Meet, Greet & Bye

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Meet, Greet & Bye
Meet Greet and Bye poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Cathy Garcia-Sampana
Screenplay by
  • Jumbo A. Albano
  • Patrick R. Valencia
  • Cathy Garcia-Sampana
Story byJumbo A. Albano
Produced by
  • Kara U. Kintanar
  • Patrick R. Valencia
Starring
Cinematography Dan Villegas
Edited byMarya Ignacio
Music byCesar Francis S. Concio
Production
company
Distributed by
Release date
  • November 12, 2025 (2025-11-12)
Running time
107 minutes [1]
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino
Box office₱215 million [2]

Meet, Greet & Bye (stylized in all lowercase) is a 2025 Philippine family drama film directed by Cathy Garcia-Sampana from a screenplay she co-wrote with Jumbo A. Albano, who solely developed the story concept, and Patrick R. Valencia, who also served as a producer. Produced by Star Cinema, the film stars Maricel Soriano, Piolo Pascual, Joshua Garcia, Belle Mariano, and Juan Karlos Labajo. [3] [4] [5] [6]

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The film marks Piolo Pascual's return to the family drama film genre since his 2002 film, Dekada '70. It also marks as his comeback movie with Star Cinema since his 2017 film, Last Night with Toni Gonzaga and reunite with Maricel Soriano after 24 years since their 2001 film, Mila. The film also marks Juan Karlos Labajo's debut movie with Star Cinema and his first time working with Cathy Garcia-Sampana. [7]

Cast

Main cast

Supporting cast

Special participation

Marketing

The movie was officially announced in Star Cinema's social media pages and YouTube channel on June 23, 2025. [8] Its official teaser was released on September 17, 2025 and have garnered millions of views within few hours from its release. [9]

On October 4, 2025 three major events took place. First is the release of the film's official poster which was unveiled via the ELJ Billboard. To hype things more, the ELJ Building was lit up with the film's jargon "MGB". Lastly, the film's official website was launched that provides access to all information about the film, its casting, related articles, and even link for ticket purchase. [10]

During the film's media conference held on October 8, 2025, the highly emotional trailer was released leaving both the actors and the press in tears. [11]

On October 20, 2025, one of the lead stars, Belle Mariano appeared in the US morning news program, Good Day L.A. to promote the movie which will also premiere in US and other countries. [12] Mariano also attended the East Meets West event in Los Angeles hosted by FilAm Creative community.

Pascual and Mariano attended more interviews and panel discussions in Vancouver and California after both took part in ASAP 30th Anniversary show in Canada. [13]

Reception

Box office

Meet, Greet, & Bye grossed ₱10.5 million on its first day in theaters, becoming the second highest opening day gross for a local film of 2025. [14] The film then garnered ₱33 million at the box-office within its first three days and rosed to ₱85 million, five days since its premiere. [15] By November 18, 2025, the film grossed more than ₱120 million worldwide, becoming the second highest-grossing Filipino film of 2025. [16]

The film became the highest-grossing Filipino film of 2025 by November 21, 2025 with ₱175 million worldwide gross, surpassing My Love Will Make You Disappear . [17]

References

  1. "MEET, GREET & BYE". British Columbia Film Classification Office - Consumer Protection BC. November 4, 2025. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
  2. "'Meet, Greet & Bye' rakes in P215 million worldwide". News.ABS-CBN.com . November 24, 2025. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  3. Oquendo, Xian (June 24, 2025). "#NewMovieAlert: 'Meet, Greet & Bye' stars Piolo, Joshua, Belle, and Juan as children of Maricel Soriano". ABS-CBN Entertainment.
  4. Felipe, MJ (June 23, 2025). "Piolo Pascual, Belle Mariano, Joshua Garcia, Juan Karlos team up for family drama 'Meet, Greet and Bye!'". ABS-CBN Entertainment.
  5. Pasajol, Anne (June 24, 2025). "Maricel Soriano, Piolo Pascual, Joshua Garcia team up in 'Meet, Greet & Bye'". INQUIRER.net.
  6. Bote, Jia (June 24, 2025). "Star Cinema Drops Teaser for Upcoming Family Film "Meet, Greet & Bye"". When in Manila.
  7. Purnell, Kristofer (June 24, 2025). "Piolo Pascual, Maricel Soriano headline 'Meet, Greet and Bye' from Cathy Garcia-Sampana". The Philippine Star.
  8. Oquendo, Xian (June 24, 2025). "#NewMovieAlert: 'Meet, Greet & Bye' stars Piolo, Joshua, Belle, and Juan as children of Maricel Soriano". ABS-CBN.com. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  9. Geronimo, Mika (September 17, 2025). "In 'Meet, Greet & Bye' teaser, Piolo, Joshua, Belle, Juan Karlos plead with Maricel Soriano to fight cancer". ABS-CBN.com. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  10. Oquendo, Xian (October 6, 2025). "'Meet, Greet & Bye' poster drops with grand surprises". ABS-CBN.com.
  11. Oquendo, Xian (October 8, 2025). "Family tension rises in official 'Meet, Greet & Bye' trailer". ABS-CBN.com.
  12. Bote, Jia Pizarro (October 21, 2025). "LOOK: Belle Mariano Makes a Guest Appearance on a U.S. Morning Show". When in Manila.
  13. "Belle, Piolo lead "Meet, Greet & Bye's" previews and panels in North America". corporate.abs-cbn.com. October 30, 2025.
  14. "Star Cinema's 'Meet, Greet & Bye' earns P10.5 million on opening day". ABS-CBN News. November 13, 2025. Archived from the original on November 13, 2025. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
  15. "'Meet, Greet & Bye' earns P33-M in PH box office sales". ABS-CBN News. November 15, 2025. Archived from the original on November 15, 2025. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
  16. "Meet, Greet & Bye' rakes in P120 million worldwide". ABS-CBN News. November 18, 2025. Archived from the original on November 18, 2025. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  17. "'Meet, Greet & Bye' now highest-grossing Filipino movie of 2025". ABS-CBN News. November 22, 2025. Archived from the original on November 22, 2025. Retrieved November 22, 2025.