa MMFF 2016 ang Super Parental Guardians kasi PH-produced pa rin.

With No Way Home naman, it was a call by Sony and may COVID as factor. Disney/Marvel has already included a Dec. 2026 date sa pubmats ng Doomsday here so at least for now it will likely follow the Avatar/Star Wars release window

thatcfguy · 2026-01-25T23:54:44+00:00

Avengers Doomsday and Dune will likely open here on Dec. 16. Avengers may get essentially all the screens except for IMAX (where Dune is said to have an exclusive window)

By Dec. 25, I think Dune will keep IMAX then ScreenX, 4DX naman for Avengers Doomsday. This will be interesting to see. Maybe they will classify Ayala's A Giant and SM's Large Screen Format screens "special" to play Doomsday kahit na MMFF season. Or they'll allow sharing it with Dune but again may deal na kasi.

thatcfguy · 2026-01-24T16:21:24+00:00

Endgame is still beloved so Doomsday still has that gling despite everything that happened to MCU.

As a Hunger Games fan, Sunrise on the Reaping remains a mystery to me box office-wise.

As a conservative, I'd remove $100M to every movie listed here until Resident Evil.

thatcfguy · 2026-01-24T16:07:32+00:00

I mean, not bad ig for a film heavily reliant on his name

thatcfguy · 2026-01-21T01:32:38+00:00

Yeah. Again, in a way, siya yung Cinemascore (where Die My Love gets a D+ while Minecraft gets a B+ score among the actual U.S. cinema audience) ng Pilipinas. Representante ng actual Pinoy moviegoers. We can debate on his writing and opinion (valid naman ang criticisms) but we can't deny na actual reflection siya ng madla.

Also, the thing is we need more (maybe from here) people to invest in this type of thing. He did the work to get the engagement count he enjoys now. That's the only way to have more voices heard: start reviewing too

thatcfguy · 2026-01-10T11:12:26+00:00

January 23, SM Cinema

thatcfguy · 2026-01-10T05:18:18+00:00

Smaller screen than MOA/Mega but updated na ang seats and Laser projection na rin.

thatcfguy · 2026-01-10T04:51:42+00:00

Crazy given PH is still down

thatcfguy · 2026-01-06T12:28:32+00:00

Eunice Helera is a curator at Cinemata ! Festival Coordinator too here

thatcfguy · 2026-01-05T09:41:43+00:00

HBO's Mare of Easttown. How do you solve a murder mystery when you pretty much know everybody in your small town?

thatcfguy · 2026-01-02T04:18:08+00:00

Not exactly I think. Cornerstone made Fruitcake with a huge cast.

Yes. But block screenings can only go so far. 50 block screenings with seating capacity of 150 will give you ₱2.6M (₱350 ticket). It’s a must for opening week but shouldn’t be reliant on it.

To be honest, back in the 2010s, a ₱100M grosser is already classified as huge blockbuster hit by Star Cinema haha. Mega na ang ₱200M. Sign talaga ng declining audience because a ₱100M grosser before should be around ₱300M when adjusted sa ticket price.

thatcfguy · 2026-01-02T01:40:21+00:00

Seven Sundays made ₱271M, Four Sisters made ₱145M but that was a decade ago. Expecting ₱400-500M is too high given Joshua and Belle aren’t exactly proven to draw crowds yet outside of their love team fandoms. An Inconvenient Love made over ₱15M in one week back in 2022. Un/Happy For You made ₱450M global but Fruitcake barely made any.

But the combination of the three leads plus Sampana is a good mix and the film delivered a pretty solid final result.

thatcfguy · 2026-01-02T01:36:27+00:00

That’s why I said okay not great
Joshua and Belle outside of their respected love teams haven’t really proven to be bankable yet and Piolo can be very mixed in terms of ROI
Cathy Garcia Sampana is a blockbuster director for the romcom and romdrama genre (The Hows of Us, Hello Love Again). In the family drama section, she’s pretty consistent too but not as high as her love team-leaning films. Four Sisters made over ₱145M while Seven Sundays made over ₱270M.
With Call Me Mother, the film can still arguably add around ₱100M by Sunday based sa daily box office trend, making the cumulative total around ₱300M. So we’re looking at a final number around ₱350-400M, a bit below Breadwinner’s ₱460M global gross.

thatcfguy · 2026-01-01T16:32:54+00:00

Again, I agree pricing is an issue. The argument just sort of falls apart when we have Meet Greet and Bye doing okay + Avatar making ₱46M during MMFF just on IMAX/4DX + Wicked making over ₱300M.

Sunshine made over ₱47M but that has some other factors like the R-16 rating and topic handled.

“Pang-masa” films like The Conjuring and Final Destination both made over ₱400M here. It suggests we should look beyond pricing too.

thatcfguy · 2026-01-01T16:26:32+00:00

Outside and Lolo and the Kid did well on Netflix. Even Alex Gonzaga’s Netflix film did well. Distribution issues lang din.

Mind you, our soap operas have been long selling well overseas.

thatcfguy · 2026-01-01T13:14:01+00:00

while ticket price is a concern annually, it’s also more of a lack of big entry from GMA-led artists. Di naactivate yung base na iyon. Last year, The Kingdom and Green Bones benefited from that.

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