Star Cinema scored another hit after the simultaneous showing of Girl, Boy, Bakla, Tomboy and Pagpag at the recently-concluded MMFF 2013 which earned them a total gross of more than PHP 600 million.
Bride for Rent which stars Kim Chiu and Xian Lim is curremtly taking the whole country by storm, yes - even more powerful than Super Typhoon Yolanda. The movie opened in more than 100 theaters nationwide on Wednesday January 15 with a whooping PHP 21.2 Million.
Mico del Rosario, Star Cinema's PR manager confirmed this on his Instagram account:
“Amaaazzzzinnggg!!! On its first day: #brideforrent made a whopping P21.2Million at the box-office!!! Congratulations to the entire team! Pang-MMFF levels sa lakas ang kimxian tandem!"As a matter of fact, it was first time since 1992 that a movie opened after MMFF has this strong box office appeal.
"Surprising! Exciting! 1st time daw na may ganito kalakas just right after MMFF! Grabeng Christmas at New Year gift nyo po sa amin ang pagnood at pagsuporta sa #BrideForRent! Di man kami nakapagbakasyon, sinulit nyo po!", Carmi Raymundo, the writer who wrote the script, tweeted on Wednesday.
Few more theaters were added in top SM and Ayala malls nationwide to accommodate more people to watch the movie on its first week of run.
Directed by Mae Cruz, Bride for Rent tells a story of Rocky dela Cruz played by Kim Chiu who auditioned and qualified for a role without knowing she'll be playing a "wife" to Rocco Espiritu played by Xian Lim who wants to inherit his grandmother’s riches.
The movie clearly solidified the strength of KimXi at the box office. Congratulations!
Update: Bride for Rent has reached the PHP 100 million mark in just 4 days.
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congrats are in order for the Starcinema team and of course Kim and Xian
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there's more reason now to pair up with John Lloyd to solidify this
for Xian, this only means he can be the next John Lloyd ABS has been longing for in terms of movie leading man bankability
it cannot be denied Xian has potential to pair with other proven ABS bankable leading leading like Bea, Angel, Angelica, Toni and might be the right guy Viva can "request" to pair with either Sara, Anne or even Cristine
after all Viva has been over requesting John Lloyd
Xian is a very good alternate option
while he's not a seasoned actor yet, it cannot be denied he is an intelligent actor and that makes him flexible and good at interacting with coactors
he mixes perfectly with Kim's antics with his perfect reaction timing
even in drama he's a keen interaction actor with costars, so it makes him a perfect leading man for the ABS bankable ladies esp since his sophisticated looks and being a dapper dresser is likewise perfect for movie dramas just as fine
Not at this time, we are just enjoying the kimxi tandem and it is not right to break it up now. Remember what carmi raymundo says during the blogcon, it is very difficult to manufacture chemistry. Kim and xian have great chemistry and let the kimxi fans enjoy the tandem for now.
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