Tyler Perry's 'madea Goes To Jail' #1

Nikki Finke, Deadline.com
Sat, 02/21/2009 - 1:24am

So writer/director/actor/producer Perry is heading for his biggest branded film ever as Lionsgate's Madea Goes To Jail opened #1 Friday to $14.7 million domestic from 2,032 theaters. Tracking showed really even numbers across the board in awareness and interest, with first choice weighted on the older female side. The PG-13 laffer could come close to $40M for this Oscar weekend.

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