By Jennifer T. Santos

The record-breaking Philippine film “Hello, Love, Again” has been nominated for Best Movie or Telemovie Made in Asia at the ContentAsia Awards 2025, the latest international recognition for ABS-CBN.

Top-billed by Kathryn Bernardo and Alden Richards, the film is the highest-grossing in Philippine cinema history.

Its theme song, “Palagi,” performed by KZ Tandingan and TJ Monterde, also earned a nod for Best Original Song Created in Asia for an Asian TV series, program, or movie.

BS-CBN secured three other nominations: Saving Grace for Best TV Format Adaptation (Scripted) in Asia; Zia Grace for Best Supporting Actress in a TV program or series made in Asia; and Jericho Rosales for Best Male Lead in a TV program or series made in Asia for his role as Tyrone de Vera in Lavender Fields.

The ContentAsia Awards honor top stories, talents, and productions from across the region. Winners will be announced on Sept. 4 in Taipei, Taiwan.

 “Hello, Love, Again”  has recorded P1.6 billion at the box office worldwide.

.In its  social media post, ABS-CBN’s Star Cinema and GMA Pictures shared the record-breaking success of “Hello, Love, Again,” the highest grossing Filipino film of all time. 

Directed by Cathy Garcia-Sampana, “Hello, Love, Again” is the sequel to the 2019 blockbuster movie “Hello, Love, Goodbye.”

The country’s first film to gross over P1 billion at the box office worldwide is streaming on Netflix.

Earlier, the record-breaking movie screened again at the second Manila International Film Festival (MIFF) in Los Angeles, California last March.

 “Hello, Love, Again” is a joint production of erstwhile rival networks ABS-CBN and GMA Network and their cinema subsidiaries.

 “Thank you for the love and we love you a billion more,” Star Cinema and GMA Pictures said on social media. 

“Hello, Love, Again” is the first-ever film collaboration of GMA-7’s GMA Pictures and ABS-CBN’s Star Cinema. 

In a video statement, Alden and Kathryn thanked their fans and fellow Filipinos for supporting their blockbuster film, which is now the Philippines’s highest-grossing film.

“We love you a billion times,” Alden said. “Hindi namin in-expect na aabot ng ganito ‘yung gross income ng ‘Hello, Love, Again’ globally.”

“No words can say how grateful we are, maraming maraming salamat po,” he added.

Kathryn agreed with Alden, saying she has “no words” to fully encapsulate her gratitude for the success of the “Hello, Love, Goodbye” sequel.

“Thank you sa lahat ng mga sumusuporta sa movie, sa lahat ng mga kababayan natin,” she said. “Grabe, parte kayo nito.”

“Thank you for making this happen. Thank you for making this possible. Congratulations to us,” she added.

In crossing P1 billion, the movie surpassed the gross of “Rewind,” which earned a total P924 million during its theatrical run. “Rewind,” which is now available on Netflix, is an offical Metro Manila Film Festival entry in 2023 and stars real-life couple Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera. 

“Hello, Love, Again” peaked at no. 1 not just in the Philippines, but also in the United Arab Emirates and hit no. 2 in Canada, New Zealand, Qatar, and Bahrain, the producers said.

In Oman, it peaked at no. 3, and in Australia and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, it peaked at no. 4. As for the USA, the movie peaked at no. 8.