'And The Breadwinner Is...' starring Vice Ganda leads 50th MMFF box-office

The Vice Ganda-starrer And The Breadwinner Is... has reportedly been leading the box-office since it opened in cinemas on December 25 as part of the annual Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF).

And The Breadwinner Is... movie poster

The movie got the most number of cinemas among the entries with over 200, so naturally it would earn more than the other entries.

But then again cinema owners know what movies to show that would give them more money.

The Vic Sotto-Piolo Pascual-starrer The Kingdom is said to be the 2nd top-grossing movie so far, followed by Judy Ann Santos' Espantaho and the Vilma Santos-Aga Muhlach-Nadine Lustre-led Uninvited. All 3 movies have been showing in 100+ cinemas since the MMFF opened.

Producers of the other entries are hoping to get more number of cinemas after the MMFF awards night (Gabi ng Parangal) on Dec. 27, considering they get awards.

Green Bones starring Dennis Trillo and Ruru Madrid started with 43 cinemas on the 1st day, and had additional 14 cinemas on the 2nd day. The movie became a trending tppic on social media on Christmas Day because of the cast's superb acting.

Meanwhile, the musical Isang Himala starring Aicelle Santos lost 8 cinemas on the 2nd day from its original 32.

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Nigeria wins Mister International 2024 (Thailand-based)

Nwajagu Chinemerem Samuel of Nigeria won the Thailand-based Mister International 2024 during the pageant's finale that was held last Saturday in Thailand.

Nwajagu Chinemerem Samuel| FB/Mister International

Samuel bested 46 other good looking candidates from around the world, including the Philippines' Justin Ong who ended his Mister International journey in the Top 6.

Samuel also won the Best in Swimwear award.

FB/Mister International

Other special awards were Mister Congeniality (USA), Best in National Costume (Philippines), and Mister Photogenic (Netherlands).

First runner-up was Nguyen Manh Lan of Vietnam, while 2nd runner-up was Glen Victor Sutanto of Indonesia.

Also part of the Top 6 were candidates from Netherlands and Spain, as well as the Philippines, who automatically advanced to the 6th spot for being the fan vote winner.

Top 10 included representatives from Italy, China, Korea, Mexico and Ecuador; while the Top 15 had France, Thailand, Colombia, Venezuela and Cuba.

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Nevin Garceniego is The Voice Kids PH grand champion

Nevin Garceniego was named the grand champion of The Voice Kids on Sunday, during a live telecast on GMA-7.

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Nevin was part of Tropa ni Pablo, the team of SB19's Pablo Nase, who only joined the show this season.

Beginner's luck? Well, Michael Buble also won (through Sofronio Vasquez) on his first season.

Nevin sang a heartfelt rendition of May Bukas Pa during The Voice Kids finale and it was one of his best performances in the show.

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Sofronio Vasquez wins The Voice Season 26

Filipino singer Sofronio Vasquez was named the winner of The Voice season 26. The results show was held Wednesday morning (Manila time) and was aired live on NBC.

During the final performance show, the 32-year-old former contestant of It's Showtime's Tawag ng Tanghalan sang Unstoppable and A Million Dreams. It was described by many as a crowning performance.

Sofronio was part of Michael Bublés team. He was joined in the finals by his fellow Team Bublé member, Shye, who was named 1st runner-up.

Sydney Sterlace from Gwen Stefani's team was 2nd runner-up, Danny Joseph of Reba McEntire was 3rd runner-up, and Jeremy Beloate of Team Snoop Dogg was 4th runner-up.

During one of his interviews for The Voice, Sofronio mentioned that he went for an audition in The Voice Philippines in the past but nobody turned for him. We now know why that happened.

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Taiwan wins Mister Friendship International 2024

Mister Taiwan Henry Chang was named Mister Friendship International 2024 on Sunday night. The coronation was held at the Asia Pacific Resort in Lukang, Taiwan.

Henry Chang | FB/Mister Friendship International

Chang succeeded last year's winner, Leav Veng Hour of Cambodia.

The host candidate bested 16 other good looking men from around the world, including the Philippines' Jansen Kenley See, who was named 1st runner-up together with Mister Indonesia Nicolas Immanuel.

Jansen Kenley See | FB/Mister Friendship International

The title 2nd runner-up was shared by Hong Ha Nguyen (Vietnam) and Khoon Nya (Myanmar).

Roland Castronuevo (Canada), Mateusz Liz (Poland), and Apirak Sarapee (Thailand) were the 3rd runners-up.

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MJ Macalintal is Man Hot Star International 2024 1st runner-up

Mister Philippines Mark Joseph "MJ" Macalintal won 1st runner-up at the recently-held Man Hot Star International 2024.

MJ Macalintal | FB/Man Hot Star International

MJ won Mister Grand Philippines-Heritage last November 13, and was named Man Hot Star Philippines 2024 a week after.

Despite the short preparation time, MJ was still able to represent the Philippines well and won 1st runner-up, besting 12 other contestants from around the world.

He also won Best in Swimwear.

MJ Macalintal | FB/Man Hot Star International

Meanwhile, Thailand's Patrick Bevis won the Man Hot Star International 2024 title.

The Philippines has a good standing in Man Hot Star International, with a back-to-back win in 2022 and 2023 courtesy of Jovy Bequillo and RJ De Vera, respectively.

RJ, however, resigned as as Man Hot Star International 2023 a couple of weeks before the 2024 pageant.

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Mister Pampanga 2024 - Hot Picks

Mister Pampanga, a new pageant for Kapampangan men, has recently been conceived and is now gearing towards its first-ever coronation night.

Mister Pampanga 2024, the inaugural edition, boasts of 21 good-looking contestants coming from all over the province.

These men recently participated in the preliminary competition held at the Event Center of SM City Pampanga last November 24 where they showed off their great form in casual wear, swimwear, and national costume.

Some of the contestants looked familiar as they have joined other pageants in the (recent) past.

There were new ones, however, that I could say looked worthy of the title.

Based on the photos and preliminary videos that were uploaded on social media, here are my Top 10:

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