The movie, starring John Lloyd Cruz and Angel Locsin, made its debut on February 15 and earned P18.5 million on its opening day. It is on track to hit the P200-million mark, possibly overtaking last year's hit, "No Other Woman," as the second-highest grossing local movie of all time.
This is now Cruz's seventh film to make more than P100 million in its local release.
On Thursday, the film's stars left for Los Angeles, California to attend the film's international screening on Friday at the Alex Theater in Glendale.
Reviews of the film have been generally positive. It was also graded B by the Cinema Evaluation Board.
Baby Gil, writing for The Philippine Star, said the film "raises the bar" in romantic-comedies.
"'Unofficially Yours' is successful because of the chemistry between John Lloyd and Angel, and their dedicated acting," Gil wrote. Their characterizations are sharp, their dialogue smart and modern befitting reporters working in a news office, but at home reverting to traditional manners of the oldies."
Blogger Nicole Latayan said: "While others might say that this has a been-there-done-that feel with the friends with benefits topic, what I like about the film is that it stayed true to its intentions. It featured the highs and lows of that scenario, and it never attempted to feel that it’s above or beyond that. It also contained probably the best balance of comedy, romance, and drama in a long time."
Clickthecity.com also praised the film's stars. "The film is mostly charming. Much of the credit goes to the two leads, who share great chemistry. John Lloyd Cruz carries the movie with puppy dog eyes and a relaxed performance that gives the character a shade of realism. Angel Locsin looks quite comfortable in her role as well, making the character's vulnerabilities visible through the artifice of toughness."
Source - Ginger Conejero, ABS-CBN News