TOY STORY 3 escapes with P55.9-M in 4 days, OPENS AT NO. 1 IN RP

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MANILA, June 21 – Families and toy lovers propelled Disney/Pixar’s TOY STORY 3 to a No. 1 opening in the Philippines -- garnering a buzz-worthy P55.9-million, four-day debut weekend gross nationwide for the June 17 to 20 period. This was announced today by Victor R. Cabrera, managing director of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Philippines which distributed the film.

Powered by overwhelmingly positive word-of-mouth, TOY STORY 3 broke the national, all-time biggest Saturday and Sunday box office records for an animated feature, scoring P20.2-million on Saturday, June 19 and P22-million on Sunday, June 20. (Previous record holder was “Shrek Forever After” with P17.5M Saturday and P19M Sunday.)

Studio-wise, the film posted the highest Saturday and Sunday grosses for a Disney feature (live action or animation), overtaking last month’s “Prince of Persia’s” P17.1-million Saturday and P18.8-million Sunday milestones.

The Tom Hanks-Tim Allen-starrer also shattered Disney/Pixar’s opening weekend record in the Philippines, beating the P46-M five-day bow of 2009’s “Up” by 21 percent and in only four days.

Post-screening feedback for TOY STORY 3 has been upbeat across-the-board, with audiences responding emotionally to the film’s heart-tugging conclusion. Reviews from local critics and movie bloggers have all been raves and clearly encouraging repeat viewership.

Hauling in the biggest receipts are SM Mall of Asia (P5.12-M), SM North EDSA (P3.96-M), Trinoma (P3.67-M), Power Plant (P2.61-M), SM Megamall (P1.90-M), Greenbelt 3 (P1.86-M), Glorietta 4 (P1.80-M), Shangri-la (P1.69-M), Eastwood (P1.48-M), and Alabang Town Center (P1.26-M).

Also showing impressive sales are Robinsons Ermita (P1.209-M), Gateway (P1.205-M), Festival (P1.152-M), SM Marikina (P1.151-M), Market! Market! (P1.09-M), Robinsons Galleria (P1.05-M), Sta. Lucia East (P 953,966), SM San Lazaro (P 940,062), SM Fairview (P 934,374) and SM Cebu (P 890,064).

In the U.S., “Toy Story 3" scored the biggest-ever opening for Disney/Pixar, with an estimated box office haul of $109 million. It was the second biggest opening ever for a 3D film after “Alice in Wonderland's” $116.1-million last March and the second highest for an animated film trailing “Shrek the Third's” $121.6 from 2007. Woody and Buzz also tied the $109M opening of last summer's “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” for number ten on the list of all-time biggest debuts.

Now playing across the Philippines in IMAX 3D, Digital 3D and regular format, TOY STORY 3 is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International.

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TOY STORY 3 movie review

a story of letting go and moving on is delivered in the third installment of TOY STORY -- Andy goes to college and asked to bring stuff only that he needs. so the toys will be left in the attic and will wait for a long time until Andy or someone else would play with them again. incidentally, Andy misplaced the toys other than Woody into a trash bag and then they ended up in the garbage dump. trying to get back to Andy and Woody might be very easy.

but it wasn't finish yet. Andy had to donate them into daycare where kids are toys' bestfriend. Buzz, Jessie, Slinky, the Potatoheads, the Aliens and even Barbie never knew that they are up to something they don't like. thanks to Lotso - a purple, furry plushie bear that smells like strawberries. he and the other toys have given them a warm welcome but they are really up for a dangerous stay. the only one lucky among them is Barbie, finding her partner Ken in the daycare that likewise conspires with Lotso. you will be amazed how Barbie would think for herself.

Woody, not within the perimeters of the daycare has managed to help his pals but later on caught by Lotso and the gang. in their pursuit to escape, they again ended up to the garbage dump and almost turned themselves into ashes.

this is the best TOY STORY movie ever in the series. you will be truly entertained in the funny antics of Buzz, the cute toy scenes, get cheesy over Barbie and Ken, and discover true friendship and treasure them. there's a lot of lessons in store in TOY STORY 3.

i literally cried in pity for the toys in a scene. they had this special thing that bonded them together and they knew that they are there for each other. we want to have that for everyone right? real life wouldn't be so bad at all.

there's also a lesson in moving on. you have to notice and learn how to sacrifice one thing and that you are open for another. that's how the other toys showed Woody that you can't always have the one thing you are comfortable with.

Walt Disney and Pixar brings Toy Story 3 in Philippine theaters starting today. June 17. see it also in IMAX theaters.

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a new home for toys in Toy Story 3

Woody, Buzz, the Potatoheads, Hamm and the rest of the gang of TOY STORY 3 gets a transition in their life. all because Andy is all grown up and he doesn't need his friends anymore when he gets into college. that's why they've been put into another sanctuary... the dare care! and they will get the biggest scare of them all.

but transitions are nice. the dare care has given them new friends. from plastic to plushies. including doll royalty Barbie's partner, Ken voiced by Michael Keaton.

the stellar vocal cast reunites Hanks and Allen with Joan Cusack as Jessie, Don Rickles as Mr. Potato Head, Wallace Shawn as Rex, John Ratzenberger as Hamm, and Estelle Harris as Mrs. Potato Head, while featuring the “Toy Story” debuts of Beatty, Keaton and Dalton, as well as Jeff Garlin, Kristen Schaal, Bonnie Hunt and Whoopi Goldberg. John Morris, who has provided the voice of Andy since the first film, returns to voice the college-bound teen. Blake Clark is heard as Slinky.

Toy Story 3 will be in Philippine theaters June 17 by Disney/PIXAR pictures. better to enjoy it in 3D with IMAX Theaters.

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TOY STORY 3 ADVANCE SELLING PROMO

you can grab your TOY STORY 3 tickets this early! and yes, the movie will be in 3D, thanks to our friends from SM Cinemas.

for every purchase of two (2) tickets to the movie at IMAX Theatre Mall of Asia or IMAX Theatre North EDSA from May 28-June 16, 2010, moviegoer gets one (1) FREE Toy Story 3 Trading Card set.

collect those trading cards and have fun watching the movie in 3D!

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it's a 3D world in TOY STORY 3!

how can you imagine yourself living in a very large world of toys? it would be possible with Walt Disney/PIXAR's latest offering of TOY STORY 3! and now to make it more realistic, the artists have developed this award-winning movie into a whopping experience in 3D! the technology has been very famous since it was introduced to the movies to provide one of a kind experience for viewers.

Director Lee Unkrich says that although the previous Toy Story movies were not in 3D, Pixar has been incorporating the technology all along.

we would be watching again another movie using those 3D glasses to clear the screen and now we can see it as how John Lasseter sees it:

“From the very beginning, I knew that within the computer, the world is truly three-dimensional. And it seemed like something that Walt Disney himself would have loved, because he was always striving to get more dimension in his animation. And now with 3D technology and the latest advances in exhibition, we’re able to give moviegoers an amazing experience. It’s like we’ve always been making 3D movies, audiences just haven’t been able to see them that way until now. It was like watching the film with one eye closed. With Lee’s dynamic staging of things and his knowledge and training in live-action filmmaking, ‘Toy Story 3’ is the most spectacular 3D experience yet.”

see it how the toys, Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Mr. and Mrs. Potatohead and the others look at the world. you will be taken to another dimension in the toy scale

TOY STORY 3 in 3D will open in Philippine theaters, particularly in IMAX and Digital Cinemas starting June 17 2010. distributed by Walt Disney Motion Pictures International.

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