I Can Do Bad All by Myself

2009 | Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

When Madea catches sixteen-year-old Jennifer and her two younger brothers looting her home, she decides to take matters into her own hands.

Scores

Overall Score
72.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
68.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
81.7%
Review Aggregate
64.8

Critic Consensus

63.4% Fresh • 41 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 63% of 41 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, emotional, uplifting. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnyemotionalupliftingaction-packedvisually strikinggritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Taraji P. Henson2009$1,143,000$1,672,000(est)
Adam Rodriguez2009$704,000$1,029,000(est)
Brian White2009$530,000$775,000(est)
Mary J. Blige2009$433,000$634,000(est)
Gladys Knight2009$371,000$542,000(est)
Marvin L. Winans2009$326,000$477,000(est)
Tyler Perry2009$2,000,000 source$2,924,942reported

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score61.0
RT critic review count44
Rotten Tomatoes audience score81.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating4.8
IMDb votes11,079

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2009$51,733,920$75,659,350
International2009N/AN/A
Worldwide2009$51,733,920$75,659,350

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 Revenue2009$25,866,960$37,829,675
Digital Rentals ?2009$3,193,000$4,669,669
Digital Purchases ?2009$1,024,000$1,497,570
Physical Rentals ?2009$13,040,000$19,070,620
Physical Purchases ?2009$27,865,000$40,751,750
TV & Streaming Revenue2009$12,933,480$18,914,838
Total Revenues2009$83,922,440$122,734,122
Expenses
Budget ?2009$19,000,000$27,786,946
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2009$20,822,000 (est)$30,451,568 (est)
Participations2009$6,714,000$9,819,029
Residuals ?2009$3,807,000$5,567,627
Interest & Overhead2009$3,800,000$5,557,389
Total Expenses2009$54,143,000$79,182,559
Movie Net Profit or Loss2009$29,779,440$43,551,563

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