'Beauty and the Bestie' nears P500M-mark, now all-time MMFF top-grosser

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2015 entry "Beauty And The Bestie" has earned P472.7 million in box-office, Star Cinema officially announced on Monday, January 11.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a rel='nofollow' href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMxVDzLKH2tHc2fu3fdCW12bC74oHrJuTqg6vPbbrJ2V1Vf9faqJDqYT7nePuyzZ-dSb1g6Urwr11UglVk3QzP4uJAcK9ehEZE313UkyGJAJDV5eBHr0DuuB9hO34R4GNOs0NTx7II6jO/s1600/star-cinema-beauty-and-the-bestie.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="'Beauty and the Bestie' nears P500M-mark, now all-time MMFF top-grosser" border="0" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMxVDzLKH2tHc2fu3fdCW12bC74oHrJuTqg6vPbbrJ2V1Vf9faqJDqYT7nePuyzZ-dSb1g6Urwr11UglVk3QzP4uJAcK9ehEZE313UkyGJAJDV5eBHr0DuuB9hO34R4GNOs0NTx7II6jO/s640/star-cinema-beauty-and-the-bestie.JPG" title="'Beauty and the Bestie' nears P500M-mark, now all-time MMFF top-grosser" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">CONGRATULATIONS! Vice Ganda, Coco Martin and Direk Wenn Deremas. Photo Credit: Star Cinema</td></tr></tbody></table><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">P472.7 Million for <a rel='nofollow' href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BeautyAndTheBestie?src=hash">#BeautyAndTheBestie</a> ! CONGRATULATIONS!!! <a rel='nofollow' href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ALLTIMETOPGROSSER?src=hash">#ALLTIMETOPGROSSER</a></div>— ROXY (@Roxy_Liquigan) <a rel='nofollow' href="https://twitter.com/Roxy_Liquigan/status/686353619705151488">January 11, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />The film outfit Ad Prom director Roxy Liquigan on his Twitter account said that "Beauty And The Bestie" is now the all-time MMFF top-grosser. The hashtags she used seem to be an answer to AiAi delas Alas tirade to Star Cinema and Viva movie during the press conference for another MMFF entry "My Bebe Love." (Read: <a rel='nofollow' href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2016/01/aiai-delas-alas-insists-my-bebe-love-is-real-no.-1-mmff-2015-film.html">AiAi delas Alas insists 'My Bebe Love' is real no.1 MMFF 2015 movie</a>)<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">TOP-GROSSER OF ALL TIME! # Fact <a rel='nofollow' href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AllTimeNumberOne?src=hash">#AllTimeNumberOne</a> <a rel='nofollow' href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/itagaSaBatoATitagaNaRinSaBakaL?src=hash">#itagaSaBatoATitagaNaRinSaBakaL</a> <a rel='nofollow' href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoodKarma?src=hash">#GoodKarma</a> <a rel='nofollow' href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GustoNiLord?src=hash">#GustoNiLord</a> <a rel='nofollow' href="https://t.co/PkyPY4fIqT">pic.twitter.com/PkyPY4fIqT</a></div>— ROXY (@Roxy_Liquigan) <a rel='nofollow' href="https://twitter.com/Roxy_Liquigan/status/686163329862078464">January 10, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />The Vice Ganda-Coco Martin-led film surpassed the record of MMFF 2014 film "The Amazing Praybeyt Benjamin," which earned P440 million. The latter was produced by Star Cinema starring the blockbuster comedian.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en"><a rel='nofollow' href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BeautyAndTheBestie?src=hash">#BeautyAndTheBestie</a> breaks <a rel='nofollow' href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheAmazingPraybeytBenjamin?src=hash">#TheAmazingPraybeytBenjamin</a> 's record!</div>— ROXY (@Roxy_Liquigan) <a rel='nofollow' href="https://twitter.com/Roxy_Liquigan/status/686041377986088961">January 10, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />On January 7, MMFF announced that the entries have collectively made P1.02 billion, surpassing last year's box office haul of P1.014 billion.</div>

'Beauty and the Bestie' nears P500M-mark, now all-time MMFF top-grosser

MANILA, Philippines - The Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2015 entry "Beauty And The Bestie" has earned P472.7 million in box-office, Star Cinema officially announced on Monday, January 11.CONGRATULATION…

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VIDEO: Jamie Foxx mocks Steve Harvey at Golden Globes 2016

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - American actor Jamie Foxx mocked Steve Harvey’s Miss Universe gaffe at the 2016 Golden Globes happened on Sunday, January 10 (Monday on Philippine Time), announcing the wrong winner for Best Original Score for a Motion Picture.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a rel='nofollow' href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBoSN4S4EMXr7LzYvChj4ToYngltzGHNjRbGMmW7M1Byeq4nxaHJJCBwWBAFIN7ijNZfwz2qWcII6d3XmjS-IdIArjpL02v7gPBWckQn3F5QHaUFTJOYCcsdNZDSj28lDucwMyV25Tx6uv/s1600/jamie-foxx-lily-james.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Lily James and Jamie Foxx onstage during the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards" border="0" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBoSN4S4EMXr7LzYvChj4ToYngltzGHNjRbGMmW7M1Byeq4nxaHJJCBwWBAFIN7ijNZfwz2qWcII6d3XmjS-IdIArjpL02v7gPBWckQn3F5QHaUFTJOYCcsdNZDSj28lDucwMyV25Tx6uv/s640/jamie-foxx-lily-james.jpg" title="Lily James and Jamie Foxx onstage during the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lily James and Jamie Foxx onstage during the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards. <br />Screengrab from Youtube</td></tr></tbody></table>The Sleepless Night actor together with Lily James presented the winner for the category. Without reading from the envelope, Foxx announced the "winner" - Straight Outta Compton. The audience was surprised as the film wasn't even nominated.<br /><br />"“And the winner is … Straight Outta Compton. But immediately he said: “I’m sorry folks, I made a mistake. It’s right here on the card. I take full responsibility. It was right here on the card. I apologize to everyone in Compton. I apologize to Ice Cube.”<br /><br />James, then took over to announce the real winner in the category: Ennio Morricone, for The Hateful Eight.<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qMtOF-e8XMI" width="560"></iframe></center><br />In December 21, Harvey became controversial after the announcement fiasco at the 2015 Miss Universe competition — Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez, over the actual victor, Filipina Pia Wurtzbach.<br /><br /><b>Golden Globes 2016 Winners and Highlights</b><br /><br />The Revenant has triumphed at this year's Golden Globes, winning the most coveted awards for best dramatic film. Leading man Leonardo DiCaprio finally won best actor in a drama, while Alejandro G Inarritu won for its direction.<br /><br />Meanwhile, here are the major winners at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards.<br /><br /><b>Film </b><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Best Picture, Drama: The Revenant</li><li>Best Picture, Musical or Comedy: The Martian</li><li>Best Actress, Drama: Brie Larson – Room</li><li>Best Actor, Drama: Leonardo DiCaprio - The Revenant</li><li>Best Actress, Musical or Comedy: Jennifer Lawrence – Joy</li><li>Best Actor, Musical or Comedy: Matt Damon - The Martian</li><li>Best Supporting Actress: Kate Winslet – Steve Jobs</li><li>Best Supporting Actor: Sylvester Stallone – Creed</li><li>Best Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu – The Revenant</li><li>Best Original Song - Motion Picture: Sam Smith & Jimmy Napes for Writing's On The Wall (Spectre)</li></ul><br /><b>TV</b><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Best Series, Drama: Mr Robot</li><li>Best Series, Musical or Comedy: Mozart in the Jungle</li><li>Best Actress, Drama: Taraji P. Henson – Empire</li><li>Best Actor, Drama: Jon Hamm - Mad Men</li><li>Best Actress, Musical or Comedy: Rachel Bloom – Crazy Ex-Girlfriend</li><li>Best Actor, Musical or Comedy: Gael García Bernal – Mozart in the Jungle</li><li>Best Actress, Limited Series or TV Movie: Lady Gaga – American Horror Story</li><li>Best Actor, Limited Series or TV Movie: Oscar Isaac – Show Me a Hero</li><li>Best Supporting Actress: Maura Tierney – The Affair</li><li>Best Supporting Actor: Christian Slater – Mr. Robot</li></ul><br /><br />Check out the highlights of this year's Golden Globes in 4-minute!<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aWLKK9VNFc8" width="560"></iframe></center></div>

VIDEO: Jamie Foxx mocks Steve Harvey at Golden Globes 2016

MANILA, Philippines - American actor Jamie Foxx mocked Steve Harvey’s Miss Universe gaffe at the 2016 Golden Globes happened on Sunday, January 10 (Monday on Philippine Time), announcing the wrong wi…

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