Regal Entertainment, Inc.
FormerlyRegal Films, Inc. (1962–1998)
TypePrivate
IndustryFilm production
Television production
FoundedAugust 19, 1962 (1962-08-19)
Headquarters38 Valencia St., New Manila,
Quezon City, Metro Manila
,
Philippines
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Lily Monteverde (Chairwoman)
ProductsMotion pictures
Home videos
Television series
DivisionsRegal Multimedia, Inc.
Regal Home Video
APG Films
MAQ Productions Inc.
Mother Studio Films
Good Harvest Unlimited
Tagalog Pictures Inc.
Reality Entertainment
Websiteregal-entertainment.com

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. It has produced movies of all genres; and is the oldest surviving movie studio in the Philippines.

History

In the beginning, Mother Lily Monteverde and her father 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.[1] 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. [2]

Some of the studio's most memorable films are:

Television

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).

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "Regal at 15". MagSine Tayo!. YouTube. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
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