List of Philippine films of 2012

This is an incomplete list of Filipino full-length films, both mainstream and independently produced, released in theaters and cinemas in 2012.

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Top ten grossing films

Rank	Film	Production outfit	Domestic gross^1	Source
1.	Sisterakas	Star Cinema, Viva Films	₱ 393,439,711	[1][2]
2.	The Mistress	Star Cinema	₱ 262,790,300	[3]
3.	This Guy's in Love with U Mare!	Star Cinema, Viva Films	₱ 249,105,182	[4]
4.	One More Try	Star Cinema	₱ 204,255,920	[1][2]
5.	ÜnOfficially Yours	Star Cinema	₱ 157,254,200	[5]
6.	Kimmy Dora and the Temple of Kiyeme	Spring Films, Star Cinema	₱ 133,963,009	[6]
7.	Si Agimat, si Enteng Kabisote at si Ako	OctoArts Films, M-Zet Productions, APT Entertainment, Imus Productions, GMA Films	₱ 133,500,000 (est.)	[7]
8.	A Secret Affair	Viva Films	₱ 118,424,018	[8]
9.	The Healing	Star Cinema	₱ 104,602,460	[9]
10.	Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicles	Reality Entertainment, AgostoDos Pictures, PostManila, Mothership, GMA Films	₱ 83,352,091	[10]

Note

1. ^ Box Office Mojo, a reliable third party box office revenue tracker, does not track any revenues earned during any Metro Manila Film Festival editions. So the official figures by film entries during the festival are only estimates taken from any recent updates from credible and reliable sources such as a film's production outfit, or from any news agencies. To verify the figures, see individual sources for the references.

Color key

•   – a Metro Manila Film Festival entry film

Films

Opening		Title	Production company	Cast and crew	Genre	Ref.
J A N U A R Y	8	A Mother's Story	John D. Lazatin	Pokwang, Rayver Cruz	Drama
	25	My Cactus Heart	Enrico Santos	Maja Salvador, Matteo Guidicelli, Xian Lim	Romance, Drama
F E B R U A R Y	7	Pintakasi	Lee Meily	Erich Gonzales, JM De Guzman, John Wayne Sace	Drama
	15	ÜnOfficially Yours	Cathy Garcia-Molina	Angel Locsin, John Lloyd Cruz	Romance, Comedy
	22	Hitman	Cesar Montano	Cesar Montano, Sam Pinto	Action
M A R C H	14	Corazon: Ang Unang Aswang	Richard Somes	Erich Gonzales, Derek Ramsay	Horror, Romance
	14	My Kontrabida Girl	Jade Castro	Aljur Abrenica, Rhian Ramos	Romance, Comedy
	21	The Witness	Muhammad Yusuf	Gwen Zamora	Horror, Action

Opening		Title	Production company	Cast and crew	Genre	Ref.
A P R I L	7	Moron 5 and the Crying Lady	Wenn V. Deramas	John Lapus, Luis Manzano, Billy Crawford, Marvin Agustin	Comedy
	18	Busong	Auraeus Solito	Alessandra De Rossi	Drama
M A Y	9	The Mommy Returns	Joel Lamangan	Ruffa Gutierrez, Gabby Concepcion, Pokwang	Comedy, Fantasy
	16	Every Breath U Take	Mae Czarina Cruz	Piolo Pascual, Angelica Panganiban	Romance, Comedy
	30	Born To Love You	Jerome Pabocan	Angeline Quinto, Coco Martin	Romance
J U N E	6	Boy Pick-Up: The Movie	Dominic Zapata	Ogie Alcasid, Dennis Trillo, Solenn Heussaff	Comedy
	13	Kimmy Dora and The Temple of Kiyeme	Joyce Bernal	Eugene Domingo	Comedy

Opening		Title	Production company	Cast and crew	Genre	Ref.
J U L Y	25	The Healing	Chito Rono	Vilma Santos, Kim Chiu	Thriller, Suspense
A U G U S T	7	Posas	Lawrence Fajardo	Nico Antonio, Bangs Garcia	Drama
	15	Just One Summer	Mac Alejandre	Elmo Magalona, Julie Anne San Jose	Romance, Drama
	15	The Reunion	Frasco Mortiz	Enchong Dee, Xian Lim, Enrique Gil, Kean Cipriano	Comedy, Romance
	22	Mga Mumunting Lihim	Jose Javier Reyes	Judy Ann Santos, Iza Calzado, Janice de Belen, Agot Isidro	Drama
	22	Guni-Guni	Tara Illenburger	Lovi Poe, Benjamin Alves	Horror
	29	Amorosa	Topel Lee	Angel Aquino, Enrique Gil	Horror
	29	I Do Bidoo Bidoo: Heto nAPO Sila!	Chris Martinez	Ogie Alcasid, Eugene Domingo, Gary Valenciano, Zsa Zsa Padilla, Sam Concepcion	Musical, Comedy, Romance
S E P T E M B E R	5	Captive	Brillante Mendoza	Isabelle Huppert	Drama
	5	Bwakaw	Jun Lana	Eddie Garcia	Comedy
	12	Ang Nawawala	Marie Jamora	Dominic Roco, Dawn Zulueta	Drama
	12	The Mistress	Olivia Lamasan	Bea Alonzo, John Lloyd Cruz	Romance, Melodrama
	12	Graceland	Ron Morales	Arnold Reyes	Drama, Action
	19	Pridyider	Rico Ilarde	Andi Eigenmann, Janice de Belen, JM De Guzman	Horror
	19	Biktima	R.D. Alba	Cesar Montano, Angel Aquino, Mercedes Cabral	Drama, Action
	26	Of All the Things	Joyce Bernal	Aga Muhlach, Regine Velasquez	Romance, Comedy, Drama
	26	Santa Niña	Emmanuel Palo	Coco Martin, Alessandra de Rossi	Drama

Opening		Title	Production company	Cast and crew	Genre	Ref.
O C T O B E R	3	Give Up Tomorrow	Michael Collins	The story of Paco Larrañaga	Documentary
	10	This Guy's in Love with U Mare!	Wenn V. Deramas	Vice Ganda, Toni Gonzaga, Luis Manzano	Comedy
	17	Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicles	Erik Matti	Dingdong Dantes, Lovi Poe, Ramon Bautista	Horror, Fantasy, Adventure
	24	A Secret Affair	Nuel Naval	Anne Curtis, Derek Ramsay, Andi Eigenmann	Romance, Drama
	31	Suddenly It's Magic	Rory Quintos	Mario Maurer, Erich Gonzales	Romance, Comedy
	31	Six Degrees of Separation from Lilia Cuntapay	Antoinette Jadaone	Lilia Cuntapay	Comedy, Drama
N O V E M B E R	7	Madaling Araw, Mahabang Gabi	Dante Nico Garcia	Angelica Panganiban, Kean Cipriano, Glaiza de Castro	Comedy
	21	24/7 in Love	John Lazatin, Mae Cruz, Frasco Mortiz, Dado Lumibao	Piolo Pascual, Bea Alonzo, Zanjoe Marudo, Gerald Anderson, Kim Chiu, John Lloyd Cruz, Angelica Panganiban, Sam Milby, Pokwang, Maja Salvador, Diether Ocampo, Kathryn Bernardo, Daniel Padilla, Zaijian Jaranilla, Xyriel Manabat	Romance, Comedy
	21	Rigodon	Erik Matti	Yam Concepcion, John James Uy	Romance, Thriller
	28	D' Kilabots Pogi Brothers Weh?!	Soxy Topacio	Jose Manalo, Wally Bayola	Comedy
D E C E M B E R	5	Supremo	Richard Somes	Alfred Vargas	Historical drama, Biopic
	5	Boundary	Benito Bautista	Ronnie Lazaro, Raymond Bagatsing	Drama, Thriller
	12	Flames of Love	Gigi Alfonso	Christopher de Leon, Lani Mercado, Dina Bonnevie, Ricky Davao	Drama
	12	MNL 143	Emerson Reyes	Allan Paule, Joy Viado, Gardo Versoza, Lou Veloso	Dramedy
	25	Si Agimat, Si Enteng, at Si Ako	Tony Reyes	Vic Sotto, Bong Revilla, Jr., Judy Ann Santos	Fantasy, Comedy, Adventure
	25	El Presidente	Mark Meily	E.R. Ejercito, Cristine Reyes, Nora Aunor, Cesar Montano	Historical drama, Action
	25	One More Try	Ruel S. Bayani	Angel Locsin, Dingdong Dantes, Angelica Panganiban, Zanjoe Marudo	Romance
	25	Shake, Rattle & Roll 14	Chito Rono	Lovi Poe, Dennis Trillo, Paulo Avelino, Vhong Navarro, Janice de Belen, Herbert Bautista	Horror
	25	Sisterakas	Wenn V. Deramas	Kris Aquino, Vice Ganda, Ai-Ai de las Alas, Daniel Padilla, Kathryn Bernardo	Comedy
	25	Sosy Problems	Andoy Ranay	Heart Evangelista, Rhian Ramos, Solenn Heussaff, Bianca King	Comedy, Romance
	25	The Strangers	Lawrence Fajardo	Julia Montes, Enrique Gil, Enchong Dee	Horror, Suspense
	25	Thy Womb	Brillante Mendoza	Nora Aunor, Bembol Roco, Lovi Poe, Mercedes Cabral	Drama

Awards

Local

The following first list shows the Best Picture winners at the four major film awards: FAMAS Awards, Gawad Urian Awards, Luna Awards and Star Awards; and at the three major film festivals: Metro Manila Film Festival, Cinemalaya and Cinema One Originals. The second list shows films with the most awards won from the four major film awards and a breakdown of their total number of awards per award ceremony.

Award/Festival Best Picture Ref. 61st FAMAS Awards El Presidente [11] 36th Gawad Urian Awards Ang Paglalakbay ng mga Bituin sa Gabing Madilim [12] 31st Luna Awards El Presidente [13] 29th Star Awards for Movies Alagwa El Presidente [14] 38th Metro Manila Film Festival The Grave Bandits One More Try [15] 8th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival Diablo Posas [16] 8th Cinema One Originals Film Festival Pascalina [17]

Film Total FAMAS Urian Luna Star El Presidente 27 14 0 5 8 Alagwa 6 0 1 0 5 The Mistress 6 0 0 6 0 One More Try 4 2 0 1 1 Thy Womb 4 0 2 0 2 I Do Bidoo Bidoo: Heto nAPO Sila! 3 0 0 0 3 Mater Dolorosa 3 0 1 0 2

International

The following list shows Filipino films (released in 2012) which were nominated or won awards at international industry-based awards and FIAPF-accredited competitive film festivals.

Award	Category	Nominee	Result	Source
6th Asia Pacific Screen Awards	Achievement in Directing	Brillante Mendoza, Sinapupunan (Thy Womb)	Won	[18]
	Best Performance by an Actress	Nora Aunor, Sinapupunan (Thy Womb)	Won
7th Asian Film Awards	Best Actor	Eddie Garcia, Bwakaw	Won	[19]
	People’s Choice for Favorite Actor		Won
	Best Actress	Nora Aunor, Sinapupunan (Thy Womb)	Won
	People’s Choice for Favorite Actor		Nominated
1st ASEAN International Film Festival and Awards	Best Actor	Jericho Rosales, Alagwa	Nominated	[20]
	Best Supporting Actor	Bugoy Cariño, Alagwa	Won
69th Venice International Film Festival	La Navicella Venezia Cinema Award	Brillante Mendoza, Sinapupunan (Thy Womb)	Won	[21]
	Nazareno Taddei Award - Special Mention		Won
	Bisato d'Oro - Best Actress	Nora Aunor, Sinapupunan (Thy Womb)	Won
28th Warsaw International Film Festival	NETPAC Award	Adolfo Alix, Jr., Kalayaan (Wildlife)	Won	[22]
25th Tokyo International Film Festival	Winds of Asia-Middle East - Special Mention	Jun Lana, Bwakaw	Won	[23]

See also

• 2012 in the Philippines
• List of 2012 box office number-one films in the Philippines

References

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