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Boo! A Madea Halloween did what Tyler Perry’s Madea movies tend to do and have done with relative regularity for the last 11 years. It topped the weekend box office with a debut of over $25 million. I will admit to a certain amusement over the years as it took many years for box office pundits to stop being “shocked” when the latest Perry film snagged an over/under $25m opening weekend and/or topped the box office. To wit, the holiday-themed comedy earned a strong $27.6 million, which gives the Lionsgate release a substantial 2.936x weekend multiplier.
Box Office: Tyler Perry's 'Boo! A Madea Halloween' Scares Up Terrific $27.6M Weekend
Look 'Madea" is a franchise at this point. It goes back 12 years. That number is actually in line with the entire Medea franchise. Of the 7 films, the Average Opening Weekend is about 26 Million. With that said, Yes Birth of a Nation should of made more plus they are sabatoging the box office by dropping so many theaters so quickly. I think the fact "Birth" has made close to 15 Million with all this sabatoging and media opposition is amazing. But look Chris Rock called it directly or indirecdtly. Plus White People and Latinos went and supported Medea was well. They stayed clear of "Birth" overall espeically Whites because it was the realest Slave Movie ever. The last thing White People want to see is a Slave Movie that shows them 100% the bad guys.
The "White Savior" Complex makes them feel good and takes away their white guilt when they watch these movies. So based on the theater count and the fact it's independent, "Birth" is a box office success. "Medea" also cost about 20-25 Million to make. It won't have strong legs at the box office, none of the other "Medea" films have. So yes it's disappointing but the battle is with the type of films black artist make. "Medea" is a clown but it's no representative of Black Cinema as a whole. I'm telling you guys, Nate changed the game. There will be younger Black Flimmakers coming out in the next 5-10 years that are in their 30's-40's that will be writing, directing and producting big films in the game.