Tyler Perry’s Movies Ranked By the Box Office

As viewers rave of part two of ‘Beauty in Black,’ let’s take a look at Perry’s prolific filmography.

Tyler Perry attends The Critics Choice Association’s 7th Annual Celebration of Black Cinema & Television at Fairmont Century Plaza on December 09, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Getty Images Randy Shropshire for Critics Choice Association

Whether you’re a fan or not, you can’t deny the longstanding presence of Tyler Perry in the TV and film space. From his plays in the early 2000s to his popular shows nowadays, Perry’s pen has remained a consistent force in the industry.

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And why wouldn’t it be? With nearly 30 films under his belt over the years and several television series that garner thousands and thousands of viewers, it’s clear audience’s appetite for Perry’s creativity isn’t going anywhere any time soon.

If you needed further proof of that, just look at the amount of people tuning in and chatting about his new Netflix series, “Beauty in Black,” part two of which just hit the streamer over the weekend. Amid all the tweets, Instagram comments and more, there’s one thing that’s abundantly clear: Perry knows his viewers and his viewers have come to love and respect him for that.

So, it’s in honor of “Beauty in Black,” that we felt it fitting to take a look at Perry’s long, illustrious and prolific filmography and how they performed at the box office. From classics like “Madea’s Family Reunion” to highly contentious ones like “For Colored Girls,” let’s take a look!

“Madea Goes to Jail”

Year: 2009

Box Office: $90,508,336 worldwide

Cast: Tyler Perry, Sofia Vergara, Keisha Knight Pulliam, Derek Luke, David Mann, Ronreaco Lee

“Boo! A Madea Halloween”

Year: 2016

Box Office: $74,827,344 worldwide

Cast: Tyler Perry, Cassi Davis, Diamond White, Andre Hall, FouseyTube

“A Madea Family Funeral”

Year: 2019

Box Office: $74,747,725 worldwide

Cast: Tyler Perry, Cassi Davis, Patrice Lovely, Quinn Walters, Courtney Burrell, Rome Flynn, KJ Smith, David Otunga

“Madea’s Witness Protection”

Year: 2012

Box Office: $66,899,242 worldwide

Cast: Tyler Perry, Eugene Levy, Denis Richards, Doris Roberts, John Amos, Romeo Miller, Marla Gibbs

“Madea’s Family Reunion”

Year: 2006

Box Office: $63,368,939 worldwide

Cast: Tyler Perry, Keke Palmer, Blair Underwood, Rochelle Aytes, Arrindell, Lynn Whitfield, Boris Kodjoe

“Why Did I Get Married, Too?”

Year: 2010

Box Office: $60,673,972 worldwide

Cast: Janet Jackson, Malik Yoba, Jill Scott, Richard T. Jones, Tyler Perry, Sharon Leal, Tasha Smith, Michael Jai White, Lamman Rucker

“Why Did I Get Married?”

Year: 2007

Box Office: $55,862,886 worldwide

Cast: Janet Jackson, Malik Yoba, Jill Scott, Richard T. Jones, Tyler Perry, Sharon Leal, Tasha Smith, Michael Jai White, Lamman Rucker

“Madea’s Big Happy Family”

Year: 2011

Box Office: $54,161,287 worldwide

Cast: Tyler Perry, Cassi Davis, Bow Wow, Shannon Kane, Isaiah Mustafa, Teyana Taylor, David Mann, Loretta Devine

“A Madea Christmas”

Year: 2013

Box Office: $53,396,635 worldwide

Cast: Tyler Perry, Tika Sumpter, Chad Michael Murray, Larry the Cable Guy, Kathy Najimy, Alicia Witt

“Temptations: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor”

Year: 2013

Box Office: $53,143,144 worldwide

Cast: Jurnee Smollett, Lance Gross, Robbie Jones, Brandy, Vanessa Williams, Ella Joyce

“I Can Do Bad All By Myself”

Year: 2009

Box Office: $51,733,921 worldwide

Cast: Taraji P. Henson, Adam Rodriguez, Mary J. Blige, Hope Olaide Wilson, Kwesi Boakye, Brian J. White

“Boo 2! A Madea Halloween”

Year: 2017

Box Office: $48,333,932 worldwide

Cast: Tyler Perry, Cassi Davis, Diamond White, Andre Hall, FouseyTube, Inanna Sarkis

“Acrimony”

Year: 2018

Box Office: $46,403,669 worldwide

Cast: Taraji P. Henson, Lyriq Bent, Ajions Alexus, Crystle Stewart, Antonio Madison

“Meet the Browns”

Year: 2008

Box Office: $41,975,388 worldwide

Cast: Angela Bassett, Rick Fox, Lance Gross, Chloe Bailey, David and Tamela Mann

“For Colored Girls”

Year: 2010

Box Office: $37,981,984 worldwide

Cast: Michael Ealy, Kimberly Elise, Whoopi Goldberg, Thandiwe Newton, Janet Jackson, Anika Noni Rose, Phylicia Rashad

“The Family That Preys”

Year: 2008

Box Office: $37,105,289 worldwide

Cast: Kathy Bates, Alfre Woodard, Sanaa Lathan, Taraji P. Henson, Rockmond Dunbar

“Good Deeds”

Year: 2014

Box Office: $35,579,177 worldwide

Cast: Thandiwe Newton, Tyler Perry, Gabrielle Union, Brian J. White

“Nobody’s Fool”

Year: 2018

Box Office: $33,705,333 worldwide

Cast: Tika Sumpter, Tiffany Haddish, Omari Hardwick, Whoopi Goldberg, Mechad Brooks

“Daddy’s Little Girls”

Year: 2007

Box Office: $31,609,243 worldwide

Cast: Idris Elba, Gabrielle Union, China Anne McClain, Sierra McClain, Lauren McClain, Tasha Smith

“The Single Moms Clubs”

Year: 2014

Box Office: $16,365,451 worldwide

Cast: Nia Long, Cocoa Brown, Amy Smart, Tyler Perry, Zulay Henao

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