Kathryn Bernardo and Alden Richards in “Hello, Love. Again.” | Image: instagram/@aldenrichards02
The Kathryn Bernardo and Alden Richards starrer “Hello, Love, Again” has cemented its place in Philippine cinema history after it crossed the P1-billion mark at the global box office and became the first Filipino movie to reach the milestone.
Ten days after it opened in theaters, ABS-CBN Films announced on Sunday, Nov. 24 that the romantic drama film has earned P1.06 billion at the worldwide box office, as of Nov. 23, Saturday.
“Thank you for the love, and we love you a billion more,” read the caption to the announcement posted on the Instagram accounts of Star Cinema and GMA Pictures.
The sequel has been breaking records at the box office since its release. On Nov. 13, it earned the biggest first-day ticket sales of P85 million and achieved the highest single-day gross of P131 million last Nov. 16.
It also broke its way into the US Top 10 box office at No. 8 and has become the highest-grossing Filipino movie of all time as of Nov. 22, dethroning the 2023 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) entry, “Rewind,” starring Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera, which earned P924 million in its theatrical run.
“Hello, Love, Again” also currently holds a 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the world’s most trusted and recognized source of movie and TV reviews, as of Nov. 22.
“Hello, Love, Again” is the continuation of the 2019 blockbuster “Hello, Love, Goodbye.” Directed by Cathy Garcia-Sampana, the sequel picks up Joy’s (Bernardo) and Ethan’s (Richards) story five years after the events of the first film.
The romance drama film marked the first-ever movie collaboration between GMA-7’s GMA Pictures and ABS-CBN’s Star Cinema.
“Hello, Love, Again” also served as the closing film this year’s Asian World Film Festival. In the same festival, Bernardo was awarded the Snow Leopard Rising Star Award.
Aside from Richards and Bernardo, the record-setting film also stars Joross Gamboa, Jennica Garcia, Valerie Concepcion, Ruby Rodriguez, Kevin Kreider, Mark LaBella Marc, Marvin Aritrangco, Lovely Abella, Kakai Bautista, and Jameson Blake.