‘Alex Cross’ worst opening for a Tyler Perry movie
Actor/director Tyler Perry has the same problem that RuPaul was faced with when he peaked in the late 1990s: RuPaul was a drag queen who wanted to be taken seriously.
As an artist you never want to stray too far from your comfort zone. Once you alienate your fan base it’s difficult to win them back. With that being said, Perry, 43, suffered his worst box office opening ever with his latest movie, Alex Cross.
According to Boxofficemojo.com, Alex Cross took 5th place this weekend with a disappointing $11.75 million — making it the worst opening for a movie starring Perry.
The film was also the worst for a movie based on the best-selling James Patterson novels — though Perry’s film bares little resemble to the books.
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And he is still winning
Again I love Tyler Perry Morning Folks !!! 
I guess people like to see him in a dress
11.7 million is still good sales! Madea should have played Alex Cross!
Good Morning All!
<——–Madea's wig and dress!
That’s what she gets for stealing Idris Elba’s breakout role!
She was strutting about town talmbout her 30 pound weight loss…Girl, bye!
Milky says:
11.7 million is still good sales! Madea should have played Alex Cross!
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The budget for the debacle was $45 million…so that is not good especially when it was in so many theatres!
I thought it was a pretty good movie. I think he did an pretty decent job. Was it Oscar Worthy…..No. But it was something different than his usual Madea/Uncle Joe characters. Hopefully, he will continue to work at his craft.
Good morning roses.
therapist1911 says:
I thought it was a pretty good movie. I think he did an pretty decent job. Was it Oscar Worthy…..No. But it was something different than his usual Madea/Uncle Joe characters. Hopefully, he will continue to work at his craft.
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I heard it was pretty good
Morning all
@ therapist1911: That was a very nice comment.
Thanks guys! I’m just blessed to see another year. Another year to make God happy and to live life.
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“belated” LoveZoe
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On TP . . He ruined it for hisself,People just cannot see him outside of his Wig/Dress
Madea should have played Alex Cross!
Milky
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Wait I got it Wrong LoveZoe
HaPPY Birthday,Ion Know Y I thought Belated
So if a movie doesn’t make #1 it’s a fail
There are a lot of movies that made mad money but the movie sucked. I really enjoyed this movie & different role for Tyler.
LUV N
morning luv…how was your weekend
NaijaGal
Toooooo short!
But OVERALL Awesome! 
Whoever cast him in this role made a boo boo. Tyler has no experience starring in a mainstrem movie. White folk really don’t know him that well. They should have gotten someone more established. I also read that the movie was just bad regardless of Tyler.
My birthday weekend was….
<—-what happened this weekend stays in the past…
Morning Erbody!
Did Tyler Perry pay that $11.5 million out of his pocket? Did anyone up here go see it? I’ll eventually see it in a few weeks or on redbox….
Luvn
I can’t listen to him because all I hear is Madea whether he’s dressed like it or not. Plus, I’m on the Idris as Alex Cross or even Morgan Freeman with his old freaky self. Not Madea…
My fellow Libra LOVEZOE…. happy birthday hun! Love MsONE! Cheers! Muahhhzzzzzz
@ LoveZoe
Happy birthday fellow Libranite!
I love James Patterson books and never did I ever think of Tyler Perry when I read Alex Cross. I like TP, but he always sounds like Madea no matter what role he plays.
I BEG TO DIFFER SR
SO IF HE HE’S COONING LIKE FOLKS CLAIM, HE’S A DISGRACE TO THE BLACK FOLKS, NOW HE ACTUALLY DOES AN ACTION/SUPSENSE MOVIE AND AGAIN THE SAME CRITICAL FOLKS ARE NOT ON BOARD
HOW ABOUT TYLER PERRY TO SOME OF YOU WILL NEVER AND CAN NEVER DO RIGHT BY ANY OF YOU AND HE SHOULD KEEP DOING HIM, RATHER IT BREAKS THE MOLD OR NOT
NICCAS IF YOU LISTEN TO EM WILL HAVE YOU CHASING YOUR TAIL IN A DAMN CIRCLE-LITERALLY
Happy birthday lovezoe!
I want them to do a Women’s Murder club movie. With the right cast I think that it would be great.
jazi65 says:
So if a movie doesn’t make #1 it’s a fail There are a lot of movies that made mad money but the movie sucked. I really enjoyed this movie & different role for Tyler.
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pretty much…that’s how they view all movies regardless of ethnicity or star power
btw
is up
Happy belated Birthday Wut!!
LIBRA’S ROCK!!!!
Bird says:
Whoever cast him in this role made a boo boo. Tyler has no experience starring in a mainstrem movie. White folk really don’t know him that well. They should have gotten someone more established. I also read that the movie was just bad regardless of Tyler.
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Exactly….Idris Elba would have been nice BUT still he’s not mainstream enough…as long as Jamie Foxx is not involved….they could have gone with anyone else….
Happy Birthday Lovezoe and Wut
MY SENTIMENTS EXACTLY
Actor/director Tyler Perry has the same problem that RuPaul was faced with when he peaked in the late 1990s
Only movie i am going to see is Breaking Dawn Part Duece
I rather still wait for Redbox or most likely when I’m able to stream it on Netflix..
Happy Birthday
rockin on the blog today !!
@missmiami… I can’t wait to see it!!! I love me some Bella and Edward. There scenes give me a dopamine rush.
I thought Alex Cross was a movie about a man coming out as a cross dresser.
As soon as Tyler Perry (and friends) come to the realization that he CANNOT act, the world will be a better place.
Girl i read all the books :bigrin: and am sooooooooo in
with Edward. I was pissed when Bella cheated in real life
Idris was damn smart not to take this role because the movie itself sucked. And the fact that Tyler can’t actually act didn’t help it. I hope he can continue to branch out with better material at least.
Milky says:
Madea should have played Alex Cross!
lol. Dang though. No
please 
I knew the movie was in trouble when there wasn’t that many views on the official trailer
welp!
@Bird white people know tyler perry. They dont applaud his movies the way black folks do. I knew his name was mainstream when I was watching an “white” show on ABC and they took a shot at tyler perry not being funny.
Like Janet starring in any movie, Tyler has to work his way up to that with any audience. I dont see many Tyler Perry movies and had no interest in seeing Alex Cross. I wont say what he should stick to cuz I’m all for growth and trying new adventures. Also, Alex Cross/Madea fans are not of the same mentality, trust me. Madea’s a box office draw, Tyler Perry, in this case, is not.
Poor Madea. I had to leave early because my baby and his homies movie ended and they kept callin my a$$ asking what time my flick was over. SMH
Hate to say (wait no I don’t) but I knew it!!! For the life of me i can’t understand why he was selected to play this part……it just reminded me of Madea in a suit. & if this is “winning”, I’d hate to see what losing is like. I’m sure the movie would had done much better if Idris Elba would had played the role…..
Alex Cross should have been played by Idris Elba
Tyler Perry’s issue is trying to go STRAIGHT from Madea to an action star. It’s hard to see him as anything other than Madea.
He should have taken small, serious roles and got the audience accustomed to seeing him as someone else before taking on such a big flick.
That really unfortunate & atrocious lace front didn’t help.
Additionally, why does he NEED this? He’s director, producer, playwright, executive producer, song writer, casting coucher, actor in his own films… Is it greed to take roles from other black actors who have the ability, but not the opportunity?
How do you go from Morgan Freeman to Tyler Perry? SMH
I Run New York says:
How do you go from Morgan Freeman to Tyler Perry? SMH
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I’m not surprised the movie wasn’t great. Honestly, Alex Cross is one of the WORST books in the Alex Cross series. I’m starting to think that Patterson doesn’t even right his own books anymore and just does treatemnts for them. I still applaud Tyler for trying to expand his range. Some ppl are too content in comfort zones.
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I know plenty of white people that watch every Madea/Tyler Perry movie and will quote the lines better than most of us. I agree that he probably should have started out with smaller roles but I can’t fault him for taking the role.
I respect him trying something new and stepping outside of the box. I do want to go see this movie because I really liked the book. Movies are never better than the book and I’ve seen Denzel screw up a favorite of mine. I don’t care for his other movies much but, I’m going to give this one a shot. You can’t be great at everything so, I hope he takes this in stride and continues to try to be a better him in whatever he does.
James Patterson via his newsletter in March 2012 announced Idris Elba had signed on to play Alex Cross. Then, a few months later Tyler Perry was announced as Alex Cross. James Patterson dropped Idris in favor of Tyler because he said he wasn’t sure Idris could open a film.
Well, now we know that TP in a dramatic role can’t open a film very well either. I don’t know why James Patterson didn’t stick with his original decision. No one knew who Gerard Butler was before ’300′ and no one knew who Jason Stratham was before ‘The Transporter,’ but industry executives gave them a chance because they’re white. Black folks don’t often get that chance. James Patterson took a chance on non-acting TP because he felt Tyler’s audience would come with him. James Patterson and the producers took a gamble and lost.
I read Tyler is in negotiations to star in another Alex Cross movie — Double Cross. I hope this winds up being like James Bond when the producers miscast Timothy Dalton to play the role and eventually went back to who they originally wanted — Pierce Brosnan.
Alex Cross has the potential to be a great franchise with the right person in the lead. No matter how you slice it, Tyler Perry can NOT act and was woefully miscast. He didn’t stink up the screen; but, the movie would have been much better if Idris played Alex. Hopefully, James Patterson and the producers will see the error of their ways and get Idris on board or some other brother who can act. If they continue on with Tyler, the franchise will tank.