Director Joel Lamangan expects Martyr or Murderer (MoM) to perform better at the box office versus Oras de Peligro.
According to a reliable source from PEP Ph, MoM earned P8 million on its first showing day on Wednesday, March 1. However, the movie sales dropped by 35 percent on its second day.
During an interview on DZRH on Wednesday, Lamangan mentioned that Oras de Peligro only earned around half a million pesos.
He said it was still acceptable compared to previous local films shown after the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF).
He also mentioned that he was not surprised that MoM is doing better since it’s shown in 257 cinemas compared to Oras de Peligro’s 108.
“Isa lang ang nakita ko. Mayroon talagang mas makapangyarihan, hawak ang pera, binibigay ang mga tickets, binibigay sa Chinese Chamber of Commerce.
“May ganun! Hindi naman masama yun. Naghahanap sila ng magandang marketing. “Siguro ako rin kung may power ako, gagawin ko din yun,” he said.
Lamangan hopes his movie will return this weekend to help his producer recover and make way for another film project.
“May nakapanood sa amin, pero siguro mas maraming nanood sa kanila. Expected na natin yun. “Pero ang dasal ko lang ay kumita man sana yung aking producer para makapag-produce pa uli ng iba. “Pag kumita ang pelikulang ito ay gagawa pa kami ng isa pa. O dalawa pa pag kumita.
“Pag hindi kumita, e, di wala muna, pahinga muna. Hindi naman ganun kayaman ang aking mga producers, dahil sila ay mga ordinaryong mamamayan lamang,” he furthered.
He then insisted that his movie was accurate. “Wala naman silang hawak na pera ng bayan.
“Nakakahinayang lang dahil iyun naman talaga nangyari nung four days of EDSA bago umalis si Marcos. Iyun talaga ang nangyari doon.”
Oras de Peligro depicts the events of the final days of the EDSA People Power Revolution in 1986 from the perspective of an average Filipino family. The movie was written by Eric Ramos and Bonifacio Ilagan and produced by Bagong Siklab Productions. Lamangan said the movie does not intend to tarnish the reputation of the present administration or criticize the previous administration.
“Ang pelikula na ito ay hindi pink, hindi ito pink, hindi ito dilaw, hindi ito pula. Ito ay kayumanggi, ito ay Filipino. Iba-iba naman kami rito…Ito po ay ginawa upang sabihin ang katotohanan noong 1986. ‘Yung apat na araw, ‘yung kahuli-hulihang apat na araw ng Pebrero bago mawala ang diktador na Marcos sa Malacanang,” he said previously.
MoM is a movie that portrays the last days of the Marcos family before they were ecacuated from Malacanang and transported to Hawaii. MoM continues to narrate the family’s story before and after the EDSA Revolution, shedding light on their life in exile and Sen. Imee Marcos’ alleged escapades in Morocco.
The film explores the challenges faced by the siblings and how the patriarch and his wife coped with their lives after the revolution. It also delves into the intrigues surrounding Imee’s supposed hiding and passport forgery.
