When a civil war in the Philippines breaks out, Benjamin (Vice Ganda),
born into a military family, is forced to enlist in place of his ailing
father. With the help of his friends, will they be able to conquer the
enemies and protect his Grandfather Benjamin Santos VI (Eddie Garcia) from death?
Cast and characters
Main cast
Vice Ganda as Private Benjamin "Benjie" Santos VIII/Brandon's Fiance/Past Ancestors of the Santos Family
The television trailer premiered in the talk show Gandang Gabi, Vice!
where Vice Ganda is also the host. It was announced in the trailer that
the film will premiere on October 12, 2011. However, during the
premiere of No Other Woman, it was announced that the delayed premiere will be October 26, 2011.
Rating
It was graded "B" by the Cinema Evaluation Board of the Philippines.[5]
Box Office
The film opened with PHP 23.6 million ticket sales during its first
day and continued to break Philippine box-office records after grossing
PHP 109 million on its fourth day of screening.[6] After its seventh day on air, it reached the PHP 200 million mark.[7] It broke the records set also by the previous Star Cinema-Viva Films produced film, No Other Woman. Based on a report from the Box Office Mojo, Praybeyt Benjamin became the highest-grossing Filipino film of all time having a total gross PHP 331,631,283.[1]
The film revolves on a mans journey on becoming a successful working
husband whose perfect marriage becomes complicated when he commits into
an adulterous affair that changes his life.
Despite its adult themes about cheating, It was graded an "A" by the
Cinema Evaluation Board of the Philippines. The board found big lessons
about the movie itself.[3] The movie was given an R-13 rating by the Movies and Television Classification Board of the Philippines.
Canceled Premiere
The premiere was supposed to be held one day before the release date. However, with Typhoon Nesat affecting Luzon in the Philippines. Curtis, in her show Showtime
on the morning of the day of the premiere hinted that the premiere
might not be held at all. However she added that she will update through
her official Twitter account. Few hours later, Curtis confirmed that the premiere is cancelled, posted it through her Twitter account.
Box Office
Despite Typhoon Pedring
affecting Luzon in the Philippines, The film opened with a P15 million
gross on its first day. On its 4th day the movie earned P70 Million. The
movie earned P100 million in its first five days.[4][5] In two weeks of showing, it has been declared as the highest grossing Filipino film of all time with an approximate P220 Million gross income breaking the box office record set in by the 2009 film, You Changed My Life, which grossed P209 million.[6][7] On October 26, 2011, the box office records set by the film was surpassed by the other Star Cinema-Viva Films produced film, The Unkabogable Praybeyt Benjamin, which opened with a P200 million gross on its first week and has a current gross of P329 million.[8] The film still holds the second highest grossing Filipino film of all time.
