Sisterakas

''Sisterakas'' is a 2012 Filipino comedy parody film produced by Star Cinema and Viva Films and selected as one of the eight official entries to the 2012 Metro Manila Film Festival. The film was directed by Wenn V. Deramas and stars an ensemble cast including Ai-Ai delas Alas, Vice Ganda and Kris Aquino, alongside Kathryn Bernardo, Daniel Padilla, Tirso Cruz III, Epi Quizon, DJ Durano, Gloria Diaz and Xyriel Manabat in their supporting roles. The film was released nationwide in theaters on December 25, 2012.

The film broke box-office records in the Philippines upon its nationwide release in theaters. It is one of the highest grossing Filipino film of all time domestically.

Plot

Bernadette "Detty" Sabroso is the daughter of wealthy silk factory owners, Raphael and Kara Sabroso. Raphael also has an illegitimate son, Bernard, with his former maid, Maria Laurel. Raphael takes Maria and Bernard in when they have nowhere else to go. Unaware of their sibling relationship, Bernard and Detty become close friends due to their shared love for fashion. When Kara discovers Raphael's affair with Maria and learns that Bernard is his son, she confronts them, kicks them out, and accidentally paralyzes Maria by pushing her down the stairs. Bernard, receiving no assistance from the family or the maids, swears vengeance against the Sabrosos.

Years later, Detty and Bernard, now known as Bernice, lead very different lives. Detty struggles financially after her tailor shop goes bankrupt and fights for custody of her children, Kathy and Cindy, from her ex-husband. Meanwhile, Bernice runs the successful fashion brand Ponytale and lives in luxury with his mother Maria and Angelo, the son of Bernice's former maid.

Unaware of their sibling relationship, Detty applies for a job at Ponytale. Bernice, seeing an opportunity for revenge, hires her and assigns her absurd and embarrassing tasks. He also encourages Angelo to date and then break up with Kathy to hurt her. Despite the odd duties, Detty completes her tasks without complaint. As Bernice begins to doubt his vengeful plans, his mother advises him to continue.

At the Run Away Fashion Show, Bernice confronts his rival, Roselle Hermosa, who owns the competing brand La Yondelle and is vying for a European partnership deal. La Yondelle's collection is revealed to be stolen from Ponytale, prompting Detty to quickly revise the fashion line. The revamped collection is successful, but Bernice, upset over the stolen designs, fails to thank Detty for saving the brand. Frustrated, Detty tries to resign, but Bernice persuades her to stay by raising her salary and increasing her work benefits.

Roselle hires Brazilian Filipino model Marlon as her brand's endorser and asks Bernice's design partner James, who is a mole in Ponytale, to convince Detty to join La Yondelle. Detty helps Marlon with a flat tire and escorts him to a hotel where Bernice and Roselle argue over him. Marlon signs with Ponytale due to Detty's assistance, and they start showing interest in each other. At Bernice's house, Detty twists her ankle, and Marlon massages it, but Bernice misinterprets the situation and fires Marlon. Bernice and Maria confront Detty about their past, and Maria reenacts her fall to help Detty remember. Detty begs for forgiveness, but Bernice fires her. Detty tells Kathy that her boss is her brother. The siblings confront each other, and Bernice reveals he used Angelo, who developed feelings for Kathy, as part of his revenge.

Angelo approaches Kathy at their school to explain that he went through with Bernice's plan because he owes him for taking him in and that he really loves her. Roselle and James convince Detty to join La Yondelle. Bernice confronts them, where he realizes that James was the mole, and despite negotiations from him, Detty decides to remain at La Yondelle. Bernice devises an elaborate plan to scare Roselle with two employees in a costume of ghostly flower girl (a parody of '' Sukob'') and Lotus Feet (a parody of ''Feng Shui''), which causes her to fall down a flight of stairs and fracture her foot, and the latter vows revenge against Ponytale, which is facing dwindling sales. Bernice's close friend Jessie advises him to get back Detty and forget about his revenge scheme if he wants Ponytale to emerge successful. After a failed attempt at reconciliation with his sister, Bernice tells his mother that he wants to stop his revenge scheme and that nothing good will come out of it.

Roselle's father, Simon, wants Detty to replace Roselle. James persuades Roselle to eliminate Detty. Detty, Kathy, and Cindy are taken to an abandoned warehouse, with Bernice and Angelo in pursuit. Detty's family is ambushed by Roselle, James, and thugs, but Roselle has a change of heart and asks James to stop. James tries to kill Roselle to take over La Yondelle, but Bernice, arriving with Angelo and the police, intervenes and takes a bullet for Detty. At the hospital, the siblings reconcile. Bernice recovers after Roselle donates blood and makes amends. Angelo decides to pursue Kathy again. Detty becomes co-president at Ponytale, and she and Bernice team up with Roselle to create a new fashion line, "Sisterakas."

Cast

Main cast

*Ai-Ai delas Alas as Bernadette "Detty" Sabroso-Maningas
*Vice Ganda as Bernardo "Totoy" Laurel Sabroso / Bernice Laurel
*Kris Aquino as Roxanne Celine "Roselle" Hermosa

Supporting cast

* Tirso Cruz III as Simon Hermosa
* Gloria Diaz as Maria Laurel
* DJ Durano as James
* Kathryn Bernardo as Katherine "Kathy" S. Maningas
* Daniel Padilla as Angelo "Gio" Samson
* Xyriel Manabat as Cindy S. Maningas
* Daniel Matsunaga as Marlon
* Wilma Doesnt as Jessie
* Thou Reyes as Tany
* Tess Antonio as Leah
* Joey Paras† as Bonbon
* Joy Viado† as Bing Cristobal
* Tom Doromal as Angelo's school friend
* Marnie Lapus as Mrs. Francisco

Special participation

* Melai Cantiveros as Janet (Bernice's old assistant)
* Maliksi Morales as young Bernardo "Totoy" Laurel Sabroso
* Abby Bautista as young Bernadette Sabroso
* Epy Quizon as Raphael Sabroso (father of Bernardo and Bernadette)
* Gardo Versoza as Mr. Maningas (Ex-husband of Bernadette)
* Rubi Rubi as Kara Sabroso (mother of Bernadette)
* Beauty Gonzalez as young Maria Laurel
* Christian Vasquez as the Policeman
* Luis Manzano as the Waiter
* Haynes Figueras as the Masseur
* Maricor Cuerdo as Lotus Feet
* Julius Ongga as the Flower Vase
* Duanne Astrera as Paru-Parong Bukid
* Ten Demapindan as Crazy Aquino

Reception

Box office

In its second day, ''Sisterakas'' doubled its lead against its closest competitor, ''Si Agimat, Si Enteng Kabisote, at Si Ako''. ''Sisterakas'' has turned a nationwide gross of P71.2 million at the close of screening of Metro Manila and provincial theaters.

According to Kris Aquino's official Twitter account, she reported that ''Sisterakas'' grossed P207.3 million after its first seven days in theaters. In comparison, ''The Unkabogable Praybeyt Benjamin'', the highest-grossing Philippine film at the time, grossed P200 million after eight days in theaters nationwide.

At the closing of screening in nationwide theaters on January 2, ''Sisterakas'' had earned P265,765,433.26 in nine days. This was reported by Kris Aquino via her official Twitter account, saying she is very pleased for the positive reviews of the film. The nine-day earnings of the movie places itself at the top five all-time highest-grossing Philippine film of all time.

According to Kris Aquino via her official Twitter account, she reported that ''Sisterakas'' grossed P283,467,640.89 in 10 days. It officially surpassed the record of then-second all-time highest-grossing Philippine of all time, ''No Other Woman'', which stars Anne Curtis. Also released by Star Cinema and Viva Films, ''No Other Woman'' has a total box-office take of P278.39 million, according to the data gathered from Box Office Mojo. ''Sisterakas'' now places itself on the second spot behind from ''The Unkabogable Praybeyt Benjamin'' in the list of the Philippines' all-time box-office films. Also directed by Wenn V. Deramas and stars Vice Ganda, ''Praybeyt Benjamin'' earned P331.61 million after its local theatrical run, according from Box Office Mojo. Vice Ganda currently holds the distinction of starring in three of the five highest-grossing Filipino films of all time.

After nearly eleven days in cinemas, ''Sisterakas'' turned in a nationwide gross of P300,263,229.84. This is confirmed by Kris Aquino's official Twitter account. It has since then the second film to breach P300 million of gross ticket sales after ''Praybeyt Benjamin'', which has total gross of P331.61 million after its local theatrical run.

After almost 12 days in nationwide cinemas, ''Sisterakas'' closes the gap for all-time highest-grossing Philippine film. It has turned in a nationwide gross of P320,112,364.28 and is on set to dethrone ''Praybeyt Benjamin'' as the highest-grossing film of all-time. Starred by Vice Ganda and jointly produced by Star Cinema and Viva Films, ''Praybeyt Benjamin'' has made a grand total of P331.61 Million of gross ticket sales since its release in 2011.Sisterakas closes in on PH box-office record
ABS-CBN News.com Retrieved: January 4, 2012

Awards

References

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2012 films
2010s Tagalog-language films
Films directed by Wenn V. Deramas
Gay-related films
LGBTQ-related comedy films
Philippine parody films
Star Cinema films
Viva Films films