"Way Back Home" Box-Office Results

Star Cinema's "Way Back Home" opened in cinemas last August 17, 2011 against new Hollywood releases ("Conan The Barbarian", "Crazy, Stupid, Love.") and the still strong "The Smurfs" which is now on its 2nd week and "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" on its 3rd week.

Graded B by the Cinema Evaluation Board, "Way Back Home" is topbilled by Mara Clara stars Kathryn Bernardo and Julia Montes.

Now everyone's excited to know which movie led the way last weekend (August 17 to 21).



Did "Way Back Home" successfully defeat the competition? Or will it still be "The Smurfs" which was #1 during its opening weekend (August 10-14)?



No box-office figures yet are available from Box Office Mojo, but SM Megamall, which has 12 cinemas showing 9 different movies, posted on Twitter late last night the 3 movies which dominated the box-office last weekend.



According to its tweet via @SMCinemaMega, the movies which ruled the weekend boxoffice as far as their cinemas are concerned are "Conan The Barbarian", "Way Back Home" and "The Smurfs".



That's most likely the movies' possible ranking when all box-office receipts from different cinemas nationwide are collected and counted.



Last Wednesday, August 17 (opening day), @SMCinemaMega already tweeted that "Conan The Barbarian" was already leading the box-office. "Conan the Barbarian leads the box office on its first day. Way Back Home in close second."



On Wednesday, August 24, four new movies (1 Pinoy, 3 foreign films) will open in cinemas and make the competition even tougher. These movies are "Tween Academy: Class of 2012", "Cars 2", "Final Destination 5" and "One Day".

Marian Rivera, Julia Montes, Jennylyn Mercado currently leading "Faces of the Year" Poll

Kapuso's Primetime Queen Marian Rivera is currently on top of US Girls' August Awards 2011 Poll for Faces of the Year.

As of 12 noon today, August 6, 2011, Marian has 1,167 votes or 43%, followed by another Kapuso star Jennylyn Mercado with 821 votes or 30%.

Meanwhile, teen star Julia Montes leads the Kapamilya nominees with 332 votes (12%).

Here's the current standing on US Girls' August Awards 2011 Poll for Faces of the Year, as of Aug. 6, 12 NN:

1. Marian Rivera ( 1,167 votes ) 43%
2. Jennylyn Mercado ( 821 votes ) 30%
3. Julia Montes ( 332 votes ) 12%
4. Maja Salvador ( 130 votes ) 5%
5. Bea Alonzo ( 71 votes ) 3%
6. Jessy Mendiola ( 59 votes ) 2%
7. Angelica Panganiban ( 56 votes )
2%
8. Kylie Padilla ( 34 votes ) 1%
9. Lauren Young ( 31 votes ) 1%

During the 1st Us Girls August Awards in 2009, 3 winners were picked as Faces of the Year (Kim Chiu, Isabelle Daza and Tweety De Leon) while only 2 winners were named for the same category last year (Kim Chiu and Kristine Hermosa).

The voting for Faces of the Year and for the other categories are all being done on Us Girls' Facebook Page.

For the Most Fashionable Female category, Kim Chiu is so far the most popular choice with 62% while Dingdong Dantes is the leading choice as Most Fashionable Male having 39% of the votes, but Gerald Anderson is coming close with 31%.

(tally as of 12 noon, August 6)

MOST FASHIONABLE MALE:
1. Dingdong Dantes ( 150 votes ) 39%
2. Gerald Anderson ( 118 votes ) 31%
3. Sam Milby ( 79 votes ) 21%
4. Vhong Navarro ( 12 votes ) 3%
5. John Lloyd Cruz ( 10 votes ) 3%
6. Jake Cuenca ( 5 votes ) 1%
6. Borgy Manotoc ( 5 votes ) 1%
8. Mikael Daez ( 3 votes ) 1%
9. Jericho Rosales ( 2 votes ) 1%
10. Hayden Kho ( 0 vote ) 0%

MOST FASHIONABLE FEMALE:
1. Kim Chiu ( 327 votes ) 62%
2. Bianca Gonzales ( 56 votes ) 11%
3. Heart Evangelista ( 55 votes ) 10%
4. Rhian Ramos ( 39 votes ) 7%
5. Georgina Wilson ( 25 votes ) 5%
6. Isabelle Daza ( 5 votes ) 1%
7. Maxene Magalona ( 4 votes ) 1%
8. Liz Uy ( 16 votes ) 3%
9. Rima Ostwani ( 1 vote ) 0%

BODIES OF THE YEAR (MALE):
1. Aljur abrenica ( 174 votes ) 52%
2. Coco Martin ( 104 votes ) 31%
3. Phil Younghusband ( 12 votes ) 4%
3. Daniel Matsunaga ( 12 votes ) 4%
5. Derek Ramsey ( 11 votes ) 3%
6. Neil Etheridge ( 9 votes ) 3%
6. Xian Lim ( 9 votes ) 3%
8. Matteo Guidicelli ( 4 votes ) 1%
9. Jc Intal ( 0 vote ) 0%

BODIES OF THE YEAR (FEMALE)
1. Sam Pinto ( 46 votes ) 31%
2. Bianca Manalo ( 37 votes ) 25%
3. Solenn Heussaf ( 20 votes ) 14%
4. Cristine Reyes ( 19 votes ) 13%
5. Lovi Poe ( 10 votes ) 7%
6. Regine Angeles ( 8 votes ) 5%
7. Gretchen Fullido ( 7 votes ) 5%
8. Bangs Garcia ( 0 vote ) 0%
8. Angelicopter- Schmeing-Cruz ( 0 vote ) 0%

STYLIST OF THE YEAR
1. Kim Yap ( 66 votes ) 29%
2. Bianca Cordero ( 63 votes ) 27%
3. Patty Yap ( 48 votes ) 21%
4. Boop Yap ( 35 votes ) 15%
5. Geolette Esguerra ( 5 votes ) 2%
5. Franco Saycon ( 5 votes ) 2%
7. Bang Pineda ( 4 votes ) 2%
8. Angela Alarcon ( 3 votes ) 1%
9. Ton Lau ( 1 vote ) 0%

Angel Locsin leading as Unisilver Next Top Endorser

Angel Locsin is still the one leading among the 60 celebs shortlisted by Unisilver Jewelry to become its newest possible endorser.

Unisilver Jewelry is conducting its search on its Official Facebook Page since June 7 and as of 2PM today, June 25, Angel Locsin has the most Facebook Likes, now with 6,982 likes, followed by Toni Gonzaga with 6,058 likes.

Angel's next boyfriend Phil Younghusband is also part of the search but so far he's in the bottom with only 589 likes.

Among the boys, it's Coco Martin who leads with 3,163 likes.

Here's "Unisilver Next Top Endorser" latest standing, as of June 25 2PM:

1. Angel Locsin 6,982 likes
2. Toni Gonzaga 6,058
3. Kim Chiu 5,559
4. Sarah Geronimo 4,776
5. Julia Montes 4,064
6. Kathryn Bernardo 3,965
7. Anne Curtis 3,562
8. Maja Salvador 3,395
9. Coco Martin 3,163
10. Melai Cantiveros 2,918
11. James Reid 2,841
12. Angelica Panganiban 2,760
13. Ann Li 2,487
14. Gerald Anderson 2,372
15. Enchong Dee 2,325
16. Marian Rivera 2,280
17. Jason Francisco 2,289
18. Erich Gonzales 2,198
19. Tricia Santos 2,158
20. Rachel Anne Daquis 2,154
21. Vice Ganda 1,615
22. John Lloyd Cruz 1,591
23. Devon Seron 1,589
24. Yeng Constantino 1,583
25. Ivan Dorschner 1,544
26. Cristine Reyes 1,461
27. Bea Alonzo 1,226
28. Fretzie Bercede 1,801
29. Jericho Rosales 1,180
30. Iya Villania 1,173
31. Angeline Quinto 1,152
32. Sam Pinto 1,141
33. Jessy Mendiola 1,112
34. KC Concepcion 1,095
35. Simon Atkins 1,092
36. Sam Milby 1,059
37. Piolo Pascual 1,033
38. Billy Crawford 993
39. Richard Gutierrez 935
40. Heart Evangelista 878
41. Jake Cuenca 858
42. Aljur Abrenica 693
43. Dingdong Dantes 676
44. Derek Ramsay 649
45. Alodia Gosienfiao 604
46. Phil Younghusband 589
47. Alessandra De Rossi 587
48. Bret Jackson 514
49. Shaina Magdayao 510
50. Rayver Cruz 485
51. Zanjoe Marudo 402
52. Dennis Trillo 364
53. Vhong Navarro 311
54. Nikki Gil 275
55. Coleen Garcia 253
56. Sam Concepcion 205
57. Stanley Chi 182
58. Christian Bautista 160
59. Rhian Ramos 138
60. Jay R 150

Twenty days more before the voting for Unisilver Next Top Endorser ends on July 15, 2011, so expect major changes in the ranking on the coming days.

Julia Montes and Kathryn Bernardo - Chalk, StarStudio June 2011 Cover Girls

Julia Montes and Kathryn Bernardo make their debut as cover girls, not only for one magazine, but for two magazine covers this June 2011.

Kathryn and Julia, who become popular on TV as Mara and Clara, share Chalk cover this June 2011 as well as on StarStudio's issue also for next month.

That's a "double treat" for you, Kathryn and Julia fans out there, meaning you have to spend P195 if you want to have both magazines (P95 for Chalk, P100 for StarStudio).

Albie Casiño OUT of Kathryn-Julia movie?

Albie Casiño is reportedly OUT of the new Star Cinema movie which stars Mara Clara's Kathryn Bernardo and Julia Montes.But according to Star Cinema, Albie Casiño, who's well-loved by the viewers as Christian on Mara Clara, will still be Kathryn's leading man in the new movie, as reported tonight on TV Patrol amidst rumors that Albie has been removed from the cast already.

Reportedly, Albie Casiño was removed from the cast because of his recent controversy with ex-girlfriend Andi Eigenmann who Albie described on Formspring as a cheater. (Read: "Andi is a cheater - Albie Casiño via Formspring")

KathBie (Kathryn-Albie) fans will be the "unhappiest" to hear if it's true, but thanks, it's not true at all.

It would be a bad idea to remove Albie from the movie. His loveteam with Kathryn also contributed to why Mara Clara became a top-rating soap on primetime TV and definitely it will continue in the movies.

The said movie, which is directed by Jerry Lopez Sineneng replacing Cathy Garcia-Molina, will be Albie's first movie.

AJ Perez, who died last month in a vehicular accident, was supposed to be Julia Montes' leading in the movie. He's fellow Gigger Boys member Sam Concepcion is reportedly taking over the role.

Julia Montes and Enchong Dee: What's the real score?

Julia Montes and Enchong Dee are reportedly dating.

The rumor linking 16-year-old Julia Montes and 22-year-old Enchong Dee to each other actually started when SNN host Bianca Gonzalez revealed in one SNN episode that someone makes Enchong Dee so inspired.

And many people believe it's "Mara Clara" lead star Julia Montes, especially when they're spotted going out together.

A Facebook Fan Page called "ChongLia" coined after their names (Enchong and Julia) has been created recently and it's gaining followers.

I saw there this photo of the two, possibly taken during a "date":

On Elive's episode today, May 7, both Enchong Dee and Julia Montes denied there's something romantic going on between them, and insisted that they're just friends.

Will this rumored romance affect their respective careers in showbiz?

Enchong is identified in a loveteam with Erich Gonzales and both starring in "Maria La Del Barrio" which airs mid-2011 while Julia is on the rise as a "teleserye princess", portraying a lead role in the country's #1 primetime soap "Mara Clara".

Kathryn Bernardo - Julia Montes movie is NOT 'Mara Clara The Movie'

Kathryn Bernardo and Julia Montes, the hottest teen stars of today, will bring their "Mara Clara" rivalry to the big screen as they star in a new movie under Star Cinema.

It has already been reported last March 9 that Kathryn and Julia's launching movie will be directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina and according to her, it's an interesting teen romance / friendship movie.

Their leading men in the film are Albie Casino and AJ Perez.

But just recently, there are online reports saying that the movie is a big screen version of their current teleserye "Mara Clara", which brings confusion to the fans, just like on Twitter where some users have been asking about it, wanting to get a confirmation if it's true:


adet16: "@EricJohnSalut just wanna ask lng po if totoong mara clara the movie ung pagbibidahan ni kath/Albie ..juia/aj? sana po hindi :)salamat po!"

shiena_escarcha: "@KathBieMartians confirmed na po ba na mara clara the movie ??"

jhaypz07: "@StarCinema imortal the movie pls.. un mara clara nga meron ee sna imortal din..."

Dinah_19: "@DimplesRomana elow ate dimps!!congrats po pala gagawan na naman kasi ng pelikula nw ang "MC"...galing "Mara Clara the movie" oh dbah...,"

kathryn_angels: "plss answer me magkakaroon ba tlaga n MARA CLARA MOVIE???"

diyeydi: "@alwaysdreamy: Mara Clara the Movie? What the hell?!!"-di lang teleserye niremake, pati ang movie?!"


From what I understand in previous ABS-CBN reports, it's a Mara Clara movie, meaning a movie of "Mara" (Kathryn) and "Clara" (Julia) and not "Mara Clara The Movie". Hope you get the difference.

So I clarified this out to Star Cinema & TV Synergy Specialist Mico del Rosario on Twitter.

My tweet was, "@micodelrosario Hi there. I want to hear it straight from you. New movie of Kathryn and Julia is not Mara Clara The Movie right?"

And thanks, he tweeted back, "Yes. The movie is not a mara clara narrative but a different story altogether--"

I hope that ends your confusion guys!

Kathryn Bernardo and Julia Montes Rejoice TV Commercial (TVC)

Kathryn Bernardo and Julia Montes are the lead stars of the undisputed #1 primetime program "Mara Clara", and definitely, they deserve to be called as today's hottest teen stars and Philippine TV's newest Primetime Princesses.

And as the hottest teen stars, what do they get?

A major major endorsement!

Kathryn Bernardo and Julia Montes are the newest endorsers of Rejoice Shampoo and their TVC has already started airing since yesterday.

Watch video:


The said Rejoice TV commercial is the two's first ever TVC since getting the role of Mara and Clara. But it's already their 2nd major endorsement. The first one is for Bench, along with co-stars Albie Casino and John Manalo.

And definitely, this might just be the start of more endorsements coming up.


Video upload courtesy of KBbuddies

Poll Results: Hottest Babes for February 2011

The poll is closed for our Hottest Babes for February 2011 and leading the pack is 'Imortal' star Maricar Reyes.

It was actually a close fight between Maricar (photo above) and new SanMig Light babe Sam Pinto, who both have 9%+ of the total votes, while already in far 3rd is Jessy Mendiola who made our weekday afternoons hot in the just-concluded "Sabel".

There were 20 babes in the poll and the Top 10 hottest of them all are as follows:

1. Maricar Reyes 9.77%

2. Sam Pinto 9.12%

3. Jessy Mendiola 7.49%

4. Bea Alonzo 7%

5. Alodia Gosiengfiao 6.68%

6. Julia Montes 6.19%

6. Shaina Magdayao 6.19%

8. Priscilla Meirelles 6.03%

9. Bianca Gonzales 5.86%

10. Rhian Ramos 5.7%

All these 10 babes now join the other monthly qualifiers and will later battle against each other for the Philippines' Hottest Babe 2011 title later this year.

Photo courtesy of Robinsons via 24carnation at Maricar Reyes PEX Thread

Kathryn Bernardo, Julia Montes, Albie Casiño topbill new Star Cinema movie

Kathryn Bernardo and Julia Montes will star in a movie under Star Cinema.

Kathryn and Julia are the lead stars of the #1 primetime soap 'Mara Clara' and now it's about time that they star in a new Star Cinema movie where they also play the
lead roles.

I'm positive it's going to be a box office hit, especially that the movie will also star their Mara Clara leading man Albie Casiño and will be directed by (wow!) Cathy Garcia-Molina.

Sadly John Manalo, also from Mara Clara, isn't part of the movie (a management's decision). It's "Sabel" leading man AJ Perez instead who's joining Kathryn, Julia and Albie in the film.

Here are 2 photos of them at the storycon held earlier today:

While Kathryn, Julia and AJ already starred in previous Star Cinema
films, it will be Albie's first movie ever.

It's also Julia's first movie as Julia Montes. She was credited as Mara Schnittka in her previous films (T2, Caregiver).

Kathryn's last movie was "Supahpapalicious" in 2008 while AJ appeared most recently in "Cinco", shown just last July.

Photos courtesy of Marie Lozano on Twitter / Albie Casiño Facebook Page (facebook.com/ilovealbie)

"Mara Clara" stars debut on Bench Summer 2011: Return To Temptation Catalog

The lead stars of "Mara Clara" made their debut on a Bench ad.

Kathryn Bernardo (Mara), Julia Montes (Clara), Albie Casiño (Christian) and John Manalo (Eris) together appear on Bench's Summer 2011: Return To Temptation Catalog, which can be found on Bench's official website.

The "Mara Clara" stars are Bench's newest endorsers and the one above is their first ever ad campaign for the said top clothing brand.

Does this make them as the hottest tween stars of today?

Knowing Bench, they usually get as endorsers those who they believe are "currently hot", just like the Kimerald, the Melason, Robi Domingo and Ejay Falcon right after they exited PBB house, Aljur Abrenica and Kris Bernal and the StarStruck V winners.

Aside from the Mara Clara stars, also making their debut on a Bench ad are the hot "Sabel" leading men: AJ Perez and Joseph Marco.

Joseph Marco took part already in the Bench Uncut Fashion Show held last July. AJ Perez, meanwhile, previously endorsed the clothing brand "Molecules" for quite a long time before being part of Bench.

Happy New Year Messages, Greetings and Wishes of the Stars

The New Year messages of our local stars, their wishes and greetings, keep coming on Twitter.

Despite being busy celebrating the New Year 2011 with their family, friends and love ones, they had a time to log in to Twitter to greet their avid followers a Happy New Year.

Read on for some of their New Year tweets:

Chris Tiu (@chris_tiu): "Happy New Year everyone!! To all those who've supported me in all my endeavors & d Smart Gilas team...Maraming salamat!"

Jodi Sta. Maria-Lacson (@JodiStaMaria): "May 2011 be a good year for all of us as we move forward and let go of all the bad memories."

IC Mendoza (@ICmendyosa): "I don't know if it's the vodka or the fireworks but now I'm on a reflective mood. Thanking the heavens for all the love and blessings."

Vice Ganda (@vicegandaako): "Bye 2010! Thanks for all the memories! Hello 2011! Let's get the PARTY!!! PARTY!!! started!"

Julia Montes (@montesjulia): "Thank you sa lahat ng bumati :) Thank u sa mga naging part ng 2010 ko, sana ndi kau nawala sa 2011 ko :) hahaha LOVE YOU..."

JM De Guzman (@jmdeguzman5): "Yo 2010, mag move on ka na sa buhay mo! Humanda ka 2011..bilang na ang mga araw mo!! Happy new year!"

K Brosas (@kbrosas): "Lord maraming salamat po sa mga blessings....at sa mga paparating pa sa papasok na taon..! Salamat sa gift na talent! I trust in u! Amen! :)"

Alessandra De Rossi (@msderossi): "para sa mga bagong followers, para sa nag-unfollow sa akin, para sa nag-hack ng dati kong account, para sa posers! #cheers2010"

Jed Madela (@jedmadela): "Dear Lord, Thank you for a wonderful 2010! May the coming year be filled with more blessings for everyone."

Kean Cipriano (@keancipriano): "I would like to thank 2010 for everything! For bringing out the best in me. Thanks for the jumpstart!! 2011..Come here! Let's be friends!"

Chokoleit (@CH0k0LeiTwits): "I sincerely Thank GOD for making me still standing amidst the test of time. The courage is overwhelming. Thank You for the Gift of Laughter. And now I'm ready to face more challenges as I welcome 2011 aggressively and optimistic that the best is yet to come. Cheers to laughters!"

Erwan Heussaff (@erwanheussaff): "Happy New Year everyone! Hope everyone has a great one, I wish you all so much prosperity."

Albie Casiño, John Manalo play leading men to Mara and Clara

Teen cuties Albie Casiño and John Manalo will be the leading men of
Kathryn Bernardo and Julia Montes in the 2010 remake of "Mara Clara".

17-year-old Albie plays the role of Christian, which was portrayed by Wowee De Guzman in the original version.

Albie was first introduced to us in Gimik 2010 and recently named as
one of the Top 20 Candy Cuties for 2010 (at #7). He's also the ex-boyfriend of Andi Eigenmann.

Former child star John Manalo on one hand is Eris, originally played
by Christopher Roxas.

Now 15, this Best Child Actor awardee actually grew up before our eyes. He's one of the original Goin' Bulilit mainstays and appeared already in atleast 10 Star Cinema films. He played as son to Kris Aquino in "Feng Shui" and son of Sharon Cuneta in "Caregiver".

It's quite exciting because in the original version, Judy Ann Santos
(Mara) - Wowee De Guzman (Christian) and Gladys Reyes (Clara) - Christopher Roxas (Eris) ended in real-life romance.

Will Albie-Kathryn and John-Julia also end up as lovers?

The new Clara, Eris and Mara

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The other cast members of the new Mara Clara soap have also been revealed earlier tonight and they are: (enclosed in parenthesis are the original actors)

Bobby Andrews as Mara's father, Amante Del Valle (Juan Rodrigo)

Dimples Romana as Mara's mother, Almira Del Valle (Beverly Vergel)

Jhong Hilario as Clara's father, Gary Davis [Eruel Tongco (RIP) in the
TV series, William Martinez in the movie version]

Mylene Dizon as Clara's mother, Susan Davis (Susan Africa)

Ping Medina as Tiyo Kardo (Dan Fernandez)

Chokoleit as CG (Eagle Riggs)

and Ms. Giña Pareño

Kathryn Bernardo & Julia Montes, new Mara & Clara

ABS-CBN is doing a remake of the 90's hit soap opera "Mara Clara" which launched Judy Ann Santos (Mara) and Gladys Reyes (Clara) to stardom.

Portraying the new Mara and Clara are former Goin' Bulilit kids
Kathryn Bernardo and Julia Montes who are both now on their teenage years.

Kathryn is 14 years old and is best known as Maya, Makisig Morales'
love interest in the ABS-CBN's 2006 TV series Super Inggo.

She recently played the young Gretchen Barretto in "Magkaribal" also on ABS-CBN and the young Marian Rivera on GMA 7's "Endless Love" where she formed a loveteam with Kristoffer Martin Dangculos.

The offer to portray the lead role in "Mara Clara" probably explains why she opted to go back to ABS-CBN leaving Kristoffer on with a new partner on GMA's Tween Hearts.

Julia Montes on one hand is among the original cast members of ABS-CBN's Goin' Bulilit where she's formerly known as Mara Schnittka and later as Mara Montes. But in her new show, she is playing Clara and not Mara, that's why there's a need to change her screen name.

Julia has made a number of movies, such as "T2" topbilled by Maricel Soriano and "Caregiver" which starred Sharon Cuneta.

Photo courtesy of ABS-CBN's Push website