Bringing joy back to the big screen, “Hello, Love, Again,” the highly anticipated Filipino film of the year starring Kathryn Bernardo and Alden Richards, has set a new box office record as the highest first-day grossing local film in the Philippines, earning over P85 million on its November 13 opening.

The sequel to the blockbuster film “Hello, Love, Goodbye,” directed by Cathy Garcia-Sampana, is showing in over 600 local cinemas and will also be shown in over 400 cinemas in different countries this month.

Thousands of people gathered for midnight screenings last Wednesday across 70 cinemas in the Philippines to follow the story of Joy (Kathryn) and Ethan (Alden) in Canada.

A co-production of ABS-CBN’s Star Cinema and GMA Pictures, “Hello, Love, Again” also stars Joross Gamboa, Valerie Concepcion, Jennica Garcia, Kevin Kreider, Jobert Austria, Mark Labella, Marvin Aritrangco, Ruby Rodriguez, and many more.

Several topics related to the film trended on X following the film premiere, including #HLATheWorldPremiere, KATHRYN AS JOY IS BACK, ALDENat HLAxPremiere, HELLO AGAIN ETHANandJOY, and #HelloLoveAgain.