A Madea Family Funeral is a 2019 American comedy film written, directed, and produced by Tyler Perry.
It is the eleventh installment of the Madea cinematic universe, and stars Perry in several roles, including as the titular character, as well as Cassi Davis and Patrice Lovely.
[2] In Maxine, Georgia, A.J., Jesse, and Sylvia are planning a surprise party to celebrate the 40th wedding anniversary of their parents Vianne and Anthony with the assistance of A.J.
Madea, Joe, Brian, Aunt Bam, and Hattie travel to the backwoods of Georgia for the anniversary party.
At the funeral, presided over by Madea, non-family members are made to sit on one side of the room, but the area is filled with numerous mistresses from Anthony's, visibly upsetting Vianne.
In this movie Tyler Perry plays a new character named Heathrow, Madea and Joe's brother, a Vietnam War veteran.
[5] In the United States and Canada, A Madea Family Funeral was released alongside Greta, and was projected to gross $18–20 million from 2,442 theaters in its opening weekend.
[6] It made $1.1 million from Thursday night previews, a record for the Madea films, as well as one of the highest of Perry's career.
It went on to debut to $27.1 million, finishing second at the box office behind holdover How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World and marking the third-best opening of the series.
The website's critical consensus reads, "A lackluster conclusion to Tyler Perry's long-running franchise, A Madea Family Funeral proves saying goodbye can be painful for all the wrong reasons.
"[12] Common Sense Media gave the film a 3 out of 5 star rating, saying "Madea says goodbye in winning but dirty slapstick comedy"; the website recommended it for ages 13+.
[citation needed] * - Perry was nominated twice for Worst Supporting Actor, one each for his roles as Joe and Uncle Heathrow, respectively.