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The Box Office Entertainment Awards, sometimes known as the GMMSF Box Office Entertainment Awards, is an annual award ceremony held in
Metro Manila Metropolitan Manila ( ), commonly shortened to Metro Manila and formally the National Capital Region (NCR; ), is the capital region and largest List of metropolitan areas in the Philippines, metropolitan area of the Philippines. Located ...
and organized by Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation. The award-giving body honors stars and performers simply for their popularity and commercial success in the Philippine entertainment industry, regardless of their excellence in their particular fields. During the first months of each year, mostly during March or April, the Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation board of jurors will deliberate for the year's winners, which will be chosen from the Top 10 Philippine films of the past year, top-rating shows in Philippine television, top recording awards received by singers, and top gross receipts of concerts and performances. The list will then be released prior to the awards night, which is held during April or May.


History

Ferdie Syquia Villar, the person who launched the "
Miss Republic of the Philippines Miss Republic of the Philippines or Miss RP is a beauty pageant in the Philippines currently held biennially (every two years). History Miss Republic of the Philippines was first staged in 1969 under Ferdie Villar of Spotlight Promotions. The wi ...
" contest, came up with the "Box Office King and Queen Awards" in 1960s, and formally launched his idea in 1970. By the late '70s, after then President
Ferdinand Marcos Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was a Filipino lawyer, politician, dictator, and Kleptocracy, kleptocrat who served as the tenth president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He ruled the c ...
declared
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in 1972,"Still finding beauty queens after all these years".
''Philippine Daily Inquirer''. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
he turned the responsibility over to Corazon Samaniego before leaving for abroad."Box Office King and Queen crowned"
''Philstar''. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
Corazon Samaniego, a former businesswoman in
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, continued the presentation and officially inaugurated the "Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation Inc." in 1971. The organization is named after a former Bulacan town mayor and philanthropist and her late father, Guillermo Mendoza. It became an annual event, recognizing the most popular people and their works in the Philippine entertainment industry. At the end of the day, the proceeds from the television rights and gate receipts are used to send underprivileged Bulacan students to school."The Box Office Entertainment Awards"
''Philstar''. Retrieved May 27, 2014.


Records

Vice Ganda Jose Marie Borja Viceral (born March 31, 1976), known professionally as Vice Ganda (), is a Filipino comedian, actor, host, singer and television personality. He is considered one of the most successful entertainers in Philippine show business ...
has the most phenomenal box office star titles with eight, he is also the first person to receive this award in 2012.
Vilma Santos Rosa Vilma Tuazon Santos-Recto (born November 3, 1953) is a Filipino actress and politician. In a career spanning over seven decades, she is recognized for her versatility in acting across various genres of film and television in the Philippine ...
has the most box office queen titles in history with ten.
Fernando Poe Jr. Ronald Allan Kelley Poe (August 20, 1939 – December 14, 2004), known professionally as Fernando Poe Jr., and often referred to by his initials FPJ, was a Filipino actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, and politician. His long and s ...
has the most box office king titles in history with nine.


Milestones

*1960s: The first "Box Office King and Queen" was introduced by Ferdie Syquia Villar. The late Fernando "Ronnie"., Poe, Jr. and
Boots Anson-Roa Maria Elisa Cristobal Anson-Rodrigo (née Anson; born January 30, 1945), better known as Boots Anson-Roa, is a Filipina actress, columnist, editor, and lecturer. Early life and education Anson-Roa, a Bicolana, is the eldest daughter of post- ...
were actually the first recipients of the "Box Office King and Queen of Philippine Movies" title in 1968. Subsequently, Ronnie became a regular recipient of the award as if to certify that he is the "King of Philippine Movies" or "Da King" *1971: The award-giving body was officially established in the year 1971 after the turn-over.
Nora Aunor Nora Cabaltera Villamayor (May 21, 1953 – April 16, 2025), known professionally as Nora Aunor (), was a Filipino actress, producer and singer. Known for her leading roles with patriotic, feminist and Political sociology, socio-political th ...
won the " Box Office Queen" award for the Guillermo Mendoza Foundation. *2006: The former "Box Office King and Queen Awards" was renamed to "Box Office Entertainment Awards". Together with the name change, some categories were also altered. For example, the former "Mr. and Miss RP Movies" and "Prince and Princess of RP Movies" titles became "Film Actor and Actress of the Year" and "Prince and Princess of Philippine Movies" respectively. *2007: For the first time, there were two recipients for the " Box Office Queen".
Kris Aquino Kristina Bernadette Cojuangco Aquino (; born February 14, 1971) is a Filipino retired television presenter, actress, talent manager and film producer. She notably appeared as Princess Intan in the acclaimed '' Crazy Rich Asians'' and is a rec ...
and
Claudine Barretto Claudine Margaret Castelo Barretto (; born July 20, 1979) is a Filipino actress, who made her screen debut on the youth-oriented variety show, '' Ang TV''. She became a mainstay in several sitcoms, including ''Home Along Da Riles'', ''Oki Dok ...
received the award for their film ''
Sukob ''Sukob'' (), also known as ''The Wedding Curse'', is a 2006 Filipino supernatural horror film directed by Chito S. Roño and starring Kris Aquino and Claudine Barretto. ''Sukob'' was considered as the highest-grossing Filipino film of all-time e ...
'' under
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."Vic, Kris, and Claudine named Box Office King & Queens of 2006!"
''Pep.ph''. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
*
2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...
: This was the 39th year of the annual event; however, the organization believes that 39 is an unlucky number. Thus they skipped 39 and consider this event the 40th instead."2008 Box Office King & Queen named"
''Philstar''. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
*
2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
: The award-giving body officially introduced a new award called "Phenomenal Box Office Star", which is given to the actor(s) whose film attains the highest-grossing film of all time in the Philippines. It was given to
Vice Ganda Jose Marie Borja Viceral (born March 31, 1976), known professionally as Vice Ganda (), is a Filipino comedian, actor, host, singer and television personality. He is considered one of the most successful entertainers in Philippine show business ...
for his fim ''
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'', which received .''The Unkabogable Praybeyt Benjamin''
in
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: Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes were awarded Box-Office Phenomenal Stars of Philippine Cinema for their comeback film ''
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'' which was recognized as the highest-grossing Philippine film of all time, surpassing the 2019 film ''
Hello, Love, Goodbye ''Hello, Love, Goodbye'' is a 2019 Philippine romantic drama film directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina and produced by Carlo L. Katigbak and Olivia M. Lamasan from a story and screenplay written by Carmi G. Raymundo, with Rona Co, Crystal S. San M ...
''. It was said in the show that the movie grossed over , which marks the first time for a Philippine film to reach one billion pesos in the box office.


Award ceremonies

1The yearly event is supposed to be the 39th year, but they believe that it is an unlucky number. Thus they skipped the 39th and consider this event the 40th instead.


Merit categories


Major awards

* Phenomenal Box Office Star * Box Office King * Box Office Queen


Other awards


Film category


Television category


Music category


Recurring awards


Discontinued awards


Controversies

The following are the controversies of the award ceremonies: *1986: Maricel Soriano should have won Box-Office Queen for Batang Quiapo. Her co-star FPJ was named Box-Office King. But she was named Ms. RP for Movies instead. She didn’t attend the Awarding thus she was never awarded the Box-Office Queen ever. *2003: Many questioned
Aga Muhlach Ariel Aquino Muhlach"Aga Muchlach biography"
''IMDB''. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
(; born August ...
's win as the "Box Office King" after the official list of winners were released. In particular, the fans of the ''late''
Rico Yan Ricardo Carlos "Rico" Castro Yan (; March 14, 1975 – March 29, 2002) was a Filipino actor renowned for his roles in popular romance and comedy films, as well as television shows during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Yan started as a comme ...
contested, saying that his last film ''
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'' was the highest-grossing film of the year. Although they were not personally against Muhlach, they believed that the award-giving body should give an explanation. *2006: Questions from the readers arose after the organization chose
Kristine Hermosa Kristine Hermosa Orille-Sotto (; born September 9, 1983) is a Filipino actress. Hermosa made her screen debut in the youth-oriented variety show '' Ang TV'' (1995). Her breakthrough came in the soap opera '' Pangako Sa 'Yo'' (2000), which be ...
for the " Box Office Queen" title. They argued that there were more deserving actresses to receive the title over Hermosa, who only had one film that year. Furthermore, they believed that her one and only film, '' Enteng Kabisote 2: Okay Ka Fairy Ko: The Legend Continues'', was actually successful because of her leading man,
Vic Sotto Marvic Valentin "Vic" Castelo Sotto (born April 28, 1954), popularly known as Bossing, is a Filipino actor, comedian, and television personality. Prolific in film and television in the Philippines since the 1970s, he is known for playing comed ...
, who was the "Box Office King" of 2005. Thus, most, if not all, the credit goes to Sotto, not hers. *2008: There was speculation that
Judy Ann Santos Judy Anne Lumagui Santos-Agoncillo (born May 11, 1978) is a Filipino actress and film producer. Prolific in film and television in the Philippines, and is known for her dramatic and comedic roles in blockbusters and independent films, as w ...
would not win any of the awards from the award-giving body anymore. Although her 2006 films '' Don't Give Up on Us'' and ''
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'', and the latter's sequel ''
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'' in 2007 were all box office hits, top-grossing films in fact, she did not win any of the awards. Furthermore, not even
Ryan Agoncillo Kristoffer Lou "Ryan" Gonzales Agoncillo (; born April 10, 1979) is a Filipino actor, model, host, musician, and photographer. Career Modelling and hosting Agoncillo started as a model at the age of 15, beginning as one of the early Penshoppe's ...
, her leading man and real life partner, nor the director of the two films Joey Reyes won an award. They believed that it all started during the awards night of the 30th award ceremony in 2000 wherein "Box Office King and Queen" winners
Fernando Poe Jr. Ronald Allan Kelley Poe (August 20, 1939 – December 14, 2004), known professionally as Fernando Poe Jr., and often referred to by his initials FPJ, was a Filipino actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, and politician. His long and s ...
and
Judy Ann Santos Judy Anne Lumagui Santos-Agoncillo (born May 11, 1978) is a Filipino actress and film producer. Prolific in film and television in the Philippines, and is known for her dramatic and comedic roles in blockbusters and independent films, as w ...
of ''Isusumbong Kita sa Tatay Ko'' were not able to attend. Santos had a taping at that time, while FPJ does not want to be crowned without his ''queen''. The next year, and until now, they were not able to receive any of the awards anymore, not even nominees nor special mentions despite them having box office films. They believe that the award-giving body disqualified Santos as they took her (and FPJ's) absence personally. *
2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
: There were reports that
Bea Alonzo Phylbert Angelli Ranollo Fagestrom (born October 17, 1987), known professionally as Bea Alonzo, is a Filipino actress, singer and Youtuber. She is best known for playing dramatic roles in romantic drama films. Her notable films include '' The M ...
was a snob to
Gerald Anderson Gerald Randolph Opsima Anderson Jr. (born March 7, 1989) is a Filipino actor, Model (person), model, dancer and basketball player. He is managed and under contract to Star Magic, ABS-CBN Corporation, ABS-CBN's home based talent agency. Recogni ...
during the awards night as he was linked to her before. Alonzo denied the issue, however, explaining that her seat is far from him. Since she was already a latecomer, she does not want to make a scene by going there just to get his attention. :It was also believed that there was a leakage of the winners list, saying that the " Box Office Queen" title would be given to
Toni Gonzaga Celestine Cruz Gonzaga-Soriano (born January 20, 1984), professionally known as Toni Gonzaga, is a Filipino media personality, host, actress, businesswoman, singer and vlogger. Gonzaga was the former lead host of ABS-CBN's long-running reality ...
for her film ''
My Amnesia Girl ''My Amnesia Girl'' is a 2010 Filipino romantic comedy film directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina from a story and screenplay written by Jade Francis Castro, with Juan Miguel Sevilla and Carmi Raymundo co-wrote the latter. The film stars John Lloyd C ...
''. However, many even speculated that
Ai-Ai delas Alas Martina Eileen Hernandez delas Alas-Sibayan (born November 11, 1964), known professionally as Ai-Ai delas Alas, is a Filipino actress and comedian. Referred to as the "Queen of Comedy" for her comedic talent, she is best known for her role as ...
would receive the title for her box office movie '' Ang Tanging Ina Mo (Last na 'To!)''. In the end, the latter received the award. *
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: There were rumors that the organization was disappointed with
John Lloyd Cruz John Lloyd Espidol Cruz (born June 24, 1983) is a Filipino actor. Regarded as the "''King of Contemporary Cinema''" by the media, Cruz has top-billed several box-office successes. He has more than ten films with box office grosses of ₱100 mill ...
for not attending the awards night. Cruz, as the report says, promised to attend the event to receive the " Box Office King" award personally. However, he was not seen throughout the event, saying that he was sick. In contrast, the speculations point out that Cruz attended another event, instead."Palusot ni John Lloyd, 'di matanggap ng GMMSF"
''Balita.net''. Retrieved May 27, 2014.


See also

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List of Asian television awards This list of Asian television awards is an index to articles on notable awards for contributions in various fields of television in Asia. The list is organized by region and country, although some awards are open to television performers or shows ...


References

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