Julia Barretto and Joshua Garcia’s most anticipated reunion movie, ‘Unhappy For You,’ earned a whopping gross of  P20.5 million on its opening day on August 14. Thus, making it the highest gross income of a local film for 2024.

On premiere night, August 13, Joshua Garcia and Julia Barretto thanked their fans, family, and the team behind the movie before the screening.

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“Gusto ko lang magpasalamat sa lahat — sa fans, sa family namin na andito, sa friends namin, sa bosses thank you, sa Star Cinema salamat sa pagtitiwala sa amin ni Julia. Sa Viva Films of course at sa buong team ng Unhappy For You,” Joshua said.

“Sobrang nakaka-overwhelm ‘yung suporta na pinapakita niyo. Sobrang nagpapasalamat kami sa lahat ng efforts niyo. Sana po magustuhan niyo siya,” Julia said.

On the same night, ‘Unhappy For You’ became a trending topic on X (formerly Twitter) as social media users shared their stellar reviews online. According to ABS-CBN News, the film has gathered P100 million as of Sunday, August 18.

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‘Unhappy For You’ is directed by Petersen Vargas and it’s an adaption of a story and screenplay written by Kookai Labayen and Crystal San Miguel. The film centers around Chef Juancho (Garcia), who reunites with his ex-girlfriend, Zy (Barretto). He originally plans to seek revenge against her engagement but unexpectedly redevelops feelings for her instead. 

‘Unhappy For You’ is currently showing in cinemas nationwide. You can watch its trailer here:

Sources: (1), (2), (3)

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