I would like to join my colleague Sen. Robin Padilla in congratulating and commending the cast, production, and crew of the highest-grossing Filipino movie of all time, ‘Rewind’, starring the real-life husband-and-wife Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera.
‘Rewind’ grossed a whopping nine hundred million pesos (P900 million) globally as of January 30, 2024. In terms of domestic box office record, the time-traveling romance and guaranteed family-oriented tearjerker earned Eight hundred forty-eight million pesos (P848 million), signaling the return of a once vibrant local box office scene.
And I am sure that this record has been updated to reflect the film’s worldwide box office sales.
Ang pangtangkilik ng ating mga kababayan sa pelikulang ‘Rewind’ at iba pang kalahok sa nakaraang ng Metro Manila Film Festival 2023 ay senyales ng pagbangon at pagsigla ng naghihingalong industriya ng pelikulang Pilipino.
Punong-puno at palaging sold-out ang mga sinehan noong nakaraang Disyembre, at nagagalak ako sa mataas na kita ng MMFF dahil patunay ito na kayang-kaya ng ating local movie industry na makagawa ng dekalidad na pelikula na maipagmamalaki natin sa buong mundo.
Dalangin ko kay ‘Lods’[1] na nawa’y patuloy na ang panunumbalik ng sigla ng ating local movie industry at pamamayagpag ng pelikulang Pilipino.
Once again, congratulations ‘John’ and ‘Mary’[2] for delivering a career-defining moment; and ABS-CBN’s Star Cinema, APT Entertainment, and Agosto Dos Pictures for a job well done for the moviegoers.
Maraming salamat po.
[1] Term used in the film to portray the Lord
[2] Portrayed by Dingdong and Marian in ‘Rewind’