In the Name of Love lands in Top 20 highest grossing movies worldwide

Star Cinema's In the Name of Love landed at 15^th place in a Top 20 list of movies worldwide with the highest gross.




The Angel Locsin-Aga Muhlach romantic drama grossed $1,917,443 (approximately P84 million) in the box office, as reported by the Associated Press on May 19.

The movie opened in local theaters on May 11.

The data came from Rentrak, a media measurement and research company that has been providing industry data for over two decades.




On May 21, Angel Locsin posted in her Twitter account: "wow! Thank u so much! RT@erikarabaya: #InTheNameOfLove Top15 most watched movies in the world http://bit.ly/igHReL Another Filipino Pride."

Here are the top 20 movies at international theaters last weekend, followed by international gross for the weekend (excluding North America), number of theater locations, number of territories, worldwide gross to date (including North America), and number of weeks in release as compiled Wednesday (May 18) by Rentrak Theatrical and provided by Hollywood.com:

1. "Fast Five," $44,464,276, 9,142 locations, 52 territories, $437,030,300, four weeks.

2. "Thor," $24,299,795, 9,177 locations, 53 territories, $351,672,123, four weeks.

3. "Priest," $15,537,120, 5,928 locations, 42 territories, $42,319,187, two weeks.

4. "Rio," $11,446,722, 7,144 locations, 54 territories, $418,781,999, six weeks.

5. "Water For Elephants," $9,952,838, 5,144 territories, 44 locations, $72,420,355, five weeks.

6. "Midnight In Paris," $5,497,429, 676 locations, three territories, $6,486,812, one week.

7. "Source Code," $4,655,971, 1,236 locations, 24 territories, $101,288,698, seven weeks.

8. "Sunny," $4,238,124, NA locations, one territory, $12,370,699, two weeks.

9. "Black Swan," $3,399,672, 399 locations, 13 territories, $299,089,022, 17 weeks.

10. "Something Borrowed," $3,070,276, 3,368 locations, 12 territories, $35,408,484, two weeks.

11. "Scream 4," $2,630,858, 1,820 locations, 29 territories, $91,621,281, five weeks.

12. "Peak -The Rescuers," $2,367,471, locations not available, one territory, $8,907,190, two weeks.

13. "Unknown," $2,342,180, 632 locations, 15 territories, $127,144,550, 11 weeks.

14. "Insidious," $2,036,375, 1,113 locations, five territories, $66,409,258, seven weeks.

15. "In the Name of Love," $1,917,443, 87 locations, one territory, $1,917,444, one week.

16. "Attack the Block," $1,842,181, 352 locations, one territory, $1,842,182, one week.

17. "Hanna," $1,809,074, 1,283 locations, three territories, $46,962,126, six weeks.

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Engaged couple Eugene and Ki Tae Young barely knew each other before ‘Creating Destiny’

After announcing their engagement earlier this month, S.E.S’s Eugene and actor Ki Tae Youngrecently revealed that they barely knew about each other prior to working together on a drama.

On May 23rd, Eugene and Ki Tae Young attended a press conference in Seoul to celebrate the release of Eugene’s beauty book, ‘Eugene’s Get It Beauty‘, as well as the couple’s engagement.

While it’s been reported that the happy couple met in 2009 after filming the MBC drama ‘Creating Destiny‘, Eugene denied the rumors that they were dating on set.

She stated, “We were not dating back then [during the drama]. Because we weren’t even close, I was very surprised and mad… I’ve only heard of his name prior to meeting him for the drama… he was very unfamiliar to me because I had never seen any of his work.”

Likewise, Ki Tae Young stated that he knew little of the former idol. He said, “Before filming the drama, I didn’t really know who she was… I knew about Fin.K.L. and S.E.S but I didn’t realize that they were two completely different groups. When I first met her, I told her I’d sing an S.E.S song but it ended up being a Baby V.O.X. song. If I knew her beforehand, I think I would have really been a fan.”

He continued, “I am an introvert so we weren’t close at the beginning. But as the filming came to a close, we ended up having dinner naturally. From her (Eugene) interactions with the staff, I realized that she was different from most people and saw the world with a pure heart and I developed close feelings for her.”

As for children, they revealed, “We have a strong desire to have children and are thinking of maybe having 3 – 4 of them. We are planning for our first baby next year. But we will be enjoying life as newly-weds after our wedding and continue working at the same time. We will be living a blissful life and we hope to receive blessings from everyone!”

Eugene and Ki Tae Young will hold their wedding ceremony on July 23rd at a church in Indeogwon, followed by a honeymoon trip in Europe.

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CNBLUE’s Jung Yong Hwa transforms 180 degrees in MBC’s “You’ve Fallen For Me”

‘Milk Man’ Jung Yong Hwa is playing cold-hearted ‘Lee Shin’ and going out on a hunt to capture the hearts of ladies everywhere!

On MBC’s new Wednesday/Thursday drama, “You’ve Fallen For Me”, Yong Hwa will play a flower boy-band’s vocalist who lives and dies by his guitar, is ill-mannered, but also is sometimes silly.

In a released picture, Jung Yong Hwa is completely focused on playing his guitar. With his concentrated eyes, Jung Yong Hwa is raising the expectations for guitar genius Lee Shin.

“When I first read the script, I thought Lee Shin was cruel and careless,” said Jung Yong Hwa. He introduced Lee Shin as “Someone who only looks ignorant because he only cares about music, but is actually a warm and sensitive character.”

Jung Yong Hwa added, “I’m glad that I met a character perfect for me and that I can show myself as an actor once again. I am trying my best to not disappoint the audience.”

“You’ve Fallen For Me” is a youthful melodrama that paints young people’s dreams, friendships, and loves, all based in a performing arts college.

The first episode will air on June 29th after MBC’s “The Best Love” ends.

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f(x) celebrates their triple crown win with a small party

In celebration of their first ever ‘triple crown’ win, the ladies of f(x) recently updated their Me2day with a special photo featuring the “Inkigayo” PD.

On May 22nd, Victoria wrote, “Everyone, f(x) has finally won a triple crown! Thank you so much to the PD and staff members of ‘Inkigayo.’ Thank you also to Leeteuk and Heechul oppa for coming to support us.”

She continued, “We promise to not lose our rookie mindset and to work harder to show a better image of ourselves. We would like to thank all of you the most.  Thank you.”

Netizens commented back, “You have to continue winning, please win again next week!”, and “Grand slam is next after the triple crown.”

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U-KISS wraps up their “0330″ promotions

Idol group U-KISS have wrapped up their “0330” promotions and are moving onto their next project.

On May 20th, the boys put on their final performance of “0330″ through KBS’s “Music Bank“. LeaderSoohyun said, “‘0330′ was a song we released after a lot of preparation. Since we prepared so hard for it, it’s sad to end its promotions. Thank you to all the fans who have loved the song.”

He continued, “We will focus on performances and a movie schedule for all of May and then head to Japan for June. We will be there for approximately three months. We’ll probably be back around September for a comeback. We will work hard in Japan so please don’t forget about us and wait for us.”

It seems like they’re gearing up to become our next Hallyu stars. Will we see them on the Oricon charts?

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4minute reveals who has the prettiest bare face in the group

On May 22nd, the reporters of MBC’s “Section TV” visited the set of 4minute’s latest endorsement photoshoot, and interviewed the girls on their looks and image.

Since the endorsement was for a makeup brand, the reporters were inspired to ask: “Out of all the members of 4minute, who do you think has the prettiest bare face?” Unanimously, the members all chose leader Jihyun, and reasoned that she had healthy skin that shined even without makeup.

HyunA added, “Jihyun looks better without makeup, actually. She was born with nice skin so she doesn’t even need isolating skin care.”

As this was the girls’ first makeup endorsement since their debut, they weren’t able to hide their excitement. “Our CEO was both surprised and glad that we landed the deal since he thought that we don’t have that kind of innocent, sweet image that the brands usually require.”

When asked to choose a member that pays the most attention to the way they look, HyunA confidently chose herself before the other members had a chance to answer.

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Kim Hyun Joong releases BTS rehearsal photos of his “Break Down” comeback

While preparing for his highly-anticipated comeback, SS501’s Kim Hyun Joong gave his patient fans a treat by unveiling some BTS photos from his practice room.

The photos are from his rehearsal for his “Break Down” stage, and fans on various community boards left enthusiastic messages of support for the star.

KeyEast commented, “Kim is literally counting down the days until he’s able to meet with his fans on stage, and is focused entirely on his singing and choreography practice. He’s determined to do his best until the very end so that the album can be considered a present to all those who have waited.”

Kim Hyun Joong will be holding a debut showcase at a venue which seats a 4,000 member audience on June 7th. His mini-album will be released on the following day.

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