''Unofficially Yours'' (stylized as ''ÜnOfficially Yours'') is a 2012 Filipino

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directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina, starring John Lloyd Cruz and Angel Locsin with Edgar Mortiz,

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and

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as Kelvin. It was produced and released by

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. The film was released domestically on February 15, 2012. It was third highest grossing Filipino film of 2012.

Synopsis

Macky Galvez ( John Lloyd Cruz) is a depressed young man recovering from a failed relationship. One night, Galvez meets Ces Bricenio ( Angel Locsin), a modern-day girl who is afraid of commitment, and they have a one-night stand. Later on, Macky meets Ces again in his new job as a reporter for

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Cast

* John Lloyd Cruz as Dr. Mackie Galvez, DMD * Angel Locsin as Princess "Ces" Bricenio * Edgar Mortiz as Pedro Galvez *

as Helen *

as Kelvin *

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as Vincent "Vince" Villegas * Melissa Mendez as Maria Galvez *Patrizha Martinez as Joana Galvez *Dannielle Martinez as Matthea Galvez *Dana Martinez as Lucy Galvez *

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as Vivora *Ian De Leon as Duke *

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as Ipe *Hyubs Azarcon as Pong *Mel Kimura as Alex *Panying as Butch * Andi Manzano as Iya *Isabel de Leon as Manila Bulletin Lifestyle section Editor-in-Chief *Benjamin Domingo, Jr. as Office Janitor

Production

Development

Molina brainstormed the story back in 2009. In 2011, Star Cinema offered the main protagonists to Cruz and Locsin after their primetime

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that aired on

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, '' Imortal''. ''ÜnOfficially Yours'' was first announced in the now defunct showbiz news program, '' SNN: Showbiz News Ngayon''. The film's tentative title was ''I Honestly Love You'' and later changed to ''ÜnOfficially Yours''. The film's

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started September 21, 2011 in

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and in the headquarters of the

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Promotion

The full trailer was released during the previews of the '' Enteng Ng Ina Mo'' and '' Segunda Mano'', films also produced by Star Cinema. The full trailer was televised on January 29, 2012 during Locsin and Cruz's guesting on the talk show, '' Gandang Gabi, Vice!''. As a result, it became a worldwide trending topic on the social networking site,

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. The film became the front page cover of the February 15, 2012 issue of the

during its premiere day.

Music

The film's official soundtrack is "

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" originally sung by

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, and was covered by Erik Santos and Angeline Quinto. The song's music video was released on Star Cinema's official

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account.

Reception

Critical response

''UnOfficially Yours'' received generally positive reviews from local film critics. Ria Limjap of Spot.ph praised that the film is "entertaining and funny and poignant." Maureen Belmonte of ''

'' wrote that the film is "worth watching" because it deals with modern-day themes. Noel Torre of ''

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'' praised the performance of the film's lead actors.

Box office

According to

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, the film opened with an P18.5 million gross nationwide. The film grossed P71.5 million at 140 screens on its first weekend of release beating out '' Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'' in the Philippine Box Office. On its second week, the film dropped 58.3% and grossed 29.8 million, bringing it a total of 113.5 million gross in two weeks. The film's gross income reached 144 million in the third week of showing. After a month, it had grossed P157.25 million at the box office. ''ÜnOfficially Yours'' is currently the sixth highest grossing Filipino film of all time.

Release

Home media

The uncut version of ''ÜnOfficially Yours'' was released in original DVDs and VCDs on April 4, 2012.

International release

''ÜnOfficially Yours'' had an international premiere night on February 24, 2012 in Los Angeles, CA in Alex Theatre. It will also be released in several key cities in the

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such as San Diego, CA,

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, Sacramento, CA, Dallas, TX, Houston, TX, Norfolk, VA,

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, and Seattle, WA.

Television premiere

The film had its television premiere on December 16, 2012 in the cable channel

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Awards

References

External links

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A Movie Review for ''Unofficially Yours''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Unofficially Yours 2012 films Films directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina 2010s Tagalog-language films Star Cinema films 2010s English-language films