Furniture supplier Ram (Derek Ramsay) is happily married to Charmaine (Cristine Reyes). One day, he lands a big client, a new luxury resort, but needs the help of Kara (Anne Curtis), the daughter of the resort's owner, to finalize the deal. Kara's help comes with a price because she wants Ram to be her lover. Before long, Kara seduces Ram though she knows he is married. When Charmaine learns of the affair, she seeks to win back her husband's waning attention.
Cast and characters
Derek Ramsay, portrays, Ram Escaler
Cristine Reyes portrays Charmaine Dela Costa-Escaler.
No Other Woman's grand premiere was supposed to be held on September 27, 2011, one day before the release date. However, it was cancelled because of Typhoon Pedring, which affected parts of Luzon. This cancellation was announced by Anne Curtis in her show Showtime on the morning of the supposed premiere date.
No Other Woman was released nationwide on September 28, 2011. It was also screened in selected cities around the world, including Chicago, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles.[3]
In March of 2019, the film was available on Netflix USA streaming.[4]
Box office
Despite Typhoon Pedring affecting Luzon in the Philippines, the film opened with a P15 million gross on its first day. The movie earned P100 million in its first five days.[5][6] In two weeks of showing, it has been declared as the highest grossing Filipino film of all time with an approximate P278 Million gross income, breaking the box office record set by the 2009 film, You Changed My Life, which grossed P225 million.[7][8]
Due to the movie's good performance at the box office, its cast and crew received monetary rewards from the production studios.[9]
No Other Woman currently holds the record as the eighth highest-grossing Filipino film of all time.
Critical reception
Though regarded as one of the memorable romance-drama movies for Filipinos, the film received mixed reviews from local film critics. Critics criticized the weak ending of the story line which is strong especially at the middle part but praised the film for memorable one-liners and the values in the movie.
No Other Woman was graded "A" by the Cinema Evaluation Board of the Philippines.[12]
The film received mixed reviews from local film critics. Aaron Lozada of Philippine Star praised the film's casting, direction, and scoring.[13] Abby Mendoza of PEP.ph praised the movie for handling a sensitive matter fairly.[14] Philbert Dy of ClickTheCity.com criticized the movie for its uneven story, adding that the ending is "truly ugly."[15] Jessica Zafra of Interaksyon.com commented that the characters are stereotypical.[16]
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