Kathryn Bernardo cries at the beginning of her speech during a thanksgiving party celebrating the record-breaking run of her film ‘Hello, Love, Goodbye’ on Tuesday.
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There is no doubt Kathryn Bernardo is a superstar of her generation.
That status was cemented Tuesday with the announcement of the record-breaking gross of “Hello, Love, Goodbye,” her lastest film with long-time collaborator Cathy Garcia-Molina.
The OFW drama has totaled P880,603,490 in worldwide earnings as of September 3, making it the highest grossing Philippine film of all time, according to producer Star Cinema.
It surpassed the record set by “The Hows of Us” — also a Star Cinema production starring Bernardo and directed by Garcia-Molina — which grossed over P800 million at the conclusion of its international run in 2018.
With the box-office milestone of “Hello, Love, Goodbye,” Bernardo and Garcia-Molina now hold the distinction of being the only Filipino actress and director with two films earning more than P800 million each.
Bernardo was in tears Tuesday, as she took her turn to give a speech during the thanksgiving party celebrating the success of “Hello, Love, Goodbye.”
The 23-year-old actress, whose acting career spans 16 years, admitted she had been apprehensive about taking on the project, noting it would be her first romance film without Padilla, her boyfriend of seven years and perennial leading man.
“Tinanong ko ‘yung sarili ko, ‘Ready na ba? Kaya ko na ba ‘to mag-isa, na wala si DJ (Padilla)?’” she said, recalling her hesitation to accept the role. “Ngayon, na-realize ko na kung hindi ko tinanggap ‘tong project na ‘to, iyon ‘yung biggest regret of my life.”
“Hello, Love, Goodbye” saw the first team-up of Bernardo and Alden Richards — a noteworthy pairing given their backgrounds. Aside from being homegrown talents of rival networks ABS-CBN and GMA-7, Bernardo and Richards are identified with two of the biggest love teams in local showbiz, KathNiel and AlDub.
Against their expectations, the untested tandem got overwhelmingly positive response, not only going by the movie’s box-office performance, but the goodwill built among their loyal fans, old and new.
“Hindi ko alam, grabe,” an ecstatic Bernardo said, when asked for her reaction to beating her own record. “Dito ko napatunayan na kapag minahal mo ‘yung project o ginagawa mo, babalik sa ‘yo. Kung ano ‘yung tinanim mo, aanihin mo talaga. Siguro, nag-reflect lang kung paano ‘yung pagmamahal na binigay namin sa bawat pelikula. I’m really thankful. [It’s] surreal. Hindi ko alam kung paano nangyayari ‘to ngayon.”
Galing ah
ReplyDeletePeople like me are craving for a part 2!
Deletewag na ngayon pa nga lng galit na galit na ang iba kay Alden anong insulto pa kaya makukuhq nya kng matutuloy ang part 2
DeleteMay reunion project sila ni Daniel, valentine movie
Delete11:50 Talaga lang huh. Baka kayu kayu rin gumagawa ng ganung issues about Alden. Coz as far as KathNiels are concerned walang masamang tinapay kay Alden.
DeleteMore on Daniel solids yun kahit nga kay Kathryn bash sila eh. Kaya nakakadismaya din ibang fans ni Daniel.
DeleteIba! She earned it. She has good work ethic and heard a lot of good feedback from people on and off about her. Pinagpala talaga ang mababait at masisipag! Congrats girl!
ReplyDeleteAgree.Mahusay na actress si Kath.Walang arte at hindi prima donna.
DeleteMillinial superstar
mag lalong gumaling si Kath kc magaling ka partner Congrats kath
DeleteCongrats! Grabe ang dami nyang blessings.
ReplyDeleteNext project iba naman leading man.
ReplyDeleteKinukuha siya ng isang director yung director ng eerie para sa isang international movie,walang leading man,hinihintay pa kung papayagan ng sc.
DeleteSana payagan ng SC wag naman nilang ikulong si Kathryn. Let her spread her wings. Si Echo pa hinihintay din siya matagal na.
Deleteshould be 1billion for both. wow
ReplyDeleteCongrats she deserves it! But I can’t help but think can she do other films that aren’t with the SC X CGM team, she’s been stuck with them for awhile now. 3 movies in a row with CGM👀 I get mngmnt wants the safer bets for her but hopefully now they can give her a very different type of project next.
ReplyDeletefeeling ko malabo na ibahin tutal alam na nila na malaki kita if susunod sa formula story
DeleteWhat the rush? Lol. She is a starmagic artist and Cathy is exclusive for them. And besides, Kathryn is only 23 and highly priced talent of the network to date. She had other directors like Mae Cruz and Olivia Lamasan din naman in the past and in fairness to Kathryn, all of her directors have had not so good box office results with dinother artists naman. Blessed lang talaga si Kathryn all the stars aligned for her. Mabait kasing bata and may talent talaga. Mahal din sya ng masa.
DeleteSaka na yan baks pag medyo mature na sya. Pwede na gumawa ng pelikula ba pang Urian or Famas talaga. Sa ngayon gagawa muna ng mga movies na kikita talaga.
DeleteDami nyong alam!
DeleteTo begin with... Starcinema pushes its movies to the limits para mapromote talaga...
DeleteSa tingin moba ippush maigi ng abscbn ang isang movie kung ndi starcinema...i doubt it
She has all the time in the world to do experimental projects. 23 pa lang sya no.
DeleteDati ang hanash nyo ang achievements nya dahil sa kaloveteam nyang si Daniel. Ngayon na napatunayan nyang di nya always need si Daniel para kumita movie nya, ngayon magdedemand naman kayo ng iba. KKLK kayo.
Delete23 pa lang naman. Pahinogin muna ng kunti pa mga 25 pero looking forward ako sa Kath-Echo movie sana naman mapagbigyan starmagic naman si Echo kaya pwede parin yan action drama or if kaya Sana fantasy genre.
DeleteSana mag improve pa siya sa pag arte. Invest ka ng time sa workshops. Sayang naman ang fame kung walang improvements
ReplyDeleteIkaw na!
DeleteIn fairness naman ang laki ng inimprove nya dito kesa sa last na nakita ko sa kanya which was Barcelona. Sobrang nakulangan ako sa acting nya don.
DeleteGaling mo eh! Fame because of her acting skills duh!
DeleteHahahhaha bitter
DeleteTrue magaling siyang umiyak pero need parin niya ng improvements.
Deleteganitong mga klase ng comment ang mga insecure hahahaha
DeleteSige nga, iyakan mo nga kami habang nagsasalita ka. Baka diyan pa lang bagsak ka na. Kung maka "needs improvement" kala mo may 800M ding kita sa pelikula ah.
DeleteBat ba hindi ubg mga idols nyong flop ang intindihin nyo? Mga inggiterang to hahaha
DeleteMakahingi ng improvement mga to kala mo naman concerned kay Kath. Why fix that which is not broken? Ginusto sya ng tao sa ganung style of acting sino kayo para magsabing mali yun? Yung dalawang movies nyang all time highest grosser are more than enough to validate her being an excellent actress.
DeleteI don’t see the point why you guys are attacking 1:03. I see her comment as constructive criticism and not as an attack on Kathryn’s acting. Si Sarah Geronimo nga na magaling na kumanta, sumayaw at umarte, nagt-training pa sa ibang bansa para mapahusay pa niya ang sarili niya.
DeleteI believe Kathryn can achieve greater heights and be more phenomenal if she works for it.
2:20 teh high box office gross doesn’t necessarily equate to talent. Most of the time it’s because of popularity. Look at all the movies that have done well at the box office, not all of the actors were actually talented.
Deleteauntie, that’s a good and sound advice, but you’re telling the wrong girl. especially the part na “sayang ang fame kung walang improvement”. kukunin ba ng directors for big projects and susugal ba sila if walang improvement every year? hindi nabakante si bagets since going bulilit. walang sinasayang na time, balanced ang work life, love life, family life and social life. trust me, hindi sayang ang fame nya, she made her mark in the industry.
DeleteNagkamali ng thread si 1:03. Yung idol mo yun hindi si Kath. Hindi mag i-invest ang network sa kanya kung walang improvement sa kanya
Delete1:03 yung ibang girl ata sinasabi mo bwahahaha,hindi mo ba alam na kinukuha ulit siya ni mikhail red para gumawa ng solo international movie?????kung paoayagan nga daw ng star cinema pwede,pero sana magpahinga muna si kathryn,grabe din pagod niya
Delete4:35 what is the point of your comment? are you saying she is not talented? she has been acting since she was young, hoarding box office hit films, back to back tv series, endorsements, awards. what is the talent you are looking for? again, just leave it on the fact that you will never see her gift because y’all do not like her and like someone else to shine instead. enough with the fake concern and real time shadiness. hirap i-please juice ko, magpahug kayo sa nanay nyo
Delete5:55 tumpak ka jan baks! hindi nila makikita galing ni kathryn simply because may iba silang bias. just look at it this way, hindi sya pagkagagastusan ng casual viewers kung hindi sila nagagalingan sakanya. bakit ko sasayangin ang pera ko sa movie ng isang artista na hindi magaling?
DeleteYung ikaw rin tumalo sa sarili mong record. Iba ka Kathryn! Nasayo na ang lahat 🎼
ReplyDeleteTrue naman, kung ano tinanim mo yun aanihin mo. Either good or bad. Thankfully puro good seeds tinanim niya, never pako nakarinig ng issue na nagmaldita sya, kaya kahit casuals support sa movie niya.
ReplyDeleteTrue kahit nagalit sya kay CGM during filming, wala kang narinig na masamang ginawa ng bata
DeleteBox Office Kween
ReplyDeleteCongrats Kathryn. You deserve all of these dahil walang masamang tinapay sayo. Napakabuti mo at napakabuti rin ng laman ng isip mo. Never pumatol sa bashers and when people backstab her she leaves them without making a big fuss. People say you are weak but I totally see you as a strong woman. It takes strength to stay grounded after all your achievement, it takes strength to smile despite ridicules being hurled at you. Ikaw ang dapat tinutularan ng maraming kababaihan at kabataan. Maganda, mabait, matalino, wagi sa family, lovelife at career. Nasa yo na talaga lahat.
ReplyDeleteIt’s good. I hope i-challenge pa niya lalo sarili niya lalo na sa craft niya kumita man o hindi. I want a really different Kathryn naman. Keep it up, girl!
ReplyDeleteThe real Movie Queen of this generation.
ReplyDeleteAnd The real movie queen of starcinema.
DeleteTUMFACT both of you! I third the motion!
DeleteGood chemistry
ReplyDeleteNagustuhan ko si Kathryn recently lang sa meet and greet ng optical shop na ineendorse nya. Grabe, siguro may 50 na tao kinikiss and hug talaga nya ISA ISA lalo na pag matatanda and kids. Kaya naman pala mahal toh ng mga fans nya. Kaya deserve ni girl yan!
ReplyDeleteWell deserved! Maganda work ethic niya at magaling din sya. And she managed to stay humble despite her massive success. Walang ere. Congrats Kath!!!
ReplyDelete12:59, yeah, i want to see her acting out of her comfort zone, see if she can sustain her box office streak... Let's not forget that Alden has many followers too. Give credit where credit is due please hindi lang puro Kathryn...
ReplyDeleteTotoo kasi nung kina sharon at richard di nmn ganun kalakas. Alden has millions of fans too so she shouldnt just take the credit. Kung ibang leading man na wala ring pangalan ang kapareha nya waley rin sa box office.
DeleteYan tayo eh. Kaya kumita ang pelikula dahil sinuportahan to ng casual viewers. Bat di na lang sabihin na maganda kasi talaga yung movie at magaling sila both kaya achieve sa masang pinoy. May million followers si alden pero first tym nya din magkamovie na ganyan kalaki ang gross. Kasikatan nya during aldub pero di ganyan kalaki ang kinita ng movie nila ni maine. Casual viewers ang bumitbit 60 percent of the earnings. Duh.
DeleteKapal ng mga KNs. Kaya naging box office ang movie because si Alden ang leading man niya. Like her, madami din fans si Alden, hello... Kaya lang naman box office success mga movies niya its because she has DJ and Alden as her partners. Subukan ipartner ang babaeng ito sa not so famous na actor, for sure semplang sa takilya...
DeleteWhy would you compare that movie when she was not even the lead actress,it was a reunion movie for sharon and richard and was promoted like that.The story doesnt revolve her. The fact madethat she it back to back proves that she is really loved and her talent for acting is lit.
DeleteIt is not the fans that will make movie turns box office, it's the story and how the actor performed. Do not discredit someone dahil lang sa indenial ka sa sucess niya. Even before sa last movie nya they were not with big stars. And if ever man na ipair sya sa big star dapat lang talaga kasi sikat sya alangan na idedemote mo at ipapair sa starlet. Pag big star dapat magagaling dn kasama mo sa next project.
DeleteBaks hindi naman si Kathryn ang lead star sa movie ni mega. Saka pumatok ung HLG sa casual movie goers kasi first time na LT si alden and kath dun and trailer pa lang, oozing with chemistry na talaga. True na alden has million of fans pero baks hindi naman nagtatranslate ung ww trending ng aldub sa twitter sa kita ng movie nila dati.
DeleteI'm an Alden fan and true he has lots of fans but they can only do so much same as Kath's fans. Casual viewers ang nag pa blockbuster ng HLG.
DeleteKung millions ang fans ni alden bakit nag flop yung first solo serye niya? At bakit wala siyang box office hit until HLG? Wag kami.
Delete1:32 - The article is about Kathryn and not Alden. Punta ka sa ibang article with Alden please. Napaghahalataan eh. Just be happy with your idol's success as of now and support him sa next project nya. Put a lot of good comments there. Thank you!!
DeleteSupport lang naman kasi sila ni Tommy don hindi mo nga ramdam yung role don ni Kathryn kasi naka focused talaga ang story kay Mega at Richard Gomez. And yep nakuha nila kiliti ng casual viewers halos lahat na nababasa ko sa Twitter na feedback galing sa non fans which is sila pa nagrerequest ng part2 so ibig sabat hin tumatak talaga sa casual viewers yung movie kaya pumatok ng bongga.
DeleteYan nalang talaga ang kayang ibato nila kay kathryn,yung 1/4 exosure niya sa twtf, pero wag ka mas mataas na tatlong besses ang kinita nun kesa sa idol nilang flop bwahahahaha
DeleteAlso as a moviegoer I did not watch HLG for the hype nor because I am a supporter of neither. The whole team including the supporting cast was brilliant. The acting of both the leads was complementary. Hindi sila nagsapawan and it felt genuine. Probably because it was a new team up. I hope other loveteams will learn from this movie's success.
DeleteGrabe tiba tiba ang ABS sa kanya. Malakas kasi din sya sa masa at mabait din. Masipag. Walang masamang tinapay. Kaya sila hindi nagmamadali mag experiment ng other genres for her kasi bata pa naman sya ang kumikita mga movies nya. She's a household name. Malayo pa narating nya. Milya milya na layo nya sa iba.
ReplyDelete1:33, kaya ayaw mag experiment ng ABS ke Kathryn because they know may limitations siya... 23 yrs old na siya, matanda na. Puro pakilig at love story lang ang mga movies niya. If she is really a good actress and a box office drawer, they should give her different genres now. She should evolve to be able to hone her craft even more...
Delete2:39 Problema na ng producers yan. Problemahin mo kung papapano makakaahon sa pagka-flopchina yung idolet mo.
Delete2:39 23 is not even old yet. she's just starting. There are much older celebrities that are still stuck with their roles and genres. Hindi kailangan mag madali ng abs and especially kathryn, she'll grow in her own time and pace. She's getting more mature, doing more mature and out of her comfort zone scenes.
DeleteSana with Piolo! That would be a hit. Another one with Alden - nah! Sa iba naman sya.
ReplyDeleteMahina na rin si piolo sa box office kaya tignan natin...
DeleteYung ikaw din ang nakakabreak ng sarili mong record. Galing!
DeleteSo kung mahina sa box office ang partner ni Kathryn, hindi din pala tatabo ang movie niya. Gamit na gamit din si Alden on this 'no...
DeleteMahina si piolo sa box office. Pangtv lang sya
DeletePiolo is too old for kath
DeleteMagtatay na yon kung with Piolo. Kadirdir ang tanda na nya para kay Kathryn no.
DeleteFor sure it will be another kathryn and alden movie since madami nahingi ng part two and mostly mga casual viewers iba din kasi ung team up nila may chemistry talaga and for sure mas kikita ung movie. Why you will risk to others if andyan naman na.
DeleteKung talagang magaling na actress ang Kath nyo, at may hatak sa box office, kahit sino pa ipartner sa kanya, benta sa takilya. Gets nyo???
DeleteAnother one with Alden but not too soon maybe in a year or two. Piolo - no! Kahit tatay pa ang role mukhang walang swak na material for them.
DeleteEcho talaga hindi naman ganun katanda istura ni echo for her bagay sakanya yung bratty na girl tapos night and shining armor niya si Echo ala body guard datingan.
DeleteHahahahaha....father-daughter show na yan baks.
DeleteWhy I watched it?
ReplyDelete1. No nega feels with this girl.
2. It's by CGM. Alam naman cguro natin kung ano si direk Cathy. Lalabas talaga ang galing mo kasi sasagadin ka.
3. The power of word of mouth. Pag halos 80% ng nasa socmed eh high praises sa movie, worth it na yan.
Happy for you Kathryn! Because of this movie I got to know you, mega watch kasi ako ng interviews and promo ng HLG because of Alden. Found out that you are sincere and genuine.
ReplyDeleteWala na makakatibag sayo Kathryn. Baka decades pa bago mabura yang record mo. And it's even possible na sayo pa rin mapunta yung pangatlo. In short baka madagdagan pa yan! Kalowka ka!
ReplyDeleteKung lagi carefully planned siempre laging magiging record breaking. Sa kanya ang binibigay yung best movie team at promo.
Delete4:40 Lahat naman ng movie carefully planned juice ko. Sino ba producer ang gustong malugi??? Mas kalowka kayong haters noh!
Delete4:40 just say you're bitter about the success of kathryn's two consecutive movies. the mere fact na wala pang nakakagawa nun maliban kay kathryn is already an achievement as a young star.
DeleteWala talagang maisusumbat sa kanya. Napaka bait nyang tao. At alam at mararamdaman mong genuine yung humility and kindness nya, hindi coached. 16 years na sya sa showbiz but never mong mariringgan ng pangit na salita mupa sa kanya or patungkol sa kanya. She is well loved. Sana hindi nila pakawalan ni Daniel ang isat isa. I hope she gets all her heart's desires at sana magkaroon sya ng very healthy and happy family in the future.
ReplyDeleteAng shunga na lang ni Daniel pag pinakawalan pa nya si Kathryn.
DeleteFirst time in PH cinema na may artista na 2 movie ang naka-lagpas sa 800M ang kinita, di ba? Mabigyan sana siya ng recognition for this achievement kasi mahirap na yang maulit pa! Once in a lifetime yan!
ReplyDeleteHindi once in a lifetime para sa kanya as long as laging carefully planned ang projects niya..
DeleteThe biggest winner dito si Kathryn. Yung 2 heartthrob ng rival networks nakasama nya sa movie na highest grossing film. Kahit mag part 2 na movie siya kay Daniel or kay Alden, parehong blockbuster pa din.
ReplyDelete9:26 pasimpleng shade.... Focus sa idol mo.
Delete8:58 natamaan ka? focus on your idol too
DeleteQUEEN!
ReplyDeleteCongrats! Kinaya nyang ulitin yung kita ng hows of us! Ang galing nman talaga. Magaling sya pareho sa 2 movies.
ReplyDeleteShe's good and mabait kasi kaya ganyan.kaya sobramg daming inggit na inggit sa kanya,nasa kanya na talaga amg lahat,sabi mga niya na hapoy and contented na siya sa buhay niya.
ReplyDeleteAlden who also have a huge fan base. Sagad sa promo ng SC. Same director and script writer. A role tailor made for her to make sure it's a love story to be able to make her fans super kilig. Pag hindi pa kumita ito, mag harakiri na siya...
Delete2:27 your bitterness is manifesting by patronizing someone’s hard work. harakiri pinagsasabi mo? why are you so spiteful, saan ang hugot? ligo mo yang inggit at dasal mo yan, or focus mo sa idol mo. hindi mo ikababanal yang death wish on someone who’s living her best life.
Delete2:27 Laki ng problema mo. Dapat nga magpasalamat ka kasi si Alden kinuha. Kayang kaya ng KathNiel gawing blockbuster yung movie. Hello THOU!
DeleteShe is todays generation Superstar! Sobrang layo na ng narating niya sa mga kasabayan niya sa totoo lang.
ReplyDeleteHmmm....superstar with no star or talent? Kaloka.
DeleteShe’s proof you don’t need that much talent to become a superstar. It’s all about popularity > talent.
DeleteHindi naman fans ni kathryn o si kathryn nagsabi na SUperstar siya eh,mismong galing sa critics and directors bwahahaha
DeleteI can smell bitterness from a mile a way @ 3:21 and 2:49 Would you think that fans and even casual viewers would waste their time and money to watch something unworthy? Would you think her 2 consecutive movies, especially one with a new partner, could garner more than 800 m gross each? She is already in line with some of the greatest actress in the Philippines tell me again if you can do even half of what Kathryn achieved in her 23 years of life.
DeleteOne and Only Queen, ibang klase talaga.swerte sa lahat,pinagpala.
ReplyDeleteGrabe ang blessings niya apaw talaga. Ang swerte sa lahat,kakaloka
ReplyDeleteCongrats Kathryn. I am now a fan. Ang galing mo sa Hello Love Goodbye.
ReplyDeleteI would still like to see her do a movie out of her comfort zone without a famous guy as a partner. A movie which will just depend on her acting ability only. Enough of these loves stories and pakilig movies. Ang tanda na ni Kathryn. She needs to show that she can do more mature roles now.
DeleteObviously hindi mo napanood ang HLG,mature po ang role niya doon,manood ka para malaman mo mga sinasabi ng critics,directors,casual viewers about her hahaha,23 pa lang siya
Delete918 23 palang si kathryn. bata pa malayo pa mararating at madami pang pwedeng gawin. yung ibang mas matatandang artista ngayon palang nagrereinvent at nakalabas sa love story movies tapos si kathryn pinagmamadali mo? for what? para idiscredit achievement nya?
DeletePinatunayan niya na she can stand and shine in her own, grabe mga papuri na natatanggap niya,pati blessings sobra sobra,nagsolo siya pero mas tinaasan niya pa,nakakabilib.
ReplyDeleteBasta kahit ano pang bash ang sabihin nyo, the biggest winner dito si Kathryn. The fact, na nakaalis na siya sa kahon ng loveteam, yun na ang pinaka major achievement nya. Hindi yan sa gross or acting awards. Obviously the goal of the network & management is to establish Kathryn as as Kathryn not Kathniel anymore. Same with Alden, maalis sila sa shadow ng LT. They are both successful. Goal achieved!
ReplyDeleteHahahahaha.....and she can’t even act, lol.
ReplyDeletesays who? ikaw na hater? ah okay
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