ÜnOfficially Yours

   

ÜnOfficially Yours is a 2012 Filipino romantic comedy film directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina and starring John Lloyd Cruz and Angel Locsin. It is produced and released by Star Cinema. The film premiere released domestically on February 15, 2012. It is currently the highest grossing movie of 2012.

Synopsis

Macky Galvez (John Lloyd Cruz) is a depressed young man contemplating why he had several failed relationships. Galvez meets Ces Bricenio (Angel Locsin), a modern-day woman who is afraid of commitment.

 

 

 

 Cast

John Lloyd Cruz as Mackie Galvez 
Angel Locsin as Ces Bricenio 
Edgar Mortiz 
Tetchie Agbayani 
Edgar Allan Guzman 
K Brosas 
Ian De Leon 
Patrick Garcia as Vince 
Boom Labrusca 
Melissa Mendez 
Hyubs Azarcon 
Mel Kimura 
Panying 
Patrizha Martinez 
Dannielle Martinez 
Dana Martinez

Special Participation

Shaina Magdayao as Mikaella

Production

Development

Molina brainstormed the story back in 2009. In 2011, Star Cinema offered the main protagonists to Cruz and Locsin after their primetime TV Series that aired on ABS-CBN, Imortal. It was first announced in the now defunct showbiz news program, SNN: Showbiz News Ngayon. The film's tentative title was I Honestly Love You and later changed to UnOfficially Yours. The film's principal photography started September 21, 2011 in Batangas and in the headquarters of the Manila Bulletin in Manila.

Promotion

The cinema trailer was released during the previews of the also Star Cinema produced films, Enteng Ng Ina Mo and Segunda Mano. The full trailer was televised on January 29, 2012 during Locsin and Cruz's guesting on the talk show, Gandang Gabi, Vice!. It became a worldwide trending topic on the social networking site, Twitter. The film became the front page cover of the February 15, 2012 issue of the Manila Bulletin during its premiere day.

Music

The film's official soundtrack is "If You Asked Me To" originally sung by Patti LaBelle. It is covered by Erik Santos and Angeline Quinto. The song's music video was released on Star Cinema's official YouTube account.

Release

Critical response

The film is graded "B" by the Cinema Evaluation Board of the Philippines with a rating of R-13. Philbert Ortiz Dy of ClicktheCity.com gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and said "Unofficially Yours is sweet enough, but it ends up ringing false.. The characters lose sympathy once the movie enters its melodramatic third act, and whatever charm the film still had dissipates as it contrives the elements of romcom formula." The film received 82% audience rating from Rotten Tomatoes

Box office

According to ABS-CBN News, the film opened with an P18.5 million gross nationwide. The film grossed P71.5 million at 140 screens on its first weekend of release beating out Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance in the Philippine Box Office On its second week, the film dropped 58.3% and grossed 29.8 million, bringing it a total of 113.5 million gross in two weeks. The movie's gross income reached 144 million in the third week of showing. After a month, the film had grossed P165 million at the box office.

Unofficially Yours is currently the fifth highest grossing Filipino film of all time

'Unofficially Yours' earns P18.5M on first day

ABS-CBNnews.com

Posted at 02/16/2012 3:46 PM | Updated as of 02/16/2012 10:25 PM

MANILA, Philippines -- Star Cinema's "Unofficially Yours," the first movie teamup of John Lloyd Cruz and Angel Locsin, earned P18.5 million on its first day, beating the hit film "No Other Woman," which opened at P15 million.

"#unOfficially yours 1st day gross: P18.5 million!:) Congratulations @143redangel and JLC!!!," Roxy Liquigan, ad prom director of Star Cinema, confirmed on Thursday via Twitter.

Replying to messages of congratulations on Twitter, Locsin tweeted on Thursday: "Thank you Lord!*halik sa lupa*"

SM Cinemas announced on Twitter that it is opening two screens of the movie in "almost all" of its branches starting today.

Directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina, "Unofficially Yours" tells the story of a casual relationships.

The opening numbers of "Unofficially Yours" bode well for the film, especially since "No Other Woman" went on to become the second most successful movie last year with total gross revenues of P282.5 million for its entire run.

The success of "Unofficially Yours" also cements Cruz's strong appeal at the box office.

Six movies starring Cruz are on the list of all-time top local films shown in the Philippines, according to figures from Box Office Mojo -- more than any other actor. In fact, Cruz's films occupy the third to seventh spots on the list. These six films alone have earned more than P1 billion in the box office.

On Tuesday, Cruz and Locsin had a successful premiere night at SM Megamall in Ortigas.

"Maraming salamat po sa lahat ng pumunta at nanuod ng #ÜnOfficiallyYours premiere!☺ salamat po talaga :)," Locsin via Twitter.

The film, which was graded B by Cinema Evalution Board is the Valentine's offering of Star Cinema.

Home media

The uncut version of ÜnOfficially Yours will be released in original DVDs and VCDs on April 4, 2012.

International release

UnOfficially Yours had an international premiere night on February 24, 2012 in Los Angeles, CA in Alex Theater. It will also be released in several key cities in the United States such as San Diego, CA, San Francisco, CA, Sacramento, CA, Dallas, TX, Houston, TX, Norfolk, VA, Aiea, HI, Park Ridge, IL, Las Vegas, NV, Bergenfield, NJ, and Seattle, WA.