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{{Use Philippine English|date=November 2022}}
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| name = Regal Entertainment Inc.
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* Vacant ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]], [[President (corporate title)|President]])<ref name="GMAseal">{{cite news|title=GMA Network and Regal Entertainment seal biggest partnership|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/80287/gma-network-and-regal-entertainment-seal-biggest-partnership/story|access-date=January 27, 2024|work=[[GMA News Online]]|publisher=[[GMA Network]]|date=September 8, 2021}}</ref>
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*Roselle Monteverde ([[Chief operating officer|COO]], [[Vice president#In business|Vice President]])<ref name="GMAseal"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Donato|first=Jerry|title=GMA network, Regal Entertainment continue partnership to tell 'feel-good' stories|url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2023/10/01/2300265/gma-network-regal-entertainment-continue-partnership-tell-feel-good-stories|access-date=January 27, 2024|work=[[The Philippine Star|Philstar.com]]|publisher=Philstar Global Corp.|date=October 1, 2023}}</ref><!-- <ref>{{cite news|author=PEP Troika|title=Ang Mga Kaibigan Ni Mama Susan, binili ng Prime Video sa halagang $2M?|url=https://www.pep.ph/pepalerts/pep-troika/173274/ang-mga-kaibigan-ni-mama-susan-prime-video-a4118-20230512|access-date=January 27, 2024|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal|PEP.ph]] |publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal Inc.|date=May 12, 2023|language=Filipino}}</ref> -->
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* Roselle Monteverde-Teo {{small|([[Executive producer]], [[Chair (officer)|Chairman]] and [[Chief executive officer|CEO]])}}<ref name="GMAseal">{{cite news|title=GMA Network and Regal Entertainment seal biggest partnership|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/80287/gma-network-and-regal-entertainment-seal-biggest-partnership/story|access-date=January 27, 2024|work=[[GMA News Online]]|publisher=[[GMA Network]]|date=September 8, 2021}}</ref>
* {{small|([[Vice president]] and [[Chief operating officer|COO]])}}<ref name="GMAseal"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Donato|first=Jerry|title=GMA network, Regal Entertainment continue partnership to tell 'feel-good' stories|url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2023/10/01/2300265/gma-network-regal-entertainment-continue-partnership-tell-feel-good-stories|access-date=January 27, 2024|work=[[The Philippine Star|Philstar.com]]|publisher=Philstar Global Corp.|date=October 1, 2023}}</ref><!-- <ref>{{cite news|author=PEP Troika|title=Ang Mga Kaibigan Ni Mama Susan, binili ng Prime Video sa halagang $2M?|url=https://www.pep.ph/pepalerts/pep-troika/173274/ang-mga-kaibigan-ni-mama-susan-prime-video-a4118-20230512|access-date=January 27, 2024|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal|PEP.ph]] |publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal Inc.|date=May 12, 2023|language=Filipino}}</ref> -->
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'''Regal Entertainment, Inc.''' (formerly and more commonly known as '''Regal Films''') is a Filipino film and television [[production company]] based in New Manila, [[Quezon City]]. It was founded by [[Lily Monteverde]] on August 19, 1962, and is the oldest surviving film studio in the Philippines.
* [[Film|Motion pictures]]
* [[Home video]]s
* [[Television show|Television series]]
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* Regal Multimedia Inc.
* Regal Home Video
* APG Films
* MAQ Productions Inc.
* Mother Studio Films
* Good Harvest Unlimited
* Tagalog Pictures Inc.
* [[Reality Entertainment]]
* Starzan Films
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'''Regal Entertainment Inc.''' (formerly and more commonly known as '''Regal Films''') is a [[Philippines|Philippine]] [[film studio|film]], [[television]] [[production company|production]] and [[distribution (marketing)|distribution]] headquartered in New Manila, [[Quezon City]]. It was founded by [[Lily Monteverde]] on August 19, 1962. Regal Entertainment is one of the largest film studios in the Philippines, along with [[Star Cinema]], [[GMA Pictures]], [[TV5 Network#Studio5|MQ Studios]] and [[Viva Films]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fast Facts: The big 4 of Philippine Cinema's 'Golden Era'|url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/movies/philippine-cinema-original-big-4|access-date=August 21, 2024|website=[[Rappler]]|date=October 22, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
In the beginning, Mother Lily Monteverde (1938–2024) and her husband Remy put up a popcorn stand at the Podmon Theater (now [[Recto station|LRT-2 Recto Station]]) in C.M. Recto, [[Manila]] (which served as the head office of Regal before it moved to the Valencia studio and eventually to the Tycoon Center in [[Ortigas Center]], [[Pasig]]). Regal Films started as a distributor of foreign films, such as ''That Man from Istanbul'', ''Marsha'' and ''[[All Mine to Give]]'', pouring funds for Mother Lily to produce a local movie. In 1976, Mother Lily asked permission from her father to produce her first project, ''Kayod sa Umaga, Kayod sa Gabi'' and it became a big hit then in theatres.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/19/09/what-mother-lilys-first-job |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125210354/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/19/09/what-mother-lilys-first-job|date=August 19, 2009 |archive-date=January 25, 2020 |url-status=live|title=What is Mother Lily's job before Regal Films?|website=[[ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs]]|publisher=[[ABS-CBN Corporation]]|access-date=March 18, 2022}}</ref> [[Alma Moreno]] was the first star who had an exclusive contract with Regal, becoming the first of the Regal Babies.
In the beginning, Mother Lily Monteverde (1938–2024) and her husband Remy put up a popcorn stand at the Podmon Theater (now [[Recto station|LRT-2 Recto Station]]) in C.M. Recto, [[Manila]] (which served as the head office of Regal before it moved to the Valencia studio and eventually to the Tycoon Center in [[Ortigas Center]], [[Pasig]]). Regal Films started as a distributor of foreign films, such as ''That Man from Istanbul'', ''Marsha'' and ''[[All Mine to Give]]'', pouring funds for Mother Lily to produce a local movie. In 1976, Mother Lily asked permission from her father to produce her first project, ''Kayod sa Umaga, Kayod sa Gabi'' and it became a big hit then in theatres.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/19/09/what-mother-lilys-first-job |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125210354/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/19/09/what-mother-lilys-first-job|date=August 19, 2009 |archive-date=January 25, 2020 |url-status=live|title=What is Mother Lily's job before Regal Films?|website=[[ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs]]|publisher=[[ABS-CBN Corporation]]|access-date=March 18, 2022}}</ref> [[Alma Moreno]] was the first star who had an exclusive contract with Regal, becoming the first of the Regal Babies.


In the early years, Regal Films mostly produced local movies with a "mature" and "daring" style, although it produced more "wholesome" pictures later on. In 1987, it ventured into local television; Regal Television produced several entertainment programs in the '80s, '90s and 2020's aired on five different channels, [[ABS-CBN|ABS-CBN 2]], [[GMA Network|GMA 7]], [[Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation|IBC 13]], [[Radio Philippines Network|RPN 9]] and [[TV5 (Philippine TV network)|TV5]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKuFwOhZdg8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/dKuFwOhZdg8 |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Regal at 15|publisher=[[YouTube]]|work=MagSine Tayo!|access-date=September 13, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
In the early years, Regal Films mostly produced local movies with a "mature" and "daring" style, although it produced more "wholesome" pictures later on. In 1987, it ventured into local television; Regal Television produced several entertainment programs in the '80s, '90s and 2020's aired on five different channels, [[ABS-CBN|ABS-CBN 2]], [[GMA Network|GMA 7]], [[Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation|IBC 13]], [[Radio Philippines Network|RPN 9]] and [[TV5 (Philippine TV network)|TV5]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKuFwOhZdg8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/dKuFwOhZdg8 |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Regal at 15|publisher=[[YouTube]]|work=MagSine Tayo!|access-date=September 13, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


Some of the studio's notable films include:
Some of the studio's notable films include:
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In the late 1980s, Regal Television was a weekly Sunday programming block featuring the country's biggest artists from Regal Films (e.g. [[Gabby Concepcion]], [[Snooky Serna]], [[Manilyn Reynes]], [[Sheryl Cruz]], etc). In 1987, Regal co-produced ''Mother Studio Presents'' with GMA Network and featured monthly guest artists; and ''Regal Drama Presents'' with ABS-CBN and featured [[Maricel Soriano]]. In 1989, ABS-CBN took over the majority of her production on the latter program and renamed it ''[[The Maricel Drama Special]]''. The movie studio had short-lived specials as well as mini-drama series celebrating the country's other elite artists or upcoming movie stars.
In the late 1980s, Regal Television was a weekly Sunday programming block featuring the country's biggest artists from Regal Films (e.g. [[Gabby Concepcion]], [[Snooky Serna]], [[Manilyn Reynes]], [[Sheryl Cruz]], etc). In 1987, Regal co-produced ''Mother Studio Presents'' with GMA Network and featured monthly guest artists; and ''Regal Drama Presents'' with ABS-CBN and featured [[Maricel Soriano]]. In 1989, ABS-CBN took over the majority of her production on the latter program and renamed it ''[[The Maricel Drama Special]]''. The movie studio had short-lived specials as well as mini-drama series celebrating the country's other elite artists or upcoming movie stars.


Regal Television has produced the 2011 reboot of ''[[Regal Shocker]]'' for [[TV5 (Philippine TV network)|TV5]] and 10 years later, ''Gen Z'' (a co-production with [[Cignal Entertainment]] (formerly Studio5)). At present, they serve as an entertainment blocktimer for [[GMA Network]], co-producing ''[[Regal Studio Presents]]'' (a weekly made-for-TV movie anthology), ''[[Mano Po Legacy]]'' (a non-[[Sine Novela]] based on the ''Mano Po'' franchise), and ''[[Lovers & Liars]]'' (a romantic drama primetime series). They also co-produced the [[Kapamilya Channel]] series ''[[Batang Quiapo (TV series)|Batang Quiapo]]''.
Regal Television has produced the 2011 reboot of ''[[Regal Shocker]]'' for [[TV5 (Philippine TV network)|TV5]] and 10 years later, ''Gen Z'' (a co-production with [[Cignal Entertainment]] (formerly Studio5)). At present, they serve as an entertainment blocktimer for [[GMA Network]], co-producing ''[[Regal Studio Presents]]'' (a weekly made-for-TV movie anthology), ''[[Mano Po Legacy]]'' (a non-[[Sine Novela]] based on the ''Mano Po'' franchise), and ''[[Lovers & Liars]]'' (a romantic drama primetime series). They also co-produced the [[Kapamilya Channel]] series ''[[Batang Quiapo (TV series)|Batang Quiapo]]'' with [[ABS-CBN Studios]].

=== List of television shows ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Network
! Notes
|-
| rowspan="2"|1987
| ''Mother Studio Presents''
| [[GMA Network]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''Regal Drama Presents''
| [[ABS-CBN]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| 1987–1988
| ''Regal Showbiz Eye''
| [[Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation|IBC]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| 1987–1989
| ''[[Maricel Regal Drama Special]]''
| ABS-CBN
| {{N/A}}
|-
| 1989–1990
| ''Regal Family''
| IBC
| {{N/A}}
|-
| 2011–2012
| ''[[Regal Shocker]]''
| rowspan="2"|[[TV5 (Philippine TV network)|TV5]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| 2021
| ''Gen Z''
| co-production with [[Cignal TV|Cignal Entertainment]]
|-
| 2021–present
| ''[[Regal Studio Presents]]''
| rowspan="5"|GMA Network
| rowspan="5"|co-production with [[GMA Entertainment Group]]
|-
| rowspan="3"|2022
| ''[[Mano Po Legacy: The Family Fortune]]''
|-
| ''[[Mano Po Legacy: Her Big Boss]]
|-
| ''[[Raya Sirena]]''
|-
| 2022–2023
| ''[[Mano Po Legacy: The Flower Sisters]]''
|-
| 2023–present
| ''[[Batang Quiapo (TV series)|Batang Quiapo]]''
| [[Kapamilya Channel]]
| copyright holder only; produced by [[ABS-CBN Studios]], [[Dreamscape Entertainment]], FPJ Productions and CCM Film Productions
|-
| 2023–2024
| ''[[Lovers & Liars]]''
| GMA Network
| co-production with GMA Entertainment Group
|}


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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Latest revision as of 02:40, 30 November 2024

This article is about the Filipino production company. For the American cinema chain, see Regal Cinemas. For the American 1950s films, see Robert L. Lippert.

Regal Entertainment Inc.
Regal Entertainment
FormerlyRegal Films (1962–1998)
Company typePrivate
Industry
FoundedAugust 19, 1962; 62 years ago (1962-08-19)
FounderLily Monteverde
Headquarters38 Valencia St., New Manila,
Quezon City, Metro Manila
,
Philippines
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Products
Services
Divisions
  • Regal Multimedia Inc.
  • Regal Home Video
  • APG Films
  • MAQ Productions Inc.
  • Mother Studio Films
  • Good Harvest Unlimited
  • Tagalog Pictures Inc.
  • Reality Entertainment
  • Starzan Films
SubsidiariesRegal International Inc.
Websitewww.regal-entertainment.com

Regal Entertainment Inc. (formerly and more commonly known as Regal Films) is a Philippine film, television production and distribution headquartered in New Manila, Quezon City. It was founded by Lily Monteverde on August 19, 1962. Regal Entertainment is one of the largest film studios in the Philippines, along with Star Cinema, GMA Pictures, MQ Studios and Viva Films.[3]

History

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In the beginning, Mother Lily Monteverde (1938–2024) and her husband Remy put up a popcorn stand at the Podmon Theater (now LRT-2 Recto Station) in C.M. Recto, Manila (which served as the head office of Regal before it moved to the Valencia studio and eventually to the Tycoon Center in Ortigas Center, Pasig). Regal Films started as a distributor of foreign films, such as That Man from Istanbul, Marsha and All Mine to Give, pouring funds for Mother Lily to produce a local movie. In 1976, Mother Lily asked permission from her father to produce her first project, Kayod sa Umaga, Kayod sa Gabi and it became a big hit then in theatres.[4] Alma Moreno was the first star who had an exclusive contract with Regal, becoming the first of the Regal Babies.

In the early years, Regal Films mostly produced local movies with a "mature" and "daring" style, although it produced more "wholesome" pictures later on. In 1987, it ventured into local television; Regal Television produced several entertainment programs in the '80s, '90s and 2020's aired on five different channels, ABS-CBN 2, GMA 7, IBC 13, RPN 9 and TV5.[5]

Some of the studio's notable films include:

Television

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In the late 1980s, Regal Television was a weekly Sunday programming block featuring the country's biggest artists from Regal Films (e.g. Gabby Concepcion, Snooky Serna, Manilyn Reynes, Sheryl Cruz, etc). In 1987, Regal co-produced Mother Studio Presents with GMA Network and featured monthly guest artists; and Regal Drama Presents with ABS-CBN and featured Maricel Soriano. In 1989, ABS-CBN took over the majority of her production on the latter program and renamed it The Maricel Drama Special. The movie studio had short-lived specials as well as mini-drama series celebrating the country's other elite artists or upcoming movie stars.

Regal Television has produced the 2011 reboot of Regal Shocker for TV5 and 10 years later, Gen Z (a co-production with Cignal Entertainment (formerly Studio5)). At present, they serve as an entertainment blocktimer for GMA Network, co-producing Regal Studio Presents (a weekly made-for-TV movie anthology), Mano Po Legacy (a non-Sine Novela based on the Mano Po franchise), and Lovers & Liars (a romantic drama primetime series). They also co-produced the Kapamilya Channel series Batang Quiapo with ABS-CBN Studios.

List of television shows

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Year Title Network Notes
1987 Mother Studio Presents GMA Network —
Regal Drama Presents ABS-CBN —
1987–1988 Regal Showbiz Eye IBC —
1987–1989 Maricel Regal Drama Special ABS-CBN —
1989–1990 Regal Family IBC —
2011–2012 Regal Shocker TV5 —
2021 Gen Z co-production with Cignal Entertainment
2021–present Regal Studio Presents GMA Network co-production with GMA Entertainment Group
2022 Mano Po Legacy: The Family Fortune
Mano Po Legacy: Her Big Boss
Raya Sirena
2022–2023 Mano Po Legacy: The Flower Sisters
2023–present Batang Quiapo Kapamilya Channel copyright holder only; produced by ABS-CBN Studios, Dreamscape Entertainment, FPJ Productions and CCM Film Productions
2023–2024 Lovers & Liars GMA Network co-production with GMA Entertainment Group

Filmography

[edit]
Main article: List of Regal Entertainment films

References

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  1. ^ a b "GMA Network and Regal Entertainment seal biggest partnership". GMA News Online. GMA Network. September 8, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  2. ^ Donato, Jerry (October 1, 2023). "GMA network, Regal Entertainment continue partnership to tell 'feel-good' stories". Philstar.com. Philstar Global Corp. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  3. ^ "Fast Facts: The big 4 of Philippine Cinema's 'Golden Era'". Rappler. October 22, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  4. ^ "What is Mother Lily's job before Regal Films?". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. ABS-CBN Corporation. August 19, 2009. Archived from the original on January 25, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "Regal at 15". MagSine Tayo!. YouTube. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
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