A Madea Family Funeral
| A Madea Family Funeral | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Tyler Perry |
| Written by | Tyler Perry |
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| Cinematography | Richard Vialet |
| Edited by | Larry Sexton |
| Music by | Philip White |
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| Distributed by | Lionsgate |
Release date | March 1, 2019 (United States) |
Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20 million |
| Box office | $74.8 million |
A Madea Family Funeral is a 2019 American comedy film written, directed, and produced by Tyler Perry. It is the ninth installment of the Madea film series, and stars Perry in several roles, including as the titular character, as well as Cassi Davis and Patrice Lovely. The plot follows Madea and her friends as they must set up an unexpected funeral during a family get-together in Georgia.
The film was released in the United States on March 1, 2019. The film received generally negative reviews from critics but grossed over $75 million worldwide. This is the last film from Tyler Perry to be released by Lionsgate, with Paramount Pictures and Netflix taking over distribution of future Tyler Perry films via his deal with ViacomCBS.
Plot
The day Anthony and Vianne were supposed to celebrate an anniversary ends with Vianne planning for a funeral. However, Anthony isn’t the only thing which dies or was dying. Carol has been dying a bit inside because her relationship to A.J. Renee and Gia have been holding a secret which may crush them, and then there is Bam, Hattie, Joe, Madea, and Heathrow. All of which may not have anything physically wrong with them but they are dying from laughter as they peep everyone’s secrets and try not to expose anybody.
Cast
- Tyler Perry as Mabel "Madea" Simmons, Joe, Brian, and Heathrow
- Cassi Davis as Aunt Bam
- Patrice Lovely as Hattie
- Mike Tyson as Roy
- Ciera Payton as Silvia, Anthony and Vianne's daughter
- KJ Smith as Carol, AJ's wife
- David Otunga as Will, Silvia's husband
- Rome Flynn as Jessie, Anthony and Vianne's youngest son
- Courtney Burrell as AJ, Anthony and Vianne's oldest son
- Jen Harper as Vianne, Anthony's wife
- Quin Walters as Renee, Anthony and Vianne's friend and the maid
- Christianee Porter as Ms. Shirleen
- Aeriél Miranda as Gia, Jessie's fiancée
- Joel Rush as Police Officer
- Derek Morgan as Anthony, Vianne's husband
- Tiffany Black as Anthony's Mistress
- Joanne the Scammer as herself
Production
Filming took place at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta for one week in 2017. In this movie Tyler Perry plays a new character named Heathrow, Madea and Joe's brother, a Vietnam War veteran.[1]
Release
The film was released in theatres in the United States on March 1, 2019 by Lionsgate, after it was originally scheduled for release in the fall of 2018.[2]
Lionsgate released a trailer for the film on October 31, 2018.
The film was released to Blu-Ray and DVD on June 4, 2019 by Lionsgate.
Reception
Box office
A Madea Family Funeral has grossed $73.3 million in the United States and Canada, and $1.5 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $74.8 million, against a production budget of $20 million.[3]
In the United States and Canada, A Madea Family Funeral was released alongside Greta, and was projected to gross $18–20 million from 2,442 theaters in its opening weekend.[4] It made $1.1 million from Thursday night previews, a record for the Madea films, as well as one of the highest of Perry's career. It went on to debut to $27.1 million, finishing second at the box office behind holdover How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World and marking the third-best opening of the series.[5] In its second weekend the film dropped 53% to $12.5 million, finishing third behind newcomer Captain Marvel and How to Train Your Dragon, and then made $8.1 million in its third weekend, finishing fifth.[6][7]
Critical response
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 12% based on 33 reviews, with an average rating of 3.73/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "A lackluster conclusion to Tyler Perry's long-running franchise, A Madea Family Funeral proves saying goodbye can be painful for all the wrong reasons."[8] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 39 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[9] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale, while those at PostTrak gave it a 4 out of 5 stars and a 67% "definite recommend".[5]
For The A.V. Club, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky rated the film D+, summing up the film franchise by writing, "The films are inane, sloppy, tone-deaf, moralizing, and have no sense of quality control, but there’s nothing quite like them."[10]
On Common Sense Media, it holds a 3/5 star rating, saying "Madea says goodbye in winning but dirty slapstick comedy"; the website recommended it for ages 13+.
Accolades
| List of awards and nominations | |||||
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| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | |
| Golden Raspberry Awards | March 16, 2020[11] | Worst Picture | Ozzie Areu, Will Areu & Mark E. Swinton | Nominated | |
| Worst Actress | Tyler Perry | Nominated | |||
| Worst Supporting Actor | Tyler Perry* | Nominated | |||
| Worst Supporting Actress | Cassi Davis | Nominated | |||
| Worst Screen Combo | Tyler Perry & Tyler Perry (or Tyler Perry) | Nominated | |||
| Worst Screenplay | Tyler Perry | Nominated | |||
| Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel | Nominated | ||||
* - Perry was nominated twice for Worst Supporting Actor, one each for his roles as Joe and Uncle Heathrow, respectively.
References
- ^ Eisenberg, Eric (October 21, 2016). "The New Character Tyler Perry Plans To Bring To The Madea Franchise". CinemaBlend. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ Busch, Anita (June 1, 2018). "'Madea Family Funeral' From Lionsgate Moves To 2019". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ "Tyler Perry's A Madea Family Funeral (2019)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- ^ Fuster, Jeremy (February 26, 2019). "'Will 'A Madea Family Funeral' Bury Tyler Perry's Franchise at the Box Office?". TheWrap. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
- ^ a b D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 3, 2019). "'Dragon 3' Keeps The Fire Burning At No. 1 With $30M Second Weekend; 'Madea' Mints $27M". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 11, 2019). "'Captain Marvel' Tramples Internet Trolls & Skyrockets To $160M Opening". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 17, 2019). "'Captain Marvel' Rises To Second Best 2nd Weekend In March With $69M+ – Sunday AM Update". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ^ "Tyler Perry's A Madea Family Funeral (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
- ^ "Tyler Perry's A Madea Family Funeral reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ Vishnevetsky, Ignatiy (March 1, 2019). "Tyler Perry Gives a Schlocky, Sloopy Goodbye to Madea with a Family Funeral". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- ^ "RAZZ NEWZ - The Razzies!". razzies.com.
