Angel Locsin Starrer "In the Name of Love" Ranked Number #20 on the Highest Grossing Films in the Philippines. It raked ₱ 117 Million in the Box Office.


TOP 20 Highest Grossing Films in The Philippines
1. You Changed My Life ₱ 230.32 million 2009 Star Cinema, Viva Films BOM
2. Ang Tanging Ina N'yong Lahat ₱ 197.00 million 2008 Star Cinema Ang Tanging Ina N'yong Lahat
3. Sukob ₱ 186.70 million 2006 Star Cinema IMDB
4. Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo ₱ 186.00 million 2008 Star Cinema
5. A Very Special Love ₱ 180.00 million 2008 Star Cinema, Viva Films
6. Ang Tanging Ina ₱ 178.00 million 2003 Star Cinema
7. Si Agimat at si Enteng Kabisote ₱ 159.00 million 2010 GMA Films GMA
8. Ang Tanging Ina Mo (Last na 'To!) ₱ 157.00 million 2010 Star Cinema
9. One More Chance ₱ 152.79 million 2007 Star Cinema
10. Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo ₱ 150.00 million 2007 Star Cinema
11. My Amnesia Girl ₱ 144.00 million 2010 Star Cinema BOM
12. Caregiver ₱ 139.00 million 2008 Star Cinema
13. Miss You Like Crazy ₱ 138.27 million 2010 Star Cinema BOM
14. A Love Story ₱ 137.67 million 2007 Star Cinema
15.In My Life ₱ 137.35 million 2009 Star Cinema
16. Feng Shui ₱ 137.00 million 2004 Star Cinema
17. For The First Time ₱ 134.00 million 2008 Star Cinema
18. Don't Give Up On Us ₱ 129.00 million 2006 Star Cinema
19. Catch Me, I'm in Love ₱ 120.21 million 2011 Star Cinema, Viva Films BOM
20. In The Name Of Love ₱ 117.23 million 2011 Star Cinema BOM

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ABS-CBN is floored by the recent achievement of its movie, “In the Name of Love,” which landed on the Associated Press list of Top 20 highest-grossing movies for last month. The list was based on a Hollywood.com report.

The network said it was a “happy surprise” for the people behind the movie, which had taken a year to make. “However, we don’t know [how the ranking was arrived at],” said Roxy Liquigan, ad prom officer of Star Cinema, ABS-CBN film production arm.

An AP story dated May 19 put the Olivia Lamasan drama in the 15th slot among movies that led the international box-office race that weekend. According to the report, “In the Name of Love” grossed $1,917, 443 in 87 locations around the world, excluding North America.

The top five in the report, written by Paul Dergarabedian, were Hollywood films “Fast (and Furious) 5,” “Thor,” “Priest,” “Rio” and “Water for Elephants.” The list was compiled by Rentrak Theatrical and first released by Hollywood.com. Dergarabedian is president of the Box-Office Division of Hollywood.com and is a longtime box-office analyst for AP.

Liquigan is actually perplexed, because the Lamasan drama, which premiered in Manila on May 11, started its international screening only last weekend in key areas in the United States, Canada and the Middle East, and only on weekends.

“In the Name of Love” is the love story of a dance coach (Aga Muhlach) and his student (Angel Locsin), who is about to marry a politician’s son (Jake Cuenca).

Liquigan said Rentrak could be “just a new group.” Otherwise, he said, Star Cinema films like Chito Roño’s “Sukob,” Cathy Garcia-Molina’s “You Changed My Life,” and Mae Cruz’s “Catch Me I’m In Love,” all of which had broken box-office records as well, would have been listed in their respective periods of release.

(A quick search on the Net revealed that Rentrak is a media measurement services provider, among other things. Its International Box-Office Essentials brand “provides clients with box-office information for 26 countries. The data is collected through an electronic connection with thousands of theater box offices,” according to www.rentrak.com.)

“In any case, this means a lot to us,” said Liquigan. “It’s an indicator that we’re now at par with Hollywood films when it comes to viewership.”


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Star Cinema's IN THE NAME OF LOVE starring Angel Locsin and Aga Muhlach grossed Php 114.36 Million as of June 5, 2011.

The movie is the second highest grossing Filipino movie of 2011 next to CATCH ME IN IN LOVE starring Gerald Anderson and Sarah Geronimo.

Congratulations!


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Actress Angel Locsin flew home after the successful screenings of “In The Name of Love” in Los Angeles and San Francisco in the United States.

Locsin said she is grateful to Filipinos who watched the drama film produced by ABS-CBN’s movie arm, Star Cinema.

She said some of those who came to watch were from other states.

“Masaya kami. We're very thankful kasi sa LA screenings and San Francisco kahit holiday nila ay marami pa ring nanood and sumuporta. Ako happy na lang ako at nakasama namin ‘yong mga kababayan natin sa ibang bansa,” she said.

A report said some 12,000 fans celebrated their Memorial Day weekend by watching “In the Name of Love,” Locsin and Aga Muhlach’s first movie tandem.

“So parang ginive-up nila ang holiday nila para makasama kami…. Mainit-init ang pagtanggap, so maraming salamat,” she said.

She said she feels flattered that many people loved the film.

“Pinaghirapan ito ng lahat, hindi lang naming mga artista pero buong production. Tsaka kapag may ginawa ka na pinaghirapan ng lahat, pinagbutihan mo talaga, tapos na-appreciate, iba ‘yong kaligayahan na nararamdaman mo,” she said.
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Star Cinema's 18th anniversary presentation. An Olivia Lamasan Film. Starring Angel Locsin, Jake Cuenca and Aga Muhlach.

For inquiries on international screenings: ABS-CBN Global

Address: 150 Shoreline Drive Redwood City, CA 94065 USA
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International Premiere Dates (with Jake Cuenca and Angel Locsin):

May 28, 2011 - Alex Theatre (Los Angeles) (216 North Brand Boulevard Glendale, CA 91203)
May 29, 2011 - Fox Theatre (San Francisco) (2216 Broadway Street Redwood City, CA 94063)

International Screening Dates:

May 27 - June 9 -- Coliseum Scarborough (Scarborough, Ontario)
May 27 - June 9 -- Empire Studio at Square One (Mississauga, Ontario)
May 27 - June 9 -- Sunridge Spectrum Cineplex (Calgary, Alberta)
June 2 - June 8 -- Festival City (Qatar, Dubai)
June 2 - June 8 -- Al Mariah Mall (Abu Dhabi, UAE)
June 2 - June 8 -- Grand Cinecenter (Doha, Qatar)
June 10 -June 16 -- Cinema City Movies 12 - Cineplex (Edmonton, Alberta)

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Star Cinema’s latest movie offering “In The Name of Love” made it to the list of top 20 highest-grossing films worldwide this first quarter, the Associated Press reported.

The romance-drama film top billed by Angel Locsin and Aga Muhlach landed on the 15th spot, earning $1,917,443 (approximately P84 million) since its premiere on May 11.

The report said the results were compiled by Rentrak Theatrical and provided by Hollywood.com.

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Star Cinema's In the Name of Love landed at 15th place in a Top 20 list of movies worldwide with the highest gross.


The Angel Locsin-Aga Muhlach romantic drama grossed $1,917,443 (approximately P84 million) in the box office, as reported by the Associated Press on May 19.

The movie opened in local theaters on May 11.

The data came from Rentrak, a media measurement and research company that has been providing industry data for over two decades.


On May 21, Angel Locsin posted in her Twitter account: "wow! Thank u so much! RT @erikarabaya: #InTheNameOfLove Top15 most watched movies in the world http://bit.ly/igHReL Another Filipino Pride."

Here are the top 20 movies at international theaters last weekend, followed by international gross for the weekend (excluding North America), number of theater locations, number of territories, worldwide gross to date (including North America), and number of weeks in release as compiled Wednesday (May 18) by Rentrak Theatrical and provided by Hollywood.com:

1. "Fast Five," $44,464,276, 9,142 locations, 52 territories, $437,030,300, four weeks.

2. "Thor," $24,299,795, 9,177 locations, 53 territories, $351,672,123, four weeks.

3. "Priest," $15,537,120, 5,928 locations, 42 territories, $42,319,187, two weeks.

4. "Rio," $11,446,722, 7,144 locations, 54 territories, $418,781,999, six weeks.

5. "Water For Elephants," $9,952,838, 5,144 territories, 44 locations, $72,420,355, five weeks.

6. "Midnight In Paris," $5,497,429, 676 locations, three territories, $6,486,812, one week.

7. "Source Code," $4,655,971, 1,236 locations, 24 territories, $101,288,698, seven weeks.

8. "Sunny," $4,238,124, NA locations, one territory, $12,370,699, two weeks.

9. "Black Swan," $3,399,672, 399 locations, 13 territories, $299,089,022, 17 weeks.

10. "Something Borrowed," $3,070,276, 3,368 locations, 12 territories, $35,408,484, two weeks.

11. "Scream 4," $2,630,858, 1,820 locations, 29 territories, $91,621,281, five weeks.

12. "Peak -The Rescuers," $2,367,471, locations not available, one territory, $8,907,190, two weeks.

13. "Unknown," $2,342,180, 632 locations, 15 territories, $127,144,550, 11 weeks.

14. "Insidious," $2,036,375, 1,113 locations, five territories, $66,409,258, seven weeks.

15. "In the Name of Love," $1,917,443, 87 locations, one territory, $1,917,444, one week.

16. "Attack the Block," $1,842,181, 352 locations, one territory, $1,842,182, one week.

17. "Hanna," $1,809,074, 1,283 locations, three territories, $46,962,126, six weeks.

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International Premiere Dates (with Jake Cuenca and Angel Locsin):

May 28, 2011 - Alex Theatre (Los Angeles) (216 North Brand Boulevard Glendale, CA 91203)
May 29, 2011 - Fox Theatre (San Francisco) (2216 Broadway Street Redwood City, CA 94063)

International Screening Dates:

May 27 - June 9 -- Coliseum Scarborough (Scarborough, Ontario)
May 27 - June 9 -- Empire Studio at Square One (Mississauga, Ontario)
May 27 - June 9 -- Sunridge Spectrum Cineplex (Calgary, Alberta)
June 2 - June 8 -- Festival City (Qatar, Dubai)
June 2 - June 8 -- Al Mariah Mall (Abu Dhabi, UAE)
June 2 - June 8 -- Grand Cinecenter (Doha, Qatar)
June 10 -June 16 -- Cinema City Movies 12 - Cineplex (Edmonton, Alberta)


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Nakita namin sa event ng BNY jeans kina Barbie Forteza at Joshua Dionisio si Wilbur Hernandez ng Star Cinema at agad na kinumusta kung magkano na ang box office take ng In the Name of Love.

"As of today (nitong nakaraang Martes), naka 92M na ang movie," kuwento niya." Bukas (Miyerkules) pa mabubuo ang one week namin pero malapit na kaming maka-100-M,kaya masyang -masaya ngayon sa office."Mabilis ang pasok ng moviegoers sa pelikulang Pinoy lalo na kung magaganda ang rebyu.First day pa lang,nagluluksuhan na sa tuwa sa Star Cinema office," kuwento pa ni Wilbur .

"Big risk din kasi ang ginawa ni Direk Olive sa movie,kasi sabi nya iibahin niya ang pelikula sa ordinaryong drama.Kinagat ng viewers,kaya masaya sa opisina ngayon."

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In this romantic drama, Aga plays former dance instructor Emman Toledo who is assigned to choreograph for the Governor's Ball. There he meets Cedes Fernandez (Angel Locsin) who is about to be engaged to Dylan Evelino (Jake Cuenca), the Governor's son.

Angel is required to dance in most of her scenes and she studied all kinds of dances, including ballroom dancing.


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Aga Muhlach on Sunday described his latest film under Star Cinema, titled “In The Name of Love,” as a “send-off gift” from ABS-CBN.

Muhlach is transferring to another network, ending his 18 years of being a Kapamilya talent.

“Excited na ako because parang send-off gift sa akin ito ng Star [Cinema] at ABS-CBN. This is going to be my, for now, this is going to be may last appearance here on ‘The Buzz,’” he said in his live interview on the celebrity talk show.

“Just nice na may ganito akong pelikulang iiwan. So, maraming salamat sa Star Cinema, sa ABS-CBN, sa inyong lahat… Thank you talaga,” he added.

Muhlach is married to Charlene Gonzales, one of the hosts of “The Buzz.”

Under ABS-CBN, he did television shows "Oki Doki Doc," "Da Body en da Guard," "Da Pilya en da Pilot," "OK Fine Whatever," "That's My Doc," and "M3 (Malay Mo Ma-develop)," among others.

He also did several movie projects under ABS-CBN's movie arm, including "Kailangan Kita," "Love Begins," "Dubai" and "All My Life."

In his latest film, Muhlach is paired with Angel Locsin.

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Starring Aga Muhlach, Jake Cuenca and Angel Locsin

Directed by Olivia M. Lamasan

Under Star Cinema

Showing on May 11, 2011


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Sobrang worth it daw ang pagod nina Aga Muhlach at Angel Locsin para sa kanilang upcoming movie, ang In The Name Of Love na ipapalabas sa May 11. Aminado ang dalawang malaking artista na hindi biro ang pinagdaanan nilang hirap sa pag-shoot ng kanilang movie para siguraduhing maganda ang kalalabasan nito.

“We didn’t realize, I didn’t realize that it’s gonna be this hard,” pag-amin ni Aga. “Ngayon lang ako gumawa ng pelikula na talagang mahirap, ang hirap talaga.” Ayon pa sa dalawa, kailangan nilang sumayaw para sa pelikula na hindi naman talaga nila ginagawa. “Hindi po talaga ako marunong sumayaw, hindi talaga,” pagbabahagi ni Angel sa panayam niya sa The Buzz.

“Nung binasa ko ‘yung script halos lahat ng ayaw kong gawin, (na) ‘di ako comfortable gawin, kailangan kong gawin sa pelikulang ito. Ganun siya kahirap for me.” Umaasa na lang daw ang aktres na sana ay nagawa niya nang mabuti ang ipinagawa sa kanya. Dagdag naman ni Aga, “Kailangan pa naming i-rehearse ‘yung mga sayaw, kailangang mag-rehearse (ng) mga sayaw na napakahirap na hindi talaga namin ginagawa sa buhay namin.” Mahirap din daw na habang sumasayaw ay kailangang mag-project pa ng emosyon.

Kapwa naman inamin ng dalawa na karangalan ang makatrabaho nila ang isat-isa lalo na si Angel na inaming pinangarap niya noong bata na makatrabaho si Aga. Ang nasabing pelikula ay ang 18th anniversary offering ng Star Cinema at idinirehe ni Direk Olivia Lamasan.

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t long last, the Star Cinema movie of Aga Muhlach and Angel Locsin will be shown in cinemas on May 11!

Previously entitled "Ang Huling Sayaw", it is now changed into "In The Name of Love". This is under the direction of Olivia Lamasan and also stars Jake Cuenca.

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