whether you’re a fan of this Tyler Perry
character or not you got to admit Medea
has got some serious staying power
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top five
reasons Madea movies are still coming
out before we begin we publish new
videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’re taking a
look at this popular but often maligned
film franchise to see what has given it
such longevity number five the boom
movies have been winning Halloween in
Chris Rock’s critically acclaimed film
top five he took a jab at the Medea
franchise by parroting the long-running
series with the suggestion of a
seemingly too ridiculous to be true
holiday film he even gave it a name boo
I was the new Tyler Perry with his
friend Madea gets trapped in the haunted
house perhaps to his chagrin the idea
actually resonated with Lionsgate studio
though Perry was reportedly initially
resistant he eventually came around and
wouldn’t you know it
madea’s first Halloween outing made a
whopping seventy four point eight
million dollars nearly three times the
haul of top five
both boo and its sequel boo to have
opened as number one at the box office
beating out more conventional horror
films a disaster film Tom Hanks and Tom
Cruise in the process if Madea can own
Halloween why stop number four Tyler
Perry has built a brand but knows how to
avoid repeating himself these days it’s
a lot easier to attract audiences if
you’re operating under a familiar banner
with this zany grandmother character
Tyler Perry has created a recognizable
figure with real draw of course for any
long-running franchise box-office
burnout is a significant risk if you
keep churning out the same film people
might stop coming as we’ve seen with the
Buu films however Tyler Perry knows how
to switch up the formula if I call the
police they’re gonna be here in ten
minutes okay then that leave me mine the
big guy a lot of you though each film is
comedic some leans significantly further
into drama than others he also does a
good job of using Madea as either a
leading lady or a secondary character
depending on the narrative though you’ll
always get Madea you’ll rarely get the
same film twice you’ve got to be nice to
people number three
Madea is an appealing familiar and
relatable character like Big Momma and
mrs. Doubtfire before her Madea gets a
base level of interest because of the
cross-dressing angle though Madea is
actually female within her cinematic
world more importantly for the audience
however is that while Madea Simmons is
certainly over the top and our antics
the reality is that most of us have a
relative like that whether an aunt great
aunt or grandmother she’s silly caring
crass and loving all at once no and I’m
not changing my mind though she might
feel like a caricature
she’s undeniably endearing in that sorta
shake your head and smile Conaway and in
this modern age of gross-out humor that
sort of old-fashioned fun is actually
refreshing I’ll sit there talking to
each other like y’all ain’t got no sense
number two these african-american
characters get too
more than stereotypes there’s simply no
denying the reality of racial inequality
in the film industry according to a
University of Southern California study
over 73 percent of rolls in the 100
biggest films of 2014 were played by
Caucasian actors black actor’s made up
just 12 and a half percent of that pie
chart and even within that 12 and a half
percent a major problem remains in the
types of roles given to black actors and
as of 2016
55 % of Oscar winners won for playing
stereotypical black roles Tyler Perry’s
movies have often been described as
black film and if that means a primarily
black cast playing nuanced diverse and
realistic roles that move beyond labels
no wonder people want to keep them
getting made Jim can we just have a
moment alone in my house hey Mel number
one they cost little but make a lot
halleluja halleluja though the majority
of them have been badly reviewed not a
single one of Tyler Perry’s Madea films
has performed poorly at the box office
that’s ten movies to date and Counting
for Lionsgate that is a strong motivator
to keep churning these films out as long
as Tyler Perry is willing and even if a
Madea film were finally to tank it
wouldn’t be that big of a deal for the
company over the years Madea films have
cost anywhere between five and twenty
five million dollars to produce and they
have without fail made fifty to ninety
million dollars at the box office with
numbers like that
Madea isn’t likely to leave theaters
anytime soon or ever I guess nobody told
you that not much
mud to the dam be8 you want to spam it
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from WatchMojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
character or not you got to admit Medea
has got some serious staying power
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top five
reasons Madea movies are still coming
out before we begin we publish new
videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’re taking a
look at this popular but often maligned
film franchise to see what has given it
such longevity number five the boom
movies have been winning Halloween in
Chris Rock’s critically acclaimed film
top five he took a jab at the Medea
franchise by parroting the long-running
series with the suggestion of a
seemingly too ridiculous to be true
holiday film he even gave it a name boo
I was the new Tyler Perry with his
friend Madea gets trapped in the haunted
house perhaps to his chagrin the idea
actually resonated with Lionsgate studio
though Perry was reportedly initially
resistant he eventually came around and
wouldn’t you know it
madea’s first Halloween outing made a
whopping seventy four point eight
million dollars nearly three times the
haul of top five
both boo and its sequel boo to have
opened as number one at the box office
beating out more conventional horror
films a disaster film Tom Hanks and Tom
Cruise in the process if Madea can own
Halloween why stop number four Tyler
Perry has built a brand but knows how to
avoid repeating himself these days it’s
a lot easier to attract audiences if
you’re operating under a familiar banner
with this zany grandmother character
Tyler Perry has created a recognizable
figure with real draw of course for any
long-running franchise box-office
burnout is a significant risk if you
keep churning out the same film people
might stop coming as we’ve seen with the
Buu films however Tyler Perry knows how
to switch up the formula if I call the
police they’re gonna be here in ten
minutes okay then that leave me mine the
big guy a lot of you though each film is
comedic some leans significantly further
into drama than others he also does a
good job of using Madea as either a
leading lady or a secondary character
depending on the narrative though you’ll
always get Madea you’ll rarely get the
same film twice you’ve got to be nice to
people number three
Madea is an appealing familiar and
relatable character like Big Momma and
mrs. Doubtfire before her Madea gets a
base level of interest because of the
cross-dressing angle though Madea is
actually female within her cinematic
world more importantly for the audience
however is that while Madea Simmons is
certainly over the top and our antics
the reality is that most of us have a
relative like that whether an aunt great
aunt or grandmother she’s silly caring
crass and loving all at once no and I’m
not changing my mind though she might
feel like a caricature
she’s undeniably endearing in that sorta
shake your head and smile Conaway and in
this modern age of gross-out humor that
sort of old-fashioned fun is actually
refreshing I’ll sit there talking to
each other like y’all ain’t got no sense
number two these african-american
characters get too
more than stereotypes there’s simply no
denying the reality of racial inequality
in the film industry according to a
University of Southern California study
over 73 percent of rolls in the 100
biggest films of 2014 were played by
Caucasian actors black actor’s made up
just 12 and a half percent of that pie
chart and even within that 12 and a half
percent a major problem remains in the
types of roles given to black actors and
as of 2016
55 % of Oscar winners won for playing
stereotypical black roles Tyler Perry’s
movies have often been described as
black film and if that means a primarily
black cast playing nuanced diverse and
realistic roles that move beyond labels
no wonder people want to keep them
getting made Jim can we just have a
moment alone in my house hey Mel number
one they cost little but make a lot
halleluja halleluja though the majority
of them have been badly reviewed not a
single one of Tyler Perry’s Madea films
has performed poorly at the box office
that’s ten movies to date and Counting
for Lionsgate that is a strong motivator
to keep churning these films out as long
as Tyler Perry is willing and even if a
Madea film were finally to tank it
wouldn’t be that big of a deal for the
company over the years Madea films have
cost anywhere between five and twenty
five million dollars to produce and they
have without fail made fifty to ninety
million dollars at the box office with
numbers like that
Madea isn’t likely to leave theaters
anytime soon or ever I guess nobody told
you that not much
mud to the dam be8 you want to spam it
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from WatchMojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
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