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'''''Madea's Family Reunion''''' is a ] of the acclaimed ] written by ] and ] to '']''. It was written and directed by Perry and features him playing several characters, including ]. It was released on ], ]. The ] was produced by ]. | |||
{{Infobox film | |||
| name = Madea's Family Reunion | |||
| image = Madea's Family Reunion.jpg | |||
| caption = Theatrical release poster | |||
| director = ] | |||
| producer = Tyler Perry<br />] | |||
| writer = Tyler Perry | |||
| based_on = {{Based on|'']''|Tyler Perry}} | |||
| starring = {{Plainlist|<!--Per poster billing--> | |||
* Tyler Perry | |||
* ] | |||
* ] | |||
* ] | |||
* ] | |||
* ] | |||
* ] | |||
* ] | |||
* ] | |||
* ] | |||
* ] | |||
* ] | |||
}} | |||
| music = Elvin Ross<br/>Tyler Perry | |||
| cinematography = ] | |||
| editing = ] | |||
| studio = ]<br />Reuben Cannon Productions | |||
| distributor = ] | |||
| released = {{Film date|2006|02|24}} | |||
| runtime = 109 minutes | |||
| country = United States | |||
| language = English | |||
| budget = $6 million<ref name="mojo" /> | |||
| gross = $63.4 million<ref name="mojo" /> | |||
}} | |||
'''''Madea's Family Reunion''''' is a 2006 American ] film and an adaptation of the ] written by ]. The film is a ] to '']''. It was written, directed by, and starring Perry with the rest of the cast consisting of ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ]. The film tells the story of Madea preparing for an upcoming ] while dealing with the dramas before and during it. It was released on February 24, 2006, nearly one year following its predecessor, ''Diary of a Mad Black Woman''. The ] was produced by ]. | |||
''Madea's Family Reunion'' grossed $63.4 million worldwide. | |||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
Lisa Breaux is engaged to Carlos Armstrong, an ] ]. While Lisa wants to get out of the engagement, her mother Victoria urges her to go through with the wedding. Lisa's older sister Vanessa has two children by two different men, neither of whom are involved in their children's lives which Victoria regularly degrades Vanessa for. Vanessa is eventually wooed by bus driver Frankie Henderson, who is a single father and loves painting. Vanessa likes Frankie, but is emotionally distant and has a difficult time trusting him. | |||
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While planning her family reunion, a pistol-packing grandma Madea must contend with the other dramas on her plate, including the runaway who has been placed under her care, and her love-troubled nieces. | |||
After ] violates the terms of the ] she was previously subjected to{{efn|As depicted in ].}} to get Joe's medicine with her lawyer nephew Brian corroborating on, Judge ] orders her to take in a ] named Nikki in order to avoid jail. At first, Madea and Nikki clash due to the latter's disrespect, stemming from her poor life, including an absent father, a mother in jail, and various uncaring foster homes. However, Madea urges her to overcome her past with hard work, and strive to be better than those who wronged her. Nikki, with consistent support from Madea, reforms her behavior. | |||
Lisa eventually leaves Carlos with the intention of calling off the wedding, temporarily moving in with her great-aunt Madea and great-uncle Joe. Eager to get married, Carlos dispatches Victoria to bring Lisa back to him. Victoria confronts Carlos about the abuse. It is then revealed that Victoria, with Carlos's assistance, has stolen from Lisa's ] over the years, leaving virtually no money and is now encouraging Lisa to marry Carlos in order to keep up her livelihood. Carlos makes it clear to Victoria that he will not bail her out unless the wedding goes forward. | |||
Victoria goes to Madea's house to fetch Lisa, only to end up in an argument with Vanessa, who has become aware of Carlos's abuse and wants to protect her sister. During the confrontation, Vanessa reveals that Victoria allowed her second husband, Lisa's father, to ] Vanessa in order to keep him in the marriage. The ] then occurred on a regular basis and left Vanessa closed-off emotionally and unable to trust the men in her life, including Frankie. Victoria rationalizes her actions, telling her daughters that they faced destitution if Lisa's father had left, and that after previous hardships, she was tired of struggling. She also retorts that her own mother, a prostitute and ], regularly traded her for "ten dollars and a fix". Victoria then demands that a horrified Lisa begin taking care of her financially. She then leaves and later lies to Lisa, telling her that Carlos has agreed to counseling. | |||
At the ] held at the home of 96-year-old Aunt Ruby, Vanessa and Victoria get into another confrontation, which eventually turns into a physical fight after Victoria insults Vanessa's relationship with Frankie. The fight is broken up when Aunt Ruby, Madea's daughter-in-law Myrtle, and Ruby's daughter Aunt May gather the family to an old slave shack where their ancestors grew up. Ruby expresses disappointment at how the family has turned out. Myrtle persuades them to act lovingly towards each other and themselves. | |||
Lisa returns to Carlos and resumes her wedding plans. On the day of her wedding, Lisa flees from Carlos and retreats to Madea's house. Madea tells her that it is time for her to fight back. When Carlos arrives at Madea's house, Madea subtly suggests to Lisa to use the pot of hot grits on the stove to defend herself as Madea previously taught her. When Madea leaves the house, Carlos slaps Lisa. In retaliation, she throws the hot grits in Carlos' face, scalding him, then beats him with a cast-iron frying pan as Madea listens outside and laughs. | |||
At the church, Lisa announces to the family and other guests that the wedding is off and exposes Carlos' abuse. Madea lambasts a sour Victoria and tells her to find her own life instead of continuing to live through Lisa. Frankie then asks Vanessa to marry him and she accepts. They are married at the church instead. At the reception, Victoria accepts Vanessa's marriage, revealing possible reconciliation. | |||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
{{div col}} | |||
*Georgia Allen .... Ruby | |||
* ] as: | |||
*China Anderson .... Nima | |||
** ], a tough old lady. | |||
*Gabrielle Anderson .... Youth | |||
** Joe Simmons, the brother of Madea who is a wisecracker. | |||
*Lisa Arrindell Anderson .... Vanessa | |||
** Brian Simmons, a lawyer who is the son of Joe and the nephew of Madea. | |||
* ] .... May | |||
* ] as Carlos Armstrong, a controlling investment banker who is loosely based on Ronnie from the stage play. | |||
*Vic Aviles .... Hotel Guest | |||
* ] as Victoria Breaux, a gold-digging woman and a niece of Madea. | |||
*Rochelle Aytes .... Lisa | |||
* ] as Frankie Henderson, a bus driver who is also a painter. | |||
*Steve Coulter .... Maitre D | |||
* ] as Isaac, a nephew of Madea who is antagonized by Joe when he was repairing Madea's lawnmower. | |||
*Brian F. Durkin .... Gene Barrelson | |||
* ] as Vanessa Breaux-Henderson, the grand-niece of Madea and daughter of Victoria who falls for Frankie after two bad relationships. | |||
*Mablean Ephriam .... Judge Ephriam | |||
* ] as Aunt May, a cousin of Madea. | |||
*Shannon Eubanks .... Secretary | |||
* ] as Lisa Breaux, the grand-niece of Madea and daughter of Victoria who is to be engaged to Carlos. | |||
*Ryan Gentles .... Stripper Policeman | |||
* ] as Milay Jenay Lori, a wedding planner who was hired by Victoria. | |||
*Michelle Griffin .... Carlos' Woman Friend | |||
* ] as Nikki Grady, a girl who Madea takes in. | |||
*Akhil Jackson .... Jonathan | |||
* ] as Donna, the love interest of Isaac and sister of Brian. | |||
*Enoch King .... Hykeem | |||
* ] as Aunt Myrtle, Madea's daughter-in-law. | |||
* ] .... Frankie | |||
* China Anderson as Nima, the daughter of Vanessa. | |||
*Leon Lamar .... Grover | |||
* Akhil Jackson as Jonathan, the son of Vanessa and the younger half-brother of Nima. | |||
*John Lawhorn .... Uncle Pete | |||
* Alonzo Millsap as Tre, the son of Frankie. | |||
*Jenifer Lewis .... Milay Jenay Lori | |||
* ] as Aunt Ruby, a 96-year-old aunt of Madea who is the mother of May and Sarah. | |||
*Susanna Lewis .... Bride (extra) | |||
* ] as Aunt Sarah, a cousin of Madea and the sister of May. | |||
*Tangi Miller .... Donna | |||
* Leon Lamar as Grover, a cousin of Madea and Joe. | |||
*Alonzo Millsap .... Tre | |||
* John Lawhorn as Uncle Pete, a cousin of Madea and Joe. | |||
*Afemo Omilami .... Isaac Sr. | |||
* ] as Isaac Sr., the father of Isaac and cousin of Madea and Joe. | |||
*Elizabeth Omilami .... Aunt Clara (as Elisabeth Omilami) | |||
* ] |
* ] as Herself | ||
* Deanna Dawn as Tyrequa | |||
*Cedric Pendleton .... Carlos' Man Friend | |||
* Enoch King as Hykeem | |||
*Tyler Perry .... Madea/Joe/Brian | |||
* Jennifer Sears as an unnamed female at the family reunion. | |||
*Ginnie Randall .... Miss Samuel | |||
* Tre Rogers as an unnamed young man at the family reunion. | |||
*Richard Reed .... Bailiff #1 | |||
* Elizabeth Omilami as Aunt Clara, a relative of Madea. | |||
*Tre Rogers .... Young Man at Reunion | |||
* Nicholas Ortiz as Himself | |||
*Jennifer Sears .... Female at Reunion | |||
* ] as a wedding singer | |||
*Henry Simmons .... Issac | |||
* David Wiebers as Wedding Trumpeter | |||
* ] .... Myrtle | |||
* ] as Youth (uncredited) | |||
* ] .... Carlos | |||
{{Div col end}} | |||
* ] .... Victoria | |||
*China Anne McClain .... Youth (uncredited) | |||
==Soundtrack== | |||
*John Fitzgerald Page .... Wedding Guest (uncredited) | |||
The soundtrack was released by ] on February 21, 2006. | |||
*Steve Warren .... Lawyer (uncredited) | |||
{{Track listing | |||
| headline = Track listing | |||
| extra_column = Performer(s) | |||
| title1 = ] | |||
| extra1 = ] | |||
| length1 = 4:14 | |||
| title2 = We're Gonna Make It | |||
| extra2 = ] and ] | |||
| length2 = 4:54 | |||
| title3 = Keep Your Head Up | |||
| extra3 = ] | |||
| length3 = 4:34 | |||
| title4 = Tonight | |||
| extra4 = ] | |||
| length4 = 3:55 | |||
| title5 = Everyday (Family Reunion) | |||
| extra5 = Chaka Khan, ], ], and ] | |||
| length5 = 4:48 | |||
| title6 = ] | |||
| extra6 = ] | |||
| length6 = 5:02 | |||
| title7 = You For Me (Wedding Song) | |||
| extra7 = ] | |||
| length7 = 5:37 | |||
| title8 = Family Reunion | |||
| extra8 = ] | |||
| length8 = 6:55 | |||
| title9 = I'll Be | |||
| extra9 = ] | |||
| length9 = 4:10 | |||
| title10 = Wounds in the Way | |||
| extra10 = ] | |||
| length10 = 4:21 | |||
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==Release and reception== | |||
===Box office=== | |||
''Madea's Family Reunion'' was budgeted at $6 million and opened at #1 in its opening weekend (2/24-26) with $30,030,661<ref name="mojo-weekend">{{Cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2006W08/ |title=Domestic 2006 Weekend 8|website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=June 11, 2020 }}</ref> and eventually grossed $63,257,940 in North America with an additional $50,939 internationally, tying $63,308,879 worldwide after 9 weeks in theaters.<ref name="mojo">{{Cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0455612/ |title=Madea's Family Reunion |website=] |access-date=November 11, 2020 }}</ref> | |||
Small independent filmmaker Tyler Perry has garnered one of the highest wide-release openings to date in 2006, in both gross ($30 million) and screen average ($13,687).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/2006/|title=Domestic Box Office For 2006|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=June 11, 2020}}</ref> | |||
"The number one movie is ''Madea's Family Reunion'', a small comedy/melodrama which grossed an astounding $30.3 million from 2,194 venues. It had a super-hot venue average of $13,787...."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeprophets.com/column/index.cfm?columnID%3D9450 |title=Box Office Prophets: Box Office Estimates Report for February 24-26, 2006 |access-date=March 16, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060426175541/http://www.boxofficeprophets.com/column/index.cfm?columnID=9450 |archive-date=April 26, 2006 }}</ref> | |||
"Playing at 2,194 locations across ], the film averaged a remarkable estimated $13,788 per screen, demonstrating the enormous breadth and depth of Perry's audience. The debut weekend of ''Madea's Family Reunion'' outperformed the opening weekend of Lionsgate's first Tyler Perry film, '']'', by nearly 40 percent."<ref>http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060226/nysu016.html?.v=39 {{Dead link|date=October 2010}}</ref> To illustrate the point, Lions Gate's ]s showed 52 percent of the audience were black women over the age of 35.<ref name="boxofficemojo.com">{{Cite web |author=Brandon Gray |date=February 27, 2006 |title='Madea' Drags Moviegoers to 'Family Reunion' |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/article/ed980878340/ |access-date=November 1, 2020 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> | |||
===Critical response=== | |||
On ] it has an approval rating of 26%, based on 58 reviews, with an average rating of 4.50/10. The site's consensus reads "''Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion'' is sincere in its positive intentions, but leaves something to be desired as a film."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Madea's Family Reunion (2006) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/madeas_family_reunion |access-date=October 28, 2022 |website=]}}</ref> On ], it has a score of 45% based on reviews from 18 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Madea's Family Reunion |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/madeas-family-reunion |access-date=November 1, 2020 |website=]}}</ref> Audiences polled by ] gave the film an A grade.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cinemascore :: Movie Title Search |url=http://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/bWFk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923203553/http://cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/bWFk |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |access-date=August 8, 2020 |work=]}}</ref> | |||
==Notes== | |||
==Budget and Box Office== | |||
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*Budget: $6 million | |||
*Box Office Receipts: $51.5 million (as of March 10, 2006) | |||
==References== | |||
The reasoning for the film's relative success, according to Steve Rothenberg, Lions Gate president of domestic distribution, is due to its targeted market appeal, "I believe that we're in all the right theaters...I'm not sure there's much room for expansion." To illustrate the point, Lions Gate exit polls showed 52% of the audience were black women over the age of 35. | |||
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2006 American film
Madea's Family Reunion | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
Directed by | Tyler Perry |
Written by | Tyler Perry |
Based on | Madea's Family Reunion by Tyler Perry |
Produced by | Tyler Perry Reuben Cannon |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Toyomichi Kurita |
Edited by | John Carter |
Music by | Elvin Ross Tyler Perry |
Production companies | Tyler Perry Studios Reuben Cannon Productions |
Distributed by | Lions Gate Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $6 million |
Box office | $63.4 million |
Madea's Family Reunion is a 2006 American comedy-drama film and an adaptation of the stage production of the same name written by Tyler Perry. The film is a sequel to Diary of a Mad Black Woman. It was written, directed by, and starring Perry with the rest of the cast consisting of Blair Underwood, Lynn Whitfield, Boris Kodjoe, Henry Simmons, Lisa Arrindell, Maya Angelou, Rochelle Aytes, Jenifer Lewis, Tangi Miller, Keke Palmer, and Cicely Tyson. The film tells the story of Madea preparing for an upcoming family reunion while dealing with the dramas before and during it. It was released on February 24, 2006, nearly one year following its predecessor, Diary of a Mad Black Woman. The independent film was produced by Lionsgate.
Madea's Family Reunion grossed $63.4 million worldwide.
Plot
Lisa Breaux is engaged to Carlos Armstrong, an abusive investment banker. While Lisa wants to get out of the engagement, her mother Victoria urges her to go through with the wedding. Lisa's older sister Vanessa has two children by two different men, neither of whom are involved in their children's lives which Victoria regularly degrades Vanessa for. Vanessa is eventually wooed by bus driver Frankie Henderson, who is a single father and loves painting. Vanessa likes Frankie, but is emotionally distant and has a difficult time trusting him.
After Madea violates the terms of the house arrest she was previously subjected to to get Joe's medicine with her lawyer nephew Brian corroborating on, Judge Mablean Ephriam orders her to take in a foster child named Nikki in order to avoid jail. At first, Madea and Nikki clash due to the latter's disrespect, stemming from her poor life, including an absent father, a mother in jail, and various uncaring foster homes. However, Madea urges her to overcome her past with hard work, and strive to be better than those who wronged her. Nikki, with consistent support from Madea, reforms her behavior.
Lisa eventually leaves Carlos with the intention of calling off the wedding, temporarily moving in with her great-aunt Madea and great-uncle Joe. Eager to get married, Carlos dispatches Victoria to bring Lisa back to him. Victoria confronts Carlos about the abuse. It is then revealed that Victoria, with Carlos's assistance, has stolen from Lisa's trust fund over the years, leaving virtually no money and is now encouraging Lisa to marry Carlos in order to keep up her livelihood. Carlos makes it clear to Victoria that he will not bail her out unless the wedding goes forward.
Victoria goes to Madea's house to fetch Lisa, only to end up in an argument with Vanessa, who has become aware of Carlos's abuse and wants to protect her sister. During the confrontation, Vanessa reveals that Victoria allowed her second husband, Lisa's father, to rape Vanessa in order to keep him in the marriage. The sexual abuse then occurred on a regular basis and left Vanessa closed-off emotionally and unable to trust the men in her life, including Frankie. Victoria rationalizes her actions, telling her daughters that they faced destitution if Lisa's father had left, and that after previous hardships, she was tired of struggling. She also retorts that her own mother, a prostitute and drug addict, regularly traded her for "ten dollars and a fix". Victoria then demands that a horrified Lisa begin taking care of her financially. She then leaves and later lies to Lisa, telling her that Carlos has agreed to counseling.
At the family reunion held at the home of 96-year-old Aunt Ruby, Vanessa and Victoria get into another confrontation, which eventually turns into a physical fight after Victoria insults Vanessa's relationship with Frankie. The fight is broken up when Aunt Ruby, Madea's daughter-in-law Myrtle, and Ruby's daughter Aunt May gather the family to an old slave shack where their ancestors grew up. Ruby expresses disappointment at how the family has turned out. Myrtle persuades them to act lovingly towards each other and themselves.
Lisa returns to Carlos and resumes her wedding plans. On the day of her wedding, Lisa flees from Carlos and retreats to Madea's house. Madea tells her that it is time for her to fight back. When Carlos arrives at Madea's house, Madea subtly suggests to Lisa to use the pot of hot grits on the stove to defend herself as Madea previously taught her. When Madea leaves the house, Carlos slaps Lisa. In retaliation, she throws the hot grits in Carlos' face, scalding him, then beats him with a cast-iron frying pan as Madea listens outside and laughs.
At the church, Lisa announces to the family and other guests that the wedding is off and exposes Carlos' abuse. Madea lambasts a sour Victoria and tells her to find her own life instead of continuing to live through Lisa. Frankie then asks Vanessa to marry him and she accepts. They are married at the church instead. At the reception, Victoria accepts Vanessa's marriage, revealing possible reconciliation.
Cast
- Tyler Perry as:
- Mabel "Madea" Simmons, a tough old lady.
- Joe Simmons, the brother of Madea who is a wisecracker.
- Brian Simmons, a lawyer who is the son of Joe and the nephew of Madea.
- Blair Underwood as Carlos Armstrong, a controlling investment banker who is loosely based on Ronnie from the stage play.
- Lynn Whitfield as Victoria Breaux, a gold-digging woman and a niece of Madea.
- Boris Kodjoe as Frankie Henderson, a bus driver who is also a painter.
- Henry Simmons as Isaac, a nephew of Madea who is antagonized by Joe when he was repairing Madea's lawnmower.
- Lisa Arrindell as Vanessa Breaux-Henderson, the grand-niece of Madea and daughter of Victoria who falls for Frankie after two bad relationships.
- Maya Angelou as Aunt May, a cousin of Madea.
- Rochelle Aytes as Lisa Breaux, the grand-niece of Madea and daughter of Victoria who is to be engaged to Carlos.
- Jenifer Lewis as Milay Jenay Lori, a wedding planner who was hired by Victoria.
- Keke Palmer as Nikki Grady, a girl who Madea takes in.
- Tangi Miller as Donna, the love interest of Isaac and sister of Brian.
- Cicely Tyson as Aunt Myrtle, Madea's daughter-in-law.
- China Anderson as Nima, the daughter of Vanessa.
- Akhil Jackson as Jonathan, the son of Vanessa and the younger half-brother of Nima.
- Alonzo Millsap as Tre, the son of Frankie.
- Georgia Allen as Aunt Ruby, a 96-year-old aunt of Madea who is the mother of May and Sarah.
- Cassi Davis as Aunt Sarah, a cousin of Madea and the sister of May.
- Leon Lamar as Grover, a cousin of Madea and Joe.
- John Lawhorn as Uncle Pete, a cousin of Madea and Joe.
- Afemo Omilami as Isaac Sr., the father of Isaac and cousin of Madea and Joe.
- Mablean Ephriam as Herself
- Deanna Dawn as Tyrequa
- Enoch King as Hykeem
- Jennifer Sears as an unnamed female at the family reunion.
- Tre Rogers as an unnamed young man at the family reunion.
- Elizabeth Omilami as Aunt Clara, a relative of Madea.
- Nicholas Ortiz as Himself
- Johnny Gill as a wedding singer
- David Wiebers as Wedding Trumpeter
- China Anne McClain as Youth (uncredited)
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was released by Motown Records on February 21, 2006.
No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Find Myself in You" | Brian McKnight | 4:14 |
2. | "We're Gonna Make It" | LL Cool J and Mary Mary | 4:54 |
3. | "Keep Your Head Up" | Chaka Khan | 4:34 |
4. | "Tonight" | Kem | 3:55 |
5. | "Everyday (Family Reunion)" | Chaka Khan, Carl Thomas, Yolanda Adams, and Gerald Levert | 4:48 |
6. | "Love and Happiness" | Al Green | 5:02 |
7. | "You For Me (Wedding Song)" | Johnny Gill | 5:37 |
8. | "Family Reunion" | The O'Jays | 6:55 |
9. | "I'll Be" | Will Downing | 4:10 |
10. | "Wounds in the Way" | Rachelle Ferrell | 4:21 |
Release and reception
Box office
Madea's Family Reunion was budgeted at $6 million and opened at #1 in its opening weekend (2/24-26) with $30,030,661 and eventually grossed $63,257,940 in North America with an additional $50,939 internationally, tying $63,308,879 worldwide after 9 weeks in theaters.
Small independent filmmaker Tyler Perry has garnered one of the highest wide-release openings to date in 2006, in both gross ($30 million) and screen average ($13,687).
"The number one movie is Madea's Family Reunion, a small comedy/melodrama which grossed an astounding $30.3 million from 2,194 venues. It had a super-hot venue average of $13,787...."
"Playing at 2,194 locations across North America, the film averaged a remarkable estimated $13,788 per screen, demonstrating the enormous breadth and depth of Perry's audience. The debut weekend of Madea's Family Reunion outperformed the opening weekend of Lionsgate's first Tyler Perry film, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, by nearly 40 percent." To illustrate the point, Lions Gate's exit polls showed 52 percent of the audience were black women over the age of 35.
Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes it has an approval rating of 26%, based on 58 reviews, with an average rating of 4.50/10. The site's consensus reads "Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion is sincere in its positive intentions, but leaves something to be desired as a film." On Metacritic, it has a score of 45% based on reviews from 18 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an A grade.
Notes
- As depicted in the previous film.
References
- ^ "Madea's Family Reunion". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- "Domestic 2006 Weekend 8". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- "Domestic Box Office For 2006". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- "Box Office Prophets: Box Office Estimates Report for February 24-26, 2006". Archived from the original on April 26, 2006. Retrieved March 16, 2006.
- http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060226/nysu016.html?.v=39
- Brandon Gray (February 27, 2006). "'Madea' Drags Moviegoers to 'Family Reunion'". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- "Madea's Family Reunion (2006)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- "Madea's Family Reunion". Metacritic. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- "Cinemascore :: Movie Title Search". CinemaScore. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
External links
Categories:- 2006 films
- Madea films
- 2006 romantic comedy-drama films
- Films set in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Films shot in Atlanta
- Films about domestic violence
- American romantic comedy-drama films
- Films directed by Tyler Perry
- African-American films
- American sequel films
- Lionsgate films
- Films with screenplays by Tyler Perry
- 2006 directorial debut films
- 2000s English-language films
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