Tag: A Madea Family Funeral
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‘A Madea Homecoming’ Review: The Fastest, Funniest Tyler Perry Movie in a While
How old is Tyler Perry’s spitfire matron Madea? Her age isn’t specified (I’d say she’s in her mid-70s), but whatever it is she’s that many years young. She has a sneaky-dog irascibility that won’t quit. And Tyler Perry can’t quit her. He had hinted that “A Madea Family Funeral,” in 2019, might be the last…
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Madea Takes L.A.: Tyler Perry Celebrates Netflix’s ‘A Madea Homecoming’ With Purple Carpet Premiere
In 2019, Tyler Perry was ready to say goodbye to his iconic character Madea after the release of “A Madea Family Funeral.” But when the Covid-19 pandemic hit the next year, Perry realized that people needed some joy in their lives.“There is just so much going on in the country right now with all the…
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Weekend Box Office: ‘Good Boys’ Scores with $21 Million; Other Newcomers Bomb
While Us scored Universal Pictures the only #1 box office debut for an original film in earlier this year, the studio can now boast they’ve accomplished this feat twice in 2019. The original R-rated comedy Good Boys opened in first place at the box office this weekend with an impressive $21 million opening weekend, giving…
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‘How to Train Your Dragon’ On Top Again as Annual Box Office Down 25 Percent
This weekend was a first for 2019: Two films grossed over $25 million, led by the second weekend of “
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‘How to Train Your Dragon 3’ Holds off Madea’s ‘Family Funeral’ at Box Office
Universal and DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World was able to fend off Lionsgate’s release of Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral and retain the weekend’s #1 spot at the box office even though Perry’s final outing as Madea outperformed expectations with the fourth best opening in the now nine-film franchise.…
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Box Office: ‘How to Train Your Dragon 3’ Stays Victorious, ‘Madea Family Funeral’ Scores Strong Debut
After a close race for the top spot in North America, Universal and DreamWorks’ “
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Friday Box Office: ‘A Madea Family Funeral’ Comes to Life with $9.2 Million
Because movies are both strange and wonderful, this weekend’s box office is an incredibly tight race between the eleventh Madea film from Tyler Perry and an animated children’s starring a main character voiced by Jay Baruchel that’s only gotten increasingly and uncomfortably hotter over the years. Lionsgate’s Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral snagged $9.2…
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Box Office: ‘How to Train Your Dragon 3,’ ‘A Madea Family Funeral’ Vie for No. 1
The second weekend of “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” and the debut of “Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral” are in a race too close to call for the box office crown, with each estimated to bring in about $25 million.Should estimates hold, the number will mark a 53% decline for “How…
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Dragons Will Reign at the Box Office Again as Tyler Perry Bids Farewell to ‘Madea’
After last weekend saw a franchise record debut for Universal and DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, this weekend serves as something of the calm before the storm that will be Captain Marvel, which the industry is counting on to give the 2019 box office the jolt it sorely needs. As…