TOP GROSSING PINOY MOVIES FOR 2010
(As of June 6, 2010)

1. Miss You Like Crazy – P143.25 million
(Star Cinema)

2. Here Comes the Bride – P113.8 million
(Star Cinema, OctoArts Films, Quantum Films)

3. You to Me Are Everything – P102.42 million
(GMA Films, Regal Films)

4. Babe, I Love You – P96.34 million
(Star Cinema, Viva Films)

5. Paano Na Kaya – P82.25 million
(Star Cinema)

6. Working Girls – P32.32 million
(GMA Films, Viva Films)

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Star Cinema’s romantic movie, “Miss You Like Crazy,” raked in P128.7 million in three weeks based on the latest report by Box Office Mojo.

Miss You Like Crazy is the first certified blockbuster movie for 2010 for being the first Pinoy film to surpass the P100 million mark at the box office.

Alice in Wonderland topped the local box office race for the second week in a row. Avatar, on the other hand, remain the top-grossing film in the Philippines for 2010 so far.

Here’s the Philippine box office tally for the opening weekend of March 10-14, 2010 by Box Office Mojo (premiering movies are highlighted in yellow):




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Nabasa siguro ng Box Office Mojo ang post namin dito yesterday sa AccessPinoy about the un-inclusion of Miss You Like Crazy sa tally ng pelikula nila during the February 24-28, 2010 timeframe. Today, in-update na nila ang kanilang box office tally sa Philippines at napasama na ang Miss You Like Crazy ng Star Cinema. The movie starred John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo, and helmed by Direk Cathy Garcia-Molina.


On its first week, Miss You Like Crazy ranked #1 among films showing in theaters with gross receipts of P67.6 million. It defeated the third week of Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief para sa top spot. On its second week, the movie grossed an additional P27.6 million placing second behind the debut of Alice in Wonderland. Including the intra-week showing of the movie, its cumulative gross now stands at P115 million.

With a 2-week gross of P115 million, that makes Miss You Like Crazy the current #1 Pinoy-made movie of 2010. Congrats and good job to Star Cinema!

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After John Lloyd and Bea's blockbuster hit One More Chance (another 5 ✮ in my book for local films) comes this post-Valentine offering Miss You Like Crazy (MYLC). The film talks about love and its perfect timing. Is there really such a thing as right time when it comes to falling in love? -- trailer tag line.

I loved the movie because of two things. First, the main characters are realistic and "within reach". Unlike other Pinoy flicks showing the bidas as near-perfect, MYLC's Allan (JLC) and Mia (Bea) are so flawed. They have their own issues and they made mistakes which most of us can truly relate. Tao lang po. Second, I liked how the story played with the elements of time making the viewers wonder how long it has been or which part this particular scene belongs to.

Story-wise, ok lang. Acting is two-thumbs up! JLC and Bea's amazing chemistry is still there. The supporting cast also delivered well. Ketchup Eusebio playing the gay friend of Bea is funny. The film's highlight location, Malaysia, is close to my heart so I love the shots taken there. I will rate this movie 4/5 because of the two points I mentioned above and because of the Korean-feel cinematography which I find refreshing.


I'm such a John Lloyd - Bea Fan... I duno! they just have the chemistry or maybe because i love their movie ONE MORE CHANCE so much that i've seen it a hundred times already. heheheh... everybody can relate to that movie... lines are so exactly correct and precise! and believe me i have lots of guy friends seen and love the movie too...

And now there's a new movie of them both together again... Miss you like Crazy... seems like another box office hit and a very nice setting... Petronas Twin Towers! been there huh! so i would never really miss this movie! nah... nah... nah...

The Verdict? Indeed! A very romantic movie and a tear jearker as well... i cried... yes! i cried... cathchy lines is still there like... "TIME IS MEANINGLESS WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE!" and 'TODAY IS THE DAY. BELIEVE!" and much more...

I do like the movie... I'd learned something and realized that "If you're really meant for each other...Whatever...Wherever... Whenever... You two will be together forever..."

"IF SEEINGS BELIEVING IT'S WORTH THE WAIT... SO HOLD ME AND TELL ME IT'S NOT TOO LATE... WE'RE SO GOOD TOGETHER... WE'RE STARTING FOREVER NOW..."


I just got home around 12:30AM. I usually watch John Lloyd movies on the first day of showing, but for some reasons, I didn't this time. Luckily, I had a very nice friend who agreed to accompany me to watch it for last full show.

Both characters portrayed their roles as best as they could. Mia, and Allan, met by chance in an unexpected way, place and time. That's when things started to go in circles. Twists and turns, they had to find their way to make it a happily ever after.

It may not be as epic as their last movie, One More Chance, but somehow, it did leave a mark to me. It had flaws yes, but the movie is still worth watching, and worth the price at Cinema 7. The movie tried to show a different John Lloyd and Bea, more mature roles, and more diversity in acting. I salute not only the main characters, but everyone who's part of the movie. They've done a job good enough to pull the movie through. There are lines really worth remembering, and scenes which I think would be a classic. The Petronas Towers story of Mia at Kopiroti, the scene with lolo Yulie.


One thing I didn't miss: the new John Lloyd-Bea flick.

I cried. Which is not surprising, because I cry easily over movies. I cried over that third Tanging Ina movie and Bruce Almighty, demmit.

But apparently this movie was able to make even my friend Agie cry, which is in a feat itself, because she has a cold, cold heart. (I must qualify: only when it comes to movies, because she'll kill me if she reads that I have told the world she's basically heartless.)

Before the movie, Elaine and I had planned to buy Kleenex in anticipation of what we assumed would be the solution to El Nino, but stores were closed. I had to make do with my hankie. I tried being sneaky about the whole crying thing, like, pretending that I wasn't teary-eyed, but apparently, gravity is my enemy.

And, I saw a male senior associate from my old law firm, seemingly alone, waiting in line to watch the movie. Awesome, and totally disturbing.


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Is there really such a thing as right time when it comes to falling in love? This is what Star Cinema’s latest offering Miss You Like Crazy is all about. It asks about life’s mysteries that would only be answered if you’ve given it a try. It dares you to be brave enough to fight for your love and wait until destiny itself conspires to make things right no matter how long it takes. It teaches you that before you commit to a person, it’s because he/she is the one your heart desires and not because you’re just settling to what’s available and convenient. But ultimately, it tells you that a happy ending is possible only if two people in love work hard to stay that way. Otherwise, both parties may be subjected to a lifetime of sorrow and regret.

Without giving away the specific plot of the story, you’d find that there lies the beauty of watching Miss You Like Crazy because it keeps you guessing until the end of the film. John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo have given justice to the well-written script by conveying their character’s inner conflict by knowing when to hold back or give in to their emotions. But the biggest surprise is Bea who stands out with her role as Mia Samonte whose quirks (like writing out her dilemmas on marbles), attitude, and beliefs are mostly the take-off points of the movie’s themes. But this doesn’t make John Lloyd less of an actor for it was his character Alan Alvarez’s subtle charm and intensity which made the whole dramatic performance really effective.

John Lloyd and Bea certainly haven’t lost their on screen chemistry as they will make your heart race with unexpected kilig moments like the fact that they often meet by pure chance whether in Manila or Malaysia. There’s this one scene where they got separated while shopping in Divisoria and John Lloyd was at a loss in the midst of the throng of people. But when they finally saw each other Bea quips, “Bakit ka ba nagpa-panic? Kahit nga hindi mo ako hinahanap nagkikita pa rin tayo!” While in Malaysia, John Lloyd ends up bumping into Bea even when she’s trying to avoid him. “I can’t take away all the pain that I’ve caused you. But if you will just let me, I will spend the rest of my life making it up to you,” says John Lloyd to Bea when he’s asking her to come back to him.

True to Direk Cathy Garcia-Molina’s word, all love stories are the same but it is the manner that Mia and Alan’s love story was told which made all the difference. Don’t forget your hanky when you watch this movie for you will find yourselves crying and hurting with the characters even when you don’t want to.

Miss You Like Crazy is now showing in theaters nationwide.

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The trailer of Star Cinema’s post-Valentine offering–Miss You Like Crazy–starring John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo premiered in cinemas on the opening day of “Paano Na Kaya.”


“Miss You Like Crazy” reunites the box-office tandem of John Lloyd Cruz, Bea Alonzo and Director Cathy Garcia-Molina. Their first film “One More Chance” was the biggest hit in 2007 giving John Lloyd his first box office king title and Bea her first box office queen title.

Also starring in the movie are Maricar Reyes and Megan Young. It will open in theaters on February 24, 2010.



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