Tyler Perry has been pretty vocal about his bittersweet relationship with Madea, the pistol-toting grandma character he created and portrays on both the stage and the big screen to much financial success.
While Perry’s non-Madea movies have been well received at the box office, the films in which he stars as the character fare substantially better in ticket sales, which puts the filmmaker in a quandary.
“Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail” topped the U.S. box office last weekend with $41 million in its first three days of release. It marks his best opening weekend of all-time and is poised to sprint past the take of his top-grossing film, “Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Family Reunion” (2006).
Still, Perry confesses: “I would love to see Madea die a slow death in the next film.” The reason? It takes a lot of effort to turn the 6-foot-5-inch Perry into big momma Madea.
