Star Cinema
| Company type | Motion Picture Company/ Film Studio |
|---|---|
| Industry | Motion Picture |
| Founded | Philippines |
| Headquarters | Quezon City, Philippines |
Area served | Motion Picture Television Radio Cable Television Music Recording Internet Magazine Publishing |
Key people | Eugenio Lopez III, Chairman of the Board Charo Santos-Concio, Executive Vice-President & Head ABS CBN Entertainment Group Malou Santos, Senior Vice-President & Managing Director Olivia Lamasan, Vice-President for Creative |
| Products | Motion Pictures, Independent Films, Television Programs |
| Revenue |  PHP401.5 million (CY 2003) |
Number of employees | 291 (as of 2003) |
| Parent | ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. |
| Website | Star Cinema |
ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. or simply Star Cinema is the only and largest Philippine multi-media conglomerate with platforms in television, cable television, radio, music recording, motion picture production, internet and magazine publishing positioned uniformly to offer its customers unprecedented opportunities in advertising and cross promotion. Star Cinema is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation.
Star Cinema is focused on the production and release of Filipino full-length feature films. Part of its income is also derived from the local theatrical release of foreign films as well as the video production of its movies.
From a modest start of three films in 1993, Star Cinema became the number one film company in the country as early as 2000, and by 2003, the company has captured 64% of the market share. As of to date, the Company has produced a total of 133 feature films.
By 2000, Star Cinema started to go international with the release of blockbuster-hit movie Anak.
Filmography
Star Cinema has already produced some of the Philippines' top grossing Filipino films of all time such as "Anak" (2000), "Ang Tanging Ina" (2003) and "Sukob" (2006).
1993:
- Adan Ronquillo
- Home Along Da Riles
- May Minamahal
1994:
- Hindi Pa Tapos Ang Labada Darling
- Ika-11 Utos: Mahalin Mo, Asawa Mo
- Iukit Mo Sa Bala
- Lagalag: The Eddie Fernandez Story
- Maalaala Mo Kaya
- Minsan Lang Kitang Iibigin
- Separada
- Wanted Perfect Father
1995:
- Asero
- Basta't Kasama Kita
- Bukas, Bibitayin Si Itay
- Eskapo: The Serge Osmena-Geny Lopez Story
- Hataw Na
- Home Sick Home
- Kung May Katuwiran, Ipaglaban Mo
- Mangarap Ka
- Matimbang Pa Sa Dugo
- Pare Ko
- Patayin Sa Sindak Si Barbara
- Sana Maulit Muli
- Sarah, Ang Munting Prinsesa
- Tapang Sa Tapang
1996:
- Ama, Ina, Anak
- Ang TV Movie: The Adarna Adventure
- Cedie
- Hangga't May Hininga
- Isa, Dalawa, Takbo
- Kung Kaya Mo, Kaya Ko Rin
- Madrasta
- Magic Temple
- Mara Clara
- May Nagmamahal Sa Yo
- Milyonaryong Mini
- Mula Noon, Hanggang Ngayon
- Oki Doki Doc
- Radio Romance
- Sa Aking Mga Kamay
- Utol
1997:
- Amanos (Patas Ang Laban)
- Ang Pulubi At Ang Prinsesa
- Batang PX
- Biyudo Si Daddy, Biyuda Si Mommy
- Calvento Files
- FLAMES The Movie
- Ghost Fighter
- Goodbye America
- Hanggang Kailan Kita Mamahalin?
- Home Along Da Riles 2
- I Do, I Die, D'yos Ko Day!
- Ikaw Pala Ang Mahal Ko
- Ipaglaban Mo, The Movie 2
- Iskalawag: Ang Batas Ay Batas
- Kokey
- Lahar: Paraisong Abo
- Langit Sa Piling Mo
- Ligaya Ang Itawag Mo Sa Akin
- NBI: The Mariano Mison Story
- Paano Ang Puso Ko?
- Sabi Mo, Mahal Mo Ako, Walang Bawian
- Wala Ka Nang Puwang Sa Mundo
- Wanted Perfect Murder
1998:
- Ala Eh, Con Bisoy, Hale-Hale Hoy! (Laging Panalo Ang Mga Unggoy!)
- Ang Lalaki Sa Buhay Ni Selya
- April, May, June
- Bata, Bata...Paano Ka Ginawa?
- Birador
- Dahil Mahal Na Mahal Kita
- Haba Baba Doo, Puti Puti Poo
- Hiling
- Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay
- Kung Ayaw Mo, Huwag Mo
- Labs Kita, Okey Lang?
- Magandang Hatinggabi
- Muling Ibalik Ang Tamis Ng Pag-ibig
- Mystrio
- Nagbibinata
- Notoryus
- Pagdating Ng Panahon
- Puso Ng Pasko
- Tatlo, Magkasalo
- Tong Tatlong Tatay Kong Pakitong-Kitong
1999:
- Abel Villarama: Armado
- Alyas Pogi: Ang Pagbabalik
- Di Pwedeng Di Pwede
- Esperanza
- Gimik: The Reunion
- Hey Babe!
- Isprikitik, Walastik Kung Pumitik
- Isusumbong Kita Sa Tatay Ko
- Kahapon May Dalawang Bata
- Mahal Na Kung Mahal
- Mula Sa Puso
- Soltera
- Suspek
- Tar-San
- Tigasin
- Tik Tak Toys, My Kolokotoys
- Type Kita, Walang Kokontra
- Wansapanataym
- Weder Weder Lang Yan
2000:
- Anak
- Daddy Oh, Baby Oh
- Ex-Con
- Kahit Isang Saglit
- Minsan Minahal Kita
- Pera O Bayong
- Tunay Na Tunay, Gets Mo? Gets Ko!
- Tanging Yaman
2001:
- Bagong Buwan
- Trip
- La Vida Rosa
- Bakit Di Totohanin
- Mila
- Narinig Mo Na Ba Ang L8est?
- Oops...Teka Lang...Diskarte Ko To
- Hostage
2002:
- Dekada '70
- Kailangan Kita
- Nine Mornings
- JOLOGS
- Forevermore
- Videoke King
- Got 2 Believe
- Kung Ikaw Ay Isang Panaginip
2003:
- Ang Tanging Ina
- Kung Ako Na Lang Sana
- Till There Was You
- Ngayong Nandito Ka
2004:
- Milan
- Now That I Have You
- All My Life
- My First Romance
- Feng Shui
- Volta
2005:
- Dream Boy
- Nasaan Ka Man
- Can This Be Love
- BCuz Of U
- D' Anothers
- Dubai
2006:
- Don't Give Up On Us
- Close to You
- D' Lucky Ones
- All About Love
- Pacquiao: The Movie
- Sukob (Star Cinema and Philippine's top-grossing movie of all time)
- You Are The One
- First Day High
- Huwag Kang Lilingon
- Kasal, Kasalo, Kasali
2007:
- Agent X44
- Sisteraka
- London
- Aga-Sharon Movie
- Unitel Pictures co-prod
Recent Star Cinema Movies
Feng Shui
Feng Shui is a 2004 horror-suspense film released by Star Cinema in the Philippines. It stars Ms. Kris Aquino.
PLOT:Joy and her family has just moved in to a new home, in a sparsely populated village. For them, it is a time for new beginnings. A new chance and a new hope. Joy had pushed her husband to take this step with her, despite their meager financial capabilities. But what fortune awaits them. And woe the tragedies to follow.
Milan
Milan is a 2004 romantic film released by Star Cinema in the Philippines. It stars Ms. Claudine Barretto and Piolo Pascual.
PLOT:This story follows the journey of naive Lino (Piolo Pascual) as he searches for his missing wife in Italy. He comes across Jenny (Claudine Barretto), an imposing figure in the Filipino community of migrant workers, whose dreams of grandeur have clouded her need for personal relationships. In a desperate quest and game of survival, the two find refuge and affirmation in each other. What started as a mentor-protege relationship, Lino and Jenny's partnership evolves beautifully into a self-consuming love affair. Until these two are put to a test. Reality bites as the land changes everything. In the end, it matters not for Lino that he finds his wife for he has found himself. And alas, it matters not for Jenny that she sacrifices for love, for she has learned to give, in order to live again.
Dreamboy
Dreamboy is a 2005 romantic film released by Star Cinema in the Philippines. It stars Piolo Pascual and Bea Alonzo.
PLOT:What if you’re given three chances for the ultimate romance adventure?
This is the story of Cyd, a girl who has always been a romantic at heart. She has never given up the idea of lfinding her Dreamboy.
Our heroine, is given three chances to meet the boy of her dreams - Phillip, Eboy and Jaime. Who among them will she choose?
Bcuz Of U
Bcuz Of U is a 2005 romantic film released by Star Cinema in the Philippines. It stars Geoff Eigenmann, Heart Evangelista, Diether Ocampo, Kristine Hermosa, Hero Angeles and Sandara Park.
PLOT:Three love stories all rolled into one movie.
A Volkswagen Beetle links their three stories as it transfers from one owner to the next.
Can This Be Love
Can This Be Love is a 2005 romantic film released by Star Cinema in the Philippines. Its stars Hero Angeles and Sandara Park.
PLOT:Two people, so different from each other, fall in love without realizing that they are actually falling for what they hated...
Ryan (Hero Angeles) and Daisy (Sandara Park) are among the many students in the University Belt. Ryan juggles his time between studying nursing and working part-time as a typist of term papers. Meanwhile, Daisy is a Korean exchange student who came here to the Philippines to study English...
Nasaan Ka Man (Wherever You Are)
Nasaan Ka Man (Wherever You Are) is a 2005 horror-romantic film released by Star Cinema in the Philippines. It stars Ms. Claudine Barretto, Jericho Rosales and Diether Ocampo.
ABOUT THE FILM:Nasaan Ka Man is an uncanny dramatic love story written by one of Philippine cinema’s finest writers, Ricky Lee. It boasts of breath-taking visuals, stunning cinematography and powerful individual performances by the country’s young leading dramatic actors.
The film marks a different milestones in its lead actors’ career. Nasaan Ka Man is Claudine’s follow up movie after the crictically-acclaimed and box-office hit Milan. Through this film, Jericho Rosales also affirms that he is the most competent actor of his generation. Diether Ocampo gets his biggest break in the drama in Nasaan Ka Man. Noted commercial director Cholo Laurel directs the much-anticipated movie.
Nasaan Ka Man revolves around three adoptive children of two spinster sisters who raised them. They are the epitome of a perfectly happy family until jealousy, revenge and family secrets threaten to break them apart.
D'Anothers
D'Anothers (The Anothers) is a 2005 horror-comedic film released by Star Cinema in the Philippines. It stars Vhong Navarro and Toni Gonzaga.
PLOT:Every one hundred years, portals are opened up by chosen individuals ("Da One's”) to help ghosts transcend to the afterlife. Ghosts from the last 100 years have been waiting for Da One who will be their savior.
Hesus Resurreccion is afraid of many things, but the things he fears most are ghosts. With his relatives maltreating him and his officemates playing pranks on him, Hesus feels like a loser.
Good fortune seems to be smiling on him when he inherits a mansion worth millions of pesos. The only problem is he can’t sell the house because people believe that it is haunted.
Hesus is more than determined to sell the mansion. But one night, he slips and falls into a well. Upon coming out, Hesus is surprised to see many people in the mansion. He freaks out when he learns that they are ghosts. But what really shocks him is when he learns that he is also a spirit...only that his body is in a coma.
The ghosts try to convince Hesus to return to his body and open the portal. When Hesus refuses to help them, the ghosts strike a deal with him: if he opens the portal, he will be able to sell the “ghostless” mansion. Hesus agrees to the deal.
As he spends more time with the ghosts, Hesus realizes that they are not that frightening after all. Padre Florentino is a Spanish friar whose head keeps falling off. Nicole is a rich madame from the American era who still think that she and her two kids are alive. Angelita, a 1980’s soap opera star, has a hard time keeping her eyeballs from rolling out. Xavier, a 1970’s hippie, is madly in love with Titay, an uptight Katipunera. The list of ghosts goes on and on. Soon enough, Hesus starts enjoying the company of the ghosts.
All these don’t sit well with Gorio, the ghost of a 1950’s gangster. He wants to delay the opening of the portal until his Precious comes along, and nothing can stop him from pursuing his evil plans.
The ghosts’ only problem now is they need a physical body to get Hesus’ body from the hospital. If they don’t find a way to open the portal in time, they will lose their happy memories and they will be cursed to remain cockroaches forever.
D’ Anothers elevates the horror-comedy genre to a higher level. This is one movie that will scare you out of your wits, tickle your funny bones and touch your heart.
Directed by Joyce Bernal
Written by Raymond Lee, Adolfo Alix Jr., John Paul Abellera, Jade castro and Abigail Copuyoc
Dubai (28 September 2005)
Dubai is a Star Cinema film premiered 28th of September 2005. It was the most successful film to be released this year. It's success in the Philippines was just as warm-welcomed in its premiere in select key cities worldwide, specifically in Dubai where most of the scenes where shot. Shown in 100 theaters nationwide, on its first 5 days, the film already grossed P50 million and has been regarded as this year's blockbuster hit.
Directed by Rory Quintos
Written by Ricky Lee, Shaira Salvador and John Paul Abellera
Next Picture
2006
Don't Give Up On Us
It is Star Cinema's new year offering featuring famous stars Judy Ann Santos and Piolo Pascual. It will be released on 08 January 2006.
PLOT: Ever-the-control-freak Abby (Judy Ann Santos) believes she is on top of things as she heads the preparation for the wedding of her younger brother Samuel to her best friend Sabina. But when Sabina suddenly walks out of her own despedida de soltera headed to God-knows-where, the wedding frenzy takes a sour turn.
Armed with the cassette tape (with the name of the song, singer, and recording venue on its label) she got from Sabina’s left-behind bag as her only lead, Abby vows to find Sabina and bring her back to Manila in time for the wedding.
Abby’s search takes her to Baguio. There she meets Vince (Piolo Pascual), a folk singer in a local pub whose voice Abby heard in Sabina’s tape. Vince admits it’s his voice but claims not to know Sabina. He remembers the cassette tape, though – he recorded the song for his good friend Matt who was supposed to give it to his loved one. Abby persuades Vince to bring her to his friend Matt in the hope of finding Sabina.
As Abby and Vince travel through the mountains of La Trinidad, Banaue, and Sagada, they inevitably get to know each other better. Abby, being the cosmopolitan Manileña, assesses Vince as not really having any big aspirations in life but, nonetheless, tries to convince him to try his luck in the city as a singer. Vince, used to the laid-back pace of provincial life, advises Abby she could use some time to “stop and smell the flowers” so as to relieve herself of pent-up stress brought about by city lifestyle. By the time they find Matt and Sabina, Abby and Vince have come to affect each other both mentally and emotionally.
As they return to their respective lives, Abby and Vince are both convinced to give the other person’s “advice” a try, albeit separately: Vince returns to the city and makes a successful career as a singer, while Abby quits her high-paying job in Manila to try out farming life in Benguet.
By some coincidence, their paths cross for the second time in their lives. This time, they are ready to answer the very question they posed to each other the first time they met: When you meet that one person you are meant to be with, would you be willing to give up everything you have just to be with him/her?
The third Judy Ann Santos and Piolo Pascual film had grossed more than 120M in its entire run nationwide.
Close to You
Star Cinema, in partnership with Unilever's Close-up toothpaste brand, will launch a movie entitled Close To You with stars John Lloyd Cruz, Bea Alonzo and Sam Milby. It will be released on February 15, 2006.
PLOT: Manuel (John Lloyd Cruz) and Marian (Bea) have been best friends since they were kids. They are so close that they know each other's secrets...well, almost. For the last 16 years, Manuel never had the courage to tell Marian how much he loves her.
On the other hand, Marian sees Manuel as no more than her best friend. Marian's greatest love has always been Lance (Sam), a classmate who protected her from bullies back in grade school. Ever since Lance and his family migrated to migrated abroad ten years ago, Marian never had the chance to establish contact with him again. The only thing that Marian knows is that Lance has become the lead singer of the new rock band, Orion.
Good fortune smiles on Marian when Orion decides to tour the Philippines. Marian is intent on seeing Lance again, and she brings Manuel with her on a chase that brings them around the Philippines and abroad. Manuel believes that the whole chase is futile because a popular star like Lance will not remember a simple girl like Marian, but Marian does not believe him.
When Lance and Marian finally meet again, sparks fly between them. Manuel now has to decide - Will he let his best friend be happy with her Prince Charming, or will he fight for the love that has kept him alive for the last 16 years?
The film which is the third tandem on silverscreen by the hottest loveteam of ABS-CBN today has already grossed more than 100M to date.
Directed by Cathy Molina
Written by Mel Del Rosario and John Paul Abellera
CLOSE TO YOU in Australia
The movie has been premiered in Hoyts Cinemas in Mt Druitt, NSW, Australia and has produced major advertising in the local area. As a result, during the weekend premiere, the film tickets were sold out for the two day period it was shown. The tickets were sold for AU$18 and AU$15 for children respectively. During the Sunday premiere, the tickets were sold for AU$25 as the major stars john lloyd cruz and bea alonzo were also in the cinema to join their fans to watch their romantic flick. Overall, the cinema was fully packed and the management even commented that they did not expect the crowd to be that many. A truly successful flick overseas.
All About Love
Star Cinema's next offering came in May with the triple-bill movie 'All About Love' starring one of the country's hottest loveteams John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo in their second movie of the year. The movie was the first for two loveteams- Angelica Panganiban and Jason Abalos as well as Anne Curtis and Luis Manzano. The movie was a success.
Pacquiao The Movie
The movie opened on June 21, 2006. Starring Jericho Rosales as Manny Pacquiao and Bea Alonzo as the wife. It is a co-production of Star Cinema and FLT Films Intl. However, the movie didn't catch the attention of Pinoy boxing and Manny Pacquiao fans thus resulted to unexpected box-office failure.
Sukob
Released June 28, 2006, Sukob was a reunion movie for director Chito Rono and Kris Aquino (whose first team-up Feng Shui was a box office hit, earning Kris the title of Box Office Queen for the year 2004). Starring Claudine Barretto, the film focuses on Pinoy beliefs about wedding curses. The movie also stars Wendell Ramos, Bernard Palanca, Liza Lorena, Maja Salvador andGlaiza de Castro. It is the highest grossing Filipino movie of all time, earning a gross of P207, 423, 625, beating Ang Tanging Ina with P178, 825, 730.
You Are The One
The movie opened on August 30, 2006. Starring Toni Gonzaga and Sam Milby in their first movie team-up under Star Cinema. The movie grossed more than 55 million pesos on its first week nationwide. The movie is expected to gross more than 100 million pesos in its entire run in local theatres nationwide.
Scheduled to be shown on September 27, 2006. The movie which is co-produced by Unilever Philippines stars Maja Salvador, Jason Abalos, Geoff Eigenmann and introducing the hottest teen loveteam of ABS-CBN, former PBB Teen Housemates, Kim Chiu and Gerald Anderson. kadiridiridiri Brainy Indi (Kim Chui), MVP MJ2 (Gerald Anderson), Sosy Pré (Maja Salvador), Rebel Gael (Geoff Eigenmann) and Nice Guy Nathan (Jason Abalos) are college freshmen who enter FDH University without knowing what college life will bring them.
Anxious, excited and scared all at the same time, the five of them make seemingly ordinary, harmless decisions on their first day in school. Unbeknownst to them, these little decisions will eventually set the way they are going to be from that day on and will lead them to where they are right now – in the middle of an investigation on what is known as B.W.A.C.A. or Basketball Water Contamination Accident.
Considered to be the greatest mystery the university has ever encountered, the entire basketball team suddenly started acting funny and collapsing in the middle of the opening game. Not knowing what is happening, the students and other spectators erupt into a riot which brings the game into a halt. With the threat of forfeiting their chances in this year’s season looming, the school chairman and the coach hire the best investigator to solve the case. Initial investigation shows that the water drank by the players during the game was contaminated by a mysterious substance. But the more surprising finding was that the culprit is from the same school!
Huwag Kang Lilingon
The movie slated to be shown on October 25, 2006 as a pre-Halloween presentation of Star Cinema and Viva Films. The trilogy horror movie stars Marvin Agustin, Kristine Hermosa etc.
Kasal, Kasalo, Kasali
The movie is one of the top 10 entries to the Metro Manila Film Festival 2006. The movie opens December 25, 2006. Starring Judy Ann Santos and Ryan Agoncillo and directed by Jose Javier Reyes.