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The Hows of Us
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCathy Garcia-Molina
Screenplay by
  • Carmi G. Raymundo
  • Crystal S. San Miguel
  • Gillian Ebreo
  • Cathy Garcia-Molina
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyNoel Teehankee
Edited by
  • Marya Ignacio
  • Joshua Ducasen
Music byJessie Lasaten
Production
company
Distributed byStar Cinema
Release date
  • August 29, 2018 (2018-08-29)
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino
Box office₱800+ million (worldwide gross) as of October 12, 2018

The Hows of Us is a 2018 Philippine romantic drama film directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina and starring Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla.[1][2][3]

It marked Garcia-Molina's second collaboration with Bernardo and Padilla after the 2014 film She's Dating the Gangster. The film is the highest-grossing Filipino film of all time, grossing more than ₱601 million domestically in 20 days beating Gandarrapiddo: The Revenger Squad's ₱571M box-office gross. It is also the first Filipino film to breach the ₱600 million mark locally.[4][5] The Hows of Us made $2.675 million (₱144 million), and counting, from overseas screenings. It also broke multiple records in the Philippines, including being the first locally produced movie to reach $11 million (₱600 million) in domestic box office earnings, which it achieved in 20 days.[6] The film also breached the ₱800 million mark worldwide.[7]

Synopsis

The Hows of Us is a story of a young couple Primo (Padilla) and George (Bernardo) who have to answer and fix the "hows" of their relationship.

Plot

Cast

Release

The Hows of Us premiered on cinemas in the Philippines on August 29, 2018.

International release

On September 6, 2018, eight days after the domestic release of The Hows of Us, the film started its international screenings in Brunei, Papua New Guinea, and the United Arab Emirates. On the following day, the film premiered in Canada, Malaysia, and the United States. The film also began screening in Saipain in the Northern Mariana Islands. On September 8 and 9, screenings started in Thailand, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Austria, and in Malta.

A lot of International screenings are extended due to public demand. And it is the first time a Filipino film will screen on a regular screening in Singapore theaters. It is also the first time for a local film to screen on Indonesia theaters, starting September 21.

The Philippines' highest-grossing movie of all time, romance drama The Hows of Us, will start showing in regular cinemas in Vietnam on October 26, 2018.[8] It will also have a regular screening in Indonesia on November 2018.[9]

Reception

Box office

Domestic

The Hows of Us earned ₱35.9 million on its first day. Five days after, it earned ₱279.5 million, making it the biggest opening weekend of a Filipino film of all time. The film also broke so many records in a span of 5 days, such as highest single-day gross for a local film; a staggering ₱82.4 million alone on September 2, 2018,[10] and the highest number of cinemas opened for any local film with 435 on September 2, 2018.[11][12]

As of September 3, 2018, the film gross total earned ₱318 million[13] As of September 7, 2018, the film has grossed ₱404.7 million in just 10 days, breaking the record of A Second Chance which grossed ₱400 million on its 11th day,[14] making it the fastest local non-MMFF film to breached the ₱400M mark.[15] As of September 9, 2018 the movie has grossed a total of ₱505.7 million domestically in just 12 days, making it the fastest local film to breach the ₱500 million mark.[16] After 20 days in still 200 cinemas nationwide, the film has grossed ₱601.2 domestically,[17] beating Gandarrapiddo: The Revenger Squad's ₱571 million[18] and now considered as the highest-grossing Filipino film of all time (see list of highest-grossing Philippine films). It is also the first Philippine film to breach the ₱600 million mark domestically.[5][19]

On September 26, 2018, the film's box office gross has reached around ₱650 million.[20]

International

It was announced by Star Cinema's executive Roxy Liquigan on their Victory Party (September 12) that the movie has grossed $1 million in 5 days (September 6–10) of overseas screening.

In North America, The Hows of Us earned $537,000 on its first 3 days.[21] After 10 days, the movie earned a whopping $1.2 million.[22] Movie City News reported that the movie has grossed $1.5M in 17 days of screening in North America.[23] In United Kingdom, the movie earned a record-breaking $30,890 in its first 3 days screening in 3 theaters only.[24] While in Australia, the movie posted a potent $64,340 gross on its first 3 days of screening.[25] Box Office Mojo in UAE reported that the movie earned a record-breaking $369,918 4-day opening gross.[26]

After 2 weeks of showing abroad, The Hows of Us breach the two-million-US-dollar mark ($2.043 million) announced by TFC on Twitter.[27] It is the second film starring Bernardo and Padilla to breach the two-million-US-dollar mark abroad, the first one being their 2015 hit Crazy Beautiful You.

On September 26, 2018, the figure rose to $2.3 million.[20]

The Hows of Us has already made $2.675 million (₱144 million) and counting, from overseas screenings.[28]

Worldwide

The film has grossed over ₱800 million worldwide; this was confirmed by Daniel Padilla and Roxy Liquigan.[29]

Critical reception

The movie received an average audience score of 82% on Rotten Tomatoes.[30]

References

  1. ^ News, ABS-CBN. "Kathniel, bibida sa 'The Hows Of Us'". {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ "Tweet Scoop: 'The Hows of Us' is Next Movie of KathNiel with Cathy Garcia Molina". www.fashionpulis.com.
  3. ^ "The hows of us - Banat". philstar.com.
  4. ^ "'The Hows of Us' makes history as first PH film to cross P600-M mark locally".
  5. ^ a b Anarcon, James Patrick (17 September 2018). "The Hows of Us becomes first PH film to reach P600 million mark locally". PEP.ph. Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  6. ^ "ABS-CBN, the leading entertainment and media network in the Philippines, is bringing to MIPCOM its record-breaking movie, "The Hows of Us," the highest-grossing Philippine film to date, with gross earnings totaling over $12 million.https://t.co/lX6J9uPuIa https://t.co/ZAG92bi3qY". {{cite news}}: External link in |title= (help)
  7. ^ "P800M THOU WORLDWIDE". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  8. ^ "The Philippines' highest-grossing movie of all time, romance drama "The Hows of Us", will start showing in Vietnam on October 26, 2018".
  9. ^ "Good news! #TheHowsOfUs will have regular screenings in Vietnam and Indonesia soon!". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  10. ^ "Star Cinema Executive confirmed P82.4M sunday gross". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  11. ^ "Star Cinema: #TheHowsOfUs opens this Sunday in 435 cinemas nationwide! Walang sawang pasasalamat po sa lahat!". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  12. ^ "(BOX OFFICE) While You Were Sleeping, KathNiel Broke Multiple Box Office Records OF ALL TIME".
  13. ^ "#TVPatrol Kita ng "The Hows of Us", pumalo na sa P318-M as of Sept. 3 | ulat ni @mjfelipe". {{cite news}}: line feed character in |title= at position 10 (help)
  14. ^ "A Second Chance 400M 11 days". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  15. ^ "Box office: 'Box office: 'The Hows of Us' crosses P400-M mark". ABS-CBN News. ABS-CBN. September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  16. ^ "LOOK: 'The Hows of Us' earns P591 million, rockets to Vice Ganda levels". ABS-CBN News. ABS-CBN. September 13, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  17. ^ "P601.1M in 20 days". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  18. ^ "Star Cinema announced that The Revenger Squad is the highest grossing Filipino film of all-time grossing more than ₱571M in 4-week run". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  19. ^ "KATHNIEL'S "THE HOWS OF US" BREACHES ₱600-MILLION MARK IN THE BOX OFFICE".
  20. ^ a b Valle, Jocelyn. "Victorious KathNiel in pictures". StarStudio. as of September 26—or almost a month after THOU opened in the Philippines on August 29—KathNiel's biggest movie so far has grossed around P650 million nationwide, plus about $2.3 million from screenings abroad. And it's still showing!
  21. ^ "Following its record breaking debut last week in the Philippines The Hows of Us posted a potent domestic start of $537,000". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  22. ^ "The Hows Of Us earned a whopping 1.2 Million Dollars in just 10 days of screening in North America". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  23. ^ "THOU has grossed $1.5M in US and Canada".
  24. ^ "The Hows Of Us grossed more than $30K on its opening weekend on UK". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  25. ^ "In Australia, The Hows Of Us earned $63,954 on its 1st 3-days of screening". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  26. ^ "THOU eanred an almost $370K gross in UAE on their opening 4 days". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  27. ^ "$2.043M in gross revenues from Team Abroad". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  28. ^ "ABS-CBN, the leading entertainment and media network in the Philippines, is bringing to MIPCOM its record-breaking movie, "The Hows of Us," the highest-grossing Philippine film to date, with gross earnings totaling over $12 million from domestic and $2.675 million from international". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  29. ^ "The Hows Of Us has earned over P800 million worldwide". Cosmopolitan PH. October 13, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  30. ^ "The Hows Of Us Rotten Tomatoes". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)


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