Madea's Big Happy Family

2011 | Comedy, Drama, Fat Character

Synopsis

The crazy and comical Mabel Simmons, otherwise known as Madea, tries to wrangle her fighting family together for a family dinner regarding the health of her niece Shirley.

Scores

Overall Score
67.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
61.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
82.4%
Review Aggregate
53.0

Critic Consensus

36.6% Fresh • 41 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 37% of 41 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, thin plot, funny. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

family-friendlythin plotfunnyemotionalcharacter-drivenvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Loretta Devine2011$1,259,000$1,756,000(est)
Bow Wow2011$775,000$1,081,000(est)
David Mann2011$584,000$814,000(est)
Cassi Davis2011$477,000$665,000(est)
Tamela Mann2011$408,000$569,000(est)
Lauren London2011$359,000$501,000(est)
Isaiah Mustafa2011$322,000$450,000(est)
Rodney Perry2011$294,000$410,000(est)
Shannon Kane2011$270,000$377,000(est)
Tyler Perry2011$251,000$350,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score37.0
RT critic review count41
Rotten Tomatoes audience score74.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating4.9
IMDb votes8,985

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2011$53,345,287$74,408,255
International2011$816,000$1,138,191
Worldwide2011$54,161,287$75,546,446

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 Revenue2011$26,999,044$37,659,404
Digital Rentals ?2011$4,369,000$6,094,065
Digital Purchases ?2011$1,405,000$1,959,753
Physical Rentals ?2011$7,995,000$11,151,763
Physical Purchases ?2011$19,064,000$26,591,271
TV & Streaming Revenue2011$13,336,322$18,602,064
Total Revenues2011$73,168,365$102,058,320
Expenses
Budget ?2011$25,000,000$34,871,054
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2011$23,555,000 (est)$32,855,507 (est)
Participations2011$2,927,000$4,082,703
Residuals ?2011$2,863,000$3,993,433
Interest & Overhead2011$4,250,000$5,928,079
Total Expenses2011$58,595,000$81,730,776
Movie Net Profit or Loss2011$14,573,365$20,327,544

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