Philippines Black Mama, White Mama returned 5.0× its production cost, earning $1.0M against a $200K budget — one of the highest-return Philippines films in our catalog.
Synopsis
“Chicks in Chains – where they come from this is… Fun!”
When two troublemaking female prisoners (one a revolutionary, the other a former harem-girl) can't seem to get along, they are chained together and extradited for safekeeping. The women, still chained together, stumble, stab, and cat-fight their way across the wilderness, igniting a bloody shootout between gangsters and a group of revolutionaries.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 27m runtime, production spent $2K per minute on screen and earned $11K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #108 of 146 Philippines films indexed here (26th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.8 points below the Philippines average of 6.2/10.
Among Philippines Action productions specifically: #19 of 39 (top 49%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Philippines |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Philippines, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Four Associates Ltd, American International Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 27m |
| Release Date | January 19, 1973 |
| IMDb | tt0068282 |