'Rewind' now highest-grossing Filipino film in domestic box office sales

MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila Film Festival entry "Rewind" became the highest-grossing Filipino film in domestic box office sales with P815 million as of yesterday. 

The film surpassed the 2019 film "Hello, Love, Goodbye" and the 2018 film "The Hows of Us." Both films earned P691 million and P690 million in domestic sales, respectively.

"Hello, Love, Goodbye," meanwhile, is still the highest-grossing Filipino film of all time with P880 million global ticket sales, while "Rewind" has P845 million total. 

During the film's thanksgiving event yesterday, ABS-CBN reported that Marian Rivera said that the box office success is just a bonus for her and husband Dingdong Dantes. 

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"Noong binasa namin ‘to, isa lang gusto namin mangayari, bonus na lang figure, alam namin naraming pinagdaanan tao ng pandemic. Kaya sabi namin sana gawin kami instrumento ng Panginoon na na-touch puso nila na magbago at mas mahalin mga tao sa paligid nila," she said. 

"'Yung message na ito lang makalat sa mga tao... Ang pinaka importante sa amin ay ang message ng film na ito, na talagang tumatak sa puso nila," she added.

Dingdong, meanwhile, said that they are grateful for the success of the movie. 

"Iba 'pag nakakausap mo mga tao at kwinento paano naging impact sa buhay nila. 'Yun priceless... Itong figure says ganito kadami nanuod. We are so grateful we were able to tell the story," he said. 

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