Tagalog animated movie lags behind 4 English films

Despite strong promotion and opening in more theaters, the first full-length Filipino animated film Urduja lagged behind new Hollywood releases such as Get Smart and Made of Honor, according to the Philippine box office tally last weekend.

For its first 5 days in cinemas, Urduja earned an estimated $115,207 or 5.1 million pesos, good for #5 spot.

The Incredible Hulk retains its supremacy last weekend, preventing to be outsmarted by three other Hollywood films.

Caregiver, Philippines' former box-office champion, slipped to #7 last weekend, but it now has an accumulated earnings of $3,048,386 or approximately 136 million pesos in 4 weeks.

PHILIPPINE BOX OFFICE
June 18-22, 2008

1 The Incredible Hulk $353,242
2 Get Smart $293,522
3 Kung Fu Panda $208,933
4 Made of Honor $169,442
5 Urduja $115,207
6 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian $96,724
7 Caregiver $71,429
8 The Happening $63,568
9 Altered $19,194
10 Sex and the City $11,705

PHILIPPINE BOX OFFICE
(Filipino movies only)
For the Year 2008

1. Caregiver $3,048,386
2. My Bestfriend's Girlfriend $2,426,782
3. When Love Begins... $1,992,788
4. My Big Love $1,632,483
5. SupahPapalicious (Father and Son) $1,595,284
6. Manay po 2: Overload $713,437
7. Ikaw pa rin, bongga ka boy! $557,212
8. Ploning $278,803
9. Urduja $115,207
10. Ate (Older Sister) $61,273

Figures courtesy of Box Office Mojo