‘Beauty and the Bestie’ No. 1 in MMFF? AiAi responds: ‘Ayaw ni Lord ang nandadaya’

Comedian AiAi delas Alas has cast doubt on Star Cinema’s claims that “Beauty and the Bestie” has beaten “My Bebe Love: #Kiligpamore” in the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) box-office ranking.

“Kahit yung No. 3, pwede din sabihin na No. 1 din sila eh,” delas Alas said Monday evening (Tuesday in Manila) in a press conference announcing the screening of “My Bebe Love” in 15 cities in California and Texas starting on Jan. 8.

“In our hearts, sa puso ng Aldub Nation, sa puso ng sambayanang Pilipino, No. 1 kami, kasi lahat ng ginagawa namin walang daya.

“Ayaw ni Lord ang nangdadaya. Karma is a bitch,” she added, eliciting laughs from the crowd.

A Star Cinema spokesperson has claimed that its MMFF entry “Beauty and the Bestie” snagged the top spot as the festival entered its second week.

Comedian Vice Ganda, who co-stars with Coco Martin in the movie, tweeted: “300Million THANKS to you Madlang People for making us number 1 in your hearts

Delas Alas, Vic Sotto and the loveteam of Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza, more popularly known as Yaya Dub, lead the cast of “My Bebe Love.” The movie was No. 1 on opening day, grossing a record-breaking P60.5 million.

Delas Alas made the statement in the wake of reports of ticket-swapping that could affect numbers that determine box-office ranking.

Delas Alas said people very close to her have personally witnessed ticket-swapping.

“My Bebe Love” Director Joey Javier Reyes  was the first to publicly confirm reports that tickets for the movie were swapped with tickets for “Beauty and the Bestie.”

“Got word from producer: IT IS TRUE. Make sure that the title of the movie on YOUR ticket is what you want to watch. Beware of ticket swapping,” Reyes tweeted recently.

“My Bebe Love” nearly reached the P300 million mark on Jan. 2, according to GMA Films President Annette Gozon-Abrogar. The movie was produced by Antonio P Tuviera Entertainment, a subsidiary of Television And Production Exponents (TAPE) Philippines, Inc., a partner of GMA network.

“Beauty and the Bestie” was produced by Star Cinema, which is under GMA’s rival network ABS-CBN.

“Kahit ano pa ang sabihin nila, ilalaban ko ng patayan, itataga ko sa bato, kami po ang No. 1,” said De las Alas, who was in town to also visit two of her children who live in Los Angeles.

In Southern California, “My Bebe Love” will be shown at the Southbay Pavillion 13 in Carson, Orange Stadium Promenade 25 in Orange and River Park 15 in Oxnard, according to Jemilynne Aguirre of SG Productions, one of the local event producers.

Source: gmanetwork.com