LOS ANGELES — For 14 years, Tyler Perry has been Lionsgate’s secret weapon. That partnership came to an informal close over the weekend with the release of Perry’s low-budget “A Madea Family Funeral.” As ever, box-office analysts misjudged interest. In the end, “Hidden World” (Universal) pulled ahead to collect roughly $30 million at 4,286 cinemas, for a two-week domestic total of $97.7 million, according to Comscore. [Read Tyler Perry’s essay about the end of Madea]Universal also had a good three days with “Green Book,” the contentious winner of best picture at the recent Academy Awards. “Green Book,” which got off to a poor start at the box office in November, has now collected $188 million worldwide for Universal and Participant Media.

Source: New York Times March 03, 2019 19:41 UTC