''No Other Woman'' is a 2011 Filipino

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starring

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, and

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. The film is notable for breaking box office records in the

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. It currently holds the title of third highest grossing Filipino film of all time of 2011 having grossed P278 million but was dethroned by the 2012 Metro Manila Film Fest entry, ''

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''. The film was also screened in select cities internationally.

Synopsis

Furniture supplier Ram (

) is happily married to Charmaine (

). One day, he lands a big client, a new luxury resort, but needs the help of Kara (

), 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

as Kara Zalderiaga *

as Ram Escaler *

as Charmaine Dela Costa-Escaler *

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as Fernando Zalderiaga *

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as Babygirl Dela Costa *

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as Mario Dela Costa *

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as Violet Dela Costa *Johnny Revilla as Jaime Escaler *

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as Jake Escaler *Melvin Lee as Ito Dela Cruz *

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as Marian *Ricci Chan as Raymond *Ron Morales as Victor *

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as Mimi *

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as Michelle *Peter Serrano as Sales Team Staff * Fred Payawan as Sales Team Staff

Release

Distribution

''No Other Womans 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

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. This cancellation was announced by Anne Curtis in her show ''

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'' 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 movie was given an R-13 rating by the

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. 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, ''

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'', 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 ''

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'', another movie produced by

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and

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. ''

'' 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

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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

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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.Jessica Zafra: This is what you want? Really??
via Interaksyon.com

Accolades

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 2057445
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2011 films 2010s Tagalog-language films Star Cinema films Viva Films films Philippine romantic drama films 2010s English-language films