Bromance: My Brother's Romance

Bromance: My Brother's Romance is a 2013 Filipino screwball comedy satire film starring Zanjoe Marudo and Cristine Reyes. It is the first foray of Skylight Films into the comedy genre^[2] and is directed by Wenn V. Deramas.^[3] The film is based on a true story^[4] and premiered on May 15, 2013.

Bromance: My Brother's Romance
Theatrical movie poster
Directed by	Wenn V. Deramas
Written by	Joel M. Mercado Enrico C. Santos Kriz G. Gazmen Ays de Guzman Danno Kristoper C. Mariquit
Screenplay by	Ays de Guzman Danno Kristoper C. Mariquit Wenn V. Deramas
Produced by	Charo Santos-Concio Malou N. Santos Enrico C. Santos
Starring	Zanjoe Marudo Cristine Reyes Zanjoe Marudo
Cinematography	Elmer Haresco Despa
Edited by	Marya Ignacio
Music by	Vincent de Jesus
Production companies	ABS-CBN Film Productions Skylight Films
Distributed by	Star Cinema
Release date	May 15, 2013 (2013-05-15)
Country	Philippines
Language	Filipino
Box office	₱163.5 million^[1]

Synopsis

A young man is forced to pretend to be his estranged gay brother in order to keep a major business from falling through. Though he has always hated his brother, the young man gains a new appreciation as he lives his brother's life.^[5]

Cast

Main Cast

• Zanjoe Marudo as Brando/Brandy
• Cristine Reyes as Erika

Supporting Cast

• Arlene Muhlach as Vangie
• Boom Labrusca as Arn-Arn
• Manuel Chua as Jerome
• Joey Paras as Beergin
• Lassy Marquez as Tequi
• Atak Arana as Mr. Big
• Joy Viado† as Delilah
• Maricar De Mesa as Joyce
• Abby Bautista as Abby
• Nikki Valdez as Britney
• Carlo Romero as Rico
• Jeff Luna as Joey

Special Participation

• Maliksi Morales as Young Brandy/Brando
• Kokoy De Santos as Teen Brandy/Brando
• Beauty Gonzalez as Young Vangie
• Ai-Ai Delas Alas as the Columbarium Ghost
• Kris Aquino as the Doctor
• Vice Ganda as the Wedding Stopper
• Bea Alonzo as the Wedding Guest, Britney's (Nikki Valdez) friend
• John Lloyd Cruz as the Seminarian

Reception

Rating

The film was graded "B" by the Cinema Evaluation Board and rated PG by MTRCB.^[6]

Box Office

Bromance: My Brother's Romance landed on No. 2 on its opening weekend beaten by Star Trek Into Darkness on a small margin.^[7] Bromance earned P32,334,475 on its first 5 days of showing.^[8][9] After 3 weeks of showing, it grossed P74,511,438.

References

1. "Philippines Box Office May 29-June 2, 2013". Box Office Mojo. May 29 – June 2, 2013.
2. "Skylight films swings to comedy with 'Bromance: My Brother's Romance'". The Philippine STAR.
3. "comic mettle in 'Bromance'". Manila Bulletin.^{[dead link]}
4. "Gay-straight 'Bromance' twins based on true story". 7 May 2013.
5. "Bromance: My Brother's Romance".
6. . Archived from the original on September 15, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
7. "Philippines Weekend Box Office". May 15–19, 2013.
8. "Star Trek Into Darkness and Bromance: My Brother's Romance are in tight competition on their opening weekend!". May 31, 2013.
9. "BROMANCE: MY BROTHER'S ROMANCE". June 9, 2013.

External links

• Bromance: My Brother's Romance at IMDb
• Bromance: My Brother's Romance Official website