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Actress Amelia Eve in 'Insidious: Out of the Further.' Photo courtesy of Columbia Pictures

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'Insidious: Out of the Further' earns P51-M on PH opening day

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1787221219864DF-01445_rv2.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Actress Amelia Eve in &#x27;Insidious: Out of the Further.&#x27; <em>Photo courtesy of Columbia Pictures</em></span></span></span></div><p>&quot;Insidious: Out of the Further,&quot; the latest installment in the blockbuster horror franchise, earned P51.7 million on its opening day in Philippine theaters, distributor Columbia Pictures said Thursday.</p><p>The film set a record for the &quot;biggest opening day of all time for a horror movie in the Philippines,&quot; the distributor said in a press statement.</p><p>Horror fans flocked to cinemas on Wednesday, with several theaters holding sold-out midnight screenings, helping the sixth &quot;Insidious&quot; film earn a total of P51,682,703 on its first day.</p><p>Below are the 10 highest-grossing cinemas in the Philippines where &quot;Out of the Further&quot; was screened.</p><p>1. SM North EDSA - P1.82 million</p><p>2. SM Megamall - P1.35 million</p><p>3. SM Fairview - P1.31 million</p><p>4. SM Clark - P1.1 million</p><p>5. SM Mall of Asia - P1.03 million</p><p>6. Robinsons Antipolo - P924,000</p><p>7. SM Santa Rosa - P856,730</p><p>8. SM CDO Downtown - P833,570</p><p>9. Ayala Malls Cinemas Trinoma - P819,660</p><p>10. Ayala Malls Cinemas Centrio Mall - P807,690</p><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1787221226245image.jpeg" style="width:633px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><p>The new film centers on Gemma, played by Amelia Eve, a young mother raising her daughter in the house where she grew up. </p><p>She discovers that she can travel into The Further, a purgatorial realm inhabited by lost souls. However, Gemma soon realizes that she can do more than enter the realm — she can also bring back what lurks within it into the real world.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2026/8/19/new-insidious-reflects-anxiety-of-being-a-new-parent-director-1337"><strong>READ: New &#x27;Insidious&#x27; reflects anxiety of being a new parent—director<br/></strong></a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2026/8/18/fil-am-actor-brandon-perea-enters-the-insidious-horror-universe-1232"><strong>READ: Fil-Am actor Brandon Perea enters the &#x27;Insidious&#x27; horror universe<br/></strong></a></div><p>Director Jacob Chase told Agence France-Presse that the film reflects the anxieties of being a new parent, drawing from his own experience of being &quot;a dad for the first time.&quot; <strong>— With a report from Agence-France Presse</strong></p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/b-PIoADLDi4?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><strong></strong><br/></div>

<p>'Insidious: Out of the Further,' the latest installment in the blockbuster horror franchise, earned P51.7 million on its opening day in Philippine theaters, distributor Columbia Pictures said Thursday.</p>

'Insidious: Out of the Further,' the latest installment in the blockbuster horror franchise, earned P51.7 million on its opening day in Philippine theaters, distributor Columbia Pictures said Thursday.

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'Insidious: Out of the Further' earns P51 million on PH opening day

Jaehwa Bernardo,

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Published August 20, 2026 09:47 PM PHT

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