Diary of a Mad Black Woman

Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDarren Grant
Written byTyler Perry
Based onDiary of a Mad Black Woman
by Tyler Perry
Produced byReuben Cannon
Tyler Perry
StarringKimberly Elise
Steve Harris
Shemar Moore
Cicely Tyson
Tyler Perry
CinematographyDavid Claessen
Edited byTerilyn A. Shropshire
Music byElvin D. Ross
Tyler Perry
Production
companies
Distributed byLions Gate Films
Release date
  • February 25, 2005 (2005-02-25)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5.5 million[1]
Box office$50.7 million[1]

Diary of a Mad Black Woman is a 2005 American romantic comedy drama[2] film directed by Darren Grant and written by Tyler Perry. Inspired by the play of the same name, it marks Perry's feature film debut and is the first entry in the Madea film franchise. Starring Perry alongside Kimberly Elise, Steve Harris, Shemar Moore, and Cicely Tyson, it tells the story of a woman who is thrown out of her house by her husband on their 18th wedding anniversary and subsequently moves in with her grandmother, and is the only film written, but not directed, by Perry.

Filmed in Atlanta and Fairburn, Georgia, and released theatrically by Lionsgate Films on February 25, 2005, the film grossed $50.6 million in North America. The sequel, Madea's Family Reunion, was released on February 24, 2006.

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  2. ^ RED Interactive Agency. "Diary of a Mad Black Woman — TylerPerry.com". tylerperry.com. Archived from the original on 23 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.