My Best Friend's Girlfriend Explained

My Best Friend's Girlfriend
Director:	Mark A. Reyes V
Screenplay:	Suzette Doctolero
Music:	Vincent de Jesus
Cinematography:	Eli Balce
Editing:	Tara Illenberger
Distributor:	Regal Films
Runtime:	115 minutes
Country:	Philippines
Gross:	^[1] ^[2]

My Best Friend's Girlfriend is a 2008 Filipino romantic comedy film directed by Mark Reyes. The film stars Richard Gutierrez and Marian Rivera.^[3]

Synopsis

After an awkward yet memorable encounter at a stag party, Evo (Richard Gutierrez) and Grace (Marian Rivera) thought they would never see each other again. Little did they know that Grace is actually the girlfriend of Evo's best friend, Mark (JC de Vera). As the arrogant player that he is, Evo takes advantage of what happened at the party to make Grace agree to his demands. He forces Grace to pretend as his girlfriend to make Akiko (Ehra Madrigal), his ex, jealous.

Cast and characters

Main cast

• Marian Rivera as Grace Villaflor
• Richard Gutierrez as Primitivo "Evo" Gonzales

Extended cast

• JC de Vera as Mark Abo
• Ehra Madrigal as Akiko Solon
• Chariz Solomon as Chicky Chicks
• Marco Morales as Dave Ros
• Renz Valerio as Christian
• Alex Castro as Jun
• Benjie Paras as Dindo
• Pilar Pilapil as Olivia
• JC Cuadrado as Jeffrey
• Deborah Sun as Delia
• Arnold Saulon as Polly
• Paolo Paraiso as Brando

Reception

The movie gained many positive reviews, notably receiving a grade B from the Cinema Evaluation Board (CEB) of the Philippines. The board praised the film's unique take on romantic comedies and the strong performances of the lead stars, Richard Gutierrez and Marian Rivera. The final gross of the movie was 107 million pesos.

Soundtrack

• "My Bestfriend's Girlfriend" title track performed by Introvoys
• "All I Need" performed by Shamrock (band)
• "Why Can't It Be" performed by 3rd Avenue

Awards and nominations

• 6th Golden Screen Awards ^[4]
  • Best Motion Picture—Musical or Comedy - Nominated
  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role—Musical or Comedy - Marian Rivera - Nominated
  • Breakthrough Performance by an Actress - Chariz Solomon - Nominated
• 40th Box Office Entertainment Awards ^[5]
  • Valentine Box Office King - Richard Gutierrez
  • Valentine Box Office Queen - Marian Rivera
• 25th PMPC Star Awards for Movies^[6]
  • New Movie Actress of the Year - Chariz Solomon - Nominated
  • Original Movie Song - My Bestfriend's Girlfriend by Introvoys - Nominated

Awards

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Year	Award-Giving Body	Category	Work	Result
2009		Valentine Box-Office King & Queen^[7]	Richard Gutierrez and Marian Rivera

Notes and References

1. Web site: Erece . Dinno . March 7, 2008 . Regal Entertainment targets 24 films for 2008 . June 30, 2024 . Philippine Entertainment Portal.
2. Web site: My Bestfriend's Girlfriend . June 22, 2024 . Box Office Mojo.
3. Web site: My Bestfriend's Girlfriend . June 22, 2024 . Box Office Mojo.
4. Web site: Piolo Pascual carefully chooses whom to endorse in the elections.
5. Web site: PEP.ph: The Number One Site for Philippine Showbiz | News | It's official: John Lloyd Cruz and Sarah Geronimo are 2008's Box-Office King & Queen . April 11, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090322020128/http://www.pep.ph/news/21199/Its-official%3A-John-Lloyd-Cruz-and-Sarah-Geronimo-are-2008s-Box-Office-King-%26-Queen . March 22, 2009 . dead .
6. Web site: Kris Aquino delivers baby James prematurely.
7. http://www.pep.ph/guide/movies/4186/40th-box-office-entertainment-awards-given-out "40th Box Office Entertainment Awards given out"