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Vice Ganda movie earns biggest opening-day in PH history

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<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:50.0% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BNHA1gMA9IY/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A photo posted by STAR Cinema (@starcinema)</a> on <time dateTime="2016-11-22T10:46:21+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Nov 22, 2016 at 2:46am PST</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="~//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script><p>MANILA, Philippines — Vice Ganda&#x27;s movies have always been highly anticipated by most Filipinos come Christmastime.</p><p>And his latest feature with Coco Martin, &quot;The Super Parental Guardians,&quot; proved no different, as it scored the highest-grossing opening day in local box-office history, thanks to a strong response by the comedian-TV host&#x27;s fans.</p><p>The movie, about a tough-talking gang leader forced to take care of his orphaned nephews with a gay friend of his late sister-in-law, earned P75 million in ticket sales last Wednesday, trumping the reported record of P60.4 million set by &quot;My Bebe Love,&quot; a Metro Manila Film Festival entry last year. </p><p>&quot;Parental Guardians&quot; is Vice Ganda&#x27;s second movie with Martin, the star of the hit primetime series &quot;Ang Probinsyano.&quot; The flick follows &quot;Beauty and the Bestie,&quot; which holds the record for the highest-grossing Filipino film of all time after earning more than P520 million.</p><p>Joyce Bernal took the reins this time, following the passing of Vice Ganda&#x27;s friend and blockbuster director Wenn Deramas, who helmed &quot;Beauty and the Bestie.&quot; </p><p>&quot;Parental Guardians&quot; is also the debut film of child actors Simon &quot;Onyok&quot; Pineda and Awra Briguela. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9kyugmVmqiM?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="510"></iframe></figure><p>A bit of controversy surrounded &quot;Parental Guardians&quot; after it was snubbed by the selection committee for this year&#x27;s Metro Manila Film Festival, forcing Star Cinema to release it in cinemas earlier than planned. </p><p>The committee&#x27;s head, Nicanor Tiongson of the University of the Philippines Film Institute, said the festival entries were chosen based on &quot;quality&quot; instead of bankability.</p><p>Vice Ganda said he wasn&#x27;t offended by the decision and instead rallied fans to support both his movie and those included in the film festival. </p>

<p>"The Super Parental Guardians" scored the highest-grossing opening day in local box-office history, thanks to a strong response by the comedian-TV host's fans.</p>

"The Super Parental Guardians" scored the highest-grossing opening day in local box-office history, thanks to a strong response by the comedian-TV host's fans.