'Underworld' awakens at Ph box office

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"Underworld: Awakening," the fourth installment of the "Underworld" series, dominated the Philippine box office during its first week in theaters in the country. The Kate Beckinsale-starrer film topped the local chart (January 18-25) with its Php37.9 million gross.

Another Hollywood film came in second, "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" which earned Php10.5 million, followed closely by "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked" with approximately Php10.2 million.

On its second week, the Star Cinema movie "A Mother's Story" starring Pokwang, took the 5th spot after raking in Php5.5 million. The drama film has now a total earnings of Php24.8 million.

Check out the local box office tally for January 18-25, 2012 below:

TW	Movie		Weekend Gross			Gross-to-Date	Week
1	Underworld Awakening		37,954,461 PHP			37,954,461 PHP	1
2	Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows		10,530,356 PHP			55,824,885 PHP	2
3	Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked		10,165,825 PHP			50,493,346 PHP	2
4	Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol		7,318,653 PHP			162,704,917 PHP	6
5	A Mother's Story		5,526,650 PHP			24,815,781 PHP	2
6	We Bought a Zoo		3,933,470 PHP			3,933,470 PHP	1
7	Coriolanus		1,180,075 PHP			1,180,075 PHP	1

Courtesy of BoxOfficeMojo