P97.2M opening weekend gross
Forgotten Island becomes the biggest DreamWorks Animation opening weekend of all time in PH
Pinoy fans really said “Tayo na!” and flocked to hundreds of cinemas all over the country, making it the biggest Philippine opening weekend of all time for a DreamWorks Animation movie.
The much anticipated movie grossed P97,236,533, becoming the biggest opening weekend for Universal in the country for 2026. Forgotten Island has also snagged the biggest non-franchise animation film of all time.
Forgotten Island, inspired by Filipino mythology and culture, has an all-star Pinoy cast with Liza Soberano and H.E.R. lending their voices to the two main characters, Raissa and Jo. The voice cast also includes Lea Salonga, Manny Jacinto, Dolly de Leon, and Jo Koy. The animated original also features homegrown talent for the soundtrack, with groups like BINI and SB19 in its roster.
Aside from Forgotten Island box-office news, the film also received rave reviews from critics and audiences alike, with a Certified Fresh score of 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, and an audience score of 97%.
“Forgotten Island” is the story of two best friends, Raissa and Jo, whose life journeys split after they graduate high school. They encounter a magical portal on their last night of celebration, and it transports them to the island of Nakali, a mysterious place filled with creatures from the stories they grew up with. Some beings they encounter are friendly, and some are fierce, and The Dreaded Manananggal is the fiercest of them all. When they discover that their memories are fading, they race to find a way home before they forget their friendship forever.
Don’t miss the magical tale of Forgotten Island, now showing in Philippine theaters.
About Forgotten Island
Your best friendship is worth fighting for.
DreamWorks Animation, the studio that brought you unforgettable bonds between a boy and a dragon in How to Train Your Dragon, an ogre and a donkey in Shrek, and a robot and a gosling in The Wild Robot, now welcomes a dazzling and emotional story about two lifelong best friends who must come together before they drift apart in Forgotten Island.
The new original film is written and directed by Academy Award® nominee Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado and is produced by Academy Award® nominee Mark Swift, the filmmaking team behind Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.
Grammy and Academy Award® winning supernova H.E.R. and Liza Soberano (Lisa Frankenstein, Alone/Together) star as high school graduates Jo and Raissa, who have been best friends since grade school but are now about to embark on separate life paths.
While celebrating their last night together, Jo and Raissa stumble upon a mysterious portal that transports them to the fantastical island of Nakali, packed with magical and mythological creatures they grew up hearing stories about from their Filipino families.
Some of these figures will become friends, some foes. Joined by well-meaning-but- hapless weredog Raww (Dave Franco) and a small-but-mighty pack of pals, Jo and Raissa must face The Dreaded Manananggal (Tony winning icon Lea Salonga), the most feared creature on the island. When they discover that the memories of their entire friendship are the price for returning home, Jo and Raissa will race to find a way to leave the island before they forget each other forever.
The film’s all-star voice cast also includes Emmy nominee Jenny Slate (Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Dying for Sex), Manny Jacinto (The Good Place, Top Gun: Maverick), BAFTA nominee Dolly de Leon (Triangle of Sadness, Ghostlight), global comedy superstar Jo Koy (Haunted Mansion, Jo Koy: Live from Brooklyn) and Emmy winner Ronny Chieng (The Daily Show, M3GAN).
DreamWorks Animation’s Forgotten Island is distributed by Universal Pictures.