Mall owners begged Vice Ganda for a Christmas movie to boost sales

Truly unkabogable. 

There seems to be no doubt about the bankability of comedian Vice Ganda, as mall owners even sat down with him to convince him to make a Christmas movie to help boost sales of various stores in the malls. 

Vice Ganda himself revealed this during his thanksgiving media conference on Wednesday for the success of his movie “Partners in Crime,” an official entry to the 2023 Metro Manila Film Festival.  

“Ayoko na kasi mag film fest diba, nu’ng mga nakaraan sabi ko ayoko na, okay na ko sa film fest parang nagawa ko naman na ‘yung ambag ko sa film fest, na-achieve ko na rin ‘yung gusto ko ma-achieve at higit pa, parang okay na yon tama na yon,” he recalled.

The power of Vice

But the film industry needed a boost, and they turned to him for help by asking him to make a film fest movie. 

“Pinakiusapan ako pati ng mga may-ari ng malls. Umabot na tayo don pati ‘yung mga nasa mall na, kailangan mo na gumawa ng pelikula kasi kung walang pelikula, ang laki ng nawawala sa malls,” he said.

Without movies, it’s not only cinemas that will lose revenue, but also other establishments such as food and retail outlets, he explained. 

This is because watching movies brings not only one person to the mall, but families and groups of friends as well, thus leading to more sales. 

“Nakakatawa kasi umabot na sila sa ganon na gumawa ako ng pelikula para mabuhay ang mga mall,” he added. 

The organizers of the Metro Manila Film Festival happily announced that despite still reeling from the pandemic, the festival reached its P500 million target gross sales with “Partners in Crime,” “Deleter,” “Labyu with an Accent” and “Family Matters” leading the box office. 

Thanksgiving afterparty 

After the presscon, Vice Ganda hosted a thanksgiving party at Tipsy Pig Timog to celebrate the production’s victory. 

The party had a star-studded guest list, which included celebrities and online personalities who had a blast at the event. 

Here are some photos of Vice Ganda’s thanksgiving party: 

Vice Ganda with internet sensation Zeinab Harake.

“It’s Showtime” family including Vhong Navarro, Ryan Bang and Jackie Gonzaga showed love and support for their Meme Vice.  

Vice Ganda having a fun time with friends from the industry. 

Fellow comedian friends,  including impersonator Divine Tetay, also supported Vice Ganda.

Vice Ganda is truly blessed with supportive friends from in and out of the industry.  

Members of premiere dance group G-Force were also present at the party. 

People from the entertainment industry as well as the online community showed their love for Vice Ganda. 

The party starts now!

Gen Zs, represent!