A Madea Christmas (film)

A Madea Christmas
Theatrical film poster
Directed byTyler Perry
Written byTyler Perry
Based onA Madea Christmas
by Tyler Perry
Produced by
  • Tyler Perry
  • Ozzie Areu
  • Matt Moore
Starring
CinematographyAlexander Gruszynski
Edited byMaysie Hoy
Music byChristopher Young
Production
company
Distributed byLionsgate
Release date
  • December 13, 2013 (2013-12-13)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$25 million[1]
Box office$53.4 million[2]

A Madea Christmas is a 2013 American Christmas comedy film directed, written, produced by and starring Tyler Perry with the rest of the cast consisting of Kathy Najimy, Chad Michael Murray, Anna Maria Horsford, Tika Sumpter, Eric Lively, JR Lemon, Alicia Witt, Lisa Whelchel, and Larry the Cable Guy. This is the first Christmas-themed film from the writer-director as it tells the story of Madea going to the fictional town of Bucktussle, Alabama with her great-niece to spend Christmas with the great-niece's daughter as financial trouble involving a newly-constructed dam threatens the town. This is the seventeenth film by Perry, and the eighth film in the Madea cinematic universe. The film was released on December 13, 2013 by Lionsgate.

A Madea Christmas grossed $53.4 million worldwide.

  1. ^ FilmL.A. (2013). "2013 Feature Film Production Report" (PDF). FilmL.A. Feature Film Study: 39. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 5, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  2. ^ Staff (December 14, 2013). "A Madea Christmas". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 23, 2014.