“Catch Me… I’m in Love” opens in 7 more cities, extends run in 3 theatres

April 11, 2011 - PRLog -- It’s now official: Catch Me… I’m In Love, the first ever team-up of Philippine Pop Princess and Box Office Queen Sarah Geronimo and Action Drama Prince Gerald Anderson is a certified Filipino box-office hit in the U.S.  

After opening on April 1 in seven cities - Los Angeles (Cerritos), San Diego, San Francisco, Las Vegas , Honolulu, New Jersey-Hoboken and New Jersey-Bergenfield – the movie drew record crowds that ABS-CBN International’s Starry Starry Store had to extend theatrical runs in three cities: Los Angeles (Cerritos), San Diego and Las Vegas.  On top of this, starting April 15, Catch Me… I’m In Love will be screened in theatres in seven more cities: Seattle, WA; Norfolk, VA; Jacksonville, FL; Orange, CA; Union City, CA; Milpitas, CA; and in another theater in Las Vegas, NV.

In the Philippines, Catch Me… I’m In Love remains the number one movie, raking in P89.73 million in less than two weeks.  It has warded off threats so far from big Hollywood films like Sucker Punch, Justin Bieber’s Never Say Never, Hop and Source Code.

Catch Me… I’m In Love has already surpassed the final grosses of the separate movies of Sarah and Gerald in 2010: Paano na Kaya (“How Then?”; Gerald and Kim Chiu) earned P82.02 million while Till My Heartaches End grossed P60.48 million; Hating Kapatid (Sarah and Judy Ann Santos) made P81.98 million.

The movie, which is a modern take on a Cinderella story, revolves around the unlikely romance between a social worker played by Sarah and the spoiled, mysterious playboy and only son of the country’s president played by Gerald.  Joining them are Christopher de Leon, Dawn Zulueta, Joey Marquez, Ketsup Eusebio, Arlene Muhlach, Sam Pinto, Janus del Prado and up-and-coming teen idol Matteo Guidicelli, among others. At the helm is Mae Czarina Cruz, the director behind the 2010 box-office hit Babe, I Love You (Sam Milby-Anne Curtis), and the wildly popular TFC teleseryes Maging Sino Ka Man (Whoever You May Be) and Magkaribal (Rivals).

Raymond Lo, U.S. correspondent for the widely read Philippine Star said, “Catch Me… I’m In Love is thoroughly entertaining and watching it has got me thinking that Sarah Geronimo is to today’s Philippine cinema what Sharon Cuneta and Maricel Soriano were in their prime. In Catch Me… I’m In Love, Sarah proves that she is an endearing and credible heroine. I am tempted to say that Philippine cinema has found its new queen!”

“For the past years, the most number of theaters we’ve had to screen a Filipino film is 11.  This is the first time we’ve done 14.  The record success of Catch Me… I’m In Love is a testament to the growing patronage for Philippine-made and Filipino language films in the U.S.  While film analysts are lamenting the general downturn in audience appreciation of foreign language films in America, in contrast, here is the Filipino community in the U.S. showing a robust appreciation for films from their homeland.  We at ABS-CBN hope to continue being the catalyst for Filipino film growth here,” said Kerwin Du, ABS-CBN International’s head of theatricals.

Catch Me… I’m In Love can be seen in the following theaters and cities:

Until April 14, 2011:

LOS ANGELES
Cerritos Stadium Cinema
12761 Towne Center Drive
Cerritos, CA 90701

NEW JERSEY - HOBOKEN
Clearview Hoboken Cinemas
409 14th Street
Hoboken, NJ 07030
www.MovieTickets.com

Until April 21, 2011:

NEW JERSEY - BERGENFIELD
Clearview Bergenfield Cinemas
58 South Washington Avenue
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
www.MovieTickets.com

SAN DIEGO
UA Horton Plaza
475 Horton Plaza
San Diego, CA 92101

LAS VEGAS
Regal Village Square Stadium
9400 W. Sahara Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89058

From April 15-21, 2011:

SEATTLE
Parkway New Plaza Stadium 12
5910 South 180th Street
Tukwila, WA 98188

NORFOLK
Cinemark 18
880 North Military Hwy
Norfolk, VA 23502

JACKSONVILLE
Cinemark Tinseltown
4535 Southside Blvd
Jacksonville, FL 32216

TROPICANA-LAS VEGAS
Cinemark Orleans 18
4500 W. Tropicana Ave.
Las Vegas, NV 89103

From April 15-28, 2011:

ORANGE
Orange Stadium Promenade
1701 W. Katella Avenue
Orange, CA 92868

UNION CITY
Century 25
32100 Union Landing
Union City, CA 94587

MILPITAS
Century Great Mall
1010 Great Mall Drive
Milpitas, CA 95035

For more information, please visit www.abs-cbnglobalmovies.com.

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About ABS-CBN International
ABS-CBN International was created over 15 years ago to be of service to all Filipinos. With the launch of The Filipino Channel (TFC), the company became the first and most successful Filipino content distribution company in the U.S. The company also offers telecommunication, retail, theatricals, money remittance and cargo services, online audio and video streaming, along with philanthropic support for Filipinos and the communities they now call home. Based in Redwood City, CA, ABS-CBN International is a subsidiary of ABS-CBN Corporation, the Philippines’ largest entertainment and broadcasting company, through ABS-CBN Corporation's wholly-owned subsidiary, ABS-CBN Global Hungary Kft. For more information, visit www.abs-cbnglobal.com.