Lessons from MMFF's big winner 'Rewind': 'Story is king, good word of mouth'
Metro Manila Film Festival 2023 box office winner 'Rewind' mimics the success of the Philippines' highest grossing indie movie, Kita Kita, in 2017
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Metro Manila Film Festival 2023 box office winner 'Rewind' mimics the success of the Philippines' highest grossing indie movie, Kita Kita, in 2017
For the record, there has yet to be a female artist to inherit the title of Philippine Concert Queen from OPM icon Pops Fernandez. First to be crowned so for being among the pioneering recording artists in the 1980s to fill up ginormous stadiums like the former Ultra in Pasig City as concert headliners, this 'Queen' remains to this day the GOAT who set the bar for ensuing singing superstars Regine Velasquez and Sarah Geronimo (or even multi-media personalities Anne Curtis and Vice Ganda) in mounting high-powered live performances that leave audiences in awe.
The MMFF used to be the holiday film festival for the masses, with films starring Vice Ganda, Vic Sotto, and Coco Martin often topping the box office. The Filipino movie-going market, however, is changing, as shown in MMFF 2022 and 2023 ticket sales.
On track to surpass P700 million, the Metro Manila Film Festival 2023 offers hope for what has so far been a dire situation for the local movie industry
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