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No Other Woman
Theatrical movie poster
Directed by	Ruel S. Bayani
Screenplay by	Kriz G. Gazmen Jay Fernando
Story by	Keiko A. Aquino Jay Fernando Kriz G. Gazmen
Produced by	Charo Santos-Concio Malou N. Santos Vic R. Del Rosario Jr Vincent del Rosario III Veronique del Rosario-Corpus
Starring	Anne Curtis Derek Ramsay Cristine Reyes
Cinematography	Charlie S. Peralta
Edited by	Vito Cajili
Music by	Raul Mitra
Production companies	Star Cinema Viva Films
Distributed by	Star Cinema Viva Films
Release date	September 28, 2011 (2011-09-28)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	Philippines
Languages	Filipino English
Box office	₱278,418,883.00 (US$5.5 million)

No Other Woman is a 2011 Filipino romantic drama thriller film directed by Ruel S. Bayani and starring Anne Curtis, Derek Ramsay, and Cristine Reyes.

The film is notable for breaking box office records in the Philippines. It was the third highest grossing Filipino film of all time of 2011 having grossed P278 million; it was also the highest-grossing Filipino film until it was dethroned by the 2012 Metro Manila Film Fest entry Sisterakas. The film was also screened in select cities internationally.

Plot

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

• Anne Curtis as Kara Zalderiaga
• Derek Ramsay as Ram Escaler
• Cristine Reyes as Charmaine Dela Costa-Escaler
• Tirso Cruz III as Fernando Zalderiaga
• Carmi Martin as Babygirl Dela Costa
• John Arcilla as Mario Dela Costa
• Marlann Flores as Violet Dela Costa
• Johnny Revilla as Jaime Escaler
• Matt Evans as Jake Escaler
• Melvin Lee as Ito Dela Cruz
• Niña Dolino as Marian
• Ricci Chan as Raymond
• Ron Morales as Victor
• Kitkat as Mimi
• Kat Alano as Michelle
• Peter Serrano as Sales Team Staff
• Fred Payawan as Sales Team Staff

Release

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.

The film was given an R-13 rating by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board.

In March of 2019, the film was available on Netflix USA streaming.

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. 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.

Due to the movie's good performance at the box office, its cast and crew received monetary rewards from the production studios.

On October 26, 2011, the box office records set by No Other Woman was surpassed by The Unkabogable Praybeyt Benjamin, another movie produced by Star Cinema and Viva Films. The Unkabogable Praybeyt Benjamin opened with a P200 million gross on its first week. and has a current gross of P331.6 million.

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.

The film received mixed reviews from local film critics. Aaron Lozada of Philippine Star praised the film's casting, direction, and scoring. Abby Mendoza of PEP.ph praised the movie for handling a sensitive matter fairly. Philbert Dy of ClickTheCity.com criticized the movie for its uneven story, adding that the ending is "truly ugly." Jessica Zafra of Interaksyon.com commented that the characters are stereotypical.

Accolades

Awards and nominations

References

1. No Other Woman in Box Office Mojo (retrieved July 29, 2012)
2. No Other Woman box-office gross via Box Office Mojo
3. No Other Woman Global Screenings via ABS-CBN Global Movies
4. "No Other Woman". Retrieved March 27, 2019.
5. No Other Woman grosses P100 million in 5 days, according to Star Cinema via PEP.ph
6. Philippines Box Office September 28–October 2, 2011 via Box Office Mojo
7. No Other Woman grosses P210 million; overtakes box-office gross of You Changed My Life via PEP.ph
8. No Other Woman breaks box office records via ABS-CBNNews.com
9. 'No Other Woman' lead stars, director receive bonus Archived 2011-12-11 at the Wayback Machine via Manila Bulletin
10. PEP EXCLUSIVE Vice Ganda on Praybeyt Benjamin's earnings of P200 million in eight days: "Alam kong maghi-hit ang movie, pero hindi ganung kalala!" via PEP.ph
11. Praybeyt Benjamin last weekend gross via Box Office Mojo
12. ‘No Other Woman’ gets an ‘A’ grade via Philippine Daily Inquirer
13. Movie Review: No Other Woman via Philippine Star
14. PEP REVIEW: No Other Woman depicts the pitfalls of succumbing to temptation via PEP.ph
15. Camp over Complexity via ClickTheCity.com
16. Jessica Zafra: This is what you want? Really?? Archived 2012-07-18 at the Wayback Machine via Interaksyon.com
17. "Vice Ganda named Phenomenal Box-Office Star; Derek Ramsay is Box-Office King while Anne Curtis and Cristine Reyes share Box-Office Queen title" Archived July 1, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Pep.ph. Retrieved 2014-05-20.

External links

• No Other Woman at IMDb
• Star Cinema Multiply Website

• 2011 films
• 2010s Tagalog-language films
• Star Cinema films
• Viva Films films
• Neo-noir
• Philippine romantic drama films
• Philippine thriller films
• 2010s English-language films