Madea Goes to Jail (movie)

"Act of Valor" poised to pick off its rivals at the multiplex, claiming the No. 1 position with arout $23 million in ticket sales. The prolific Tyler Perry's latest film, the romantic drama "Good Deeds," will likely follow behind with around $17 million....

"Think Like a Man," starring Kevin Hart and Meagan Good, won the box office this weekend; the black-oriented romantic comedy took down "The Hunger Games."...

Tyler Perry opened up Wednesday in detail about the childhood abuse he suffered, telling Oprah Winfrey on her show that the death of his mother last December was the turning point that has allowed him to go public. "She suffered......

Love him or loathe him, Tyler Perry is virtually unique in today's cinematic landscape for his frequent cross-border trips between the worlds of film and theater. How many name brand moviemakers can say they've taken time out from their lucrative......

Tyler Perry, Todd Phillips and a cartoon supervillain all got what they came for at the box office this weekend -- but not by a particularly wide margin. A crowded field at the multiplex saw DreamWorks Animation's 3-D comedy "Megamind"......

Lionsgate has renewed its movie and home entertainment agreement with its most prolific supplier, filmmaker and actor Tyler Perry. The new contract keeps Perry, whose films such as "Madea Goes to Jail" and "Why Did I Get Married?" are hugely......

Tyler Perry will hose an elephant at the box office this weekend. "Madea's Big Happy Family," the latest release from the prolific filmmaker-writer-actor, is expected to gross about $30 million, according to people who have seen pre-release audience...

Over Easter weekend at the box office, moviegoers were more interested in "Rio," an animated family film, than "Madea's Big Happy Family." "Rio," the 3-D cartoon about tropical birds, which was No. 1 when it debuted last weekend, was the......

In the last year, major stars like Eddie Murphy, Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler, Russell Crowe and Jack Black have all underperformed at the box office. But Tyler Perry just keeps on delivering. The actor-writer-director's latest effort at the box office,.......

There's little doubt what happens to the title character – played again by Perry, also the writer, producer and director here – as he gets in touch with his feminine side again for this comedy. Madea hardly is the most docile woman you'll meet, and her...

When Paramount decided to move "Shutter Island" from October to February, some wondered if the studio had a bigger headache on its hands than the migraines felt by Leonardo DiCaprio's character in the film. It didn't help that the pulp-ish......

Variety has noticed Tyler Perry's under-appreciated box office status. For a guy whose movies appeal to a limited demographic (older, black and female) and which don't have the benefit of overseas success or culture-wide promotion (the films aren't...