Diary of a Mad Black Woman

2005 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Fat Character

Synopsis

A couple's seemingly solid marriage begins to crumble when the wife discovers that her husband intends to divorce her.

Scores

Overall Score
68.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
64.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
82.3%
Review Aggregate
50.3

Critic Consensus

15.6% Fresh • 109 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 16% of 109 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, romantic. Many reviews cite thin plot, uneven tone as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotfunnyromanticemotionaluneven tonefamily-friendlyrealisticlightheartedsuspensefulpsychological

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Kimberly Elise2005$316,000$508,000(est)
Steve Harris2005$195,000$313,000(est)
Shemar Moore2005$147,000$235,000(est)
Cicely Tyson2005$120,000$193,000(est)
Tyler Perry2005$103,000$165,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score15.0
RT critic review count112
Rotten Tomatoes audience score86.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating5.7
IMDb votes16,710

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2005$50,633,099$81,329,253
International2005$19,104$30,686
Worldwide2005$50,652,203$81,359,939

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2005$25,324,191$40,676,901
Digital Rentals ?2005$299,000$480,268
Digital Purchases ?2005$46,000$73,887
Physical Rentals ?2005$16,673,000$26,780,953
Physical Purchases ?2005$40,027,000$64,293,241
TV & Streaming Revenue2005$12,658,275$20,332,313
Total Revenues2005$95,027,466$152,637,563
Expenses
Budget ?2005$5,500,000$8,834,357
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2005$6,875,000 (est)$11,042,947 (est)
Participations2005$7,602,000$12,210,688
Residuals ?2005$4,809,000$7,724,441
Interest & Overhead2005$1,100,000$1,766,871
Total Expenses2005$25,886,000$41,579,305
Movie Net Profit or Loss2005$69,141,466$111,058,258

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